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Vauxhall strengthens partnership with ingenie
- 09/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Vauxhall in partnership with young driver insurance specialist ingenie has extended its industry-leading insurance offer on selected ADAM and Corsa models. Young drivers (18- to 20-year-olds) could take advantage of £99 first year insurance on both ADAM SLAM and Corsa Limited Edition. On the same models, those [...] -
New appointment at Hella
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
HELLA UK Limited has announced the appointment of Bill Johnson to the position of sales director – IAM. Bill joins HELLA from Robert Bosch where he held a number of senior sales positions including that of sales director. Bill started his career as an apprentice for Mercedes-Benz. Bill will head up the [...] -
Vodafone announces new security product
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Vodafone Automotive UK has introduced a new tracking-on-demand product for fleet and rental operators: Vodafone Vehicle Defence. Vodafone Vehicle Defence is a compact, lightweight, fully enclosed tracking device which is easy to covertly install during a pre-delivery inspection at the dealer or by the fleet [...] -
New appointment at Thatcham
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Thatcham Research, the insurers’ automotive research centre, has announced the appointment of RSA’s Ian Currie as the new Chairman of the Thatcham non-executive Board. As director of motor and injury at RSA, Ian is responsible for RSA’s motor claims and also sits on the Board of the Motor Insurance Bureau [...] -
Job cuts expected at Aston Martin
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has announced that it is planning on cutting jobs as part of a company restructuring plan that will involve the company expanding into electric and ‘crossover’ sport utility vehicles. Chief Executive Andy Palmer, who was appointed just over a year ago is deteremined to turn [...] -
Young drivers could benefit from telematics
- 07/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Younger drivers could see the cost of their insurance fall in the coming months, helped by growing numbers of ‘black box’ telematics policies, according to Comparethemarket.com. The comparison website said that across the motor insurance market generally, competition appears to be letting up, which could pave [...] -
AA joins TyreSafe
- 05/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AA Tyres, the new mobile tyre fitting business of the Automobile Association, has joined TyreSafe’s growing membership. ‘TyreSafe is delighted to welcome the AA and its mobile tyre fitting business, AA Tyres, to its membership,’ said Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe. ‘Breakdown recovery services deal with [...] -
ECP signs deal with Autologic
- 05/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Euro Car Parts has agreed an exclusive distribution deal with Autologic, to add Autologic Assist to its Workshop Solutions portfolio. Autologic Assist is the UK’s first fully integrated system delivering OEM-like diagnostics with third-party data and industry-standard Pass Through capabilities. Specialising in [...] -
Chancellor says crisis won’t hurt Germany
- 05/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she does not think that the Volkswagen emission scandal will hurt Germany's image in the long-term. The chancellor admitted that the emission fraud committed by the car manufacturer was ‘dramatic’, but said that the industry in Germany overall will be affected. ‘It is, [...] -
Fix Auto opens in Leeds
- 02/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Sam Smith and Stephen Smith, directors of three Fix Auto bodyshops in Settle, Bradford South and Keighley, have opened their first express bodyshop in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The 8,000 sqft repair centre, situated close to Leeds City Centre, will operate as Fix Auto Leeds South, and will form part of the growing Fix [...]