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Privilege Car Insurance (Direct Line) - most accidents happen on 16th January (av 10,075 accidents) with tomorrow (18th Jan) 4th in top list

Volvo Product Technology Course - 2020 dates confirmed for course that 624 delegates have attended since the first one back in July 2013

ABP Club Women in Automotive (WinA) - industry survey for "the aim and focus of WinA" in 2020

Comparethemarket - 3.8 million drivers expected to switch to telematics policies

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - launches fixed price insurance offer with Direct Line to reward "loyal" customers

34 million motorists (87% drivers) get stressed behind the wheel - 2.8 million involved in an accident say stress was a contributing factor

GoCompare - "revamp motor insurance renewal process now"

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) - updated response to Citizens Advice super-complaint about motor insurance

Spain: Ford - invests €42 million in Valencia in Valencia EV battery manufacturing plant

SMMT - Grey was Britain’s no1 car colour in 2019; 60.7% of new cars registered were grey, black or white

Large bodyshop site for sale or lease in Aberdeen

Hastings - trading update: elevated claims costs in Q4, with "increases in repair costs and third party credit hire costs"

Indasa Abrasives UK - launches new website- www.indasa-abrasives.com - putting the customer at the heart of the online experience

PPG Moonwalk - Michael McGarry, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, says "we've already sold 100 of these Moonwalk machines in Europe"

Ford - €42 million investment at Valencia factory in 2 new advanced lithium-ion battery assembly lines to support electrification strategy

GT Motive - appoint David Vella as Business Development Director for the UK Collision Industry

HonestJohn.co.uk - well know motoring website, linked with Daily Telegraph, goes into administration

Selsia and TIDAL - enter a joint strategic partnership with significant benefits for Selsia approved repairers, insurers and fleets