ABP Club Car Body Repair News - August 2016

Below is a news headline summary. The full bodyshop news stories appear on the ABP Club members' forum.

31/8/16 - 20:38		ERS - teams up with two motor fraud specialists: The Cotswold Group and The Brownsword Group

31/8/16 - 20:11		Farécla - triple presence at Automechanika 2016; 13 - 17 September, Frankfurt

31/8/16 - 20:02		My Car Check - reveals 10 cars most likely to have been written-off; Peugeot 208 Active tops the list

31/8/16 - 16:30		Vizion - make 3 further key appointments to strengthen management team; 2nd ops centre under development

31/8/16 - 13:40		Wunelli, LexisNexis - skills shortfall in danger of leaving insurance adrift in the connected world

31/8/16 - 13:22		AXA - Leadership team takes on Jurassic Coast charity challenge for Alzheimer's Research UK

31/8/16 - 12:03		Renault - details of the all-new Scénic vehicle structure which includes "ultra-high elastic"

31/8/16 - 11:29		GoCompare.com - 16% of drivers say their next car will run on alternative fuel; the insurance implications of owning these vehicles

31/8/16 - 11:24		LeasePlan Corporation N.V - fleet growth: 1.62 million vehicles under management at the end of June 16, up 8% compared to end of June 15

31/8/16 - 10:52		Thatcham Research - latest Euro NCAP results reveal new family cars are prioritising high levels of safety as standard

31/8/16 - 10:44		Chorley Group, Preston - four-day working week at Preston workshop a huge success with staff and customers

31/8/16 - 10:16		Euro NCAP - Renault and Subaru get Top Safety Ratings with AEB across the Board

31/8/16 - 09:58		LeasePlan UK - annual guide to company vehicle taxation and fleet funding published

31/8/16 - 09:34		USA: Case IH - autonomous tractor uses radar, lidar and onboard video cameras to automatically plant and harvest

31/8/16 - 09:22		Hyundai - second-generation i10 £8,995 city car now includes active safety features Front Collision and Lane Departure Warning

31/8/16 - 08:52		Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) - young people fear for their job prospects following Brexit

30/8/16 - 14:16		Paint, Panel and Mechanical Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standards - available for review as part of Industry Consultation

30/8/16 - 14:14		SSP - insurance brokers nit by major outage in software system

30/8/16 - 13:55		Smart Insurance and AMS Insurance Services - new GAP insurance product

30/8/16 - 13:24		Classic Motor Cars Ltd - £5.2 million classic car restoration company given to staff

30/8/16 - 13:15		Revive! UK - Mark Llewellyn, MD, smart repair network has seen a "marked increase" in repairs carried out on dealers' used car stock

30/8/16 - 13:07		MIRA - despite Brexit, UK remains ideally positioned to lead the development of driverless cars

30/8/16 - 13:02		Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) - 17% jump in uninsured driver claims in Ireland

30/8/16 - 12:57		Confused.com - West Mercia Police record a "road accident while playing Pokémon"

30/8/16 - 12:45		MG Motor - invests in tomorrow’s engineers with internship programme inc body structure and chassis development

30/8/16 - 12:17		Willis Towers Watson study - five-year analysis reveals soft pricing and low interest rates no excuse for poor performance of insurers

30/8/16 - 11:49		Freight Transport Association (FTA) - need to explore why more women aren’t coming into the industry

30/8/16 - 11:41		Allianz - appoints fraud manager, Mark Merrix

30/8/16 - 11:22		Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy - Business & Energy Secretary Greg Clark praises auto sector’s continued growth

30/8/16 - 11:10		AGM Services - maintaining spraybooths is key to productivity

30/8/16 - 11:05		IMI - new Apprentice Funding arrangements are a car crash says IMI

30/8/16 - 10:43		Citroën - plug-in hybrid petrol-electric Cxperience Concept car features rear-hinged doors and adjustable air intakes on the front bumper

30/8/16 - 10:29		British Motor Heritage (BMH) - ‘great’ tit halts mini production

30/8/16 - 09:57		Comparethemarket.com Young Drivers report - annual costs of running a car for a 17–24 year old has hit £2,299

30/8/16 - 01:59		Slater Gordon - results y/e June 2016: Aus$1 billion (£588m) loss; UK business showed significant improvement in the second half

26/8/16 - 14:10		Singapore: nuTonomy - begins limited public trial of a driverless taxi on the streets of Singapore

26/8/16 - 14:03		Slater and Gordon - much improved second-half; likely to hit loss of AUS$1 billion for the full year

26/8/16 - 13:45		SMMT - record number of used cars bought in first half of year as 4 million cars change owners

26/8/16 - 11:12		USA: AAA - tests show automatic emergency braking systems vary greatly in performance, and many are not designed to stop a moving car.

25/8/16 - 21:29		THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 19 - Thursday 25 August - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week

25/8/16 - 20:58		Lotus Elise 250 Special Edition - super light, carbon fibre and aluminium bodied car, 0-60 in 3.9 seconds

25/8/16 - 20:53		Consumer Intelligence - average best buy premiums for vans increase 11% to £967

25/8/16 - 20:49		RAC Telematics - driver distraction tops connected car concerns

25/8/16 - 20:45		Glyn Hopkin - creates 20 new jobs with opening of new Renault and Dacia dealerships in Colchester and St Albans

25/8/16 - 20:23		IAM RoadSmart – to stage first female-only bike skills day at Thuxton circuit, Monday 19 September

25/8/16 - 20:10		Kia - launches its first plug-in hybrid inc 51% advanced high-strength steels body

25/8/16 - 20:04		Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - appoints new network development head

25/8/16 - 13:34		ClassicLine Insurance - petition the Government to encourage schools and colleges to promote the IMI Diploma in Classic Vehicle Restoration

25/8/16 - 13:23		City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) - VMs analyse suspected counterfeit airbags as part of ongoing investigation

25/8/16 - 13:04		Women's Automotive - Ageas, Zurich and TBS UK confirmed as speakers at next month's meeting, Thursday 15 Sept at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton

25/8/16 - 12:34		Spies Hecker - new Permasolid HS Speed Clear Coat 8800 offers superfast drying – even under extreme conditions

25/8/16 - 10:27		Consumer Intelligence - blog by Elinor Zuke: What's Happening With No Protected Claims Bonuses?

25/8/16 - 10:21		Europcar - traffic and breaking down on a long journey - things motorists dread

25/8/16 - 10:16		Circle Leasing - reaches 100,000th vehicle milestone with NCR Bodyshops

25/8/16 - 10:09		MG Cannon - acquire three Heritage Automotive bodyshops in Westbury, South Newton and Dorchester and appoint Vince Scudder as Group Director

24/8/16 - 14:12		IMPORTANT! CALLING ALL ABP BODYSHOP MEMBERS - we need your views

24/8/16 - 14:09		ABI blog - Matt Cullen: Underwriting profit in motor insurance for the first time since 1994

24/8/16 - 13:04		Prestige Fleet Servicing - reaches 1m vehicles thanks to new client wins

24/8/16 - 11:07		Confused.com - 80% traffic lights ‘should be ripped out’ over concerns they are detrimental to road safety, the economy and the environment

24/8/16 - 10:50		The Markit/REC Report on Jobs - UK job market: increased use of temps

24/8/16 - 10:36		Direct Line for Business - British small businesses wrote off a combined £5.8 billion in debt in last financial year

24/8/16 - 09:52		Zurich - 350 executives based in the UK to lose jobs by end of this month

24/8/16 - 09:42		Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK - Ashley Andrew appointed FCA UK Managing Director

24/8/16 - 09:36		Honda - triumphs in 2016 Which? Breakdown Survey

24/8/16 - 09:32		JMK Solicitors - legal firm announce 10 new jobs in £1m growth plan

23/8/16 - 13:38		SsangYong Motor UK - Vehicle Preparation Centre at Portbury, Bristol, under management of VM

23/8/16 - 12:31		Ageas - 60% of bicycle claims are for theft from the home

23/8/16 - 11:58		RAC - bumper bank holiday in store as twice the holiday traffic expected on the roads compared to last year

23/8/16 - 11:24		ABP bodyshop members - ABP needs just four minutes of your time, please!

23/8/16 - 10:57		Europcar - enhancements to UK-wide service makes car and van hire even more convenient

23/8/16 - 10:16		Hyundai - 360 Workshop Automation scoops top fleet technology award

23/8/16 - 02:21		USA: Service King - open new 70,000 sq ft shop in California; now have 301 shops in 23 States

23/8/16 - 01:06		Deer crash - caused £10,500 of damage to Audi A6 which will not be returned to owners until after Christmas

23/8/16 - 00:32		Daily Mail - "greedy insurers push up prices for motorists in a crash - even if it wasn't their fault"

22/8/16 - 16:08		bodyshop magazine - circulation falls for 12th year in a row

22/8/16 - 14:48		Airbus - move over, autonomous cars, flying cars are the next big thing!

22/8/16 - 14:17		Admiral Group - using Verint integrated recording and speech engine to capture and analyse inbound and outbound calls

22/8/16 - 14:08		LV= - appoints Heather Smith (ex Aviva) as its first Digital Transformation Director, General Insurance (GI)

22/8/16 - 13:51		Stanley Financial Holdings (Complete Claim Solutions) - Claims Management Regulator removes licence to act as a CMC

22/8/16 - 13:39		Labour rates - spotted by ABP's news editor (just for fun!)

22/8/16 - 13:18		Important information for ABP Club bodyshop members - the deadline to complete the Economic Climate Survey is Thursday 25 August

22/8/16 - 13:02		Selsia - at Commercial Fleet Van & Truck and Fleet Management LIVE to encourage fleets to outsource accident repair management

22/8/16 - 12:36		Fix Auto Plymouth - eighth Fix & Go express repair centre opens - Fix Auto Paignton, the second bodyshop for Daryll Cain

22/8/16 - 12:18		Sytner Sheffield BMW - Jason Gilbey, Bodyshop Technician at Sytner Sheffield receives 30 year Service Award

22/8/16 - 11:58		Barclays & the Centre for Economics and Business Research - av. gap in lifetime earnings potential between apprentices & graduates is 1.8%

22/8/16 - 11:07		Andrew Parker, Partner at DAC Beachcroft - guest blog for ABI: "claims frequency must be tackled"

22/8/16 - 10:45		HARMAN - 59% of car buyers concerned about possibility of car hacking

22/8/16 - 10:36		Veritas Medical Solutions - 15% discount for all ABP Members on First Aid at Work training

22/8/16 - 10:32		Thatcham - 2015 results: growth in turnover and surplus

22/8/16 - 10:20		My Car Check - used car sales dip ahead of September new plate

22/8/16 - 09:45		Lookers - acquire Knights Group, six BMW/ MINI dealerships in Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe

22/8/16 - 09:43		Panel Financial UK - taking part in The Malvern Hills Challenge (repost from Forum)

22/8/16 - 09:36		Direct Line Car Insurance - driving with your mother-in-law is distracting

22/8/16 - 09:07		cap hpi - consumers are likely to change their car more often than they change their mobile phone or mattress

22/8/16 - 08:58		Which? - motorists pay up to 39% extra for car insurance after "minor scrape"

22/8/16 - 08:27		IFED / IFB - insurance fraudster Hojjat Nickhoo who staged car accidents in £39,000 injury scam is sentenced

21/8/16 - 23:45		Thatcham - propose to change name from "The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre" to "Thatcham Research"

19/8/16 - 14:15		Axalta - how Carlyle made $4.45 BILLION profit on the deal; bought company for $1.35bn and sold it for $5.8bn

19/8/16 - 14:05		Sigerson Associates / Cooke and Mason - increases in health and safety fines

19/8/16 - 13:56		Uber - to provide autonomous taxis "within weeks" in Pittsburgh; will still have human back-up driver

19/8/16 - 13:49		Volkswagen - more details on the parts shortages stopping production; gearbox cases and seat trims

19/8/16 - 13:30		Ireland - new €500 fixed penalty notices for vehicle refinishers operating without a certificate of compliance

19/8/16 - 13:03		BCA - used car values remain at near record levels; average values up 8.2% year-on-year

19/8/16 - 12:58		Titanium repairs - ABP obtain response from Icona on use of titanium in their Vulcano supercar

19/8/16 - 10:28		Petrol and diesel sales - highest July sales volumes since 2009; up 7% on July 2013

18/8/16 - 13:53		Audatex - issue statement on paint; "we do not anticipate any changes being finalised during 2016"

18/8/16 - 13:45		Volvo - join forces with Uber in $300m joint project to develop their own autonomous cars

18/8/16 - 13:41		Volkswagen - production at Wolfsburg, Kassel and Emden hit by parts shortages

18/8/16 - 13:36		Brightside - 2015 results: broker sees profits fall 24% on revenues down 15%; "challenging" motor market

18/8/16 - 07:30		Brexit - could see end of "gender directive"; thus allowing insurers to again price based on male or female

17/8/16 - 21:20		Police - dismiss officer for failing to declare he ran a business aimed at stopping 'crash for cash' schemes

17/8/16 - 14:14		BEN - charity launches new recruitment website for automotive industry

17/8/16 - 14:08		IAM RoadSmart - show fleet experts the hard truth about the financial bottom line impact of crashes

17/8/16 - 13:48		MoneySuperMarket - average car insurance premium rose 14% in last year to £512

17/8/16 - 13:01		Petrol and diesel - prices have fallen for last 4 weeks; now lower than Aug 2008

17/8/16 - 12:00		RMI - to open two new MoT training centres in the North and South of England

17/8/16 - 11:45		Paul Glover (Morelli) and Martyn Rowley (Audatex) - huge success for their first charity ball; £2,650 raised

17/8/16 - 10:10		Government - unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate since 2005; average wages up 2.2% in last 12 months

17/8/16 - 08:19		Lookers - H1 results; "excellent performance"; turnover up 33%, pre-tax profit up 17%

17/8/16 - 07:57		Admiral - H1 Results: record profit up 4%; UK car insurance business up 16% with policyholders up 11% to 3.52m

17/8/16 - 00:05		Inflation rate - inflation rates increase, but remain low: CPI at 0.6% for last 12 months; RPI at 1.9%

16/8/16 - 23:55		Axalta - launch Syrox, a new car refinish brand, providing a cost-effective alternative to premium products

16/8/16 - 23:18		Ford - within 5 years we will mass produce a fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel and no pedals

16/8/16 - 09:12		Marshall Motor Holdings plc - H1 results: profit up 33% on turnover up 30%

16/8/16 - 01:01		RAC - telematics use by UK businesses has doubled in last year with 65% now using telematics in vehicles

16/8/16 - 00:08		Ireland - private investigators using vehicle-tracking devices to follow suspected insurance fraudsters

15/8/16 - 14:27		National Windscreens - win new 3-year contract with Brightside Group

15/8/16 - 14:16		Axalta - receive Renault's supplier award for innovation for its new refinish fast-cure clearcoat

15/8/16 - 14:09		Please read this if you are an ABP bodyshop member

15/8/16 - 13:24		Verex - appointed by Volvo Car UK to operate seven-day and annual insurance underwritten by Allianz

15/8/16 - 09:23		Lookers - to acquire Drayton Group, 7-site Mercedes dealer group in West Midlands, for £55m

15/8/16 - 09:16		Australia: AARN(Australian Accident Repair Network) - announces it is to be shut after 20 years of trading

14/8/16 - 23:06		Nationwide / PPG - sponsored Porsche Carrera driven by Dan Cammish wins both weekend races

14/8/16 - 22:01		Telford - police warn of 'crash-for-cash' scam on A518 between Donnington and Newport

12/8/16 - 12:45		Arnold Clark - to build new bodyshop on derelict site in Dundee

12/8/16 - 12:06		Top Gear - Matt LeBlanc returns as main host (replacing Chris Evans) in £1million per series deal

12/8/16 - 10:54		Apprenticeships - more details on the April 2017 changes; traditional apprenticeships will still be eligible

12/8/16 - 10:09		Apprenticeships - government issue 23-page document on funding proposals from May 2017

12/8/16 - 09:10		Graphene - ABP obtain response from BAC on use of Graphene panels in their Mono supercar

12/8/16 - 01:51		Co-op insurance - car insurance is a grudge purchase for 43% of drivers + the top 10 insurance terms divers find baffling

12/8/16 - 00:01		AA - completes sale of AA Ireland to Carlyle for 156 million euros

11/8/16 - 14:14		Nationwide / PPG - sponsored Porsche Carrera, driven by Dan Cammish, heads to Knockhill this weekend

11/8/16 - 14:08		USA: NACE - annual 2-day North American collision repair industry expo starts today in California

11/8/16 - 13:42		DfT - age of vehicles on UK roads; 51% of licensed cars are less than 8 years old

11/8/16 - 13:32		DfT - 37.8m vehicles now on UK roads inc 31.4m cars and 3.8m vans; cars up 38% in last 20 years, vans up 72%

11/8/16 - 12:42		Zurich UK - H1 results; Business Operating Profit up 148% on Gross Written Premium down 8%

11/8/16 - 11:46		A W Repair Group - add two new vehicle manufacturer approvals

11/8/16 - 10:22		drink/drug driving - 55% fall since 2013 in number of breath tests given, but failure rate doubles to 10.2%

11/8/16 - 08:21		Zurich worldwide - H1 results: operating profit down 2% on unchanged business volumes

11/8/16 - 07:59		Hastings - H1 results: gross written premiums up 28%; operating profit up 20%; over 2.2m motor policyholders

11/8/16 - 02:09		Government - changes to stop insurers avoiding VAT on repair of insured goods via an offshore insurance entity

10/8/16 - 14:10		Calling all bodyshops - PLEASE complete our quick and simple (13 questions) annual Economic Climate Survey

10/8/16 - 13:43		Octo Telematics - joins calls for government to reduce Insurance Premium Tax on telematics insurance products

10/8/16 - 13:38		Nissan - anthropologist helps develop next generation of autonomous vehicles

10/8/16 - 13:32		Bodyshop magazine - finalist announced for the bodyshop awards at Twickenham on 22 September

10/8/16 - 13:23		FCA - publish policy statement on general insurance renewals; changes required by April 2017

10/8/16 - 12:29		Thompson Solicitors – 1 in 5 UK motorists face an Ethnic Penalty on car insurance costs; angry denial from ABI

10/8/16 - 11:27		Loctite - new LB 8065 product is anti-seize in a stick

10/8/16 - 09:43		Auto Windscreens - switches to VisionTrack telematics cameras

10/8/16 - 09:13		Range Rover - 2017 models receive a suite of advanced semi-autonomous driving technologies

10/8/16 - 08:04		Ageas UK - H1 results: profitable performance; motor GWP up 10%; now cover 3.8 million motor policies

10/8/16 - 07:30		Lookers - to sell parts division to Alliance Automotive for £120 million

09/8/16 - 14:09		Apprenticeships - Robert Halfon confirmed as new minister of state for apprenticeships and skills

09/8/16 - 14:07		Apprenticeship levy - details will be released on Friday; only 15 bodyshop groups likely to pay levy

09/8/16 - 13:42		Tesla - H1 results: $567m pre-tax loss (up from $332m loss in H1 2015); 34,000 cars made in H1

09/8/16 - 13:20		Workplace pensions - ignore auto-enrolment at your peril; special rates for ABP members from Bates & Partners

09/8/16 - 13:16		AutoRaise - announce Platinum Partnership agreement with Morelli Group

09/8/16 - 12:25		Quindell - advisor Cenkos fined £535,000 by FCA for "failures" in its diligence

09/8/16 - 12:12		TyreSafe - over 27% of tyres illegal at point of replacement; situation worse than last year

09/8/16 - 12:07		Google - self-driving car unit loses its chief technologist; future direction of unit unclear

09/8/16 - 11:33		IAA Commercial Vehicle Show - opens in Hannover on 22 September; preparations ahead of previous show

09/8/16 - 09:21		Axa - expose two fraudulent car crash cases seeking £95k by proving evidence was "fundamentally dishonest"

09/8/16 - 09:09		GEM - continuing rise in road deaths and injuries shows Government policies are not working

09/8/16 - 09:05		Department for Transport - provisional road casualty figures for y/e March 2016

09/8/16 - 08:49		Peugeot - "Just Add Fuel" (fixed price motoring package) including telematics insurance extended to 308 range

08/8/16 - 23:22		USA: Tesla - driver uses AutoPilot function to drive him to hospital after he suffers pulmonary embolism

08/8/16 - 14:07		Parts Pro UK - invitation to join the Parts Pro UK Repair Services network

08/8/16 - 13:47		Car Insurance Premium Indexes - 6 providers, 6 sets of varying data; all agree prices are on the increase

08/8/16 - 12:28		Renault-Nissan - "reasonably optimistic" over Brexit; deal will determine future UK plant investment

08/8/16 - 11:13		IFED - personal injury fraudster caught when CCTV shows he wasn't even in car during collision

08/8/16 - 10:41		Law firm Keoghs - private prosecution of 21 fraudsters (19 were jailed) saves £140,000 for Service Ins Co

08/8/16 - 10:21		ABI - average motor premium up 10% in last 12 months to £434

08/8/16 - 08:27		Vizion Network - appoint Neil Orton as Commercial Director

05/8/16 - 15:16		Allianz UK - H1 results: profits up 37% on premiums down 3.5%; aim to become largest UK motor trade insurer

05/8/16 - 14:08		Eco Repair Systems - offers trade-in deals on panel repair tools and equipment

05/8/16 - 14:03		Trakm8 - acquire Roadsense to grow their share of the SME telematics market

05/8/16 - 12:23		Volvo Car UK - invests £6 million in all new Training and Development Centre in Daventry opening summer 2017

05/8/16 - 09:59		Fix Auto UK - Car Care of Kings Norton joins as Fix Auto Kings Norton

05/8/16 - 09:38		Allianz worldwide - H1 results: profit down 10% on turnover down 5%; UK gross written premiums down 3.7%

05/8/16 - 07:59		esure (inc Gocompare) - H1 results: underlying profit down 2% on turnover up 21%; motor up 16%

04/8/16 - 20:19		THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 29 July - Thursday 4 August - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week

04/8/16 - 19:51		South America: Sika Automotive – receives Top Supplier Award from Ford Motor Company

04/8/16 - 19:48		The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) - releases its Steel Industry Technology Roadmap for Automotive

04/8/16 - 19:46		RAC - July brings an end to rising fuel prices

04/8/16 - 19:45		RAC – Tameside garage to become flagship RAC garage

04/8/16 - 19:43		Brazil: Nissan – unveils world's first Solid-Oxide Fuel-Cell vehicle

04/8/16 - 19:39		The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) - comments on decision to cut Bank Rate

04/8/16 - 19:37		Brazil: Williams Advanced Engineering – partners with Nissan for BladeGlider collaboration

04/8/16 - 16:31		Euro Car Parts (ECP) - opens new branch in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

04/8/16 - 14:59		Thatcham Research - Tom Hudd (ex Direct Line, UKAARC) appointed as Operations Manager in the Repair Technology Centre (RTC)

04/8/16 - 14:28		Pronto Paints - David Beckford, Pronto Industrial Paints' MD, elected as Vice President of the British Coatings Federation (BCF)

04/8/16 - 14:11		British Bodyshop Awards 2016, Rainbow Trust Children's Charity - Brent Morris, Morris Associates enjoys a meal in London after winning prize

04/8/16 - 13:43		Gocompare.com - bad news for savers, pensions and holidaymakers as the Bank of England cuts its base rate to 0.25%

04/8/16 - 13:39		ABI - interest rate cut- 'likely to put downward pressure on annuity rates'

04/8/16 - 13:37		Prime Minister Theresa May - an economy for all means hearing the voice of UK's 5.4 million small business

04/8/16 - 13:08		Octoral - Scratch Resistant Rapid Repair Clear - dry in just three minutes

04/8/16 - 12:39		Bank of England - UK interest rates cut to 0.25%, a record low and the first cut since 2009.

04/8/16 - 12:25		Sandicliffe Motor Group - Tour De Sandicliffe raises £5,811 for Nottingham Hospitals and Cystic Fibrosis Care

04/8/16 - 12:13		RoSPA - better safety information and advice needed for firms employing apprentices

04/8/16 - 12:07		Reported road casualties in Great Britain - estimates for accidents involving illegal alcohol levels: 2014 (final) and 2015 (provisional)

04/8/16 - 11:53		Euro Car Parts - acquires Dublin-based Hella Ireland

04/8/16 - 11:01		BIBA - publishes free legal guide to The General Data Protection Regulation

04/8/16 - 10:43		National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - latest SMMT figures confirm overall retail sales are going through a stabilisation period

04/8/16 - 10:37		Audit Scotland - urgent action is needed if the condition of Scotland's roads is to improve.

04/8/16 - 10:19		Volkswagen Group - new particulate filter for petrol engines can cut emissions of fine soot particles by up to 90%, from 2017

04/8/16 - 09:59		CitNOW - 'broadcasting’ more video than the BBC

04/8/16 - 09:19		SMMT - new car sales up 0.1% in July

04/8/16 - 08:11		Aviva - H1 results: "our UK businesses delivered encouraging results; we are growing in the UK"

04/8/16 - 07:48		RSA - H1 results: "excellent progress, results are ahead of plans"; UK motor - commercial down, personal up

04/8/16 - 07:26		AA - trading update; "in-line with expectations"

04/8/16 - 00:17		Australia: Fix Auto - prepare for launch of country's first national franchise network of collision repairers

03/8/16 - 17:56		Axa UK - H1 results; profit up 8% on turnover up 7%; "significant increase in motor repair costs"

03/8/16 - 15:55		Re: AZT Paint Data thread on the Forum - Audatex response

03/8/16 - 14:02		Wunelli - backs BIBA’s call for tax break on telematics products

03/8/16 - 13:52		Ageas - new Back Me Up insurance app launched by Ageas

03/8/16 - 13:37		IMI: Scottish Qualifications & MA Frameworks for Review 2016/17 - Expert Working Group meetings announced

03/8/16 - 13:24		The Ethan Rees Linwood Memorial Fund - 2016 REAL Golf Day hailed a great success!

03/8/16 - 13:10		Rolls-Royce Carbon Fibre Program - new bespoke, replacement panel options for current models includes £5,400 bonnet

03/8/16 - 12:57		Swinton - 1 in 10 who have claimed on their comprehensive car insurance in the last 3 years say they were dissatisfied with outcome

03/8/16 - 12:50		RMI Bodyshops - comments on new CMA car insurance recommendations: "the focus has been transactional and lacks transparency"

03/8/16 - 12:37		Brexit Britain – 46% of UK adults think they will be worse off as a result of Brexit and a quarter will drive less as a result

03/8/16 - 11:55		The IMI: Skill Auto - first ever Skill Auto Heavy Vehicle Engineering finalists are revealed

03/8/16 - 11:43		The IMI: Skill Auto - the six Body Repair finalists are announced!

03/8/16 - 11:08		The IMI: Skill Auto - the six Refinishing finalists are announced!

03/8/16 - 10:49		Mitsubishi Motors - seven apprentice vehicle technicians have graduated from Mitsubishi Motors’ advanced apprentice scheme

03/8/16 - 10:32		Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) - Enterprise Insurance - Update, 2 August

03/8/16 - 10:17		Harris & Co - Fix Auto and Industry Insights' jointly sponsored 1963 Classic Mini Cooper rally car at the Harry Flatters Rally

03/8/16 - 09:40		Venson Automotive Solutions - three management team appointments at independent leasing and fleet management specialist

03/8/16 - 09:33		Nissan - more electric car charging stations than fuel stations by 2020

03/8/16 - 07:43		Moneysupermarket - H1 results: profits up 25% on turnover up 10%

03/8/16 - 07:30		Moneysupermarket - ceo Peter Plumb to step down by May 2017

03/8/16 - 07:21		Axa Worldwide - H1 results: "resilient earnings despite headwinds"

03/8/16 - 01:57		Car Dealer magazine - list of their 24 award winners; inc CitNOW, Euro Car Parts, Plan Insurance and Autoglym

02/8/16 - 21:17		The Guardian: alleged use of child labour to mine mica used in pearlescent pigments – Axalta and PPG respond

02/8/16 - 18:50		Euro NCAP - Official Statement from Euro NCAP in response to the Dispatches broadcast from Monday 1st of August

02/8/16 - 17:14		Petrol and diesel sales - highest volumes in first 6-months for 8 years; up 2.8% on last year

02/8/16 - 14:29		Office for National Statistics (ONS) - transport and storage sector has highest rate of days lost to labour disputes of any sector in 2015

02/8/16 - 14:11		BBC - motorist caught speeding at 154mph banned from driving for 56 days and fined £365

02/8/16 - 13:47		Keystone Law - new ruling means settlement agreements can be "undermined" many years after they have been reached

02/8/16 - 13:35		The Road Haulage Association (RHA) - to represent the haulage industry in "coordinated truck price fixing cartel"

02/8/16 - 13:16		Vauxhall - new Mokka X SUV (from £17,600) includes mobility assistant, OnStar as standard, with automatic airbag deployment alert

02/8/16 - 13:09		The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - HGV dismantling company fined for safety failings

02/8/16 - 12:52		Axalta - new Europe, Middle East and Africa "regional-focus strategic management" HQ centre in Basel, Switzerland

02/8/16 - 12:42		BEN - announces the appointment of new CEO, Zara Ross, experienced charity sector director

02/8/16 - 12:09		FSCS (Financial Services Compensation Scheme)- declares Enterprise Insurance Company to now be in default

02/8/16 - 11:57		Jamaica: Enterprise Holdings - signs franchise deal with car dealer, ATL Automotive, part of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Group

02/8/16 - 11:19		Plan Insurance Brokers - named Trade Insurance Provider of the Year at the Car Power Awards

02/8/16 - 11:11		Incisive Media - owners of Post mag and Insurance Age, explores £100m sale

02/8/16 - 11:05		Euro Car Parts - acquires leisure specialist, Arleigh Group, distributor of caravan and motorhome products & accessories

02/8/16 - 10:33		RecoAuto - now offer a 12-month guarantee for green recycled parts

02/8/16 - 10:13		Horwich Farrelly (HF) – LV=’s John O’Roarke, Chairman of HF, makes first hire: Thomas Reynard, HF’s new Chief Operating Officer

02/8/16 - 09:39		ERS (formerly Equity Red Star) - H1 results: GWP up 5%; pre-tax profit of £7.3m, compared to loss of £2.8m

02/8/16 - 09:30		Pendragon (Stratstone/Evans Halshaw) - H1 results: turnover up 1.5%; pre-tax profit down 26.8%

02/8/16 - 08:24		How safe is your car? - Channel 4 Dispatches programme last night; link to watch the 27 min programme

02/8/16 - 08:01		Direct Line - H1 results: turnover up 1.6% but profits down 5.2%; 3.8 million in-force motor policies

01/8/16 - 17:41		CMA - "Drivers benefit as CMA motor insurance order goes live"

01/8/16 - 16:39		LKQ / ECP - $80m annualised revenue from UK collision market; parts agreement with Car Repair Network

01/8/16 - 14:08		LKQ / ECP - $80m annualised revenue from UK collision market; achieve parts "approval status" from Nationwide

01/8/16 - 14:07		LKQ - building pan-European procurement function; looking at opportunities to sell auto glass in Europe

01/8/16 - 13:55		Nationwide Crash Repair/PPG - double Snetterton win consolidates championship lead for Cammish

01/8/16 - 13:43		Mike Brewer (Wheeler Dealer and Mike Brewer Motors) - looking for bodyshop in Bedford area

01/8/16 - 13:36		Netherlands: Axalta - acquire Geeraets Autolak, a distributor of Cromax

01/8/16 - 13:32		DeBeer - three-minute drying time - passion to be the fastest: DeBeer’s 8-114 Scratch Resistant Fast Repair Clear

01/8/16 - 13:27		What Car? - petrol cars are back in favour: 7/10 motorists would choose a petrol car as their next vehicle

01/8/16 - 13:03		ABP Employer Protect - Employment Law Implications of Brexit, latest newsletter from Glaisyers

01/8/16 - 12:54		Standox - new VOC Pro Filler Accelerator U7535 ensures faster drying

01/8/16 - 12:47		RAC - reacts to today's supermarket 2p per litre fuel price cuts

01/8/16 - 12:39		Octoral - bright red colour with a candy effect in an instant, Octoral introduces mixing colour Metallic Bright Red

01/8/16 - 12:20		British Motor Heritage - Anglo Parts now an Approved Specialist for MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey, Land Rover Defender & Morris Minor parts

01/8/16 - 11:41		cap hpi - Bimbo, Deliboy and Lettuce: top 10 list of amusing vehicle names compiled by team of expert Black Book editors

01/8/16 - 11:10		Autoglass - new guidance from ADAS Repair Group "is unequivocally clear"

01/8/16 - 10:40		Porsche Centre Leicester and Chartwell Derby - joint project wins Best Paint & Body at the Silverstone Classic Motor Event

01/8/16 - 10:08		BIS (Department for Business Innovation & Skills) - responsibilities confirmed at new Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

01/8/16 - 10:01		Nationwide / PPG - Dan Cammish takes two wins and two poles in Sunday's Porsche Carrera races at Snetterton

01/8/16 - 10:00		RAC - 125% increase in ten years in vehicle breakdowns due to potholes

01/8/16 - 09:43		Spies Hecker - carbon fibre sculptures by artist Alastair Gibson coated in Spies Hecker paints

01/8/16 - 09:32		Allianz - 180 staff from specialist engineering arm of Allianz complete relay walk for the Association of Air Ambulances Charity

01/8/16 - 09:03		Reis Motorsport Insurance (Markerstudy) - provides cover to three track-only Aston Martin Vulcans at UK launch

01/8/16 - 08:41		BIBA - motor insurance premiums highest since BIBA-Acturis premium index began in 2010; Ageas calls to scrap IPT for telematics

01/8/16 - 07:21		Enterprise Insurance Co PLC - further update from liquidator

01/8/16 - 01:51		ABP website - 775,000 visits in first 7-months of 2016, viewing 2.82 million pages