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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - February 2014

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

28/2/14 - 14:13   Nissan - develops "Smart rearview mirror"; helps provide clear rearward visibility in challenging conditions
   
28/2/14 - 14:08   BMW - pay-per-mile insurance offer on i3 battery car (Flexi-mile) is so popular it may be extended to other models
   
28/2/14 - 14:00   National Apprenticeship Week (Mch 3 - 7) - Vauxhall announce their support
   
28/2/14 - 13:55   AA - to inspect over 250,000 vehicles for the BCA Assured brand in 2014
   
28/2/14 - 07:36   Aviva - appoint Tom Stoddard (ex Blackstone) as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Pat Regan
   
27/2/14 - 17:40   Germany - Axalta makes a US$60 million waterborne investment at the Wuppertal Centre
   
27/2/14 - 17:27   Stanners launch a new all rounder - the 3T Expert welder
   
27/2/14 - 17:14   Eldon Insurance Services (claims brand of Southern Rock Insurance) - to recruit 30 new claims handling staff
   
27/2/14 - 17:01   Just Car Clinics offers a centre of excellence in the North at their IMI Awards and JAUPT Approved Training Centre
   
27/2/14 - 16:48   Allianz AG - 2013 results: worldwide profit up 10% to 8.7 billion euros on premiums up 4% to 110 billion euros
   
27/2/14 - 16:45   Motor Insurers' Bureau renews Experian partnership for a further five years
   
27/2/14 - 16:27   LKQ - 2013 results: turnover up 23% to $5.06 billion of which Europe (inc UK) was 25%; profits $616 million of which Europe (inc UK) was 21%
   
27/2/14 - 15:52   Allianz - "Accident Anxiety" means that 29 million UK drivers predict they'll have a car crash - and it will be someone else's fault
   
27/2/14 - 15:48   Chartwells - use app to connect AudaMobile with the Apple TV in their customer coffee bar
   
27/2/14 - 08:30   Competition Commission - Quindell says "biased and unfair" investigation overstates cost of credit hire by £96 million
   
27/2/14 - 08:21   Platinum Accident Repair Centre, Frome - panel technician receives long service award for 35 years with the company
   
27/2/14 - 08:17   Helphire - acquire New Law Legal Group for £24.5 million cash and £10.5 million of Helphire shares
   
27/2/14 - 08:11   Helphire - results for half-year to Dec 2013: profits up 800% to £4.2m; average hire length up to 16.9 days
   
27/2/14 - 07:45   RSA - 2013 results; details of UK motor performance; motor book continues to shrink; 2014 plan further reduction in UK personal motor
   
27/2/14 - 07:23   RSA - 2013 results: chief executive statement; Stephen Hester's 3-point action plan outlined
   
27/2/14 - 07:16   RSA - 2013 results: executive summary; new strategic action plan and proposed rights issue; no final dividend
   
27/2/14 - 02:41   AXA UK - 2013 results: underlying earnings up 32%; COR improves to 98.1%
   
27/2/14 - 02:35   Volkswagen Group UK - win Customer Focus Award from Institute of Customer Service
   
27/2/14 - 02:31   IMI - supporting National Apprenticeship week - 3rd – 7th March 2014
   
27/2/14 - 02:29   ACEA (European car manufacturers trade body) - Implementation of eCall by Oct 2015 requires all parties to be ready together
   
26/2/14 - 22:20   33 accused of 'crash for cash' fraud in Liverpool magistrates Court
   
26/2/14 - 20:27   RBS - announce intention to sell remaining 28.2% shareholding in Direct Line
   
26/2/14 - 18:02   WAG announce their next meeting date
   
26/2/14 - 15:11   Standox - 5 practical energy savings tips
   
26/2/14 - 15:03   AutoRaise continues industry roll out at ABP's National Meeting
   
26/2/14 - 14:17   Volvo sets new dates for technology update courses
   
26/2/14 - 14:01   Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant came close to closure, says Aldred
   
26/2/14 - 09:58   Nissan - new Qasqai gets 5-star EuroNCAP rating
   
26/2/14 - 09:44   Go-compare - 31% of drivers miss out on up to £2 billion savings a year by auto-renewing their car insurance
   
26/2/14 - 09:38   Insurers reject Which? "don't pay a premium campaign" that calls for transparent pricing at time of policy renewal
   
26/2/14 - 07:54   Direct Line - 2013 results: profit up 70% to £424m on premiums down 4% to £3,896m; solicitors referral fee income down 67%
   
26/2/14 - 01:39   Sickness abscence from work fell to average of 4.4 days in 2013; men had lower sickness rate than women
   
26/2/14 - 00:55   European Parliament - backs law to cut CO2 emissions to 95g/km for new cars by 2020 PLUS new more realistic test cycles
   
25/2/14 - 21:38   ABI publishes motor insurance statistics - claims frequency up slightly year-on-year
   
25/2/14 - 19:27   ABP Club - a thank you to all who attended our meeting and pre-meeting dinner
   
25/2/14 - 19:00   USA: Michigan House Bill seeks to address insurance company steering, non-OEM parts usage and parts procurement
   
25/2/14 - 17:20   HPI highlights the threat of buying an insurance write-off
   
25/2/14 - 16:19   AW Repair Group - streamlining vehicle assessments with the aid of AudaMobile
   
25/2/14 - 15:59   ABI calls for autonomous emergency braking to be standard to reduce personal injury claims by nearly a fifth
   
25/2/14 - 02:02   Mercedes-Benz UK - announces changes across its board
   
24/2/14 - 13:46   Aviva - customer car insurance accident details stolen and sold to claim firms; from BBC Radio 4 Moneybox
   
24/2/14 - 10:53   VW - make 6.7 billion euro bid to gain full control of Scania Trucks, will allow better integration with MAN Trucks
   
24/2/14 - 10:19   Ford - new Focus includes raft of new & improved safety systems
   
24/2/14 - 10:16   Imperial launches printed consumables catalogue
   
24/2/14 - 10:03   RSA - Telegraph reports dividends to be cancelled after fraud and floods
   
24/2/14 - 08:21   The £10 million cost of calling on mobile phones whilst driving
   
24/2/14 - 07:12   RSA - issue statement in response to Sunday Times article speculating on an £800m rights issue
   
23/2/14 - 22:49   5 live Investigates - a summary of tonight's discussion
   
23/2/14 - 21:37   Radio 5 Live - John Dwyer talks ahead of tonights programme on repaired write-offs
   
23/2/14 - 19:11   British Bodyshop Awards breaks all previous booking records! Last week for ABP members to take advantage of the early bird offer
   
23/2/14 - 15:29   Radio 5 live investigates written off vehicles - programme to be transmitted tonight at 9.00pm
   
21/2/14 - 15:32   MoJ clamps down on 200 ‘rogue’ claims management companies
   
21/2/14 - 15:11   Citroën UK reveals Bodyshop of the Year for 2013 in Franchised and Independent sectors
   
21/2/14 - 15:08   Peugeot reveals Bodyshop of the Year for 2013 in Franchised and Independent sectors
   
21/2/14 - 14:21   Audatex technology to get an Easter refresh
   
21/2/14 - 14:07   Fix Auto continues to break previous records
   
21/2/14 - 13:24   IFB - Haven becomes latest insurer to join the fight against fraud
   
21/2/14 - 11:59   Winn Assist introduces new service aimed to keep fleet owners at full capacity
   
21/2/14 - 11:29   ABP B2B Forum delegates - win tickets for Premiership Football or International Rugby, courtesy of Sigerson Associates
   
21/2/14 - 10:14   AXA UK - 2013 results: underlying earnings increased by 32% to £178 million
   
21/2/14 - 09:56   Australia - Suncorp increases dividend despite profit fall
   
21/2/14 - 08:16   Renault Trucks - reduce time needed for body mounting operations by 20%
   
21/2/14 - 02:28   AM magazine - full list of all 24 winners from last nights event in Birmingham
   
20/2/14 - 18:25   BMW - planning to introduce carbon-fibre road wheels and steering wheels; have also developed a carbon-plastic hybrid material
   
20/2/14 - 18:02   Competition Commission - GOVERNMENT response to "provisional findings"; don't seem to like standardised repair costs or repair audits
   
20/2/14 - 17:48   Competition Commission - publish a further 13 responses to "provisional findings"; total of 25 now published
   
20/2/14 - 17:32   Autobutler - new on-line bidding system in UK for servicing, bodyshops, fast-fits and MOT stations
   
20/2/14 - 17:18   ABP Club Meeting, Staverton Park Hotel – February 24/25 2014 – Joining Instructions
   
20/2/14 - 16:15   The Future Now - Innovation Group report reveals the telematics evolution is fast becoming acceptable to UK's motoring public
   
20/2/14 - 14:05   Grove Group strengthens team to aid delivery of innovative solutions and customer support
   
20/2/14 - 14:01   Competition Commission - Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) responds; "should non-fault claims be used to generate profits"?
   
20/2/14 - 13:54   Legal & General - moves into direct motor insurance market with Junction (part of BGL/Budget Group)
   
20/2/14 - 13:51   EC (European Commission) - launches legal proceedings against UK for persistent air pollution problems from diesels
   
20/2/14 - 13:37   Constellium - launch aluminium Crash Management Systems (CMS) for vehicles; predict aluminium CMS will have 30% of market by 2018
   
20/2/14 - 11:06   BMW - new i8 sports car to feature laser headlights, twice as much light compared to LED and three times Xenon
   
20/2/14 - 10:53   ABP March B2Bs - over 350 booked so far - insurer participation announced
   
20/2/14 - 10:03   Audi - new TT, to be unveiled at next month's Geneva motor show uses combination of steel and aluminium
   
20/2/14 - 09:53   AM magazine -awards evening takes place tonight in Birmingham
   
20/2/14 - 09:38   SkillAuto - the hunt is on for UK’s best young automotive apprentices
   
20/2/14 - 09:36   Which? - consumers want to be reminded of last years premium when sent renewal quote; ABI respond "its not about price"
   
20/2/14 - 08:56   Keoghs - doubled staff to aid combating “cash for crash” investigations
   
20/2/14 - 08:40   Dash cam sales soar as drivers seek fraud protection
   
19/2/14 - 16:28   Glass's comment - What is the future for PSA Peugeot Citroën, Dongfeng and the French government?
   
19/2/14 - 16:24   Competition Commission - RMI NAB criticises behaviour of many insurers for breaching FCA governance standards
   
19/2/14 - 13:57   Motor Codes Report - Survey says, use an approved garage
   
19/2/14 - 13:22   Competition Commission - Steve Evans, chair of CHO, ammendments to the cost to credit hire in findings report do not go far enough
   
19/2/14 - 13:14   Vauxhall - Tim Tozer appointed as Chairman and Managing Director
   
19/2/14 - 12:10   ‘I Love Claims Day’ - Markerstudy Group raises more than £900 for Rainbow Trust
   
19/2/14 - 11:12   PSA Peugeot Citroen - confirms rescue deal with Chinese Dongfeng as it reveals losses halved last year to 2.32 billion euros
   
19/2/14 - 10:52   Competition Commisssion - issue correction to their provisional findings as VAT error meant detriment of credit hire overstated by £26m
   
19/2/14 - 09:56   Government stats - average pay rose 1.1% in 2013; unemployment falls again
   
19/2/14 - 09:11   Innovation Group - new motor head, Chris Ashworth, says they now handle 65,000 repairs a year; plan to win more insurer contracts
   
19/2/14 - 08:57   Thatcham - driverless vehicles are unlikely to be on UK roads in the next three years
   
19/2/14 - 08:49   Justice Department - urged to close referral fee ban loophole; Epoq’s Legal Go model mentioned
   
19/2/14 - 08:40   Jack Straw - proposes "a dedicated bespoke regulator for motor insurance"; strong opposition to idea from insurers
   
19/2/14 - 08:29   Driving for Better Business - Skanska UK's fleet of 2,500 vehicles reduces accident rate by 59% in two years,saving £250,000 in repair bills
   
19/2/14 - 07:29   Ageas - 2013 results: "another good year"; non-life profits up 8.8% on premiums up 6.3%; second largest motor insurer in UK - 3.6 mpolicies
   
19/2/14 - 05:47   Direct Line Insurance Group - 3 spectacular reasons to buy shares
   
19/2/14 - 05:02   Dramatic growth leads to new production facility for the Norton Paint System
   
19/2/14 - 04:55   Winn Solicitors - an accolade for accident support service for the hard of hearing
   
18/2/14 - 19:34   National-ARG purchase of Howard Basford’s shareholding - directors resign
   
18/2/14 - 18:29   No 10 press release: outcome of Ministers meeting with insurance industry leaders today to discuss flood claims
   
18/2/14 - 14:09   Insurers meeting with government at no 10 today about flooding situation
   
18/2/14 - 14:04   Peugeot UK - appoint new md, Stéphane Le Guevel
   
18/2/14 - 14:01   Annual inflation rate – CPI falls to 1.9% for year to Jan 2014, lowest rate since Nov 2009; RPI up slightly to 2.8
   
18/2/14 - 09:52   Competition Commission - publish first 12 responses to provisional findings
   
18/2/14 - 08:27   ACEA - European new car sales up 5.5% in January but still second lowest January since 2003
   
18/2/14 - 07:56   GM and Axalta renew agreement
   
18/2/14 - 07:43   Pendragon (Evans Halshaw, Stratsones and Quickco) - 2013 results; profits up 14% on turnover up 6%
   
18/2/14 - 07:19   Quindell - trading update; £50m extra new business won since 4 Feb; telematics agreements in Asia and Middle East; Ingenie update
   
17/2/14 - 23:42   Jaguar Land Rover - begin recruitment at Solihull of 1,700 new workers needed to build new "mid-sized" Jaguar saloon due 2015
   
17/2/14 - 19:28   Crash-for-cash - Mohammed Ferdhaus, founder of Bangladeshi TV channel, jailed for 3 years for his part in £1.9m scam
   
17/2/14 - 16:20   DAS - promote Richard Harris (ex Ageas) to Chief Claims Officer
   
17/2/14 - 16:11   British Bodyshop Awards - 2 weeks remaining for the early bird offer - a record number of guests have already booked their place!
   
17/2/14 - 14:59   Floods - Prime Minister urges insurers to deal with claims as quickly as possible; announces £5,000 repair and renew grant for businesses
   
17/2/14 - 14:55   Floods - has your business been affected? Claim your share NOW from new £10 million Government Business Support Scheme
   
17/2/14 - 14:15   Standox launches new CV product catalogue
   
17/2/14 - 14:05   ACIS - Dalgarno returns as national account director
   
17/2/14 - 12:55   Alan Greenouff - former head of motor at the ABI and founder of the BVSF has passed away.
   
17/2/14 - 12:30   Traffic Volumes - overall volumes grew 1.2% last year, with vans up 3.6%; in last ten years car traffic is unchanged but van is up 20.5%,
   
17/2/14 - 11:17   RMI NAB - say that MSXi accident repair report for Competition Commisssion contains “crucial documentation deficiencies”
   
17/2/14 - 11:10   RSA - Sky News says they are considering sale of part of their Canadian business to raise £200 million
   
17/2/14 - 11:00   RSA - FT says they are planning a £350 million share placing to to avoid rights issue
   
17/2/14 - 10:50   GoCompare - medical professionals were the most accident prone drivers of 2013
   
17/2/14 - 10:45   Jaguar Land Rover - Prime Minister visits their new Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton
   
17/2/14 - 10:34   I Love Claims - Chris Ashworth continues as Chairman; Martin Egan becomes md
   
17/2/14 - 10:18   Gibraltar sets its sights on Insurance Linked Securities following success in the motor insurance market
   
17/2/14 - 09:19   Innovation - acquire LAS property flood claims management business for £35m; fundraising exercise to raise £60m
   
17/2/14 - 08:00   Co-op Group - ask nation to shape its future; we've "lost touch with our customers..we haven't been listening"
   
17/2/14 - 07:11   Nationwide - acquire Howard Basford for up to £5.76million ; Tracy, Neil and Nick to remain in business
   
17/2/14 - 07:08   Innovation Group - acquire Crashworth for £11.75 million to become "second largest manager of vehicle repair claims in the UK"
   
15/2/14 - 15:21   Auotmechanika - Cromax (formerly DuPont) becomes first paint refinish company in 12 years to exhibit at the show (takes place Sept 16 - 20)
   
15/2/14 - 13:10   Acromas - union protesters gather outside HQ in protest against £4billion of debts being loaded onto AA to enable Saga floatation
   
15/2/14 - 13:06   Saga - floatation could give £210 million to ceo Andrew Goodsell + average £66,000 for each staff member + free shares for customers
   
14/2/14 - 22:21   Mercedes-Benz UK - 2013 dealer award winners announced
   
14/2/14 - 14:42   Audatex - paint index increased by 4.4% today
   
14/2/14 - 14:38   Ford Retail Group - to rebrand as TrustFord
   
14/2/14 - 14:30   ECP's Hamilton in marathon run for BEN
   
14/2/14 - 14:18   ABI - list of insurers who have signed up to the new code of "Support for Customers with Road Traffic Injuries"
   
14/2/14 - 13:39   BEN boosted by recycling donation
   
14/2/14 - 13:27   Scuffs bodyshop is quick to grasp AutoRaise multi-skill apprenticeship programme at S&B's Automotive briefing
   
14/2/14 - 12:29   Peugeot Citroën team-up with Audatex for bespoke one-day annual certification course
   
14/2/14 - 09:44   Land-Rover - Freelander replacement (due Mch 2015) will use mixture of high-strength steel and aluminium plus composite wings and tailgates
   
14/2/14 - 09:33   Peugeot/Citroen (PSA) - agreement reached with Chinese Dongfeng Motor Co and French government for a 4 billion euro cash injection
   
14/2/14 - 09:23   Honda - to stop sales in Europe of Insight hybrid and CR-Z hybrid
   
14/2/14 - 09:02   LV - 300,000 car accidents deliberately staged since 2009
   
14/2/14 - 07:32   Highways Agency - announce plans for stretch of M3 in Surrey to have 60mph limit to meet EC emmissions targets
   
14/2/14 - 07:21   Caffyns - trading update; "improvement in trading has continued "
   
13/2/14 - 23:07   Post mag: "A speed meeting" with Rob Smale of Ageas
   
13/2/14 - 22:54   Zurich UK - selective underwriting was key to 53% increase in profits; motor rates need to go back up in 2014
   
13/2/14 - 22:41   ABI - 2014 will be a "tipping point" for UK motor insurers as their "performance is going to be under scrutiny"
   
13/2/14 - 22:39   Brazil - Axalta Coatings begin third year of a US$32 million investment program
   
13/2/14 - 22:33   London 'Ghost Broker' who advertised fake car insurance receives suspended jail sentence
   
13/2/14 - 22:20   ABI's deputy director general warns 2014 is likely to be critical for motor insurers
   
13/2/14 - 16:02   BMW - partners with BASF to provides basecoats in four colours for new i3 production line
   
13/2/14 - 14:22   Telegraph helps to secure BMW courtesy car for reader
   
13/2/14 - 14:08   Audatex - every air frost day in the UK means 1,000 extra private motor claims costing UK motor insurers £1.3m
   
13/2/14 - 13:57   Motor Trader - 2014 award entries now open; RMI NAB sponsor re-introduced Bodyshop of the Year award
   
13/2/14 - 12:43   FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) - fine Homeserve £31 million (reduced from £43m) for "serious, systemic and long running failings"
   
13/2/14 - 12:39   Admiral - The rise and rise of four wheel drivers led by the ‘Chelsea Tractor’
   
13/2/14 - 12:32   Employment Allowance: up to £2,000 off your Class 1 NICs
   
13/2/14 - 12:19   LKQ Coatings appoints new marketing manager
   
13/2/14 - 12:14   ABI launches new Code to Support for Customers with Road Traffic Injuries
   
13/2/14 - 10:35   Sigerson to launch new online Health & Safety Compliance Solution - xCenta - at ABP Club B2B Forums
   
13/2/14 - 10:30   Canada: speaker from Akzo at Collision Industry Forum urges insurers not to acquire their own bodyshops and to simplify motor claims process
   
13/2/14 - 10:11   Zurich UK - 2013 results: genral insurance profits up more than 50%
   
13/2/14 - 09:21   Glass's predicts new car registrations within 0.3%
   
13/2/14 - 09:10   Direct Line Insurance Group - How will they fare on the stock market in 2014?
   
13/2/14 - 08:05   Competition Commission - to offer access to credit hire calculation data , but only to external legal or economic advisers
   
12/2/14 - 21:54   RMI NAB - press release on their response to the Competition Commission's "Possible Remedies"
   
12/2/14 - 21:30   Competition Commission - 63 organisations & individuals submitted response to possible remedies
   
12/2/14 - 20:12   Glass’s - Toyota recall won’t impact residual values
   
12/2/14 - 12:43   Toyota - recalls 30,979 Prius models from Mch 2009 to Feb 2014 with hybrid software issue
   
12/2/14 - 11:41   Allianz Insurance - buys 8% stake in Bayern Munich football club
   
12/2/14 - 11:31   Trade Group reports 25% sales growth for the last quarter
   
12/2/14 - 11:19   BMW Group UK - announce 2013 Dealer Award winners
   
12/2/14 - 07:16   Australia: LKQ - new joint venture with insurer Suncorp to be called ACM Parts (Australian Collision & Mechanical Parts )
   
12/2/14 - 07:09   Admiral - extend UK car Insurance re-insurance partnerships until at least end of 2016
   
11/2/14 - 19:32   Equity Insurance signs agrrement with Inter-est to boost FNOL motor claims performance
   
11/2/14 - 19:24   Direct Line's MD Steve Maddock confirmed as new Chairman of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau
   
11/2/14 - 15:29   This weeks tube strike in London has been cancelled
   
11/2/14 - 13:20   AA reports over 3,200 flood stricken vehicles recovered during floods - many due to drivers ignoring or misunderstanding signs
   
11/2/14 - 11:04   LKQ Coatings appoint Jim Forde as procurement general manager
   
11/2/14 - 11:04   LKQ Coatings appoint Jim Forde as procurement general manager
   
11/2/14 - 08:11   Aston Martin recalls over 1,500 cars in the UK; 17,000 globally
   
10/2/14 - 17:45   Quindell - Sunday Times on 26 Jan reported Rob Terry as saying it was "completely wrong" to say Nationwide was next aquisition target
   
10/2/14 - 17:19   Jaguar Land Rover see quarterly profits double to £842m
   
10/2/14 - 16:33   Quindell - Sunday Times; "Deluxe ambulance-chaser takes white-knuckle ride to grow "
   
10/2/14 - 16:18   Glass's - Nissan's earnings disguise a strong platform for growth
   
10/2/14 - 15:58   UK floods will cost the insurance industry an estimated £500 million, says PCW
   
10/2/14 - 15:36   FREE TO ATTEND Business-to-Business Forums gather pace
   
10/2/14 - 15:14   Celsus set to deliver IMI DAB radio training
   
10/2/14 - 13:46   CII ( Chartered Insurance Institute) - winners revealed of first Public Interest Awards
   
10/2/14 - 13:38   Fleet World Fleet Show - book now for free show at Silverstone on Wed 9 April, supported by ACFO, BVRLA and ICFM
   
10/2/14 - 11:55   Telegraph - latest figures show that the average price of car insurance is decreasing - but for how long?
   
10/2/14 - 11:48   TCW Group raises over £6,700 for Southampton children’s cancer unit
   
10/2/14 - 11:41   National Apprenticeship Week 2014 - takes place from 3 - 7 March; get involved
   
10/2/14 - 11:07   Isolda runs for charity
   
10/2/14 - 11:04   Catlin (authorised insurer of InsureTheBox) - 2013 results; "UK motor rates continue to improve"
   
10/2/14 - 10:25   Dubai: authorities consider restricting car ownership to those earning above a certain salary to reduce traffic volumes
   
10/2/14 - 10:14   Aviva - four million people on alert for compensation after £323million merger blunder
   
10/2/14 - 10:07   Moneysupermarket - black box technology continues to bring down cost of car cover
   
10/2/14 - 09:56   Farécla promotes McRae to UK Customer Services Supervisor
   
10/2/14 - 09:42   Quindell - shares tipped again by Midas in the Mail on Sunday
   
10/2/14 - 08:36   British Bodyshop Awards well ahead of target as record numbers secure their place
   
10/2/14 - 07:04   Karl Vella - further strengthen management team with appointment of Andy Kavanagh as Group Technical Manager
   
09/2/14 - 13:35   Apple and Google battle for the connected vehicle space
   
09/2/14 - 13:21   Quest Automotive Products strengthens team by appointing a new USC European Brand Manager
   
06/2/14 - 17:43   Beginning of the end of the PC? - Sony is to stop making laptops and focus on making phones and tablets
   
06/2/14 - 17:19   Fix Auto - Parwinder Dhutty at Fix Auto Birmingham North completes first phase of 3-phase investment project
   
06/2/14 - 14:51   NAB - welcomes yesterday's call from IMI for businesses to invest in apprentices
   
06/2/14 - 14:43   IBIS 2014 - sessions revealed, includes Lesley Upham on "The Bodyshop of the Future"
   
06/2/14 - 14:28   Intelligent Telematics - expands into Ireland with acquisition of Smart Telematics
   
06/2/14 - 14:17   Insurance Times - Claims Excellence awards; 3 categories open to "service providers" such as bodyshops and accident management companies
   
06/2/14 - 13:56   Road accidents - 7% fall in road casualties and 6% fall in accidents in year to 30 Sept 2013 with traffic levels up 1.1%
   
06/2/14 - 12:30   Accenture - insurance customers would consider buying insurance from Google and Amazon; customers have low loyalty
   
06/2/14 - 11:53   BGL (Budget) - affinity insurance business, Junction, hits 2 million customers
   
06/2/14 - 11:41   Wunelli - telematics insurance to move from niche to mass market In 2014 as it can give greater underwriting accuracy
   
06/2/14 - 11:16   SMMT - new van sales up 12.9% in January; new truck sales down 37.0%
   
06/2/14 - 09:23   SMMT - new car sales up 7.6% in January
   
06/2/14 - 08:50   Aston Martin - recall 75% of all Astons made since 2007 due to potentially defective Chinese-made accelerator pedal
   
06/2/14 - 08:30   What Car? - New ‘green’ fuel E10 could cost motorists £billions as tests show increased fuel consumption
   
06/2/14 - 08:10   Australia: Code of Conduct for Motor Vehicle Insurance and Repair Industry needs stronger enforcement
   
06/2/14 - 08:01   Solera - results for Q2 ending 31 Dec 2013; turnover up 14% to $239m, pre-tax loss of $35m (pre-tax profit of $31m in Q2 previous year)
   
06/2/14 - 04:44   Citroen - new C4 Cactus; side, front and rear panels feature Airbump®, air filled thermoplastic polyurethane pockets
   
05/2/14 - 15:57   Frost and Sullivan - new report says use of automotive plastic components in European cars will grow by 72% in value over next 6 years
   
05/2/14 - 14:30   Serious buyer wishes to purchase a GROUP of bodyshops
   
05/2/14 - 14:25   AXA - says motor profit allegations from Thompsons Solicitors are "absolutely ludicrous"
   
05/2/14 - 14:21   Thompsons Solicitors - AVIVA and AXA should ‘come clean’ on their UK car insurance profits
   
05/2/14 - 14:17   DFirect Line - "a number of customers" who cancelled their car insurance policy mid-term between 2005 and 2011 are due a refund
   
05/2/14 - 13:59   UK motor insurance - "2014 will be a year of increased profitability" but reinsurers wary due to PPOs
   
05/2/14 - 13:53   Vauxhall - managing director, Duncan Aldred, moves to senior postion with parent company in USA
   
05/2/14 - 13:34   Fiat Group - launch total avoidance programme covering Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Jeep and open to all PAS125 Kitemark bodyshops
   
05/2/14 - 11:27   RMI's Trust my Garage - motorists increasingly turning away from dealers to independents
   
05/2/14 - 10:54   IMI - call on businesses to invest in apprentices as research shows up to 300% return on investment
   
05/2/14 - 10:45   ABP - venue change for Spring B2B and Expo in Milton Keynes on Tues 1 April
   
05/2/14 - 10:30   Gemini Accident Repair Centres - acquire their 7th UK site, the Research Garage bodyshop in Nuneaton
   
05/2/14 - 09:53   USA: NHTSA plan to allow vehicles to "talk" to each other to avoid crashes using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology
   
05/2/14 - 09:17   Direct Line - sell TRACKER to Lysanda; new business to be called Tantalum Corporation
   
05/2/14 - 08:30   Hastings Direct - 80 new jobs created in Bexhill
   
05/2/14 - 07:20   Lookers - appoint new non-executive director with significant expertise in retail and digital media channels
   
04/2/14 - 16:37   RSA - appoint Stephen Hester, former head of RBS, as new Group chief executive with immediate effect
   
04/2/14 - 14:31   AA - used car market could become swamped with flood damaged cars
   
04/2/14 - 14:28   Renault and Vauxhall - announce launch of new Trafic and Vivaro models will take place this summer
   
04/2/14 - 14:12   IMI - launch level 2 and level 3 Multi-skilled Vehicle Collision Repair Qualifications covering paint, panel and MET
   
04/2/14 - 14:05   LV - trading update; in-force motor policies in 2013 rose by 270,000 to 3.1 million despite 8% fall in motor premiums to £1,054m
   
04/2/14 - 13:40   Audatex - paint index increases by 4.4% on Fri 14 Feb to account for paint company price rises
   
04/2/14 - 11:50   Farecla - Dave Bingham promoted to National Field Sales Manager; Keith Parvin promoted to Head of Business, UK & Ireland
   
04/2/14 - 11:17   Buyer has serious interest in buying a group of bodyshops; contact details
   
04/2/14 - 10:48   Eddie Burke Motor Bodies in South Shields - fear for future due to £100 million redevelopment of town centre
   
04/2/14 - 10:40   NACE - plans taking shape for event being held in Detroit from Thurs 31 July to Fri 1 August
   
04/2/14 - 10:19   USA: bodyshops say aluminium vehicles cost more to repair than the more usual steel vehicles
   
04/2/14 - 07:26   Gocompare - nearly 1 in 5 of the UK’s young drivers are uninsured or ‘fronting’
   
04/2/14 - 07:14   uindell - trading update; additional £200 million of outsourcing business contracted since mid January 2014
   
04/2/14 - 07:14   Quindell - telematics update; confirm increased investment in Ingenie and Himex
   
03/2/14 - 16:55   IMI - nominated for the award of "WorldSkills UK Partner of the Year" for the delivery of its SkillAuto competitions
   
03/2/14 - 12:00   BCF - Paint sales outperform the economy in impressive final quarter of 2013
   
03/2/14 - 09:42   Quindell - founder of business, Rob Terry, to take over telematics insurer Ingenie (he already owns 43% of the business)
   
03/2/14 - 09:26   VBRA - celebrates its 100th birthday this year
   
03/2/14 - 09:21   New Hadsec3 'Stealth' cameras to enforce normal 70mph limit on motorways, targetting speeding motorists on M1, M6 and M25
   
03/2/14 - 07:11   Vertu (Bristol Street) - acquire Nissand and Volvo outlets in Sheffield from Harratts of Wakefield
   
01/2/14 - 16:14   Women's Automotive Group continues momentum with a successful second event
   
01/2/14 - 13:39   Spraytech expands its business to offer a SMARTer customer solution
   
01/2/14 - 10:45   Lake Market Research - 84% of private motorists want motor insurance companies to be more tightly regulated through legislation
   
01/2/14 - 01:50   FAB Bundle - demand for recycled vehicle parts is rising in UK and Europe
   
01/2/14 - 01:06   ABP website – another new record; January busiest month ever with 1.4million hits and 105,000 visits