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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - January 2015

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

31/1/15 - 18:02   SMMT - in 2014, for the second year in a row, white was most popular colour on new cars sold in the UK; 22% were white, 19% were black
   
30/1/15 - 15:27   Trend Tracker - new report on bodyshop sector; in last ten years market value has fallen 34% with repair numbers down 24%
   
30/1/15 - 13:43   Motor Trader - entries open until 27 March for their Bodyshop of the Year award
   
30/1/15 - 12:22   CMA - publish notes of a joint hearing with ABI and BIBA ; CMA "hoping to have the remedies implement by 1 March 2015 "
   
30/1/15 - 11:38   Swinton - recent snow has led to 10% increase in motor insurance claim calls
   
30/1/15 - 07:13   Inchcape - appoint Stefan Bomhard as the Group's new Chief Executive
   
29/1/15 - 22:08   Tetrosyl - wins inaugural Best Retail Products Award from the Andrew Page Group
   
29/1/15 - 19:09   LKQ Coatings statement; ABP apologise for asking in our headline if LKQ were moving into work provision; LKQ are definitely NOT doing so
   
29/1/15 - 17:15   RMI NAB - announce Northern Regional Meeting to be held on 4 March in Cleckheaton
   
29/1/15 - 17:05   Womens Automotive Group - first meeting of 2015 a resounding success; inspiring presentation from Karen Foreman of Ageas
   
29/1/15 - 14:31   LKQ Coatings - creating 23 specialist Collision Centres - single point of purchase for bodyshops; LKQ also moving into work provision arena?
   
29/1/15 - 14:00   Ford - worlwide profits fell 56% in 2014; in Europe losses reduced to $1.1billion , an improvement on $1.4 billion loss in 2013
   
29/1/15 - 13:19   Axalta Coating Systems - receives multi-site ISO 14001 Certification for all 34 global manufacturing facilities
   
29/1/15 - 12:13   Saga - report they see less motor claims during snowy weather as the over 50s heed the warnings and don't make unnecessary journeys
   
29/1/15 - 12:07   Motoriety.com - appoint Kevin Gaskell (ex Glass's , BMW and Porsche) as chairman
   
29/1/15 - 11:52   Quindell - inside information(?) from the Betaville blog; expect offer from Slater and Gordon on Mon 2 Feb
   
29/1/15 - 10:48   Auto Cosmetics in Gosport - new one-man bodyshop set up last year by John Skaskiewicz, gets 60% of its business from firm's Facebook page
   
29/1/15 - 10:39   RAC - tell MPs to " get up to speed on driverless cars and help the motor industry prepare for them"
   
29/1/15 - 10:29   BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association) - partner with Hill Dickinson to prevent fraudulent self-drive hire insurance claims
   
29/1/15 - 10:10   Brake charity and Direct Line - present awards for outstanding contributions to road safety
   
29/1/15 - 07:17   Innovation Group - $9.5m Business Process Services contract wins in North America across Property and Motor divisions
   
28/1/15 - 20:36   Saint-Gobain (owners of Norton abrasives) - celebrate their 350th birthday this year
   
28/1/15 - 20:24   Lexham Insurance brokers - chose Tracker telematics (inc Crash Detection) to launch into the young drivers car market
   
28/1/15 - 15:56   Fix Auto UK - appoint Gary Snook as their 5th Regional Operations Manage; he will cover South West and South
   
28/1/15 - 12:10   GoCompare - 1 in 4 parents of young drivers are ‘fronting’ their car insurance policies
   
28/1/15 - 09:20   Independent Insurance (which collapsed in 2001) - thousands of policyholders may get payment of up to 15p in the £
   
28/1/15 - 09:07   Hoegh Osaka - car transporter ship now in Southampton port; vehicles (all left-hand drive) being driven off; limited damage
   
28/1/15 - 08:32   Co-operative Insurance - refuse to pay-out as loophole (automatism) means no one is to blame for head-on smash
   
28/1/15 - 07:26   Saga - pay £26m to acquire motorbike insurance company Bennetts from BGL Group (Budget)
   
27/1/15 - 22:28   Audatex - confirm paint price changes received from PPG. Akzo and Axalta and passed to AZT for processing
   
27/1/15 - 20:30   ABP Employer Protect - guidance on shared parental leave and pay
   
27/1/15 - 19:17   IM Group (International Motors) importers of Subaru and Isuzu - announce ProParts range of lower priced "OEM quality" parts
   
27/1/15 - 19:07   Repaired write-offs- John Dwyer talks about problem on BBC Inside Out: North West on BBC 1 at 7.30pm on Monday 2 Feb
   
27/1/15 - 18:47   AA - win accident management category in the BusinessCar Awards 2015 for 3rd consecutive year
   
27/1/15 - 18:43   Road fuel sales (petrol and diesel) in 2014 at highest level for 4 years
   
27/1/15 - 18:33   Euro Car Parts - M & G Real Estate commit £81m to fund construction of new warehouse announced in November
   
27/1/15 - 16:29   Petrol prices official government figures show 18 consecutive weeks of falling prices, to lowest level since October 2009
   
27/1/15 - 15:38   R134a refrigerant - new rules came into force on 1 January 2015
   
27/1/15 - 14:06   Chaucer - motor book put up for sale by owners Hanover Insurance Group; Apollo private equity is favourite to acquire - ahead of Markerstudy
   
27/1/15 - 13:45   IBIS Middle East - takes place in Dubai tomorrow; speakers include Garry Thomas, Admiral and Lesley Upham, Thatcham
   
27/1/15 - 13:31   Smaller motor insurance companies are facing market exit amid intense competition says Post mag
   
27/1/15 - 13:19   Bank of England - appoint Sam Woods as Executive Director for Insurance Supervision at the PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority)
   
27/1/15 - 12:01   Government - GDP was 2.7% higher in Q4 2014 compared with Q4 2013
   
27/1/15 - 11:54   ABI - James Dalton promoted to Director, General Insurance Policy (was previously Head of Motor and Liability)
   
27/1/15 - 11:49   Morelli - take delivery of 15 new Citroen Dispatch vans and 5 Citroen DS hybrid cars
   
27/1/15 - 11:43   Axalta - Chairman and CEO, Charlie Shaver, examines the role of private equity in the coatings industry value chain
   
27/1/15 - 11:37   Sika - board step up fight against takeover by Saint Gobain
   
27/1/15 - 11:21   National Windscreens - win 2 year contract extension from Venson Automotive Solutions
   
27/1/15 - 09:46   GM - new Cadillac CT6 will use unique combination of 5 different joining techniques
   
27/1/15 - 08:09   Kia - enter into strategic partnership across Europe with Valspar Automotive
   
27/1/15 - 08:01   Junair - Top Tips for Optimising Paint Finishing Process
   
26/1/15 - 12:48   Renault - launch Renault Store, the new generation of UK dealerships
   
26/1/15 - 12:39   David Done of Audatex has lost his battle with cancer; funeral this Friday, 30 Jan
   
26/1/15 - 01:00   Every 11 minutes another motorist makes a claim aginst a council for pothole damage to their car
   
26/1/15 - 00:55   Ireland - former ceo of RSA Ireland alleges constructive dismissl; RSA said case had “no merit” and would be “robustly defended”
   
24/1/15 - 02:04   Telematics - vehicle manufacturers have woken up to the commercial potential of data produced by drivers
   
23/1/15 - 11:15   Quindell - Slater and Gordon confirm "preliminary discussions" but say no offer or proposal submitted
   
23/1/15 - 09:31   Trading Standards in Wales - find over 20% of the software used in garages was illegal
   
23/1/15 - 09:25   LKQ Coatings - Owen Stafford departs
   
23/1/15 - 09:16   SMMT - car production in UK at highest levels for 7 years
   
23/1/15 - 09:03   Agea Retail (partners include John Lewis, Tesco Bank and Age UK) - make 5 high level appointments
   
23/1/15 - 07:34   Motorpoint - 59% of motorists would buy a self-driving car
   
22/1/15 - 19:09   Quindell - in exclusive discussions with Slater and Gordon (Claims Direct) regarding "possible disposal of an operating division"
   
22/1/15 - 11:50   NCR Bodyshops - chose Brown Brothers as their Paint, Dry Goods and Distribution Partner for both sites (Newbury and Basingstoke)
   
22/1/15 - 10:27   CitNOW - turnover trebled in 2014
   
22/1/15 - 10:23   Direct Linr and Brake charity - survey reveals rising ignorance on vehicle maintenance
   
22/1/15 - 10:20   IMI - Q: Why do almost half of motorists drive with vehicle faults? A: lack of confidence in garage professionals
   
22/1/15 - 10:17   Boyer’s Body Centre in Cromer - paints a Bloodhound surface-to-air missile over Christmas period
   
22/1/15 - 10:00   Avant Automotive - appoint Craig Sumner to Executive Management Team as Director of Information Technology
   
21/1/15 - 14:43   FIAT - adds telematics to its 500 model as part of financing package (i-Deal) for young people with Carrot Insurance and Zurich
   
21/1/15 - 14:35   Axa - completing merger of their claims functions into a single unit, headed by Chris Voller, has meant up to 13 management redundancies
   
21/1/15 - 14:20   Average wages rise by 1.8% as record employment figures announced and unemployment falls again
   
21/1/15 - 14:12   •APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) - condemns "outrageous" court fee hike
   
21/1/15 - 14:05   Jaguar Land Rover - welcomes today's government funding for UK auto sector skills
   
21/1/15 - 13:59   SMMT - link with SEMTA and Government to launch new skills initiative - The Automotive Industrial Partnership
   
21/1/15 - 07:40   Halfords - trading update' strong parts sales helped by "wefit" offering; 12.9% of their retail sales are made on-line
   
20/1/15 - 21:40   Motor insurer share price falls on news of low premium increases plus claims frequency up 8% since March 2014
   
20/1/15 - 20:11   Selsia - selected by FleetEurope as Accident Management Repair Partner
   
20/1/15 - 14:55   Spies Hecker - three new mixing tints for the latest special OEM reds
   
20/1/15 - 13:56   Andrew Page - £40m refinancing deal with PNC to allow continued growth
   
20/1/15 - 13:54   Andrew Page - rebrands group, inc Camberley Auto Factors and Unipart centres - now called " Andrew Page, the Autoparts People"
   
20/1/15 - 13:33   Ford - new Mustang now available for order in the UK in right-hand drive; prices from £28,995 to £38,495; autumn delivery
   
20/1/15 - 11:47   Petrol prices official government figures show 17 succesive weeks of falling prices, to lowest level since October 2009
   
20/1/15 - 11:14   FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) - brings business champions in Parliament together to tackle supply chain bullying
   
20/1/15 - 11:07   Mark Bull; a sincere thanks
   
20/1/15 - 10:17   ABP Club - no increase in membership fees for 2015; the sixth-year in a row
   
20/1/15 - 09:20   Jaguar Land Rover - develop 'Bike Sense', technology to help prevent accidents involving bicycles and motorbikes
   
20/1/15 - 09:13   NAHL (National Accident Helpline) - trading update; "strong underlying operating profits"; turnover up 10% to £44m
   
20/1/15 - 08:07   Ageas Insurance - reveals top 10 classic cars covered through Optima Classic Car (specialist policy for owners of cherished vehicles)
   
20/1/15 - 08:02   AA Premium Index - motor policies rose by just £1 in Q4 2014 to £540; premiums 10% lower than Q4 2013
   
20/1/15 - 00:53   Aviva - to cut 1,500 jobs in UK as result of acquisition of Friends Life
   
19/1/15 - 15:56   IMI - MPs are yet to grasp the impact of modern vehicle technology (such as driverless cars) on the motor industry
   
19/1/15 - 15:31   AM magazine - finalists announced for their 2015 awards event
   
19/1/15 - 13:49   RMI NAB - survey highlights skills shortsge and capacity issue
   
19/1/15 - 13:46   Institute and Faculty of Actuaries - legal fees reduce by 65% for whiplash-type third party injury claims
   
19/1/15 - 13:42   Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) - appoint Sarah Sillars as new chief executive
   
18/1/15 - 21:37   British Bodyshop Awards - Presenting Companies and Diamond Partners announced
   
18/1/15 - 11:49   Quindell - deputy chairman says been asked "be here heavily for the next three months, then ostensibly for three more months "
   
17/1/15 - 11:17   Mark Bull
   
16/1/15 - 15:36   IBIS - speakers announced for 2015 conference in Athens from 27 - 29 May
   
16/1/15 - 15:22   Quindell - Jim Sutcliffe (appointed deputy chairman on Monday) stands down from board of Financial Reporting Council
   
16/1/15 - 09:03   RMI NAB - pose a number of questions about payment terms and methods used by CMCs to handle clients’ funds
   
16/1/15 - 07:25   Moneysupermarket - trading update; revenues up 10%, profits up 13%; "motor insurance rates are flattening"
   
15/1/15 - 09:53   ATA (and AMA) to be renamed "IMI Accreditation"
   
15/1/15 - 08:08   New stealth cameras on M25 in Kent have caught 700 speeding drivers in two months; will soon arrive on M1, M3, M6 and M60
   
15/1/15 - 07:37   Nationwide - market rumours of a discounted share placing to "bolster its war chest to undertake more earnings enhancing acquisitions"
   
15/1/15 - 07:33   Saga - trading update: in line with expectations; new motor panel to be launched to extend customer base
   
15/1/15 - 07:22   Cambria Automobile Group - trading update; substantially ahead of the same period last year
   
14/1/15 - 23:53   Daily Mail - market rumours of a discounted share placing to "bolster its war chest to undertake more earnings enhancing acquisitions"
   
14/1/15 - 18:56   Euro Car Parts to create over 1,000 new jobs in Super Hub roll out
   
14/1/15 - 16:47   NFU warning as rural roads crumble; 63% increase in pothole damage recorded
   
14/1/15 - 14:05   Company Car in Action (CCIA) from Fleet News - returns to Milbrook on June 16 & 17
   
14/1/15 - 13:58   CV Show 2015 - NEC 14 - 16 April; registration now open
   
14/1/15 - 13:49   FOXY Lady Insurance - opened for business this week to cut the cost of car insurance for safe female motorists
   
14/1/15 - 13:36   BMW - say Time is the most sought after luxury and BMW is using technology to give their customers more time for themselves
   
14/1/15 - 13:25   Ford UK - demonstrating its latest technologies at "Ford Tech Live" event being held at dealers from 16 - 18 Jan
   
14/1/15 - 10:10   AW Repair Group to feature in PPG's latest promotional film
   
14/1/15 - 09:23   Plunkys All Stars announce date for the 2015 re-match in aid of local charities
   
14/1/15 - 09:14   Tomorrow, Thursday 15 January, is National Pothole Day, supported by the RAC
   
14/1/15 - 09:04   USA: Jon Paker (Bytebck and Bodyshop Revolution) to speak at FenderBender education conference in Philadelphia on 19 May
   
13/1/15 - 16:15   Standothek technical information booklets available online
   
13/1/15 - 14:47   UK Government does not support the EU proposed mandatory installation of eCall in new passenger cars and vans
   
13/1/15 - 13:28   Telegraph - how falling petrol prices pushed up car insurance costs; strange, but experts reckon car cover premiums rise as oil price falls
   
13/1/15 - 11:43   CAP - talk about their acquisition by Solera (Audatex)
   
13/1/15 - 11:39   2015 British Bodyshop Awards - early bird bookings now open!
   
13/1/15 - 11:33   Fuel prices - official government figures confirm 16 consecutive weeks of falling prices
   
13/1/15 - 11:18   Glass's - New car ownership is sooo 2014.......leasing is the way forward for the "direct debit generation,"
   
13/1/15 - 11:01   Young drivers - debated in House of Lords yesterday; govt efforts focused on telematics to reduce accident rate
   
13/1/15 - 09:56   Inflation - at lowest rate since records began in 1986; CPI down to 0.5%; RPI down to 1.6%
   
13/1/15 - 09:23   Ford - 2015 will be one its busiest years ever in terms of new product launches in the UK
   
13/1/15 - 09:15   Bentley - announce that their new 4x4 SUV, due in 2016, will be called the Bentley Bentayga
   
12/1/15 - 23:01   National Windscreens - appointed approved vehicle glass repair and replacement supplier for ERS (Equity Red Star)
   
12/1/15 - 22:49   Quindell - Gotham City say "we have lowered our intrinsic value estimates for Quindell"
   
12/1/15 - 18:56   Confused.com/Towers Watson - premium index rose in Q4 for second consecutive quarter, up 2%; average premium now £594, down 8% in a year
   
12/1/15 - 17:39   ACIS - Paul Buckingham appointed as business development director
   
12/1/15 - 10:30   Audatex - paint price update for 2015
   
12/1/15 - 09:09   IMI - Accident Repair Body National Occupational Standards - feedback request
   
12/1/15 - 08:39   Calls to extend London's ultra-low emission zone
   
12/1/15 - 08:31   Drivers face motor premium increases in 2015
   
12/1/15 - 07:12   Nationwide - trading update: "a good finish to the year"; underlying profit for the year will be ahead of expectations
   
12/1/15 - 07:08   Quindell - confirm Richard Rose as new chairman; trading update - "Board remains comfortable with the Group's overall cash position"
   
12/1/15 - 00:42   Busiest week ever for ABP website with over 36,000 visits
   
11/1/15 - 23:35   USA: Hartford Insurance appeals $34.7m fine for allegedly scheming to fix rates it paid for body repairs
   
11/1/15 - 23:24   Fuel pricing - three Harvest Energy garages in West Midlands are now selling petrol BELOW £1 litre - lowest price since May 2009
   
11/1/15 - 23:04   PWC look at why the credit hire industry needs to come up with an innovative alternative to the GTA
   
11/1/15 - 22:04   Jaguar - confirm F-Pace as name for their aluminium sports crossover, to go on sale in 2016 (shown as C-X17 concept in 2013)
   
11/1/15 - 20:11   "City Heavyweights To Join Quindell Revamp" says Sky News
   
10/1/15 - 10:06   Garage in the spotlight for the new Go Compare advert
   
09/1/15 - 17:03   Quindell Plc announce Simon Pook's sudden passing
   
09/1/15 - 14:15   Sukhpal Singh appointed as non-exec director of Continental Engines in India
   
09/1/15 - 14:11   Fix Auto UK - launch Fix & Go, new network of fast repair centres
   
09/1/15 - 12:30   Nissan - begin 5-year project with NASA space agency to develop autonomous vehicle systems
   
09/1/15 - 12:30   ABP Employer Protect - Does obesity amount to a disability?
   
09/1/15 - 12:20   DVLA - begin on consultation to only allow one EC driving licence to be held by an individual; "One person - one licence"
   
09/1/15 - 11:35   Honda - introduce the world’s first predictive cruise control system, Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (i-ACC)
   
09/1/15 - 11:23   Quindell - comment on press speculation of Jim Sutcliffe as new chairman
   
09/1/15 - 07:30   Half of Brits unwilling to be a passenger in a driverless car
   
08/1/15 - 17:44   Australia - Symach expands delivery of FixLine repair processes with Gemini
   
08/1/15 - 15:23   Quindell, Phil Hodgkinson, ceo of Quindell Legal Services Division left company on 31 Dec to set up consultancy business
   
08/1/15 - 13:49   Nationwide Windscreens - win 3-year contract from Lex Autolease
   
08/1/15 - 13:46   Independent Garage Cooperative (IGC) - national network of independent garages launched; Geoffrey Bray (ex FSG) is president
   
08/1/15 - 13:35   Cromax - announces comprehensive training offer for 2015
   
08/1/15 - 13:21   Testrosyl - launch new brand, STAG Tools
   
08/1/15 - 11:51   Thatcham - official press release about their sponsored Safety Award presented at last night's What Car? awards
   
08/1/15 - 11:32   Crash for cash - £1m in false insurance claims alleged at Manchester Crown Court
   
08/1/15 - 09:57   Quindell - shares continue their meteoric rise in 2015; up 14% today; more than doubled in last 4 days
   
08/1/15 - 08:12   Auto Body and Motor Claims Expo - new website launched and bookings are now open
   
08/1/15 - 07:37   Halfords - Matt Davies, ceo, to leave in May to become UK CEO at Tesco
   
08/1/15 - 07:27   Tesco - trading update says increase in sales at Tesco Bank "was partly offset by a more competitive insurance market"
   
08/1/15 - 07:16   Pendragon - trading update; "full year performance will be ahead of expectations"
   
07/1/15 - 23:49   What Car? - Skoda Fabia wins Car of the Year; full list of all 17 winners
   
07/1/15 - 23:45   In memory of Christine Lane
   
07/1/15 - 23:21   What Car? - winner of Safety Award, sponsored by Thatcham is..........Land Rover Discovery Sport
   
07/1/15 - 20:57   Chameleon Coachworks - owner Neil; Trooter, who won £108m on the Euromillions lottery last year, moves to medieval manor house with lake
   
07/1/15 - 17:23   Crash, Bang, Walloped
   
07/1/15 - 16:56   CMA - Draft Order and Explanatory Note
   
07/1/15 - 16:51   CMA - consults on draft motor insurance order (press release)
   
07/1/15 - 16:49   CMA - begin public consultation on their package of remedies
   
07/1/15 - 14:55   Labour MP to initiate Parliamentary debate on compulsory state registration of hairdressers; previous attemp in Nov 2011 defeated
   
07/1/15 - 14:08   ABP analyse 2014 new car sales by vehicle manufacturer bodyshop programme
   
07/1/15 - 13:39   BMW Group - seek 200 new apprentices in 2015 for UK manufacturing and dealer operations (inc bodyshop)
   
07/1/15 - 13:34   EuroNCAP - identifies best performing cars crash tested in 2014
   
07/1/15 - 13:29   SMMT - van sales rose 18.7% in 2014 but truck sales fell 26%
   
07/1/15 - 11:16   Revive! sponsored Andrew Jordan joins MG for 2015 BTCC
   
07/1/15 - 11:08   SMMT - UK car sales rose 9.3% in 2014 to hit a 10 year high with 2.48 million registrations (4th highest of all-time)
   
07/1/15 - 09:42   Busiest day ever for ABP website yesterday with 6,991 visits to the site from 4,119 unique visitors
   
07/1/15 - 09:38   Accident Exchange - use of ‘Hot-Key’ FNOL scheme increases Bowkers BMW parts sales by 36%
   
07/1/15 - 09:03   Land Rover - confirm Defender production ends in December 2015; three final limited editions announced
   
07/1/15 - 08:50   ABP Club National Meeting - Tuesday 24th February 2015 - an invitation to attend
   
07/1/15 - 08:34   Quindell - announce that Toscafund now own over 5% of their shares
   
07/1/15 - 01:00   Brake and Direct Line - more than one in seven (15%) drivers making risky manoeuvres to correct mistakes when following sat-nav directions
   
06/1/15 - 18:24   Mottram parts company with Stanners after 20 years service
   
06/1/15 - 15:59   BSI clarifies the 15% promotional discount applies only to the PDF version of BS 10125:2014
   
06/1/15 - 15:34   PAS 125:2011 to BS 10125:2014 - key changes
   
06/1/15 - 14:38   Thatcham's investment enables leading response to technical repair enquiries
   
06/1/15 - 13:46   VW chief - "The car and the computer are gradually converging"
   
06/1/15 - 13:37   Co-operative Insurance - updates young driver insurance policies to include safer driving modules linked to telematics feedback
   
06/1/15 - 13:23   IHS Automotive - new report;" Autonomous Driving: Question is When, Not If"
   
06/1/15 - 13:16   National Windscreens - appoint Nick Broughall as National Fleet Sales Executive
   
06/1/15 - 12:44   AW Repair Group launch 'while you wait repairs' video on YouTube
   
06/1/15 - 12:28   Quindell - speculation on reason for recent rise in share price
   
06/1/15 - 12:26   Morelli Group launches Smartpod portal and AutoPad estimating system through BodyNet
   
06/1/15 - 12:15   ABP Employer Protect: Glaisyers offer another Free Breakfast Seminar for Employment law
   
06/1/15 - 11:41   Audatex - system issues now resolved
   
06/1/15 - 11:17   Audi - A7 Sportback "piloted driving concept" arrives in Las Vegas following 560 mile drive; long-distance test drive successfully completed
   
06/1/15 - 11:07   BMW - confirm " more extensive use of carbon fibre" in next generation of mainstream models plus more plug-in hybrids
   
06/1/15 - 10:46   Harman - develop new Individual Sound Zones that allow 4 people in a car to each listen to their own music - without needing headphones
   
06/1/15 - 10:22   Met Office - 2014 confirmed as UK's warmest and 4th wettest year since records began in 1910.
   
06/1/15 - 10:11   Fuel prices - official government figures confirm 15 consecutive weeks of falling prices
   
06/1/15 - 10:04   Audatex - 20 minute delay with send service for AudaEnterpriseGold
   
06/1/15 - 08:48   Mercedes - unveil F105 ; concept of the self-driving hydrogen / electric powered car of the future
   
06/1/15 - 08:31   Toyota - provide more than 5,600 hydrogen fuel cell and related patents available for royalty free use
   
05/1/15 - 17:45   Thatcham - first three Vehicle Damage Assessor apprentices complete their 2-year programme
   
05/1/15 - 17:17   Supermarkets cut petrol to under 106p litre; lowest price for over 5 years; RAC forecast £1 by end of January
   
05/1/15 - 13:05   DAC Group acquires stake in ITAS
   
05/1/15 - 11:51   Kia - way ahead of new 2015 vehicle recycling regulations
   
05/1/15 - 11:41   Mitsubishi - introduce 5-year warranty across all models
   
05/1/15 - 11:29   IFB (Insurance Fraud Bureau) - make 2 key appointments in fight against organised fraud
   
05/1/15 - 10:59   Volvo Cars adds additional product / technology courses to meet demand
   
05/1/15 - 09:33   PPG appoint a new UK & Ireland Technical Manager
   
05/1/15 - 07:18   Ageas - complete sale of Ageas Protect (UK Life insurance business) to AIG for £197m
   
03/1/15 - 13:24   Ireland - car sales up 30% in 2014 to over 96,000; van sales up 51%; hgv sales up 16%
   
02/1/15 - 12:46   AA - Half of motorists’ cars damaged in car parks over past year
   
02/1/15 - 11:32   Industry Yearbook - annualised turnover correction for East Bilney Coachworks
   
02/1/15 - 10:17   PPG - appoint Simon Goodyer (ex Sia Abrasives) as PPG Refinish UK Regional Business Manager North
   
02/1/15 - 07:36   Quindell - discussions underway regarding disposal of an "operating division"; Board remains "comfortable" with cash position
   
01/1/15 - 03:35   ABP website – 2014 in numbers: 16.3 million hits; 1.3 million visits; 4.2 million pages viewed; ½ million hours spent on-line
   
01/1/15 - 03:35   ABP website – 2014 in numbers: 16.3 million hits; 1.3 million visits; 4.2 million pages viewed; ½ million hours spent on-line