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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - November 2015

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

30/11/15 - 23:22   ROBORACE - a global race series for driverless electric cars announced by FIA; first race next season
   
30/11/15 - 23:08   CCR Bodyworks - fire engulfs Leicester repair centre
   
30/11/15 - 22:28   RMI - welcome the government's £3 billion a year apprenticeship levy
   
30/11/15 - 14:14   Deloitte - cyber attacks leave a fifth of consumers out of pocket; data protection is number one concern for UK consumers
   
30/11/15 - 14:07   LV= - appoints Katie Wadey as New Member & Customer Director, formerly Customer Experience Director at Tesco
   
30/11/15 - 13:59   Allianz UK - new charity partnership with the Association of Air Ambulances (AAAC) for 2016
   
30/11/15 - 13:52   RAC - welcomes inquiry into all-lane running smart motorways
   
30/11/15 - 13:12   Ageas - two award wins: ‘Gold Standard for Insurance’ and IT Team of the Year Award at the Data and Technology Awards
   
30/11/15 - 13:09   HPI CrushWatch - recovery update data: 7,605 enquiries, 840 total finance hits with a value of £6,556,560
   
30/11/15 - 12:53   Standox - Standoflex stopper for refinishing plastic components
   
30/11/15 - 12:51   HMG Paints - win 2015 Coatings Care Award
   
30/11/15 - 12:45   Italy: Ferrari - signs €2.5 billion syndicated credit facility to "further step towards separation" from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group
   
30/11/15 - 12:40   Honda UK - Announces Price Increase Across Car Range
   
30/11/15 - 12:39   Emissions Analytics - new vehicle NOx rating scheme to clear air quality confusion
   
30/11/15 - 11:03   Fitch Ratings - UK Insurers may be slow to pass on lower whiplash claims
   
30/11/15 - 00:42   Redde (new name for Helphire) - comment on Government consultations for hhiplash reform
   
29/11/15 - 22:17   Top Gear - returns with Chris Evans on Sunday 8 May
   
28/11/15 - 16:50   Daily Mail - VMs "refuse to sort out MPG scam for 5 years ... want to delay more accurate tests until 2020"
   
28/11/15 - 16:07   Slater & Gordon - Australian Herald Sun: "share fall has raised questions over company’s financial future"
   
27/11/15 - 13:55   Canada: Fix Auto - Ian Pugh, Fix Auto UK, welcomes new Fix Auto World board of directors
   
27/11/15 - 13:33   Covéa Insurance - launches new e-trade product for tradesmen and professionals; guaranteed thirty-minute referral response
   
27/11/15 - 13:26   Classics Restoration and Classic Car Show - organisers on the look out for outstanding restoration jobs
   
27/11/15 - 13:19   IAM and MoneySuperMarket - driving penalty points cost over £132 million a year in higher insurance premiums
   
27/11/15 - 12:59   BGL Group - new office digital, data, technology and media hub in London for brands such as comparethemarket.com
   
27/11/15 - 12:43   LKQ Corporation - Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia to investigate potential business development in India
   
27/11/15 - 10:44   NAHL (National Accident Helpline) - ready for Government's compensation culture reforms
   
27/11/15 - 10:37   The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - seeks views on its approach to small businesses
   
27/11/15 - 10:35   RAC - fleet reliability could hit deliveries during Black Friday rush
   
27/11/15 - 10:22   Thomson Reuters’ Top 100 Global Innovators - 3M, BASF, DuPont, Honda, Nissan, Saint-Gobain, Toyota and Valeo
   
27/11/15 - 09:59   Allianz (Germany) - no need for new liability regulations for autonomous cars
   
27/11/15 - 09:36   Post Office - new BISL car insurance product for the over 50s
   
26/11/15 - 17:45   ABP Club - new edition of Industry Yearbook and AudaStats analysis now available on-line
   
26/11/15 - 15:35   Takata (airbag supplier to Toyota and Honda)- manipulated test results as far back as 2000 says New York Times
   
26/11/15 - 15:18   Quindell plc - name changes to Watchstone Group plc from today
   
26/11/15 - 13:43   China: Allianz, Baidu (IT) and Hillhouse (Capital Group) - agree joint venture to create innovative digital insurance solutions in China
   
26/11/15 - 13:40   Allianz - climate protection will become part of core business
   
26/11/15 - 13:34   ABI - insurance leaders join forces to call for global agreement on 2°C in Paris
   
26/11/15 - 13:20   RAC - reacts to new official data showing number of untaxed vehicles has more than doubled since 2013
   
26/11/15 - 13:16   Zurich - takes the lead to ensure gender equality
   
26/11/15 - 13:12   Sigerson Associates / Cooke & Mason - health & safety experts comment on the recent Alton Towers accident investigation
   
26/11/15 - 13:11   Sigerson Associates / Cooke & Mason - health & safety experts comment on the recent Alton Towers accident investigation
   
26/11/15 - 12:59   Admiral Young Driver - early driver education programme campaigns to get driving on the school curriculum
   
26/11/15 - 11:42   Allianz Insurance - receives regulatory approval of Solvency II internal model
   
26/11/15 - 11:22   The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - fines Barclays £72 million for failing to check a number of "ultra-high-net-worth" clients
   
26/11/15 - 11:16   Ireland: FBD Insurance - staged car crash duo who claimed to be strangers convicted of fraud after being spotted together on Facebook
   
26/11/15 - 10:43   The Netherlands: LeasePlan Corporation NV - confirms global market leadership with 1.5 million vehicle landmark
   
26/11/15 - 10:39   Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - consults on changes to PPI complaint handling rules
   
26/11/15 - 10:36   LeasePlan UK - happy to see the Government’s continued commitment to Ultra Low Emission Vehicles in the UK
   
26/11/15 - 10:05   Slater & Gordon - ABC News Australia asks "Is the law firm going broke"
   
26/11/15 - 09:45   Canada - repairers and insurers work together to streamline the FNOL process to improve customer experience
   
26/11/15 - 02:45   Glenn Allen Car Body Repairs - owner died at roadside whilst apprentice was winning Gold at Skill Auto final
   
26/11/15 - 02:27   Corsa (and Astra) Cannibals - move from Bedfordshire up to Teeside; cars stripped of accident repair parts
   
26/11/15 - 02:19   Slater & Gordon - Australian law firm that bought Quindell's Professional Services Division saw shares fall 44% today
   
25/11/15 - 23:51   Government compensation culture reforms - APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers criticises changes
   
25/11/15 - 22:01   Government compensation culture reforms - welcomed by AA, RAC, MoneySuperMarket, comparethemarket and uSwitch
   
25/11/15 - 21:39   Government compensation culture reforms - welcomed by ABI plus comment from Ageas, Aviva, Axa, RSA,
   
25/11/15 - 16:38   VW emissions scandal - details published on how VW will solve the NOx exhaust emissions issue in Europe
   
25/11/15 - 14:08   "Compensation culture reform" - no right to cash compensation; upper limit for small claims rises to £5,000
   
25/11/15 - 13:56   Government - autumn statement gives more details on apprenticeship funding and levy from April 2017
   
25/11/15 - 13:48   Government - Autumn Statement; the key points
   
25/11/15 - 13:33   Chancellor - to "bring forward reforms to the compensation culture around minor motor accident injuries"
   
25/11/15 - 13:10   Repair & Refinish Review magazine - publication to end as of 2016
   
25/11/15 - 13:10   CAP - Tesla is "ultimate green motoring choice"; has luxury price tag but holds value better than any other car
   
25/11/15 - 12:57   AXA - David Williams asks, can "sensors and telematics can accurately record when the driver hands over control to the car?"
   
25/11/15 - 12:49   Saga - 2/5 shoppers over the age of 50 either walk or catch the bus rather than drive and pay to park to shop on the high street
   
25/11/15 - 12:22   This is Money (Daily Mail) – damning report on PI “claims sharks… preying on consumers in hospital car parks" and "bribing" insurers
   
25/11/15 - 11:46   General Medical Council (GMC) - disclose to the DVLA if a patient should not be driving, doctors told
   
25/11/15 - 11:14   LexisNexis Risk Solutions - 8.4m UK motor insurance policies at risk of application fraud; more than 3m "comfortable" with claims fraud
   
25/11/15 - 10:36   Consumer Intelligence - motor insurance customers complain about phone rage
   
25/11/15 - 09:49   RAC - Motorists NOT put off diesel but VW emissions scandal HAS damaged motorists’ trust in all vehicle manufacturers’ environmental claims
   
25/11/15 - 09:37   SMMT - Driverless pods win sixth SMMT Automotive Award for Innovation
   
24/11/15 - 13:56   IMI Skill Auto 2015 competition - IMI's official press release
   
24/11/15 - 13:50   VW emissions scandal - German prosecutors investigate five VW employees in connection with suspected tax evasion
   
24/11/15 - 11:46   AW Repair Group - well-wishers raise £1,079 for the British Heart Foundation
   
24/11/15 - 11:09   Allianz - to significantly grow its portfolio across casualty lines to address growth of PI claims in the UK
   
24/11/15 - 11:02   FCA - Call for Inputs on the use of Big Data in the retail general insurance sector
   
24/11/15 - 10:58   RAC - issues pleas to Chancellor ahead of Spending Review and Autumn Statement
   
24/11/15 - 10:52   Gothenburg, Sweden: Volvo - teams up with PostNord for the world’s first commercially available in-car delivery service
   
24/11/15 - 10:43   PSA Peugeot Citroën and Transport & Environment - cooperate to publish real-world fuel economy data
   
24/11/15 - 10:32   Next Green Car Awards 2015 - winners include Volkswagen Passat GTE, Fiat 500 0.9 TwinAir and Peugeot 208 1.6 BlueHDi
   
24/11/15 - 10:19   Jaguar Land Rover - to double the size of its engine plant
   
24/11/15 - 07:29   Cambria - results for y/e Aug 2015; profits up 45% on turnover up 16%; well placed to continue growth
   
23/11/15 - 23:08   Copart - worldwide Q1 results; turnover and profit down 0.5%; offer to repurchase shares; appoint new CFO
   
23/11/15 - 21:03   VW emissions scandal - BBC Panorama shows European VW cars have cheat software fitted and working
   
23/11/15 - 14:57   SmartWitness - six out of ten motorists support raising the driving age to 18
   
23/11/15 - 13:56   Aviva - typical motorist has owned seven different cars
   
23/11/15 - 13:47   WhoCanFixMyCar.com – annual trends data reveals peak times for aftersales services
   
23/11/15 - 13:08   IAM - 12,445 accidents took place on built up roads that were either flooded or wet in the dark in 2014 – a 19% increase since 2010
   
23/11/15 - 13:02   Newport Caravans – South Wales motorhome business invests half a million pounds in new bodyshop facility
   
23/11/15 - 12:45   Vertu Motors - Robert Forrester CEO of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors back Northern Powerhouse
   
23/11/15 - 12:28   Plunkys All Stars CF match - time to dust off those boots for the Alzheimer’s Society
   
23/11/15 - 11:46   Xchanging - nearly half of insurers "underprepared" for major, TalkTalk style cyber attack
   
23/11/15 - 11:32   Germany: Volkswagen - rolls out 3D smart glasses as standard equipment for order picking
   
23/11/15 - 11:25   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - £2,800 raised for BEN and the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
   
23/11/15 - 11:05   H Samson (Bolton) Ltd - Bolton bodyshop receives RBS funding package to boost expansion plans and take on new staff
   
23/11/15 - 10:35   USA: Valspar Automotive - showcases products and brands at 2015 SEMA Show
   
23/11/15 - 10:27   Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) - contacts 1,000 companies who buy and sell customer data in crackdown on nuisance calls
   
23/11/15 - 10:18   Co-op Insurance - 5% reduction in the number of accidents, collisions and thefts on ‘Black Friday’ (27 November 2015) between 2013 and 2014
   
23/11/15 - 10:04   RAC - air quality targets must include "heavily-polluting" bus and taxi fleets, as well as incentivising motorists
   
23/11/15 - 09:12   Brake - ‘Drive less, live more’ campaign launched by Brake
   
23/11/15 - 02:25   HBC - UK salvage business owned by the American firm KAR Auction Services; Q3 results
   
22/11/15 - 15:31   WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - Car Painting and Auto Body Repair members of Squad UK announced
   
22/11/15 - 15:08   Skill Auto competition - winners announced of refinishing and body repair competitions
   
22/11/15 - 12:40   Slater Gordon Solutions (SGS) - former Quindell Professional Services Division (inc Ai Claims)changes strategy
   
22/11/15 - 00:07   EY (Ernst & Young) - motorists face 8% price hike for insurance in 2016; biggest rise in premiums since 2011
   
20/11/15 - 23:38   Canada: Fix Auto - appoint new board of directors; Guy Bessette and Manon Duplantie no longer involved
   
20/11/15 - 14:10   Volkswagen Group - reduces level of capex, planned 2016 investment capped at approximately EUR 12 billion
   
20/11/15 - 14:03   PPG - launches new responsive website optimised for smart devices
   
20/11/15 - 13:44   Lloyd's - London insurance market was “leading the way” in embracing FinTech opportunities
   
20/11/15 - 13:37   Government - should consider a diesel scrappage scheme and ensure that Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes tackle harmful NO2 pollution
   
20/11/15 - 12:43   Axalta - Standox VOC Nonstop Primer Surfacer U7580 ready to use from the spray can
   
20/11/15 - 12:35   AXA, IFC and the World Bank - panel discuss the role of insurance in promoting Road Safety
   
20/11/15 - 12:23   Karl McCartney MP / LV= - PI claims debated at Westminster after MP spends a day with LV='s fraud claims team
   
20/11/15 - 11:54   MoneySuperMarket - Crewe is the UK drink-drive capital with a rate of 1.74 per 1,000 drivers with convictions
   
20/11/15 - 11:51   Direct Line - Anxiety, panic and £135: the real cost of being without a car
   
20/11/15 - 11:29   comparethemarket.com (Budget BGL Group) - hires former Walmart VP, Bora Arslan, as its new Customer Analytics and Decision Science Director
   
20/11/15 - 11:22   Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) - multi-tasking at the wheel a potentially fatal myth
   
20/11/15 - 11:18   Volvo Cars - developing next-generation automotive technologies with Microsoft; autonomous driving &predictive analytics to improve safety
   
20/11/15 - 10:54   H. R. Owen - launches luxury full-service insurance concierge for high-net-worth clients
   
20/11/15 - 10:40   Ford - new Ford Mondeo Vignale prototype grille was 3D printed; technology can be used to print templates for 1,000 models at home
   
20/11/15 - 01:09   Data, Analytics & Technology Awards (DATA) - newest insurance awards from Post mag; winners and short list
   
19/11/15 - 14:10   Berg Insight - telematics to be fitted to 8.9 million commercial vehicles by 2019; TomTom Telematics no.1 in Europe
   
19/11/15 - 13:58   Axalta - Global Automotive 2015 Color Popularity Report reveals white is worldwide number one
   
19/11/15 - 13:42   Glasurit - Porsche Driving experience raises more cash for BEN!
   
19/11/15 - 13:28   UK cyber security - a top priority for UK Government
   
19/11/15 - 13:25   The Met Office - issues a Level 2 cold weather alert across Yorkshire and Humber, the North East and the North West
   
19/11/15 - 13:20   IMI - employers say government must focus on “quality” apprentices to close skills gap
   
19/11/15 - 13:13   Confused.com - number of councils who use CCTV to catch motorists committing traffic offences has risen by 76% since 2012
   
19/11/15 - 13:02   Auto Retail Network - The Website Report 2015 – UK’s top retail websites reviewed and ranked
   
19/11/15 - 12:49   ABP Convention and Night of Knights – brand new £150m venue for 2016: Resorts World Birmingham
   
19/11/15 - 12:36   IMI Skill Auto - Skill Auto final starts this morning at the Skills Show, NEC, 19-21 November
   
19/11/15 - 12:22   Autotrader - used 4x4 sales rise as UK temperature drops
   
19/11/15 - 11:27   Thatcham Research - key role for Thatcham as Chinese motor insurance introduces vehicle insurance rating scheme
   
19/11/15 - 11:19   Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) - British car makers achieve best 10 month performance in a decade; 1,318,452 new cars
   
19/11/15 - 11:12   Volvo Cars - Concept 26 autonomous drive concept to "delegate driving to the car" in stop-start traffic
   
19/11/15 - 11:01   Wales Rally GB - team overcomes the elements to host successful event
   
19/11/15 - 10:50   Thatcham Research - backs calls for worldwide mandatory fitment of Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
   
18/11/15 - 23:58   CitNOW - appoint Pam Cameron as UK Field Sales Manager and Stephen Bateson as Head of Client Services
   
18/11/15 - 23:20   Zurich Insurance - UK Chief Claims Officer, Tony Emms, departs; replaced from Dec 2015 by Karl Helgesen
   
18/11/15 - 19:58   USA: AudaExplore - integrate system with MyPriceLink, GM's dynamic collision parts pricing data
   
18/11/15 - 19:45   LKQ Corporation - appoint Robert Hanser (ex Bosch) to board; has extensive knowledge of European aftermarket
   
18/11/15 - 14:20   Fix Auto - six more bodyshops celebrate 10 years with Fix Auto
   
18/11/15 - 12:27   Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) - warns public over scam insurance claims calls
   
18/11/15 - 12:02   Direct Line - anxiety, panic and £135: the real cost of being without a car
   
18/11/15 - 11:45   motoring.co.uk - 88% of UK motorists believe speed cameras are primarily used for generating cash
   
18/11/15 - 11:20   ABP Club Industry Knight 2015 - Michael Wilmshurst, Chief Executive of Nationwide
   
18/11/15 - 11:16   RAC - petrol and diesel cuts expected as oil hits $40 a barrel
   
18/11/15 - 08:14   Hastings - Q3 trading update; "consistent, profitable growth" now have 5.7% share of UK private car market
   
17/11/15 - 19:00   ABP Club Night of Knights – winners announced!
   
17/11/15 - 13:11   Pen Underwriting - looking for business from brokers following UK motor insurance exit of Liberty Specialty Markets
   
17/11/15 - 12:32   EDT - wins bronze Green Apple Award for reducing vehicle emissions; average 63.5% emissions reduction in Sep incl. BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Mazda
   
17/11/15 - 11:04   ACEA - 26th consecutive month of growth for EU passenger car market
   
17/11/15 - 10:53   Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - fines and bans former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors
   
17/11/15 - 10:46   Gemini Repairs UK - Dave Sargeant and Phil Coleman running the London Marathon for St Richard’s Hospice
   
17/11/15 - 10:32   Lex Autolease - businesses hit by £25m bill for road accidents
   
17/11/15 - 07:21   Marshall Motor Holdings - acquire S.G. Smith (SGS), south-east based dealer group, for £24.4m
   
17/11/15 - 07:12   Government - insurance sector is amongst worst for pay-gap between men and women; up to 40% difference
   
16/11/15 - 14:09   World Economic Forum - 8 of the most powerful road-safety adverts
   
16/11/15 - 14:00   Allianz - €5,000 competition prize for cyclist UK road safety ideas
   
16/11/15 - 13:48   AXA - 2 in 5 UK small businesses impacted by climate change but just 12% have conducted a risk assessment
   
16/11/15 - 13:19   Transport Select Committee - call for evidence in newly launched inquiry to examine vehicle type approval
   
16/11/15 - 13:00   Department for Transport (DfT) - "refreshed strategy" consultation to overhaul DVLA, DVSA and VCA
   
16/11/15 - 12:48   Ford - tests autonomous vehicles in full-scale simulated urban environment
   
16/11/15 - 12:29   Caryle Group - receives court approval for acquisition of Innovation Group; shares delisted from 18 November
   
16/11/15 - 12:21   Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - £60 million overall decline in crash for cash fraud
   
16/11/15 - 12:13   Kia - invests $2billion to develop autonomous vehicle technology; introduction of tech by 2020; fully-autonomous vehicle target of 2030
   
16/11/15 - 12:08   Volkswagen emissions scandal - details of affected vehicles from 2016 model year; includes petrol engines
   
16/11/15 - 11:58   BMW - Carbon Core body of the new BMW 7 Series wins EuroCarBody Award 2015
   
16/11/15 - 11:05   USA: Service King - acquires 15 CARCARE Collision Center sites; largest deal of the year
   
16/11/15 - 10:41   Ireland: FBD - Irish insurance market will continue to make a loss in 2015 and 2016
   
16/11/15 - 10:06   RAC Garage Compare - Six in 10 motorists worry about hidden garage costs; 12% end up with a more expensive bill than they expected
   
16/11/15 - 09:49   Copart / John Pritchard - Fiesta ST finishes 47th in the 2015 Wales Rally GB in "horrendous conditions"
   
16/11/15 - 07:26   Government - UK will observe a minute's​ silence at 11am today (Monday) in remembrance of the Paris deaths
   
15/11/15 - 11:45   Night of Knights - full list of finalists for the 16 awards to be presented on Tuesday evening
   
14/11/15 - 17:32   ABP Club Convention / Night of Knights - the list of 168 companies attending; 431 delegates booked
   
14/11/15 - 10:20   Government - announce all working speed cameras (including on motorways) to be painted yellow by October 2016
   
13/11/15 - 22:16   Zurich Insurance Group AG - seeking replacement for Martin Senn (their current CEO) says Swiss magazine
   
13/11/15 - 13:34   Allianz - Ross McCallum appointed as Distribution Manager to strengthen broker relations
   
13/11/15 - 13:29   US: Google car - stopped by police for doing 24 mph in a 35 mph zone in California
   
13/11/15 - 13:21   Reco Auto - launch a new Certified Automotive Recycling Standard for the UK
   
13/11/15 - 13:12   Co-operative Insurance - appoints ex Legal & General GI MD, Diane Buckley, and former Tesco Bank GI MD, Julie Hopes, as Non Exec Directors
   
13/11/15 - 12:34   BVRLA - Intelligent Mobility roundtable proposes introduction of ‘NCAP’ style ratings system that would rank vehicles on cyber security
   
13/11/15 - 11:37   Peugeot - announces two-year sponsorship of Jamie Murray, Andy’s older brother
   
13/11/15 - 11:14   CAP / HPI - 2015 will mark another record sales year for UK new car market, despite October SMMT figures, says CAP Automotive
   
13/11/15 - 11:07   MoneySuperMarket - Lexus and Land Rover drivers make most at-fault claims, drivers of Mercedes Benz' smart car least likely
   
13/11/15 - 10:42   USA: Mitchell - Q3 2015 data average gross collision appraisal value of $3,147 - £2067.67 - $7 less than same period last year
   
13/11/15 - 09:30   RAC - Keychoice chooses RAC as exclusive partner for motor breakdown services
   
13/11/15 - 09:17   Brake - "heading for gridlock" with DfT figure of 316.1 billion vehicle miles, highest rolling annual total ever
   
12/11/15 - 17:50   Revive! - appoint Julie Eley as Franchise Manager
   
12/11/15 - 11:34   National Statistics - motor vehicle traffic increased by 2.2% to a new high of 316.1 billion vehicle miles
   
12/11/15 - 11:12   Ireland Central Bank - announced that it is to conduct an inquiry into former Quinn Insurance management
   
12/11/15 - 10:50   TomTom - signs deal to provide maps and traffic data for Uber Driver App
   
12/11/15 - 10:18   Ford - Active Noise Control, debuts on new Mondeo Vignale, works like noise-cancelling headphones to cancel out engine sounds in the cabin
   
11/11/15 - 14:59   ACIS - new central billing helps to reduce costs and boost efficiency
   
11/11/15 - 14:13   The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) - meet with DFT to express concerns over consumer safety
   
11/11/15 - 14:07   Sandicliffe Motor Contracts - supplied a new Nissan Note to local children's charity, Rainbows
   
11/11/15 - 13:44   Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) - develops eCall test proposals ahead of mandatory roll-out in 2018
   
11/11/15 - 12:34   Vertu / Bristol Street Motors Nissan, Ilkeston - top performer in Nissan's Customer Quality (Aftersales) category
   
11/11/15 - 12:20   Sainsbury's Bank - Q2 results from supermarket show bank business income (inc motor insurance) up 6%
   
11/11/15 - 12:01   Glasurit - happy birthday, Ara! The Glasurit parrot celebrates its 90th birthday
   
11/11/15 - 11:53   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - join Abridge Vehicle Management for a midnight bacon sandwich feast!
   
11/11/15 - 11:40   Audatex - Peugeot moving to AZT Painting 19th November 2015
   
11/11/15 - 11:31   Eldon Insurance / RAC - GoSkippy and Footprint policyholders offered RAC breakdown cover
   
11/11/15 - 10:43   US: Insurance Careers Month, February 2016 - market leaders pledge to promote insurance to next generation of industry leaders
   
11/11/15 - 10:07   World Automotive Refinish Coatings Market report - 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) with $11.3 billion sales forecast by 2020
   
11/11/15 - 07:50   RAC - over half of young drivers underestimate cost of insurance for their first year; average is £810
   
11/11/15 - 07:31   esure Group - Q3 results; motor premiums YTD up 5.9% to £364m; motor policies up 2% to 1.438 million policies
   
11/11/15 - 01:25   Volkswagen emissions scandal - UK government statement on actions undertaken by DfT and VCA; real-world testing from 2017
   
10/11/15 - 23:21   Australia: Fix Auto - head 'down-under'; David Lingham is part of team introducing Fix Auto to Australia
   
10/11/15 - 14:30   Driverless Technology Conference & Exhibition 2015 - Thatcham provide expert views on cyber security and vehicle Active Safety and ADAS
   
10/11/15 - 14:04   USA/Canada - aggressive growth of multi-region, multi-shop operators (MSO) continues
   
10/11/15 - 13:40   Ageas Insurance Limited (AIL) - Standard and Poor’s raises Ageas' rating and changes outlook to ‘stable’
   
10/11/15 - 13:29   Volkswagen - Group Board of Management and Works Council agree on joint steps
   
10/11/15 - 12:48   Lovecars - new social media site for automotive fans
   
10/11/15 - 12:43   Zurich - 1 in 10 organisations unaware of who their key suppliers are, leaving them open to severe disruption with mismanaged supply chain
   
10/11/15 - 12:37   Financial Conduct Authority - Project Innovate celebrates first anniversary with plans for ‘regulatory sandbox’
   
10/11/15 - 10:39   IMI - to deliver DVSA MOT Testing qualifications in 2016
   
10/11/15 - 09:44   Euro NCAP - new test will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians
   
10/11/15 - 01:11   Jaguar Land Rover - launch Leap 4.5; secret project to slash £4.5bn in costs and double production by 2019
   
09/11/15 - 21:00   Selsia - strengthens operations team with the appointment of Lee Elliot
   
09/11/15 - 16:56   ABP Club Economic Survey 2015 – at capacity? Around three quarters of bodyshops report a significant increase in repair volumes
   
09/11/15 - 14:12   Activa Contracts - new Ashwoods Lightfoot in-vehicle option for fleet customers can cut accident rates by up to 60%
   
09/11/15 - 13:57   RSA - fraud investigation results in donation for Brays Road School, a Birmingham special needs school
   
09/11/15 - 13:53   LV= - Bournemouth and Huddersfield offices become BBC Children in Need call centres to take pledges for the charity
   
09/11/15 - 13:46   Zurich - to cut up to 440 jobs from UK general insurance business
   
09/11/15 - 13:36   The Telegraph - speed awareness courses could 'invalidate insurance'
   
09/11/15 - 13:27   Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) - paid out £702,377 in "golden goodbyes" for 56 roles, reports City Wire
   
09/11/15 - 13:10   Porsche - global sales of more than 190,000 vehicles in the first ten months of 2015
   
09/11/15 - 12:38   Zurich - Zurich’s research suggests a 10% drop in the price of fuel could lead to a 2.5% increase in motor accident claims
   
09/11/15 - 12:23   Tracker - help West Midlands Police recover stolen £25,000 BMW M3 in just 20 minutes
   
09/11/15 - 12:21   Allianz UK - Q3 results; premiums up 2.7% but profits fall 12%
   
09/11/15 - 11:54   LV= - more than 30,000 potholes on UK roads awaiting repair; national pothole problem now covers 12,000 miles
   
09/11/15 - 11:31   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - one week to go! Car-O-Liner share their plans for the Convention
   
09/11/15 - 11:12   Auto Industry Consulting (AIC) - intricate repair techniques are now in use on everyday high volume vehicles like the Astra
   
09/11/15 - 10:28   Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks - SMEs prioritise staff training and development over "premises, plant or machinery”
   
09/11/15 - 10:16   The Freight Transport Association (FTA) - industry-led training schemes and vocational skills loans needed to address skills shortage
   
09/11/15 - 09:44   LV= - Aviva's Steve Treloar to replace GI Managing Director, John O’Roarke
   
09/11/15 - 07:57   AutoRaise - their Draft Apprenticeship Standard has now been signed off and fully approved by the BIS
   
09/11/15 - 07:41   Enkahnz (Bradford customising bodyshop) - owner, Naveed Khan, repays alleged cash-for-crash insurance pay-out
   
09/11/15 - 07:17   Quindell plc - to change name to Watchstone plc
   
08/11/15 - 10:47   Volvo Product Technology and XC90 courses added for December and January - book now!
   
08/11/15 - 10:23   Ireland - Calls for the car insurance crisis to be tackled head-on
   
07/11/15 - 11:23   Crash for cash - Admiral and IFED investigation prevents former prison friends £16K fraud
   
06/11/15 - 14:15   Allianz - Q3 results; total revenues up 3.5% to €95.5 billion euros; operating profit stable at €8.15 billion;
   
06/11/15 - 13:49   North Lindsey College - Just Car Clinic Group's partner opens new Technology Centre
   
06/11/15 - 13:38   RSA / DWF LLP - couple ordered to pay exemplary damages of £3,000 to the driver that crashed into them after trying to defraud RSA
   
06/11/15 - 13:16   Euro Car Parts - relocated Hull branch now open
   
06/11/15 - 13:07   Crawley Down Group - car sales, service and parts operations of Crawley Down Group closes; bodyshop in East Park, Crawley WILL NOT close
   
06/11/15 - 12:42   Northampton Crown Court - Shaun Davis who filmed himself at 192 mph jailed for 28 months and disqualified from driving for 10 years
   
06/11/15 - 12:30   Allianz - industry first as Allianz launches British Sign Language video relay service for home and motor claims
   
06/11/15 - 12:22   BCA / BEN - Bangers4BEN sale at BCA raises £26,550
   
06/11/15 - 12:01   Apprenticeship standards - Accident Repair Technician Apprenticeship Standard published
   
06/11/15 - 11:44   Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - landmark consultation on affiliate membership extending fraud data sharing beyond insurers to supply chain
   
06/11/15 - 11:34   Halifax - on average, men in full time employment still earn 32% more than females
   
06/11/15 - 11:30   Allianz - Lee Watts appointed Head of Casualty Claims, formerly claims investigation services manager at QBE
   
06/11/15 - 10:54   AkzoNobel - creates independently owned distribution partner dedicated to the Irish market, called Synergy
   
06/11/15 - 10:31   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - LATEST NEWS: speaker line-up includes Google, TomTom and VW
   
06/11/15 - 10:05   RAC Business - 500 UK businesses polled and 23% would pay a charge rather than invest in upgraded fleets to operate in clean air zones
   
06/11/15 - 09:51   Vauxhall - recalling 220,000 Zafira B cars to inspect heating and ventilation systems following 133 fires
   
06/11/15 - 09:14   Institute of Advanced Motorist’s (IAM)- first major survey into safety culture highlights key areas of risk on the road
   
06/11/15 - 01:30   Solera - worldwide Q1 results; turnover up 12% to $313m; net loss of $67 million due to non-recurring charges
   
05/11/15 - 17:19   BMW Group UK - award DHL 6-year contract to deliver parts to their 116 UK dealers
   
05/11/15 - 14:12   Covéa Insurance - sponsors Henley-based rower, Charles Cousins
   
05/11/15 - 14:07   SMMT – van sales up 6.2% in October; truck sales fall 31.5%
   
05/11/15 - 13:59   Bedfordshire Police - turn on speed cameras on M1 (Junc 10 to 13) to fill £1 million budget gap, says the Sun
   
05/11/15 - 13:58   Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) - Accident investigation course for fleet managers dealing with aftermath of work-related accidents
   
05/11/15 - 13:57   Transport Research Laboratory (TRK) - Accident investigation course for fleet managers dealing with aftermath of work-related accidents
   
05/11/15 - 13:51   Prestige Fleet Servicing - combined motor trade insurance policy proves popular
   
05/11/15 - 13:41   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - we are proud to announce Ex-British Army Officer Chris Moon as our guest speaker
   
05/11/15 - 13:20   McLaren Automotive - production starts on new £143,000 Sports Series 570S Coupé; new range forecast to more than double McLaren sales
   
05/11/15 - 13:20   McLaren Automotive - production starts on new £143,000 Sports Series 570S Coupé; new range forecast to more than double McLaren sales
   
05/11/15 - 13:15   Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) - UK skills gap getting worse, with 20% more insurance companies reporting shortages than in 2013
   
05/11/15 - 13:09   Solera - confirm HPI office Salisbury is to close; HPI and CAP will operate jointly from office in Leeds
   
05/11/15 - 13:01   IAM - welcome 7% fall in road casualties in year to June, despite 2.3% increase in traffic
   
05/11/15 - 12:53   SMMT - after record 43 months of growth, new car market stabilises in October with a 1% fall
   
05/11/15 - 07:33   RSA - Q3 results; "profit trends well above 2014"; UK personal motor down 3%; UK commercial motor up 21%
   
04/11/15 - 18:05   USA: Solera - Hollander (its salvage industry solution) has renewed exclusive agreement with ebay until 2020
   
04/11/15 - 14:31   Bentley / Nissan - achieve vehicle weight reduction with £7.15m Lightweighting Excellence Programme
   
04/11/15 - 14:03   Guardian Money - third-party insurance holders charged thousands more even though they offer less protection than fully comp cover
   
04/11/15 - 13:50   Ron Jones - Ageas to investigate after 98-year-old motorist receives £20,030 motor insurance quote
   
04/11/15 - 13:41   BMW - 3 Series advert banned for encouraging speeding
   
04/11/15 - 13:28   Ageas - CMA's failure to crack down on inflated non-fault credit hire and repair costs partly to blame for rising costs, reports IT
   
04/11/15 - 12:37   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - our partner, I Love Claims, announces details of 6th annual Motor Claims networking lunch
   
04/11/15 - 11:38   ABI Biennial Conference - "the conduct of insurers has not always been something to write home about", says FCA's Acting Chief Exec
   
04/11/15 - 11:11   CitNOW - Bangers4BEN ‘double effort’ pays off with more than £2,000 raised for BEN
   
04/11/15 - 11:09   CitNOW’s - Bangers4BEN ‘double effort’ pays off with more than £2,000 raised for BEN
   
04/11/15 - 11:00   VW emissions scandal - diesel controversy hasn't dented car fuel choice, new AA Cars research finds
   
04/11/15 - 10:45   RAC Fuel Watch - price of petrol falls for fourth consecutive month; unleaded reduced by nearly 2p a litre, diesel still near 2009 low price
   
04/11/15 - 10:38   uSwitch.com - millions of drivers potentially driving without valid car insurance because job changes
   
04/11/15 - 10:17   US: Axalta Coating Systems - Lori Ryerkerk, Shell's Exec VP, Global Manufacturing, joins Axalta's Board of Directors
   
04/11/15 - 10:07   Euro NCAP - latest test results for Audi A4 (5*), Honda HR-V (5*), Honda Jazz (5*) and VW Caddy (4*)
   
04/11/15 - 07:48   Ageas UK - Q3 results; "a profitable performance in a challenging market"; stable motor performance
   
04/11/15 - 07:10   Quindell - completes acquisition of PT Healthcare Solutions Corp
   
04/11/15 - 02:54   Volkswagen emissions scandal - Board of Management issue update; 800,000 vehicles affected at cost of 2 billion euros
   
03/11/15 - 15:38   DfT - confirm new wording on V5C for cat C salvage vehicles
   
03/11/15 - 13:59   Glasurit - next generation Glasurit 68 Line primed to deliver increased productivity and savings
   
03/11/15 - 13:48   Deloitte - European Commission decision could mean increased tax costs for UK insurers
   
03/11/15 - 13:34   KPMG - new Big Data Observatory at Imperial College London; 64 monitors with 313 degrees of surround vision, powered by 32 computers
   
03/11/15 - 13:23   Auto Industry Consulting (AIC) - Toyota Prius 4: The Need To Know
   
03/11/15 - 13:12   Highways England - motorway fuel price sign trial on M5
   
03/11/15 - 12:15   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - find out how bodyshops are slashing energy bills by 20%+ with the help of ECA Group
   
03/11/15 - 12:04   US: Google car - self-driving car trained to recognise children and adjust speed accordingly
   
03/11/15 - 11:51   Bates and Partners - new Workplace Pension government campaign aimed at employers like the accident repair sector
   
03/11/15 - 11:45   BIBA - works with the ABI to create a joint industry code to help vulnerable customers and to reinforce consumer trust
   
03/11/15 - 11:24   ABI - announce package of reforms including move to new officesand board changes
   
03/11/15 - 08:26   ABI - announce new measures to build consumer trust in insurance; "a real watershed moment" will include average claims cost on motor
   
03/11/15 - 07:49   Pendragon - Q3 results; profit up 6.6%; "continue to go from strength to strength with another strong quarter"
   
03/11/15 - 07:37   Direct Line - Q3 results; motor up 6.8% in Q3 and up 4.1% YTD; telematics sales up 76% to 67,000 policies
   
03/11/15 - 01:53   VW emissions scandal - US Govt EPA says illegal software found on 10,000 3.0 litre Porsche, Audi and VW cars
   
02/11/15 - 23:13   USA - Solera announce integration of parts procurement solutions to form InPartTM, online parts procurement
   
02/11/15 - 18:58   Swinton - appoint Carpenters Law to handle all their motor claims with immediate effect
   
02/11/15 - 15:14   esure - appoint Graham Hughes (ex RSA and Allianz) as new Head of Claims
   
02/11/15 - 14:05   ABI - insurers ask for FCA clampdown on "compensation cowboys"
   
02/11/15 - 13:58   Allianz - adopts Insurance Act changes ahead of August 2016 deadline
   
02/11/15 - 13:43   Castle Coachworks Northampton - 20 year old panel tech, Ellis Lennon, is the youngest to pass Mercedes-Benz's Aluminium qualification
   
02/11/15 - 13:34   ABI - call for FCA to regulate claims management companies; 23% of them were warned or had authorisation cancelled in last year
   
02/11/15 - 12:59   ECP Network - independent bodyshop network operation moves into new Stevenage offices
   
02/11/15 - 12:46   TomTom - Mercedes-Benz to make TomTom's navigation services available to app users
   
02/11/15 - 12:41   Japan: Nissan - reports net income of 325.6 billion yen for first half of FY2015; 2.62 million vehicles sold globally
   
02/11/15 - 12:24   RAC - motorists spend more than £6bn a year on cars that may have "nasty" past including 1 in 10 that are insurance write-offs
   
02/11/15 - 11:15   Sandicliffe Motor Contracts - new marketing intern, Jonathan Myers, joins the fleet
   
02/11/15 - 10:49   BIBA - pressure on very small businesses as premium increases coupled with rise in IPT see insurance costs up by almost 7%
   
02/11/15 - 10:42   ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - get ready for fully digitalised colour-matching with Akzo Nobel
   
02/11/15 - 10:04   ABI - insurers should be more transparent and relevant, says ABI chairman, Paul Evans
   
02/11/15 - 07:12   Quindell - first 90p of the 100p distribution to shareholders to take place in December
   
02/11/15 - 01:06   Ireland - Fianna Fail (Republican party) call for action to rein in motor insurance costs
   
01/11/15 - 10:43   ABP web site - an excellent October; 130,000 visits with 400,000 pages viewed