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Thousands of shops achieve OE Certification
- January 6, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Assured Performance Network has announced that more than 2,000 shops achieved its Assured Performance Certification in 2015. The Certification was founded to raise the industry’s technical repair capability and ensure each repair business has the resources to repair new model vehicles manufactured by the participating automakers. This includes tools, equipment and expertise. To achieve the [...] -
VW sued by US Justice Department
- January 5, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen could face fines of up to £60bn after the US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against it for violating clean air laws. It alleges that Volkswagen installed ‘defeat devices’ in almost 600,000 diesel vehicles in the US to cheat emission tests. The Justice Department filed the lawsuit yesterday (Monday) on behalf of the [...] -
Industry expects Ford/Google announcement
- January 4, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Ford and Google are expected to announce a joint partnership to develop autonomous vehicles at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, USA. Neither company has yet to confirm discussions to create an independent joint venture in this field, but multiple news organisations have reported that the two giants are keen to pool their [...] -
Tesla to investigate car fire
- January 4, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Tesla is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out while a Model S was charging in Norway. It was reported that the car caught fire after its owner had plugged it into a Supercharger on New Year’s Day. The owner had left the vehicle and no one was injured, but the incident will [...] -
Numbers adding up for car insurers
- January 4, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
UK car insurers paid out £2.41bn less in 2014 than in 2010, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). It reports that motor insurers paid out £8.3bn in 2010 compared to £5.9bn last year. And the numbers should make even better reading in the future following the commitment made by Chancellor [...]