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Design chief appointed to JLR board
- January 29, 2021
- Posted by: Louise Cooke
- Category: Industry News
Jaguar Land Rover has appointed professor Gerry McGovern OBE, chief creative officer, to the board of management. CEO Thierry Bolloré said: “Gerry’s expanded chief creative officer accountabilities include leadership of the design functions of both Jaguar and Land Rover. Also, to continue to elevate and protect our two great brands, Gerry’s role will now include [...] -
Mitchell expands claims automation capabilities through open platform and collaboration with Tractable
- January 29, 2021
- Posted by: Louise Cooke
- Category: Industry News
Mitchell, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced the addition of Tractable’s AI to the Mitchell Intelligent Open Platform (MIOP). This allows North American automotive insurers to use Mitchell’s advanced claims automation solution—Mitchell Intelligent Estimating—with Tractable AI. With this plug-and-play approach, insurers have the flexibility to [...] -
PSA and FCA merger completed
- January 21, 2021
- Posted by: Louise Cooke
- Category: Industry News
The $52bn merger between Groupe PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was completed during the weekend. The new company, Stellantis, becomes the fourth largest car manufacturer in the world with an annual output of eight million vehicles, behind on Toyota, Volkswagen Group and Renault-Nissan. Under CEO Carlos Tavares, former PSA boss, the merger brings together 14 [...] -
Type and time of collisions impacted by Covid
- January 21, 2021
- Posted by: Louise Cooke
- Category: Industry News
Both the type and time of collisions changed last year, as driving habits changed according to Covid-19. Rear-end collisions fell by a drastic 27%, according to analysis by AX of its latest accident data, with “Hit in rear” falling 5.6% to just 24.7% of all accidents handled by AX, while “Hit while parked” became the [...] -
EVs winning over drivers
- January 21, 2021
- Posted by: Louise Cooke
- Category: Industry News
A new survey found that 63% of drivers would consider going electric for their next car. They cited environmental concerns, home charging and tax benefits as influencing factors. The survey of more than 2,000 drivers was carried out by Tusker, which runs a fleet of nearly 20,000 vehicles which has gone from three per cent [...]