The European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) has again secured high-level speakers to offer insights on the state of the economic environment, technology and legislation. Keynote speaker for this year’s event, themed ‘disruptive trends in the aftermarket’, will be Stefan Gross-Selbeck of global management consultancy firm, Boston Consulting Group. Presenters from organisations including QVARTZ, Daimler [...]

California regulators have this week approved testing of autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel. Fifty companies already have permits to test on public roads and highways in California. This ruling means the vehicles will no longer need to have drivers inside during tests, but driverless cars being tested on public roads must have [...]

Fans of Formula 1 are revving up with excitement after the McLaren Formula 1 team today unveiled its racing livery for the 2018 season, which was created using the latest superior coatings technology supplied by AkzoNobel. The new MCL33’s eye-catching primary colour, Papaya Spark – first seen today during the team’s official launch in Navarra, [...]

Ageas UK has posted a net profit of €29m in 2017 (2016: loss of €156m) despite a €46m Ogden impact. Gross Inflows, including Tesco Underwriting Ltd, decreased to €2bn (vs €2.2bn 2016), down three per cent at constant exchange rates. Motor inflows reduced to €1bn (vs €1.1bn 2016), down two per cent constant exchange rates. [...]