Ford of Europe has achieved zero waste-to-landfill at all of its European manufacturing plants. The achievement eliminates 6,000 tonnes of waste per year, that was previously sent to landfill, compared with 2011 – equivalent to the annual waste discarded by a town of 12,500 people, for the 1.2 million vehicles that Ford produces in Europe [...]

Caliber Collision CEO Steve Grimshaw, whose leadership has fuelled the company’s explosive growth, has been named Ernst & Young’s 2016 Southwest Entrepreneur of the Year in the services category. Grimshaw received the prestigious award at the annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Gala in Dallas, Texas, which honours and recognises the men and [...]

HERE, the location cloud company, has announced a significant step forward in efforts to drive a global standard for vehicle-to-cloud data – a development which in turn brings the promise of automated vehicles closer to reality. Following successful discussions with international automotive and mapping companies in Europe, the US and Asia, HERE has now submitted [...]

AA plc has agreed to sell its Irish business and operations – AA Ireland – to Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Fund, LP (CCI) and Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners II, LP (CGFSP). The cash deal is valued at €156.6m. The transaction is subject to approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland and by [...]