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Carglass visits Symach
- November 15, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Carglass executives have visited Symach’s operations in Bologna, Italy to learn more about the Italian equipment, which has recently been installed in five branches in Belgium. The visit saw new Carglass CEO, Guido De Paepe, accompany its top customers to tour the state-of-the-art facility and provide them with a detailed presentation of the operation. De [...] -
New calls for vehicle safety
- November 15, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Members of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament have adopted a non-binding resolution asking for new vehicles to include a range of life-saving technologies. Automated Emergency Braking, Intelligent Speed Assistance and Intelligent Seatbelt Reminders are included in the plan designed to get ‘more effective measures’ to reach the goal of ‘no fatalities’. Almost 26,000 [...] -
Castrol and Volvo extend partnership
- November 15, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Castrol and the Volvo Car Group have renewed their global partnership. The agreement which covers engine oils, gear oils and greases in all new vehicles in Volvo’s global manufacturing facilities will also see the supply of lubricants to Volvo dealers across the globe. The partnership will see the two companies work together on improving fuel [...] -
Lyft makes international move
- November 14, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Ride hailing company, Lyft is set to launch in Toronto, Canada in December in what will be its first international expansion outside the US. The move comes after aggressive expansion in the US which has resulted in the app now being available to 95% of the US population, up from 54% at the start of [...] -
Uber eyes huge investment
- November 13, 2017
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Reports suggest that ride hailing business, Uber could be on the cusp of agreeing a multi-billion pound investment to fuel expansion and investments in technology. The reported $10bn (£7.6bn) investment comes via a consortium led by Japanese conglomerate Softbank and San Francisco group Dragoneer. It is claimed the deal could lead to a corporate restructure [...]