Tesla doesn’t see Brexit a problem and is planning to open up an engineering centre in the UK, according to founder Elon Musk. He said he didn’t envisage Brexit as having a ‘significant impact’ on the company and plans to tap into a deep source of British engineering talent. Elon said, ‘We have a lot [...]

MAPFRE recorded revenue for the first nine months of the year of €20.9bn, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%, while premiums totalled €17.1bn, a 1.3% decrease. Earnings before taxes and non-controlling interests grew by 15.5% to €1.3bn, and net profits were €572m, 3.3% lower than the equivalent figure for the first nine months of 2015. These [...]

Figures from Nissan reveal that there are more than 75,000 Nissan EV owners in Europe as the electric vehicle revolution speeds up across the continent. The milestone follows the recent announcement that 260,000 Nissan EVs have been sold worldwide, reinforcing Nissan’s vision for a zero-emission future as the brand continues to make Intelligent Mobility a [...]

Service King Collision Repair Centres, one of the fastest-growing collision repair services in the US, has opened its 85th Texas location with a new repair centre in southwest Houston. The organisation now operates 22 repair centres in the market with 306 locations in 23 states across the US. Justin Regan, Service King’s Houston market vice [...]

Symach has appointed Chad Seelye to the role of vice president USA for the Italian-based company. In his new position, Seelye will work in collaboration with the team in Italy to educate the US market on Symach’s European technology and equipment, which includes its patented FixLine process. ‘We are excited to have Chad on board [...]