• JLR suffers staggering annual losses

    • May 21, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Jaguar Land Rover has reported eye-watering annual losses of £3.6bn, blaming low sales in China as a primary cause. Sales actually rose in the UK and North America, but falling demand in China and Europe contributed to an overall fall of 5.8% in vehicle sales. The company also incurred significant redundancy costs with 4,500 job [...]
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  • Japanese cars dominate UK reliability list

    • May 20, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The Toyota Yaris has been named the UK’s most reliable used car. This follows a survey of more than 18,000 drivers of vehicles aged between four and 10 years old which also found suspension issues the most common fault among all models. The research was conducted by new car buying platform, What Car?, which rated [...]
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  • Alexander Amiri, Sponsorship & Partnership Director WorldSkills International, and Member of the Management Team, WorldSkills International

    • May 16, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Alexander Amiri, Sponsorship & Partnership Director WorldSkills International, and Member of the Management Team, WorldSkills International
    Mr. Amiri is the Director for Sponsorship and Partnership and Member of the Management Team of WorldSkills International. He is a specialist for sales and “below the line communication strategies”, as well as project management. Mr. Amiri has worked as the Sponsorship Director for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 Competition, for the Hamburg Freezers Ice-hockey Club, the [...]
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  • Jennifer Boyer, global collision business & strategy manager, Ford

    • May 16, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Jennifer Boyer, global collision business & strategy manager, Ford
    Jennifer Boyer started with Ford Motor Company in 1994. During her tenure, she has held a variety of positions in marketing, sales & service and global data insights and analytics. She had the opportunity to lead several key initiatives for Ford specifically focused in areas related to the ownership experience. In Jennifer’s current position as [...]
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  • Nissan unveils an ADAS first

    • May 16, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Nissan unveiled a world first in driver assistance technology, combining navigated highway driving with hands-off single-lane driving capabilities. Expanding on the ProPILOT system, the technology will debut on the Japanese-market Nissan Skyline in the fall of 2019. Designed for on-ramp to off-ramp (ramp-to-ramp) highway driving, the new system engages with the vehicle’s navigation system to [...]
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