General Motors (GM) has chosen Ontario, Canada, to significantly expand its engineering and software development work. General Motors will build a major software development centre in Markham and upgrade its cold weather testing facility in Kapuskasing, doubling the length of its test track. The company will also expand its Ontario-based engineering team by more than [...]

Axalta Coating Systems celebrated 150 years of history by looking to the future with the launch of its newly-expanded European Technology Center (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany last week. Journalists from all over Europe, including bodyshop magazine deputy editor Alan Feldberg, were invited to celebrate the June 8 launch with Axalta’s leadership team, headed by chairman [...]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes Apple will have a slice of the electric car market by 2020. At a press conference last week he predicted Apple would provide competition for Tesla in the future, suggesting that the tech company could begin volume production within four years. Although there is nothing to back up his claims, [...]

Volvo Cars has selected TomTom as the provider of location and navigation content and services for its new infotainment platform. From 2019, Volvo customers across the globe, across all carlines on the SPA and CMA platforms, will be served by TomTom’s complete suite of components, both embedded and cloud-based. Among the key features and services [...]

UK motorists spend a collective £21.1 billion a year on servicing and repair, according to a new report published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The report, The Importance of the Aftermarket to the UK Economy, commissioned by SMMT from independent research consultancy Frost & Sullivan, reveals that UK consumers spend [...]