Ford India has opened its ninth automotive skill service centre in Jaipur. According to ETA Auto, the technical centre was built in partnership with Kamal Ratan Private ITI and K S Ford, the technical centre will train students on Ford technology as part of motor mechanic vehicle (MMV) curriculum. ‘Centers like ASSET will help us [...]

Fix Auto has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prime CarCare Group, Canadian owner of automotive brands Speedy Auto Service, 5 Gears Auto Care, Minute Muffler and Brake, and the Canadian master franchisor for Novus Glass. Steve Leal, president and CEO of Fix Auto Canada, said, ‘This acquisition will create a unique opportunity for horizontal [...]

Ford has invested $182.2 million in Pivotal, a cloud-based software platform company headquartered in San Francisco. The investment in Pivotal aims to help drive Ford’s transition to an auto and a mobility company by enhancing Ford’s software development capabilities and deliver innovations to customers more quickly. ‘Expanding our business to be both an auto and [...]

Seven individuals have pioneered a new educational pathway in the UK by achieving a coveted postgraduate level seven diploma in strategic management and leadership. The cohort of seven individuals completed the inaugural programme over a two and a half year time period, undertaking study in their own time. The cohort comprised Graeme Bennett from Devonshire Motors, [...]

Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) have announced that they will be integrating Google’s self-driving technology into the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan to further expand its autonomous testing fleet. This is the first time Google has partnered directly with an OEM. FCA will outfit 100 vehicles built uniquely for Google. Both companies will co-locate [...]