Ford is developing robust chassis systems to withstand potholes. Potholes and other rough road surfaces can be a costly problem for motorists, with the RAC responding to more than 25,000 pothole-related breakdowns in the UK in 2015, at an average cost to the driver of £300. To combat this, Ford has created 1.2‑miles of gruelling [...]

Australian insurance company Suncorp has bought out LKQ Corporation’s stake in the ACM parts business. ACM (Australian Collision and Mechanical Parts) Ltd was a joint venture between Suncorp and American parts providers LKQ Corporation set up in 2013. James Knox, executive general manager of motor claims and Suncorp Insurance Ventures, said, ‘ACM Parts now operates [...]

Motor repairers in Ireland have come out in force to show their support for an independent register of their sector. More than 70 bodyshops have already signed an online petition, ‘Irish Motor Repairers For Registration’, since it went live on Monday on the website petitions24.com. The petition, submitted by Ross Kavanagh, calls for ‘a system [...]

Germany could introduce unannounced emission tests on all carmakers in a bid to reinstate confidence in the industry. Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, ‘There will be controls on vehicles in the style of doping tests (for athletes) – unannounced and every year.’ The newspaper suggested one way to carry out [...]