• Volvo partners with Microsoft

    • November 20, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Volvo will work together with Microsoft to jointly develop next-generation automotive technologies. The two companies today revealed how Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first fully untethered holographic computer, might be used in future to redefine how customers first encounter and explore a car, as well as how cars might be bought and sold in future. Areas [...]
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  • Thatcham confirms partnership with CATARC

    • November 20, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Thatcham Research has confirmed a partnership with CATARC, the China Automotive Technology and Research Centre, to enable the introduction of a vehicle insurance rating scheme into China. Funded by UK insurers, one of Thatcham’s key responsibilities is in administering the insurance Group Rating system on behalf of the ABI (Association of British Insurers). The newly [...]
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  • SCP acquires Alloy wheel repair specialists

    • November 17, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Soundcore Capital Partners, a control-oriented, New York-based private equity firm that invests in lower middle market businesses, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists, the world’s largest full-service alloy wheel repair and replacement company. This marks the first platform investment since the firms launch in April, 2015. Terms of the [...]
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  • UK auto sector is worldclass

    • November 12, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    The UK automotive sector’s workforce is one of the world’s most productive – but action is needed to address a shortage of skilled engineers and operators, according to new research by the Automotive Council. The report, which ranks the UK’s strengths and attractiveness for automotive investment against other European and global countries, places the UK’s automotive [...]
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  • Toyota recalls 6.5 million cars

    • October 21, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Japanese carmaker Toyota has said it will recall 6.5 million vehicles worldwide over a faulty window switch. The power switch could potentially short-circuit, causing parts to overheat and could lead to a fire. Toyota has already recalled some 10 million cars globally that were fitted with faulty air bags linked to a number of deaths. The [...]
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