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ABP Club Car Body Repair News - October 2016

Below is a news headline summary. The full bodyshop news stories appear on the ABP Club members' forum.

31/10/16 - 22:06   USA: Sherwin-Williams and Valspar - comment on "unfounded market rumours" and speculation
   
31/10/16 - 14:32   AXA (Healthcare) - lost employees cost SMEs £28,436
   
31/10/16 - 14:21   Zurich - 99% of personal lines motor claims paid (first half of 2016)
   
31/10/16 - 14:15   US: 3M - recognised as one of the best places to work around the world
   
31/10/16 - 14:03   Germany: Subaru EyeSight - convinces in ADAC comparison of emergency brake assistance systems
   
31/10/16 - 13:57   East Bilney Coachworks - acquire Pertwee & Back bodyshop in Gorleston and double the size of their Kings Lynn site
   
31/10/16 - 13:44   Good deals on courtesy cars?
   
31/10/16 - 13:42   ABP Night of Knights - room available on Wednesday 16 November 2016 - contact Angela (details below)
   
31/10/16 - 13:38   Auto-Assess - updated service portfolio includes Automotive Glazing, Weld testing and a wider coverage for Hybrid Training
   
31/10/16 - 13:27   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Bodyshop Capital Equipment Supplier/Manufacturer
   
31/10/16 - 13:22   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Refinishing Consumables, Tools Supplier/Manufacturer
   
31/10/16 - 13:15   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Paint Distributor
   
31/10/16 - 13:12   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Paint Brand
   
31/10/16 - 12:58   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Motor Insurance Company
   
31/10/16 - 12:51   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Courtesy Car/Replacement Car Provider
   
31/10/16 - 12:46   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Accident Management Company
   
31/10/16 - 12:37   VW - 25,000 staff to be cut over the next decade because of electric vehicle production
   
31/10/16 - 12:25   USA: Fiat Chrysler - launch campaign to promote use of OEM parts in collision repair
   
31/10/16 - 12:17   Ireland: Enterprise Insurance Company - now in liquidation, FSCS will pay thousands of motor policy holders following the collapse
   
31/10/16 - 12:16   Ireland: Enterprise Insurance Company - now in liquidation, FCA details
   
31/10/16 - 11:46   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Estimating System Award
   
31/10/16 - 11:40   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Bodyshop Management Systems
   
31/10/16 - 11:17   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Vehicle Manufacturer Bodyshop Programme
   
31/10/16 - 11:14   ABP Night of Knights: the votes are in! Vehicle Manufacturer Approved Programmes
   
31/10/16 - 09:06   Consumer Intelligence - consumers would buy all their insurance cover from a single company if they could
   
31/10/16 - 08:57   AXA - appoints Brendan McCafferty to new general insurance leadership role
   
31/10/16 - 08:44   Uber - union GMB wins "monumental victory" in "employment case of the year" against Uber; can no longer classify drivers as self-employed
   
31/10/16 - 08:30   ABI - average comprehensive motor premium up 9% over the last year to £440; vehicle repair costs up 25% to average of £1,665
   
31/10/16 - 08:19   Ireland - winners from the bodyshop section of the 2017 Irish Auto Trade awards
   
31/10/16 - 23:27   Car-O-Liner - Snap-On CEO and CFO talk about their new acquisition
   
31/10/16 - 23:01   Grand View Research - global automotive collision repair market expected to reach $202.24 billion by 2024
   
30/10/16 - 22:40   Kindertons - sponsor local Cheshire League Premier Division team, Crewe FC
   
30/10/16 - 22:08   USA: GM - issue statement directing technicians to scan damaged vehicles both before and after repairs
   
30/10/16 - 09:37   Andy MacDonald - former Tesla and Aston Martin body repair manager joins Verifacts in USA
   
28/10/16 - 20:48   Uptin Motors Ltd - bodyshop in Newcastle since 1986 finds its premises are due to be demolished
   
28/10/16 - 12:20   The Motofix Group - announces appointment of new distribution partner, LKQ Coatings
   
28/10/16 - 08:12   LKQ - CEO and CFO answer questions on Andrew Page acquisition
   
28/10/16 - 08:11   LKQ - the UK insurers "in our program are very consistently happy with the results we've been delivering"
   
28/10/16 - 08:10   LKQ - Q3 results: profit up 21% on turnover up 30%; ECP collision parts sales up 13.2%
   
28/10/16 - 07:36   Ireland: Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs - launch "It’s Your Car, It’s Your Choice" campaign following Aviva's changes to network
   
27/10/16 - 21:21   Last call for eligible bodyshops for an entry in the UK Body Repair Industry Yearbook
   
27/10/16 - 21:19   Infiniti UK - fleet operational team expands to support 180% increase in overall sales
   
27/10/16 - 21:16   Bentley - HRH The Princess Royal opens new Bentley Motors research and development centre
   
27/10/16 - 21:13   THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 21 - Thursday 27 October - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week
   
27/10/16 - 21:11   HE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Friday 21 - Thursday 27 October - a quick look at some of the figures making the headlines from the past week
   
27/10/16 - 20:52   FINAL CALL FOR VOTES: 2016 British Repairers Choice Awards voting ends MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER
   
27/10/16 - 20:46   RMI Bodyshops - on rising motor insurance premiums: "the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is failing to engage with us on this issue"
   
27/10/16 - 20:43   RAC - new data "lays bare the scale of the country's handheld mobile phone epidemic"
   
27/10/16 - 20:40   TrustFord Huddersfield - wins prestigious Customer Service award
   
27/10/16 - 14:26   ABP Convention & Night of Knights - meet the UK’s largest BSi accredited network of accident repair centres, National Accident Repair Group
   
27/10/16 - 14:12   Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) - will pay thousands of motor policy holders following the collapse of Enterprise Insurance
   
27/10/16 - 14:08   UK economy - grew 0.5% in three months after Brexit vote
   
27/10/16 - 14:02   Prime Minister Theresa May on Nissan Sunderland plant announcement - Gov "committed to creating and supporting" the auto industry
   
27/10/16 - 13:40   SMMT - UK car exports pass the million mark in 2016
   
27/10/16 - 13:28   ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights - NEW venue, free-to-attend for all Gold and Platinum ABP members*, BOOK NOW!
   
27/10/16 - 12:51   Thatcham - advanced active safety technologies still not a top priority for every new car
   
27/10/16 - 12:44   Motors.co.uk - majority of consumers want to change car brand
   
27/10/16 - 12:42   Mitsubishi Motors - new Approved Used Car Programme offers lifetime health checks, MOT protection and guaranteed service history
   
27/10/16 - 12:38   Germany: new Porsche plant in Leipzig produce complete outer shell of the new Panamera, made exclusively of aluminium
   
27/10/16 - 12:30   HAVE YOU VOTED? 2016 British Repairers Choice Awards: Just TWO DAYS LEFT to vote for YOUR winners!
   
27/10/16 - 12:27   UK Body Repair Industry Yearbook - YOUR bodyshop could be eligible for entry in this year's Yearbook
   
27/10/16 - 11:09   Nissan - confirms the next Qashqai AND the new X-Trail models will be build at Sunderland, plant
   
27/10/16 - 10:58   Rainbow Trust - Officially the first Christmas-related news story from ABP...
   
27/10/16 - 10:55   National Franchised Dealers Association - new Apprenticeship Levy: "concerned with the short timescale of implementation"
   
27/10/16 - 10:46   Williams Garage - Direct Tool Company (DTC) helping accident repair centre get back in business after devastating fire
   
27/10/16 - 10:33   SEAT - transformation of SEAT's fleet Business Centres continues as flagship sites receive new brand identity
   
27/10/16 - 10:29   UK Autodrive (Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Motors) - completes first connected and autonomous vehicle technology trials
   
27/10/16 - 10:15   US: Ford - to invest $5 million investment in the future of composites such as carbon fibre (CF), mass-market, high volume CF vehicles?
   
27/10/16 - 10:01   RMI Bodyshops - responds to new apprenticeship funding announcement
   
27/10/16 - 08:51   Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) - to investigate £96m collapse of Enterprise Insurance Company
   
27/10/16 - 08:29   AA British Insurance Premium Index - average premium up 3.7% in Q3; up 16.3% in last year to £585
   
27/10/16 - 08:20   MoneySupermarket - appoint Mark Lewis (retail director at John Lewis) as new CEO to replace Peter Plumb
   
27/10/16 - 08:12   Inchcape - trading update: solid performance in line with expectations
   
26/10/16 - 20:52   Mercedes - show concept version of its new for 2017 pick up range - the Mercedes X-class
   
26/10/16 - 20:05   Vauxhall - all new Insignia Grand Sport replaces current Insignia in March; "lightweight materials" save 175kg
   
26/10/16 - 13:42   Audi - confirms it will end World Endurance Championship (WEC) programme [including Le Mans] to focus on electric race cars
   
26/10/16 - 13:31   TyreSafe - ‘incompetence’ among part worn tyre retailers supplying safety critical components is ‘unacceptable’
   
26/10/16 - 13:23   RoSPA - daylight savings at 100 – "a century of wasted opportunity"
   
26/10/16 - 13:18   BODYSHOPS: SINGLE SITE AND GROUPS - please read to check if you're eligible for entry in the UK Body Repair Industry Yearbook
   
26/10/16 - 13:04   ŠKODA - revamps used car sales process in "bold" three-month trial where previous owners will help to sell their cars to new customers
   
26/10/16 - 12:58   The Institute for the Motor Industry (IMI) - welcomes "Halfon's U-turn" but says more needs to be done
   
26/10/16 - 12:48   ABP Convention and Night of Knights - 21 days to go... 417 already booked to attend!
   
26/10/16 - 12:34   Insure The Box - Autumn clock change increases evening accident risk by 30%
   
26/10/16 - 12:29   2016 British Repairers Choice Awards: JUST THREE DAYS LEFT TO VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS! - voting ends at 11.59pm on Friday 28 Oct
   
26/10/16 - 12:16   Minden Systems - ventures to Las Vegas for the Sema Show to secure new distributors in the USA
   
26/10/16 - 12:07   Enterprise Rent-A-Car - donates $60 million to fight hunger, to celebrate the company's 60th anniversary
   
26/10/16 - 11:48   Ethical Marketing Charter - marks ground-breaking first year with more than 60 PI sector firms signed up
   
26/10/16 - 11:42   Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - public consultation announced by financial services watchdog
   
26/10/16 - 11:03   Solicitors Regulation Authority - proportion of settlements accounted for (motor-related claims) increased from 59% (06/07) to 76% (14/15)
   
26/10/16 - 10:47   Horwich Farrelly - appoints high value motor PI claims expert, Martin McKenna, as Partner
   
26/10/16 - 10:31   Mirka - upgraded DEROS sander features latest technology to safeguard users from HAVS (hand arm vibration syndrome)
   
26/10/16 - 10:25   Breeze Volkswagen - South Coast Volkswagen dealer group boosts part-ex profitability with digital appraisal solution
   
26/10/16 - 09:58   Fix Auto UK - launches online "shop floor to boardroom" learning platform to bodyshop network
   
26/10/16 - 09:48   Apprenticeships - government issue more details on funding changes "to transform investment in skills"
   
26/10/16 - 09:45   RoadSafe - endorses new app to improve fleet safety management
   
26/10/16 - 09:28   Euro NCAP - new Fiat Tipo only receives 3-star rating; goes up to 4-star with optional cost extra safety pack
   
26/10/16 - 08:18   Redde - trading update: "profits are ahead of our expectations"
   
25/10/16 - 14:16   Heathrow - government approves third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity. "London will be the city of planes," said Boris
   
25/10/16 - 14:02   Just Car Clinic Redditch - receptionist and two panel technicians plan 15,000ft skydive to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support
   
25/10/16 - 13:43   SINGLE SITE BODYSHOPS (either single site businesses or sites within a group) – PLEASE READ
   
25/10/16 - 13:41   Trak Global - Appy Fleet set to disrupt global fleet telematics market
   
25/10/16 - 13:30   Direct Line - 198,370 luxury cars are currently registered off the road
   
25/10/16 - 13:23   VisionTrack (Markerstudy) - fleet risk advisor says fleets could be ‘missing a trick’ when it comes to camera telemetry
   
25/10/16 - 13:14   ABP Club Annual Convention & Night of Knights - Free of Charge to all Gold & Platinum members (see info), just £99 (+VAT) for Bronze members
   
25/10/16 - 13:07   My Car Check - 28% of used Ford Fiesta Zetecs flag up write-off warning
   
25/10/16 - 13:02   Motoring.co.uk - majority of car buyers attitudes not affected by Brexit vote
   
25/10/16 - 12:56   ALL repairers with TWO or more bodyshops – IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ
   
25/10/16 - 12:45   Mitsubishi Motors - eighteen new apprentices begin their training at Cirencester HQ
   
25/10/16 - 12:40   Ford – new Ford Kuga Vignale and Ford Edge Vignale meet “growing consumer demand for more luxurious SUVs”
   
25/10/16 - 12:17   cap hpi - NOW (could be) the ideal time to buy a used car
   
25/10/16 - 12:15   US: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell - achieves EPA Driving Range of 366 miles in the US; heading to Europe by the end of 2016
   
25/10/16 - 12:07   Subaru EyeSight - collision avoidance technology highly commended for safety innovation
   
25/10/16 - 11:58   3M - partners with EuroSkills, the Olympics-style competition held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in December
   
25/10/16 - 11:27   National Windscreens - pushing ADAS to the top of the insurance agenda
   
25/10/16 - 11:14   Auto Trader - integrates CitNOW video into Autotrader.co.uk (11.5m unique monthly browsers) plus AA’s Vcars.co.uk and Motors.co.uk
   
25/10/16 - 11:06   2016 British Repairers Choice Awards: YOU'VE GOT FOUR DAYS TO VOTE! - voting ends at 11.59pm on Friday 28 Oct -
   
25/10/16 - 10:15   Markerstudy - to launch 5 star commercial insurance broker next month
   
25/10/16 - 10:09   Petrol and diesel - 10th week in a row for price rises; now highest prices since August 2015; but still lower than 2010
   
25/10/16 - 07:33   Pendragon - trading update: sales up 5.7%; profits up 6.3%; "in line with expectation"
   
24/10/16 - 16:51   British Coatings Federation (BCF) - supports international lead poisoning prevention week of action
   
24/10/16 - 14:07   Tekno Painting and R Miller Bodyworks - part of £0.5m crash-for-cash insurance fraud in Carlisle
   
24/10/16 - 13:40   Vehicle Procurements, Nottingham - Acquire “Best Condition MG in the World”
   
24/10/16 - 12:39   CALLING ALL BODYSHOPS! IT'S TIME TO VOTE! 2016 British Repairers Choice Awards
   
24/10/16 - 12:37   Cromax - new high chroma blue clearcoat tint, AM22 Pure Blue
   
24/10/16 - 12:34   Suzuki - 470+ Suzuki aftersales staff and technicians from across the UK and Ireland take part in the annual Skills Awards
   
24/10/16 - 12:24   Volkswagen - countdown to Golf update next month: "The third Golf - wedge shaped and heralding a new era of safety"
   
24/10/16 - 12:11   MoneySuperMarket - drivers "burn" £1.5 billion a year paying monthly for car insurance
   
24/10/16 - 12:07   2017 REAL Rally - change of dates to next year's event, NEW DATES: 18th, 19th and 20th May 2017
   
24/10/16 - 12:01   Direct Line - Crashes involving drivers with poor eyesight injure equivalent to nearly a person a day on Britain’s roads
   
24/10/16 - 11:56   Car Tech Awards - Volvo named Brand of the Year, Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Passat named Tech Cars of the Year
   
24/10/16 - 09:50   Axa - in talks to sell Bluefin - its insurance broking network - to Marsh for £300m
   
22/10/16 - 12:20   Tesla - all cars produced from now on have Full Self-Driving Hardware fitted as standard - but not software
   
22/10/16 - 12:12   IFED - warn motorists about dangers of ghost brokers as part of nationwide uninsured driving crackdown
   
22/10/16 - 12:08   RSA - claims director Bill Paton leaves Apr 2017; successor is Karl Helgesen, currently Zurich Chief Claims Officer
   
21/10/16 - 23:35   Nationwide Training Centre – win Specialist Centre of the Year 2016 at IMI Outstanding Achievers Awards
   
21/10/16 - 23:14   Euro Car Parts - announces Lifetime Parts Warranty can be purchased on a wide range of mechanical parts
   
21/10/16 - 22:17   Nissan - to make investment decision next month on whether to produce new 2019 Qashqai in Sunderland
   
21/10/16 - 21:54   USA: GM - issues statement on requirement for pre and post repair scans
   
21/10/16 - 21:20   Fix Auto Plymouth - md Daryll Cain explains "Why Brexit could make the cost of car repairs more expensive"
   
21/10/16 - 14:14   IBIS - 2017 date confirmed as 12 - 14 June in Madrid
   
21/10/16 - 14:09   RMI - board member Colin Parlett, calls on government to engage with the motor industry
   
21/10/16 - 14:04   Trustford (formerly Ford Retail) - create national fleet distribution hub, including bodyshop, at Long Marston
   
21/10/16 - 13:59   Nissan - acquires 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors and becomes largest shareholder
   
21/10/16 - 13:55   Jaguar Land Rover - working with Ford and Tata on connected technology that allows cars to talk to each other
   
21/10/16 - 13:51   Dayinsure - final countdown to start of 2016 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB - our round of the FIA World Rally Championship
   
21/10/16 - 13:41   Editor’s Choice – Heather Grant editor Auto Body Professional mag picks her top 5 features from latest issue
   
21/10/16 - 08:56   IMI - Outstanding Achievers Awards; Nationwide JCC win Specialist centre; body and paint student winners
   
20/10/16 - 20:25   ABP Club Annual Convention & Night of Knights: limited number of rooms available at the Genting Hotel for the 15th (night before Convention)
   
20/10/16 - 19:58   cap hpi - smoking in the car can cut the value of a vehicle by as much as £2,000
   
20/10/16 - 19:51   SEAT – unveils its new SEAT Leon "packed" with safety features
   
20/10/16 - 19:41   Auto Trader – marketplace to advertise brand new cars
   
20/10/16 - 19:39   My Car Check – Toyota RAV4 is the used car of the month, the Moto Guzzi V7 Café Racer is used bike of the month
   
20/10/16 - 19:35   Hyundai Motor UK – women are angrier than men behind the wheel
   
20/10/16 - 19:30   MG Motor UK - partners with local Birmingham colleges
   
20/10/16 - 19:28   GEM - Project EDWARD results in 39% cut in road deaths
   
20/10/16 - 19:27   Alfa Romeo – New Giulia receives strong residual values forecast from CAP
   
20/10/16 - 19:21   RMI - calls on Government to engage with the industry
   
20/10/16 - 16:25   Fix Auto 2016 National Conference - "there is no other business like us in the UK collision repair market"
   
20/10/16 - 14:59   US: CCC Information Services - one of the three big estimating systems in the US suffers outage
   
20/10/16 - 14:06   Nissan - acquires 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors for 237bn yen (£1.5bn)
   
20/10/16 - 13:41   Nissan - acquires 34% stake in Nissan strengthens alliance with acquisition of 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors for 237bn yen (£1.5bn)
   
20/10/16 - 13:26   Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - major failings by the DVLA in assessing people’s fitness to drive: new report
   
20/10/16 - 13:00   Cooper Solutions - dynamic web-based solutions to over 1700 new and used car retailers
   
20/10/16 - 11:35   2016 ABP Club Economic Climate Survey, sponsored by Mirka UK - 74% of bodyshops report an increase in repair volumes
   
20/10/16 - 11:10   Ford - keeps customers on the road with winter tyre and ‘hotel’ storage offers
   
20/10/16 - 10:45   Circle Leasing - expands vehicle hire service by adding insurance bolt-on
   
20/10/16 - 10:35   DCM Connected - advanced telematics-based vehicle management tool goes mobile with software overhaul for bodyshops
   
20/10/16 - 10:26   Lightfoot - telematics company to launch reward-based driver behaviour technology to company car and grey fleet markets
   
20/10/16 - 10:10   Volkswagen - "Golf made airbags and ESC the norm"; Golf update due next moth
   
20/10/16 - 10:02   US: Enterprise Holdings (Enterprise Rent-A-Car parent company) - recognised for best practices in workplace training and development
   
19/10/16 - 23:09   Apprenticeships - the three single-skill trailblazer apprenticeship standards are with government for review
   
19/10/16 - 22:56   CMA - "not appropriate to open a formal investigation at this time" into Volkswagen’s vehicle emission tests
   
19/10/16 - 22:33   Government - average gross salary (excluding bonuses) up 2.4% in last year to £24,740 pa (£474 per week)
   
19/10/16 - 22:26   Government - unemployment up 10,000 but still at its lowest rate since 2005
   
19/10/16 - 21:05   Inflation rate - CPI increases to 1.0% for last 12 months (highest since Nov 2014); RPI increases to 2.0%
   
19/10/16 - 14:08   Care After Combat - Annual Gentlemen's Lunch: Monday 28 November, The Dorchester Hotel, London
   
19/10/16 - 13:55   Insure The Box - £50,000 saved as telematics data disproves Claimants’ story
   
19/10/16 - 13:33   Nissan - launches used car campaign on world’s best-selling 100% electric LEAF
   
19/10/16 - 13:05   i-Wonder Aggregator Services - appoints Scott Kelly (ex Ageas and Head of Car Insurance for Gocompare) as Business Development Director
   
19/10/16 - 13:01   TyreSafe - new 360 degree video app dramatically demonstrates dangers of low tread depth
   
19/10/16 - 12:33   2016 British Repairers Choice Awards - who gets your vote for Motor Insurer of the Year?
   
19/10/16 - 12:06   CitNOW - upgraded CitNOW dashboard enhances video performance insights for bodyshops
   
19/10/16 - 11:37   ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights: 27 DAYS TO GO! Details of Eca-Group's free Convention consultation and competition
   
19/10/16 - 11:25   Cyber Crime Seminar (free-to-attend) - Sixways Stadium, Worcester, Thursday 27 October 2016 - 8am to 10am
   
19/10/16 - 11:20   In-car Cleverness - technology to boost dealer aftersales by £40k in 2017 - worth £40m for the top 10 dealer groups
   
19/10/16 - 10:54   Autoglass - renewed two-year contract with Inchcape Fleet Solutions' 26,000 vehicles
   
19/10/16 - 10:48   RAC - "perfect storm" adversely affecting fuel prices
   
19/10/16 - 10:38   Direct Line - over four million Brits don't take their holiday allowance - are you one of them?
   
19/10/16 - 10:33   Thompson Solicitors - car insurance claims costs fall for fifth year in row "giving the insurers a £2.5 billion windfall"
   
19/10/16 - 10:16   Co-op Insurance and Thatcham Research - safety should be ‘standard’ on all new cars according to over half of UK motorists
   
18/10/16 - 20:52   USA - Can a bodyshop be responsible for a part failure? What if "The Insurer Made Me Do It"?
   
18/10/16 - 20:10   Confused.com - urge motorists to "remember that car insurance is an essential expense"
   
18/10/16 - 20:07   Wunelli - responds to ABI Five Point Action List, from 'Lifting the Bonnet on Car Insurance'
   
18/10/16 - 19:50   US: Mopar - introduces awareness campaign on 'Right to Request' OE collision parts
   
18/10/16 - 13:55   Blackpool Rock - ABP went West for the latest issue of Auto Body Professional
   
18/10/16 - 13:29   Cromax ChromaLamp – new hand-held LED light source designed to help refinishers identify paint defects and compare colour samples
   
18/10/16 - 13:19   Ageas - Glyn Hughes replaces Kevin Kiernan as Director of Motor Underwriting
   
18/10/16 - 13:13   DfT - treatment of VW's UK customers is "unacceptable"; vehicle owners should be compensated for the "inconvenience, uncertainty and worry"
   
18/10/16 - 13:08   RAC - demands Government clarifies its plans to clamp down on fraudulent whiplash insurance claims
   
18/10/16 - 12:53   2016 British Repairers Choice Awards – BODYSHOPS VOTE NOW! The ONLY awards where YOU decide the winners
   
18/10/16 - 12:13   US: OCTO North America - releases new mobile and in-vehicle solutions and doubles UBI telematics policies
   
18/10/16 - 12:09   The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) - notification of the transfer of Insurance Database Services Limited (IDSL) services into MIB
   
18/10/16 - 11:57   @abpclub Twitter poll: 83% say the speed limit on motorways should be increased
   
18/10/16 - 11:37   ABI - sets out what is needed to help reduce the rising cost of motor insurance
   
18/10/16 - 11:28   Autonet Insurance - van and car insurance specialist create 260 new jobs at the company's Stoke-on-Trent HQ
   
18/10/16 - 11:15   Mitsubishi Motors - bolsters team who provide fleet and retail sales support to dealers
   
18/10/16 - 10:46   US: Snapsheet - two leading US motor insurers back $20 million deal for app that helps drivers make a claim after a crash
   
18/10/16 - 10:24   SEAT UK - SEAT Ateca SUV available to UK fleet and business customers for extensive four-day test drive
   
18/10/16 - 10:19   Malaysia: Stop The Crash partnership - Global NCAP-led initiative to promote crash avoidance technologies in Southeast Asian countries
   
18/10/16 - 10:10   Operation Drive Insured - one in 38 vehicles on the UK’s roads are being driven uninsured
   
18/10/16 - 10:05   BVRLA - company car sector "unites" to oppose employee benefit tax hike
   
18/10/16 - 09:58   Professional Driver magazine and iCabbi - average fleet size of more than 500 vehicles for top 100 taxi and private hire operators
   
18/10/16 - 09:18   ABI - average vehicle repair bill up 25% in last 3 years to £1,665 due to increasing vehicle technology
   
18/10/16 - 09:13   ABI - new report: "Lifting the Bonnet on Car Insurance; what your premium pays for"
   
18/10/16 - 07:31   Marshall Motors - mystified by sudden drop in share price; issue strong trading update
   
17/10/16 - 21:28   Apple - scraps the iCar, (Project Titan)- its road car - instead will develop autonomous driving software
   
17/10/16 - 13:45   2016 British Repairers Choice Awards Survey - bodyshops, vote now to decide the winners of your best suppliers and work providers
   
17/10/16 - 13:22   Snap-on - to acquire Car-o-Liner for $155m; deal to close within 30 days
   
17/10/16 - 11:24   Highways England - up to 74,000 deer-related motor vehicle accidents estimated for this year
   
17/10/16 - 11:21   MINI - first plug-in hybrid model by the British brand
   
17/10/16 - 11:03   The FIXer - Steve Peart features in the latest issue of Auto Body Professional
   
17/10/16 - 10:57   Ben - launches new mental health campaign & first ever industry national fundraising day; donate £1 and wear a hat to work on 10th November
   
17/10/16 - 10:47   Jeep celebrates 75th anniversary with world’s first pop-up dealership, accessible only by 4x4
   
17/10/16 - 10:33   ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights: FAB Recycling, sponsors of the Accident Management and Credit Hire companies Award
   
17/10/16 - 10:11   NIBS Group - appoints Damon Curtis (ex LKQ Coatings) as Sales Director
   
17/10/16 - 10:05   BVRLA - responds to workplace charging announcement; more clarity needed on travel reimbursements for electric mileage
   
17/10/16 - 02:05   Vizion Network Ltd – results y/e Dec 2015; strong, sustainable growth; no borrowings and debt free
   
15/10/16 - 00:34   BMW - new 5-series; body secrets inc aluminium for bonnet, boot lid, roof, doors & rear side-member
   
15/10/16 - 00:34   BMW - new 5-series has pop-up aluminium bonnet in case of collision with pedestrian
   
15/10/16 - 00:33   BMW - new 5-series; a look at some of the ADAS safety technology fitted to vehicle
   
14/10/16 - 22:20   Nissan - CEO Carlos Ghosn "confident" about UK post-Brexit following meeting with Theresa May
   
14/10/16 - 21:03   Transcare - commercial bodyshop in Alfreton has worker airlifted to hospital with serious head injury
   
14/10/16 - 17:56   Right to Repair conference - aftermarket associations from around the world meet to discuss access to data
   
14/10/16 - 17:35   CMA - investigating the acquisition of Andrew Page by Euro Car Parts; initial enforcement order made
   
14/10/16 - 13:21   Mercedes - our self-driving cars will run over a pedestrian to save the lives of those in the car
   
14/10/16 - 12:15   Direct Line - millions of motorists are failing to disclose medical conditions
   
14/10/16 - 12:05   My Car Check - Billingshurst with 42.8% of used cars returning a write-off warning is worst place in UK
   
14/10/16 - 11:17   Claims Technology Seminar - fleets are achieving claims cost savings of up to 50% from 3G vehicle cameras
   
14/10/16 - 09:09   Electric vehicles - govt pledges £35 million for more chargepoints for electric cars, vans, taxis and scooters
   
14/10/16 - 08:46   Euro Car Parts - launch Euro Academy programme, a technical & training resource to support independent garages
   
14/10/16 - 08:02   Bentley Motors - new apprentices join team to restore classic 1965 T-series at Crewe HQ
   
14/10/16 - 07:43   ACEA - European car sales up 7.2% in September; up 8.0% year-to-date
   
14/10/16 - 00:46   Eddie Longworth (JEL Consulting) - Time to Move On As Whiplash Reforms Hit the Buffers
   
14/10/16 - 00:24   Jennings Motor Group - promote Andrew Gills to bodyshop manager at Jennings Ford Gateshead
   
13/10/16 - 23:08   RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) - disappointed at MoJ delay to whiplash reforms
   
13/10/16 - 21:58   APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) - welcome news that Government has set aside whiplash reforms
   
13/10/16 - 21:54   MASS (Motor Accident Solicitors Society) - pleased with MoJ decision not to proceed with whiplash reform
   
13/10/16 - 16:37   Hella Sonne paint - "doing exceptionally well" in UK; recruit Simon Allan as senior technical manager
   
13/10/16 - 14:09   Farecla - install 400 solar panels on roof if main site in Hertfordshire; will provide 69% of their electricity
   
13/10/16 - 14:02   cap hpi - strengthens relationship with Network Q as they announce new partnership with Greenhous Group
   
13/10/16 - 13:57   Auto Windscreens - technician Steve Abrahams from UK wins bronze at international Auto Glass Week competition
   
13/10/16 - 13:50   Venson - urges the fleet industry to collaborate to tackle cyber security fear
   
13/10/16 - 13:47   Henkel - Loctite products accelerate UH racing to Formula Student success
   
13/10/16 - 13:26   Australia: Slater and Gordon - confirm $250m class action from disgruntled shareholders has been served on them
   
13/10/16 - 11:38   ABI - government delays to whiplash reforms mean "ambulance chasers are laughing all the way to the bank"
   
13/10/16 - 09:56   Whiplash reforms - government dropping planned compensation reforms says Times; will lead to higher premiums
   
12/10/16 - 21:28   Covea Insurance - every engineers receives a "distinction" pass from Audatex recertification programme
   
12/10/16 - 13:56   Fix Auto UK conference - a selection of Tweets covering this mornings sessions at the conference
   
12/10/16 - 13:35   Crawford & Company UK - loss adjusting firm granted ABS Licence and opens Crawford Legal Services
   
12/10/16 - 10:24   Australia: Slater and Gordon face $250 million class-action from over 3,000 disgruntled shareholders
   
12/10/16 - 10:10   USA: Mitchell - working with Tractable to offer automated triaging and repair cost control from images
   
12/10/16 - 07:48   Vertu - half-year results: record half year revenues (up 17%) and pre-tax profits (up 14%)
   
12/10/16 - 02:06   RAC - nearly a quarter of the 31m cars on UK roads are silver; popularity of white has doubled in last 4 years
   
12/10/16 - 00:53   Fix Auto Dagenham - winners of bodyshop magazine's Large Bodyshop of the Year Award praise support from R-M
   
11/10/16 - 23:04   Fix Auto UK conference - a selection of Tweets covering the afternoon sessions at todays conference
   
11/10/16 - 22:36   Fix Auto UK - list of all 10 annual award winners
   
11/10/16 - 17:19   Telematics - could allow vehicle manufacturers to handle FNOL and take claims control out of insurers’ hands
   
11/10/16 - 14:53   Germany - Bundesrat votes to ban purchase of new petrol and diesel fuelled cars by 2030
   
11/10/16 - 14:13   Spies Hecker - congratulates the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team on achieving The Triple
   
11/10/16 - 14:08   esure - issue update on proposed demerger of Gocompare; shares to start trading on 3 November
   
11/10/16 - 14:08   Fix Auto UK conference - a selection of Tweets from the morning sessions at todays conference
   
11/10/16 - 13:50   Driverless cars - UK's first test vehicle took to a 0.6 mile loop of Milton Keynes pavements today
   
11/10/16 - 13:39   Research Garage, Nuneaton - solves problem of 40 bogus claims a year by fitting SmartWitness In-Vehicle CCTV
   
11/10/16 - 13:33   FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) - continues its strong commitment to diversity and inclusion
   
11/10/16 - 12:41   Autoglass® - appoints Asa Wirsenius as new People Director
   
11/10/16 - 09:54   Confused / Towers Watson Premium Index - average up 17.3% in last 12 months; cost of complex vehicle repairs blamed
   
10/10/16 - 12:50   Plan Insurance - take part in the Bangers for BEN 2016 rally
   
10/10/16 - 12:41   National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - Allianz named 'Industry Partner' at 2016 NFDA Autumn Ball
   
10/10/16 - 12:32   Additive Manufacturing (AM) Optimisation - latest issue of Auto Body Professional, page 68, read online NOW!
   
10/10/16 - 11:46   Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) - motorists to be hit by rise in prices at the pump
   
10/10/16 - 11:44   Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) - consumer new car finance market grew 9% by value in August
   
10/10/16 - 11:41   What are you reading? - Rob Smale, Claims Director, Ageas Insurance, picks one of his all-time favourite motivational books
   
10/10/16 - 10:26   CAPS - appoints former LV= Managing Director, John O’Roarke, as Chairman of advisory board
   
10/10/16 - 09:49   Brake - joins safety groups and emergency services to call for lower drink driving limit; 77% of public in favour of a lower limit
   
10/10/16 - 09:46   Lister Motor Company - CEO puts £280k Bentley Mulsanne on eBay with no reserve
   
10/10/16 - 09:38   Mercedes-Benz - for the first time sells more than 200,000 vehicles (worldwide) in one month
   
10/10/16 - 09:29   Comparethemarket.com - motor insurance premiums to soar to over £700 by end of 2016; rising repair bills a factor
   
10/10/16 - 09:26   Kwik Fit - Police force data reveals that tyres now account for 50% of defective vehicle offences
   
10/10/16 - 09:24   Auto Trader - Ford Galaxy is the quickest set of used wheels off the UK’s forecourts in September
   
10/10/16 - 07:39   RBS - "secretly squeezed struggling businesses in 2008 to boost profits" says BBC report
   
08/10/16 - 18:05   Motorsport fan? - key 2017 dates inc British GP, Le Mans, IoM TT, Goodwood and BTCC
   
06/10/16 - 20:09   Swansway Crewe - "Exceptional Performance", profile in the latest issue of Auto Body Professional
   
06/10/16 - 20:04   Nissan - recognised as fourth fasted growing brand in the world
   
06/10/16 - 20:02   WorldSkills winners – where are they now?
   
06/10/16 - 19:49   Spain: Axalta – unveil of Axalta-sponsored Wolfast UniOvi MotoStudent IV motorbike
   
06/10/16 - 19:46   PSA Group – launches mobility solution Free2Move
   
06/10/16 - 19:44   YourParkingSpace.co.uk – demand for spare parking spaces on the rise; businesses can earn £1,492 a year by renting out a space
   
06/10/16 - 19:43   Jaguar Land Rover – new vehicles drive sales success
   
06/10/16 - 19:38   Roberlo - Vital: the new styrene-free putty for car refinish
   
06/10/16 - 14:46   Consumer Intelligence - average car insurance premiums rise 13.5% to £788 in a year
   
06/10/16 - 13:51   Germany: JATO Dynamics - new White Paper: Car connectivity in German new car market
   
06/10/16 - 13:38   Finaccord - motor insurance aggregator sites "have reached a peak in the mature UK market"
   
06/10/16 - 13:08   Auto Body Professional - hot topic on the ABP Forum... leaking data to third parties? ABP Investigates: data transfer
   
06/10/16 - 12:52   The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - 300,903 complaints about general insurance in the first half of 2016, +1% previous 6 months
   
06/10/16 - 12:28   Brexit: ABI - publish analysis of how how EU legislation impacts on the insurance industry
   
06/10/16 - 12:08   AXA - AXA named the #1 Global Insurance Brand in Best Global Brands ranking
   
06/10/16 - 11:47   Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) - worrying rise in “swerve to avoid” and “tyre blowout” related claims
   
06/10/16 - 11:19   Direct Line and Brake - one in ten drivers have nearly crashed while trying to eat at the wheel
   
06/10/16 - 10:41   Auto Body Professional magazine - is your bodyshop losing £600 each year on EVERY courtesy car you run?
   
06/10/16 - 10:14   Jaguar Land Rover UK - Rachael Thompson promoted to Sales Director role
   
06/10/16 - 10:07   RAC - company car drivers are twice as likely to speed on motorways compared to private motorists
   
06/10/16 - 09:51   cap hpi - used car market set to hit record 7.6m vehicles in 2016
   
05/10/16 - 22:44   Vizion - announce winners of 2016 Shine Awards
   
05/10/16 - 19:46   ABP - Club website received its 1 millionth visit of the year on Monday
   
05/10/16 - 13:59   Markerstudy - Matt Duffy becomes Markerstudy Group Contact Centre Manager
   
05/10/16 - 13:20   SMMT – van market remains strong in September with sales up 1.9% to 60,00; YTD up 2.7% to 292,000
   
05/10/16 - 13:14   US: Bentley - trials innovative on-demand fuel-delivery service with mobile app service
   
05/10/16 - 12:22   Aviva - fined £8.2m by FCA for breaking rules on the protection of clients' savings.
   
05/10/16 - 12:12   Covéa Insurance - signs up to the Women in Finance Charter
   
05/10/16 - 11:34   Auto Body Professional magazine, 76-page Autumn 2016 issue – read online NOW!
   
05/10/16 - 10:56   3M bodyshop customer case study: Alton Cars - Group Bodyshop Manager, Graham Connell: "vehicle repair has become more complex"
   
05/10/16 - 10:32   RAC - September sees second consecutive month of pump price rises
   
05/10/16 - 09:36   Hastings - group of founding investors (including Neil Utley) sell £100m of shares in business
   
05/10/16 - 09:16   SMMT - new car sales up 1.6% in September to 470,000; year-to-date 2.15 million sold, up 2.6%
   
05/10/16 - 09:09   ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights: Plan Insurance – “an event that helps promote the industry’s best”
   
05/10/16 - 02:06   Andrew Page Ltd - their press release about their acquisition by LKQ
   
04/10/16 - 13:50   ABI Guest Blog - Nigel Teasdale, Head of Motor, Fraud, Costs and Claimant Teams at DWF Law and a Director of Medco
   
04/10/16 - 13:25   Vizion - announce acquisition of the NFU Claims Centre in Wellingborough
   
04/10/16 - 13:25   Funding Option - ‘White Van Man’ snubbed by banks as number of ageing vans on the road grows
   
04/10/16 - 13:12   Harris & Co - Fix Auto and Industry Insights sponsored 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship mini
   
04/10/16 - 13:11   Vizion - issue challenge to BSi
   
04/10/16 - 13:08   Vizion - will place 220,000 bodyshop repairs in 2016 (around 10% of UK total); some great statistics
   
04/10/16 - 13:01   Audatex UK - driverless cars article published by Finance Monthly
   
04/10/16 - 12:10   LKQ, Euro Car Parts - acquires automotive parts business, Andrew Page
   
04/10/16 - 12:01   Chelsea FC - TyreSafe’s latest signing
   
04/10/16 - 11:55   cap hpi - strengthens insurance division with promotion of Scott Chandler to Strategic Account Manager role
   
04/10/16 - 11:54   cap hpi - strengthens insurance division with promotion of Scott Chandler to Strategic Account Manager role
   
04/10/16 - 11:33   Nissan - partners with telematics company, Telogis, to offer fleet customers new connected vehicle services
   
04/10/16 - 11:14   3M and Spandex - announce ‘Cool Cars’ competition to showcase unique and creative wraps for a chance to win £2000 of 3M wrap products
   
04/10/16 - 10:53   Canada: Symach - announces new FixLine System for multi-VM approved European Autobody in Ontario, Canada
   
04/10/16 - 10:40   ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights, 16 November, Resorts World Birmingham – Mirka sponsor the Industry Knight Award
   
04/10/16 - 10:15   Marshall Jaguar and Marshall Land Rover - flagship dealership opens on later this month following Ridgeway acquisition
   
04/10/16 - 10:05   CitNOW - appoints Geoffrey Page-Morris (ex Sytner) as Non-Executive Chairman to support global expansion
   
04/10/16 - 09:48   HM Treasury - further funding certainty for hundreds of British projects which are reliant on EU funding, announced by the Chancellor
   
04/10/16 - 01:14   BS10125 - ABP and RMI Bodyshops issue corrected clarification note
   
03/10/16 - 23:36   VSG (Vehicle Service Group) - owners of Elektron, Chief and Rotary acquire the Ravaglioli Group
   
03/10/16 - 13:53   Revive! East Anglia - named winner at the 2016 bfa HSBC Franchisee of The Year awards
   
03/10/16 - 13:39   GT Motive Estimate - UK launch
   
03/10/16 - 13:34   Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain - total value of prevention of reported road accidents in 2015 estimated to be £15.3 billion
   
03/10/16 - 13:10   Just Motor Law - driver caught shaving whilst driving on the M5
   
03/10/16 - 12:59   PPG and Nationwide Crash Repair Centres (NCRC) - Paul Goulden, NCRC Bridgend, secures PPG Nationwide Lead Painter competition victory
   
03/10/16 - 12:44   Ben - unveils new brand and logo with plans to help more people in the automotive industry
   
03/10/16 - 12:34   AA plc - Interim Results for the six months ended 31 July 2016: trading revenue £467m +2.2%, operating profit £132 =2015
   
03/10/16 - 12:15   H.R. Owen - Luxury Hire and Chauffeur Drive business celebrates five-fold fleet increase in less than a year
   
03/10/16 - 10:20   National Minimum Wage - young workers set for pay increase of up to £450 thanks to increase in National Minimum Wage
   
03/10/16 - 10:10   The IMI - Government apprentice reforms are a ticking time bomb
   
03/10/16 - 10:07   Cooke and Mason - fines and jail recommended for cyber security breaches
   
03/10/16 - 10:01   Sigerson Associates - ROSPA calls for better information for firms employing apprentices
   
03/10/16 - 09:54   Insure The Box - highlights financial burden of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) increase on youngest drivers
   
02/10/16 - 22:03   Dingbro - Scottish distributor in Sunday Times Top Track 250 of the fastest growing mid-size companies
   
02/10/16 - 21:06   Nationwide / PPG sponsored Dan Cammish - ends Porsche Carrera Cup GB season with his 12th win from 16 races
   
01/10/16 - 15:31   ABP website – September was 29th month in a row with over 100,000 visits in the month