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Kwik-Fit Insurance Gains Industry Accreditation

Kwik-Fit Insurance was recently rewarded for its continued focus on training employees to deliver the highest levels of customer service. The company’s 12-week induction training has now been accredited by the Chartered Institute of Insurance, recognising the professional training delivered to new insurance advisors upon joining the company.

Head of HR and Training for Kwik-Fit Insurance Lynne Miller, commented: “Our people are trained to a very high standard not only to ensure that they have a clear understanding of the job in hand but to instil confidence that their knowledge and skills are extensive enough to accommodate almost any customer enquiry.

“Our people are some of the best trained in the industry and it’s great that this been recognised by the CII.”

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Michelin Ranked Highly in PwC Shareholder Return Report

Michelin has been listed as the automotive supplier offering the highest shareholder value, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers shareholder value rankings. These figures, for the year ending April 2007, show the French tyremaker brining a return of 68.3 per cent over the year and 158.9 per cent over three years. No other tyre manufacturers ranked in the PwC-Automotive News Europe top ten.

In 2006 Continental AG was ranked as the European parts supplier offering the highest shareholder return over a three-year period, with a return of 529 per cent recorded for the German tyremaker. The company was also ranked highest for return over a one year period in 2005.

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Maxxis Extends its Sponsorship of Drifting

As part of a program to expand its support of drifting in the USA, Maxxis has announced it will sponsor the NM Drift Group and the inaugural NOPI Professional Drift Series in 2007. NM Drift Group drivers Ben Reyes and Gary Lang, who is also the team owner, will compete in the Formula D, NOPI Drift, Formula D Pro-Am, Drift Fury and D1 series this year, having put together several top ten finishes in 2006.

Their Nissan 240 SX cars will sport Maxxis MA-Z1 Victra drifting tyres, which are designed to deliver the outstanding traction, cornering and handling that really counts in professional drifting competition, and the drivers will have the tyremaker’s support behind them. “We are dedicated to providing amazing opportunities for drifters at the NOPI Professional Drift Series and through our contingency support for any driver that takes advantage of our high quality performance tyres we expect to see new champions rise to the top,” said James Mason, Marketing Coordinator for Maxxis’s automotive department.

Maxxis MA-Z1 high performance tyres are available in the UK exclusively through Group Tyre UK Ltd.

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Yokohama’s Road To Success In Motorsport

They say motorsport improves the breed and no-one has demonstrated that more effectively than Yokohama. It’s been involved in motorsport for years and has used the experience it gains on the racetracks and rally stages to produce some of the most technologically advanced road tyres in the world. In fact, so successful have its motorsports programmes been, that manufacturers such as Bentley, Porsche, Lotus, Audi and Brabus have adopted the company’s products as original equipment fitment.

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“I’m a Porsche Underneath”

While T&A’s favourite remain’s “White With A Hint of M42,” ASDA insurance has claimed that it has discovered the nation’s favourite white van slogan. In an online poll, ASDA Motor Insurance found every person questioned could instantly recall an amusing slogan daubed in the dirt of a white van. One third of those polled revealed their favourite slogan scrawled on the back of a dirty white van was “if only my wife was this dirty”!

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Fast-Fit Manager Wins Michelin Competition

Fast-fit workshop manager Andy Smedley (38) has beaten 500 other entrants across the UK, displaying outstanding tyre knowledge.

Andy Smedley, the workshop manager for Fast-Fit in Norwich, entered the Michelin Certified Programme competition after being put forward by his area manager. He answered all 47 questions on tyre technology correctly, securing him a place in the top ten for the semi finals.

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UK Worst for Car Reliability

Jaguar has felt more pressure after itself and Land Rover came second and third from bottom in a survey of vehicle reliability and cost of repair.

Off-road specialist Jeep recorded worse results in the study of 30,000 vehicles from 27 leading manufacturers.

There was good news for the Far East, which remained number one for reliability in the analysis by independent automotive warranty firm, Warranty Direct.

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Corvette Racing switches to Michelin

For the second time in two weeks, Michelin has announced that a major racing team will switch to its tyres. The announcement that three-time GTS class-winning Corvette Racing will switch from Goodyear to Michelin racing slicks in the American Le Mans Series follows the confirmation that Formula One team BAR-Honda will run on Michelin rubber in 2004. The No. 3 and No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette C5-Rs will begin Michelin tire tests this week in preparation for the nine-race ALMS schedule and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Michelin-shod teams took the top ten positions and won all four classes at the world-famous endurance race in 2003, which also marked the company’s sixth consecutive overall win.

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German drivers happiest driving Japanese cars, says study

Car drivers in Germany, long held to be home to some of the best engineered vehicles in the world, are happier driving Japanese cars than German ones, a consumer satisfaction survey has shown. The survey, complied by German drivers association ADAC and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) group, asked more than 38,000 German car owners how satisfied they were both with the product and the service they received from manufacturers. German industry stalwarts Mercedes, Volkswagen and Opel came in near the bottom of the pile, while Japanese names clinched the top seven places. Porsche, the world’s most profitable carmaker famed for its growling sports cars, was the only German company to make it into the top ten. Japan’s Toyota, maker of the world’s best selling car, the Corolla, and the envy of the auto industry due partly to the efficiency of its plants, topped the list. Subaru, Honda, Mazda and Nissan completed the top five.

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Maxxis wins global brand award

The Maxxis brand was rated fifth in the Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands awards, from an initial 1,000 candidates. To make the top 10, at least 20 per cent of revenues under the name must have come from overseas and the top ten positions are decided by “brand value”, which is determined by the drawing power of the brand, calculated in accordance with criteria stipulated by New York-based branding agency Interbrand. Of the top 10 Taiwanese brands, seven were from IT companies.

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Michelin In World Top Ten

In the latest PriceWaterhouseCoopers/Financial Times survey of the World’s Most Respected Companies, Michelin is ranked number nine in the Engineering sector. The list seeks the opinions of more than 1,000 CEOs worldwide, plus fund managers, media commentators, etc. Top of the Engineering list were Toyota and GM, while the top ranked company overall was General Electric, for the fifth year in a row.

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Japanese Car Factories The Most Efficient

A report in the Financial Times based on information from the World Markets Research Centre reveals that the most efficient car factory in Europe is the Nissan plant in Sunderland, UK, with a production of 95 vehicles per employee. Equal second are Ford’s factory at Saarlouis, Germany and Toyota’s plant at Burnaston, UK, with 87 vehicles per employee. However, no European or American car factory makes it into the world’s top ten most efficient plants. Of these, the top nine are in Japan and the tenth in Korea. The world’s most efficient car factory is Mitsubishi’s plant at Mitsushima, which produces 180 vehicles per employee.

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Car Sales In Western Europe To Fall

Automotive consulting firm Autopolis has produced a report which predicts that the western European car market is going through a decline at the moment. 1999 was a record year, with 15.1 million vehicles being sold, but last year the market dropped by 2% and Autopolis says that the fall will continue this year and next, with sales dropping to 13.4 million cars – a decline of 11% in three years.

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