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TruckEast promotes from within
- 14/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Suffolk-based Scania dealer TruckEast has promoted Alex Vickery to the role of finance director. Based at the dealers head office in Stowmarket and heading up a team of 11, Alex first joined TruckEast in 2010. Since then he has supported its growth, with the acquisition of two other businesses. Managing [...] -
New online player joins automotive sector
- 14/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new online marketplace for used cars has launched today in the UK claiming it is on a mission to bring greater trust and transparency to the sector. heycar.co.uk launches with an inventory of over 100,000 listed vehicles from nearly 50 brands across 1,400 dealerships. It is partnering with selected dealers and [...] -
A Pugh good men
- 14/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has appointed Rob Pugh into its newly formed role of strategy consultant. The 23-year-old returns to the organisation after first impressing during his two-year internship while studying for his business degree, which he successfully achieved with first class honours. Rob’s role will support the Fix [...] -
Euro Car Parts boosts fleet
- 13/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Euro Car Parts has added another 300 Peugeot vans and cars to its fleet. The additional vehicles will help Euro Car Parts continue to make upwards of 60,000 deliveries to independent and franchised dealers, fleet service centres and bodyshops every day. This equates to a delivery on average every 1.7 [...] -
MG network spreads to Northumbria
- 13/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Richard Hardie MG has become the first MG Motor approved dealership in Northumbria. It will also act as a parts centre. Situated 15 miles north of Newcastle in Ashington, the dealership is the first to open in Northumbria and hit the ground running after selling their first MG before lunchtime on opening [...] -
Government doubles EV charging investment
- 13/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government has announced it is doubling the investment for local authorities to install electric car charging points. It has pledged an extra £2.5m, bringing the total investment to £5m. It's expected to pay for an additional 1,000 electric car charging points. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said, [...] -
ACIS announces new EV training
- 13/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
ACIS, a leading distributor to the bodyshop sector, is launching a new EV training programme. Electrics on a conventional petrol or diesel car account for just 12 volts, but the new generation of EVs will carry a payload of up to 600 volts, putting untrained personnel at risk of electrocution if they attempt to [...] -
Nissan Juke bridges generation gap
- 12/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nissan Juke has been named as the car with the most universal appeal across all ages. This is according to new analysis of more than 10,000 used car sales over the past two years, carried out by the online motor retail specialist BuyaCar.co.uk. The 10 most popular purchases by younger, middle-aged and older [...] -
Double appointment for Cooper Solutions
- 12/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Cooper Solutions has supported the uptake of its customer data and acquisition solution, FullCycle, with two new appointments. It has named Paul Smith as senior account manager and Bipin Shakya as senior software developer. FullCycle recognises the various stages in the ownership cycle for all customers, [...] -
Mini celebrates 10 millionth car
- 12/08/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The 10 millionth Mini since launch was built at the brand's Oxford plant last month. The landmark helped Mini celebrate its 60th anniversary. To celebrate the brand’s 60th anniversary, Mini has been on the hunt for 60 owners of 60 cars, one from each year of production, with 60 personal stories from across the [...]