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AkzoNobel recreates Van Gogh painting
- 25/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AkzoNobel experts have used vehicle refinish colour-matching technology to help with the digital recreation of Van Gogh’s painting Field with Irises near Arles. It’s the closest anyone has come to reconstructing the original colour scheme used by the artist when he first made the painting. By adopting a [...] -
Historic drive by Saudi woman
- 25/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Female racing driver Aseel Al Hamad celebrated the end of the ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia with a lap of honour in a Jaguar F-TYPE. Aseel, the first female board member of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation, had never driven on a track in her home country before. Aseel joined Jaguar in a call for the 24 [...] -
VW CV opens Trafford Park facility
- 25/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating the opening of a brand-new purpose–built authorised repairer workshop on Trafford Park in Manchester. The new Inchcape facility is the largest in the UK and one of the largest in Europe, measuring in at 21,000sqft, and boasting 16 service ramps, an MOT facility and a [...] -
AkzoNobel backs ARC apprentices
- 22/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AkzoNobel has helped The ARC Group apprentices to achieve their automotive senior paint technician accreditation (ATA) at its state-of-the-art training centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Mick Finch, technical coordinator at AkzoNobel, helped guide the apprentices through their ATA-accredited training programme as part [...] -
VW and Ford sign MOU
- 22/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring a strategic alliance designed to strengthen each company’s competitiveness and better serve customers globally. The companies are exploring potential projects across a number of areas – including developing a range [...] -
CARS ready for recycling show
- 22/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
CARS – the complete auto recycling show and metals recycling event – is set to take place on 11-12 July 2018 at NAEC, Stoneleigh, West Midlands. Europe's largest event dedicated to vehicle and metal recycling provides indoor and outdoor exhibitions, demonstrations and conference sessions, along with a host of [...] -
New car discounts static
- 22/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Despite a struggling new car market, dealer discounts have remained static over the last three months (March to May), according to a What Car? Target Price report. UK car sales figures have fallen by 6.8% in 2018, with 1,079,049 sold so far but average cash discounts across the industry have remained flat at 8.3% [...] -
Transparency urged to build trust
- 22/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Dragon2000 is urging garages and workshops to provide transparency via video alongside vehicle health checks (VHCs), to build customer trust following the recent MOT changes. According to the updated MOT inspection manual, published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), three new categories have been [...] -
National Windscreens issues MOT reminder
- 22/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
National Windscreens is reminding motorists that while the newly introduced MOT regulations do not include changes to existing windscreen checks, many could still have their MOT failed as a result of damage or impaired vision to a vehicle’s glazing. The move follows stricter MOT standards being introduced by the [...] -
James Group recognised for growth
- 21/06/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The James Group, parent company of L&I Eaton ARC, Brooklands Autobody Ltd and Brooklands Lincoln, has been recognised as one of the Top 50 of the fastest growing businesses in the North West 2018. The list, compiled by Ward Hadaway - one of the UK's Top 100 law firms – was highlighted at an awards ceremony in [...]