Alan Feldberg

Motorpoint announces new NE site

Motorpoint will create 30 new roles with the opening of it’s a new branch in Stockton-On-Tees in mid-December. As part of a multi-million pound investment, it is transforming the former […]

New digital trade channel goes live

BCA is launching a new Retail Ready digital sales channel exclusively for trade customers. The channel will host vehicles prepared cosmetically and mechanically to a new industry retail standard devised and delivered by BCA to meet […]

SMMT launches support scheme for apprentices

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Charitable Trust Fund has launched a new programme to safeguard the jobs of apprentices working in the sector. Its Apprentice Support Programme […]

Dealers must adapt to Covid era

Dealers need to ensure their lending panels are fit for the coronavirus era used car market. Startline Motor Finance CEO Paul Burgess explained that, while the used car market was […]

Motorists warned of MOT backlog

Motorists have been urged to book their MOTs now with more than 10 million tests still due before the end of the year. A study by Fixter, a UK end-to-end […]

Engines stall in August

Engine production in the UK was down 35.1% in August as just 106,398 units were produced. Production for domestic and overseas markets declined 36.9% and 34.1% respectively, while year-to-date engine […]

LEVC expands European network

LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has appointed Autohaus Geisser in Karlsruhe, Germany to its dealer network. This follows the establishment of the company’s central European sales office in Frankfurt last […]

Fearnley named new HR director

LKQ Euro Car Parts has appointed Donna Fearnley as its new HR director. She replaces Dave Brookfield, who has taken over as vice president for HR at LKQ Group in […]

Car production collapses by 44.6%

Car production nosedived by 44.6% in the UK in August, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which reported that just 51,039 units rolled off factory lines […]

CV production suffers August slump

UK commercial vehicle production declined 11.5% in August. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 4,915 commercial vehicles rolled off production lines. Production for the domestic market grew […]

Industry welcomes government support schemes

The automotive industry has welcomed the announcement of new support measures during the Covid-19 crisis, announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak. Among the initiatives, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan will be […]

EV sales soften August bump

European new car registrations in Europe fell by 18% year-on-year last month. The 18% drop comes in heavy contrast to the 4% decrease posted by the market when comparing July […]