Alan Feldberg

Three months free with VWCV

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is supporting businesses getting back to work by offering no upfront cost and no repayments for the first three months. The offer extends to customers purchasing vehicles […]

BASF extends WorldSkills sponsorship

BASF’s coatings division has renewed its sponsorship of the WorldSkills competition. The agreement continues BASF’s long-standing commitment to developing new talent in the automotive refinish industry and solidifies BASF’s support […]

Change at the top for Aston Martin

Aston Martin has announced that Dr Andy Palmer will step down as president and group chief executive. Tobias Moers will take over a chief executive officer on 1 August, with […]

NFDA joins call for dealerships to reopen

The NFDA has leant its voice to those urging the government to include automotive retailers in the first wave of non-essential retailers opening to “get the country moving again”. Automotive […]

Government urged to give dealers green light

The UK automotive industry is calling on government to allow the country’s 4,900-strong showrooms to reopen, instead of paying £61m a day to keep them closed. According to calculations from […]

Used car prices on the up again

The average price of a used car rose in April, marking the first year-on-year growth since July last year. According to the latest data from Auto Trader’s Retail Price Index, which […]

Motorpoint goes contactless

Motorpoint has introduced contactless collection at its branches in England and Wales. The new click-and-collect service, which will initially be available Monday to Friday, will enable customers to adhere to […]

IGA introduces business-ready certification

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is launching a Covid-19 compliance certification scheme for garages wishing to reassure customers that their premises is safe. The scheme is based on the government’s […]

ECP launches ‘matchmaking service’

Euro Car Parts has launched a new online service to match trusted garages with local customers in need of essential maintenance work. Garages must meet specific quality criteria to be […]

IAAF calls for MOT testing

The IAAF has written to the government calling for the MOT extension to be scrapped. In various communications with DVSA and Department for Transport, IAAF chief executive Wendy Williamson said […]