Alan Feldberg

Double delight for Richard Hardie MG

Richard Hardie MG has launched two new zero-emission sites in Newcastle and Sunderland. Nick Hardie, director at Richard Hardie, said: “Since the launch of our Richard Hardie MG Ashington site […]

Demand for cheap runarounds surges

Used car website DesperateSeller.co.uk has reported an 18% spike in searches for cars priced under £2,000 since last week, when the coronavirus crisis escalated. The most in-demand models are small […]

Autorola takes top apprenticeship awards

Autorola UK has scooped two apprenticeship accolades at the Maxim Business Training Awards with the Macclesfield-based company being named Employer of the Year, and apprentice Billy Lloyd taking the Apprentice […]

‘Business at usual’ for Ezi Methods

Ben Cardy, commercial director and co-founder of Ezi Methods, the online provider of vehicle repair data, says it is business as usual despite the escalation of coronavirus. With every team […]

Autoinform Live postponed

The Original Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association (OESAA) has announced that next month’s Autoinform Live, originally scheduled to be held at the GTG Academy in Wolverhampton from 25-26 April, has been […]

VWCV halts production in Germany, Poland

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is suspending vehicle production from today for an anticipated 10 working days. The production sites affected are those in Hannover, and Polish sites Poznań and Września. […]

BMW and Toyota confirm UK plant closures

BMW and Toyota have joined the growing list of vehicle manufacturers to announce they are suspending production at UK plants. Jaguar Land Rover is expected to follow suit shortly. BMW […]

Grainger & Worrall continues investment plan

Grainger & Worrall has appointed Mark Powell in a newly created position – director, foundry operations. The appointment is aligned with the continued roll out of its £6m investment plan, […]

Rolls-Royce halts Goodwood production

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that production at the company’s Goodwood-based manufacturing plant will be suspended from Monday, 23 March for two weeks. This suspension will be followed by an […]

SMMT welcomes government’s £350bn support package

The Society of Motor Manufacturers has welcomes extra measures announced by the government to support businesses impacted by the coronavirus. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced support packages including £330bn in loans, […]

Ford suspends European production

Ford is temporarily suspending vehicle and engine production at its manufacturing sites in continental Europe in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus. Effective from Thursday, 19 March, it […]

Volkswagen suspends European production

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand is gradually suspending production at its European plants for an initial period of two weeks. This will also affect Volkswagen Group components plants. Ralf Brandstätter, […]