Alan Feldberg

ACIS warns of EV ‘arms race’

Figures suggest there are only about 1,000 technicians trained to work on the 50,000 electric vehicles in the UK. This is according to the IMI, which spearheaded a campaign to […]

BASF hosts refinish seminar

BASF hosted its Refinish Technical Awareness Seminar at ITAS, Milton Keynes last week, when Mazda’s customer services technical support and approved bodyshop representatives were introduced to a range of new […]

JLR reports steady sales growth

Jaguar Land Rover has announced an 8.4% increase in UK sales for the year. With a total of 118,108 UK sales, Jaguar Land Rover exceeded industry trends in a UK new […]

Twells takes customer service award

Twells of Billinghay, in Lincolnshire, has won the Vauxhall’s Customer Excellence Award. The awards have been running for eight years with Twells of Billinghay having won an award each year […]

Drivers doubt driverless cars

New research has found that scepticism about driverless cars has actually increased in the last two years. Figures from online motor retail specialist BuyaCar.co.uk found that more than half actually […]

Volvo celebrates sets sales benchmark

Volvo Car UK has achieved its best ever first-quarter sales result, selling 16,204 cars in the first three months of the year. This represents a 39% increase on the Q1 […]

VW reports strong first quarter

Volkswagen consolidated its second position in the UK market during the first quarter of this year. Official figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that year-to-date […]

ULEZ comes into force today

London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) comes into force today. It is regarded as one of the world’s toughest vehicle emissions standards. Drivers of older, more polluting cars face paying […]

Andrew Marsh on top Down Under

Auto Industry Consulting engineering director Andrew Marsh delivered a keynote address at the biennial Collision Repair Expo in Melbourne last week.  As part of the Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo, the […]

RAC wins five-year PSA contract

The RAC has signed a new five-year contract to provide roadside assistance services to Groupe PSA, following a competitive tender process. The deal will see the RAC’s patrols supporting drivers […]

SsangYong names new CEO

SsangYong Motor Company has appointed the incumbent COO Byung-tae Yea as the new CEO. Dr Pawan Kumar Goenka, chairman, said, ‘The SsangYong Motors board is delighted to welcome Mr Yea […]

Another brand reports quarterly record

Mercedes-Benz Vans UK has achieved the most successful start to a year in the UK ever, with 10,813 registrations in the first three months of 2019. It is 32% ahead […]