Alan Feldberg

Axalta marks 150th birthday

Axalta Coating Systems celebrated 150 years of history by looking to the future with the launch of its newly-expanded European Technology Center (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany last week. Journalists from […]

NMDA ‘alarmed’ by government silence

The National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) has raised concerns that the promised plug-in motorcycle grant scheme has still not been delivered. In March 2015 the Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP […]

Supply chain plans to ‘buy British’

A survey of more than 100 companies found that there is a planned £225m investment by SMMT supply chain members over the next three years. In an effort to boost […]

UK aftermarket to double by 2022

British motorists spend £21.1bn a year on servicing and repair, making UK cars among the most well-maintained in the world. This is according to the first official analysis of the […]

Axalta unwraps Technology Centre on its 150th

Axalta Coating Systems has marked its 150th birthday by cutting the ribbon on its newly expanded European Technology Centre (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany. The centre will be home to the […]

BLOG: The repair versus replace conundrum

So, I’ve been reading a lot lately and the question that seems to be on everyone’s lips is, ‘do penguins have knees?’ writes FRAN BARKER, paint technician at John Macadam […]

First impressions count for customers

The efficiency of the service department of dealers has more impact on customer loyalty than anything else, according to new research. According to the J.D. Power 2016 UK Customer Service […]

Don’t pay the penalty during Euros

IAM RoadSmart has warned drivers to play it safe when it comes to drinking during the UEFA Euro 2016 Championships. The tournament kicks off tomorrow and the chances of football […]

Volvo sees road ahead with TomTom

Volvo Cars has selected TomTom as the provider of location and navigation content and services for its new infotainment platform. From 2019, Volvo customers across the globe, across all carlines […]

Blue Square adopts in-car technology

Retail marketing agency Blue Square has taken delivery of more than 100 SEAT Leon hatchbacks with in-car technology tailored specifically to improve efficiency of its field sales team. The 129 […]

Big plans for small business service

Covéa Insurance has underlined its commitment enhancing its small business proposition by appointing a new small business underwriting manager. Siddharth Gulati has joined from AIG, where he was business manager […]

Musk’s 2020 vision for Apple cars

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes Apple will have a slice of the electric car market by 2020. At a press conference last week he predicted Apple would provide competition for […]