Simon Wait

CitNOW strengthens sales force

CitNOW has appointed Ollie Parsons as UK head of sales and client services. He brings over a decade of experience with blue-chip vehicle manufacturers, including two stints with BMW where […]

New lease of life for Goblin

British engineering company Goblin is being revived as Goblin Works Garage. Goblin was launched 75 years ago but closed in 1981. Now Jimmy DeVille, engineer, adventurer, petrolhead and former soldier, […]

Nippon muscles in on possible merger

Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd has made an all-cash offer to acquire US coatings company Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, reports Reuters. Nippon Paint confirmed it has made ‘a proposal’ to […]

UN regulation to save lives

New UN regulation on automatic emergency call system for road traffic accidents will reduce response times and save lives. Every second counts in a road traffic emergency; reducing the time […]

TSC welcomes CAV’s in Budget

In his budget today, Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce that driverless cars will be able to be tested without any human operator inside or outside the car, and […]

UK aftersales revenue up £6.4m

UK aftersales departments are benefitting from a £6.4m revenue boost as vehicle health check completion rates continue to rise. Data from electronic vehicle health check provider autoVHC, which sampled 500 […]

Fix Auto Mid Devon announces open day

Fix Auto Mid Devon is hosting an industry showcase event on Saturday 25 November, to welcome young people, parents and schools to the high-tech repair facility. Attendees will get a […]

The Beast aids Volvo breakthrough

A new era has started for the Volvo Cars plant in Ghent, Belgium as the first customer-bound XC40 small SUV is set to roll off the production line. The new […]

FMG secures three-year deal

Fleet Incident specialist FMG has been awarded a three-year contract to provide incident management services for KeyFleet, the Preston-based vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist. The new service, eventually covering […]

Driven to distraction

Recent research has revealed that more than half (51%) of all drivers find the dangerous actions of other motorists, such as poor overtaking and tailgating, to be a serious distraction. […]

Selsia and AkzoNobel form partnership

Selsia and AkzoNobel have partnered to centrally manage accident, warranty and bodywork related services for commercial vehicle fleet operators and manufacturers. The service, which supports AkzoNobel’s commercial vehicles coatings programme, […]

UK WorldSkills squad named

The WorldSkills UK’s official Squad has been named for those aiming to represent Team UK at WorldSkills Kazan, Russia in 2019. The 145 young people, including winners from this year’s […]