Simon Wait

MOT surge on the way

Garages have been encouraged to act now to make sure they’re not caught out by an MOT rush later in the year. September 2014 saw 425,861 new cars registered, and […]

Top honours for Nissan dealers

A year of outstanding sales and customer care has earned three Nissan dealerships the coveted Nissan Global Award — the company’s highest worldwide award. Chorley Group, which has five Nissan dealerships […]

CitNOW named among Europe’s elite

Automotive video expert CitNOW has been named at 176 in the Financial Times fastest-growing companies in Europe (FT1000). This follows three years of sustained growth between 2012 and 2015, as […]

Wrexham up and running

Fix Auto Wrexham has completed its relocation and is now fully operational at a new site on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, just seven weeks after managing director Lee Hitch collected […]

Zero emission drone on the horizon

Images of the first unmanned, hydrogen fuel cell powered drone have been unveiled by Wirth Research. The Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) will be a Tilt Rotor, Vertical Take Off and […]

New pay package for technicians

Automotive retailer Inchcape Retail has unveiled a new technician pay package as part of its efforts to recruit more than 350 technicians. Alongside 350 new technicians, the package is also […]

Micra earns top safety standard

The new Nissan Micra has been awarded a four-star safety rating in the UK from Euro NCAP, rising to five stars if additional safety features are added. The rating recognises […]

NCAP awards top safety ratings

Euro NCAP has awarded top safety ratings to the MINI Countryman and Škoda Kodiaq, while The Suzuki Swift is rated as three stars as standard and four stars with the optional safety equipment. All cars reach […]

Nissan names new aftersales chief

Nissan Motor (GB) has appointed Chris Marsh as UK aftersales director, with responsibility for developing Nissan’s aftersales performance in the UK. Chris has held a variety of senior marketing, sales […]

Phantoms to appear in London

A Rolls-Royce Exhibition will bring together ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’ in London at the end of July. Over the next eight weeks the carmaker will announce which of greatest Phantoms […]

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Deadline passes for PPG

PPG has today decided not to make another bid for AkzoNobel meaning, under Dutch rules, it may not approach the company again for at least another six months. The American […]

Solus gets refreshed

Solus, the nationwide network of accident repair centres owned and operated by Aviva, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a refreshed new brand. Solus aims to create a warm, friendly […]