• bodyshop unveils its 30 Under 30 class of 2022

    • 12 August 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    bodyshop magazine has seen another record-setting year for it 30 Under 30: Rising Stars competition, and today has announced the names of all the winners for 2022 who will be celebrated during bodyshop LIVE on 12 October “This year we’ve received more entries than in any of the previous five editions of our 30 [...]
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  • LKQ names new head of channel

    • 12 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LKQ Coatings has appointed Jodie Mullard as new head of channel Mullard joins from LKQ Europe, where she was director of digital customer experience, overseeing everything from product value propositions, centralisation and execution of the digital portfolio, through to business model development and the effective [...]
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  • Wyndon secures Tesla approval

    • 12 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Coventry-based Wyndon Motors has secured Tesla approval at its state-of-the-art premises in Shilton Wyndon adds Tesla to an already prestigious list of vehicle manufacturer badges, including Aston Martin and Mercedes Benz Established in 1964, Wyndon Motors has serviced the local community for more than 50 years, [...]
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  • New site to create further EV jobs

    • 12 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Pelican Engineering has begun work on a new bus showroom and workshop facility in West Yorkshire The new 20,000 sqft premises in Castleford will be used to fit out, commission and support new and used Yutong fully electric passenger vehicles, quadrupling the capacity of Pelican’s UK base Construction is due [...]
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  • Royal Mail delivers on green strategy

    • 12 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Royal Mail has added 2,000 new electric vans to its growing EV fleet The order of 1,000 new e-Expert and 1,000 e-Partner vans is a significant step towards its aim of having 5,500 electric vehicles on its fleet by spring 2023 and to date 70 delivery offices have made the transition to either full or part [...]
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  • AutoRaise reveals rally sponsorship

    • 11 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AutoRaise has announced it has two supporting sponsors and nine pit stop sponsors for its AutoRaise Rally The 2022 AutoRaise Rally of West Midlands and Mid Wales will take place 21-23 September, comprising 13 stages over 370 miles The automotive charity has revealed that Synetiq, Egertons Recovery Group and [...]
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  • Public charge rollout behind schedule

    • 11 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than half of local authorities are failing to rollout public electric car charge points at the speed necessary to meet the government’s target of 300,000 by 2030 According to research carried out by LeaseLoco, based on data from the Department of Transport, 61% of authorities are falling behind the required [...]
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  • Sales slump a supply issue

    • 11 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Trader says the fall in used cars sales in the second quarter of the year has nothing to do with falling demand The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported that the UK’s used car market shrank by 188% during the three months from April to June, with 1,759,64 transactions taking place However, [...]
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  • South East charging ahead

    • 11 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The South East of England is setting the pace in terms of installing home charging points for electric vehicles According to charge point installer Smart Home Charge, enquiries and installations for home EV charging points have accelerated in recent years, but it is in the South East where demand is greatest Smart [...]
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  • Used car market on the skids

    • 10 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK’s used car market shrank by 188% during the second quarter of 2022, with 1,759,684 transactions taking place The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 407,820 fewer vehicles changed hands compared with the same period last year Declines were recorded in each month, with falls [...]
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