• Drivers urged to tread carefully with wheel safety
    • 07/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Over a third of UK drivers (40%) cannot confidently carry out a tyre tread check according to new research by automotive marketplace eBay. More than half (53%) of 18-34-year-olds don’t know how to check that their tyre tread is within the legal limit. Older generations also lack confidence with this [...]
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  • Auto Windscreens celebrates World Environment Day
    • 07/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Windscreens marked World Environment Day with its fourth litter pick of 2023 as part of its ‘cleaner community’ initiative. A team of seven volunteers, led by business support director Shaun Atton cleared the area of plastic and rubbish around McGregor’s Pond, near its head office in Chesterfield. This [...]
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  • National Paint Championships winner crowned at Automechanika Birmingham
    • 06/06/2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The winner of the Bodyshop Magazine-supported National Paint Championships was crowned after a closely fought final today (6 June) at Automechanika Birmingham 2023, which is taking place this week at the NEC. Seven UK paint technicians reached the final round out of 20 entrants, and battled for bragging rights and [...]
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  • BMW Group UK names new sales chief
    • 06/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    BMW Group UK has appointed Matt Collins as the new general manager of corporate sales. He succeeds Steve Roberts, who has taken up a new role as head of sales at MINI UK. Debbie McIntosh, BMW sales director, said: “We're delighted to welcome Matt into this new role. His in-depth knowledge of our brands gained [...]
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  • Dealer demand continues to rise
    • 06/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Dealers continued to see rising demand in May as enquiries increased by three per cent and sales of new and used vehicles leapt 37%, against the same month last year. According to data from iTrackLEADS, May marked the fourth consecutive month of rising enquiries this year. However, the number of enquiries [...]
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  • LCV registrations up for fifth straight month
    • 06/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The number of UK light commercial vehicles (LCVs) registered in the UK grew by 15.3% in May compared with last year, reaching 25,359 units. According to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this represents the fifth consecutive month of rising deliveries as the market [...]
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  • Dacia celebrates 250,000th UK sale
    • 06/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Dacia has sold its 250,000th car in the UK after sales doubled between 2021 and 2022. Charlie James was the manufacturer’s 250,000th customer when he collected his Dacia Jogger Extreme SE from Richard Sanders in Northampton. Mark Sanders, joint managing director of Richard Sanders Group, said: “It brings us [...]
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  • Peter Vardy names new COO
    • 05/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Peter Vardy Group has appointed James Brearley as chief operating officer. He is an experienced leader in the UK automotive industry and joins from Inchcape UK, where he was CEO. Group founder, Peter Vardy, said: “Following the launch of our 2030 Strategy in 2020, our aim has been to significantly expand the [...]
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  • Auto Windscreens celebrates customer service score
    • 05/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Windscreens has achieved a ServCheck Index score of 77.32 in an independent survey by The Institute of Customer Service. The Institute of Customer Service is the UK’s independent professional body for customer service. It works with organisations to improve their business performance by enhancing the [...]
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  • Perfect 10 for rising car sales
    • 05/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK new car market has posted its longest uninterrupted period of expansion for eight years, as registrations grew 16.7% in May to reach 145,204 units according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance marks 10 consecutive months of growth, although [...]
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