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Volvo doubles TTP numbers
- 23/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Volvo Car UK has doubled the number of contractors within its Temporary Technician Programme (TTP) with Autotech Recruit due to the ongoing success of the initiative – which has helped the vehicle manufacturer cover over 30,000 hours across its UK sites since its launch in 2018. TTP was created to enable Volvo to [...] -
Lawyers investigating AutoRestore redundancies
- 22/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Staff affected by the collapse of AutoRestore are seeking compensation after claiming they were made redundant without proper consultation. More than a dozen ex employees from the company’s headquarters in Rushen have approached law firm Simpson Millar, which has now begun investigations into whether a [...] -
Audatex upgrades MVM solution
- 22/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Audatex has upgraded its valuation product Market Value Manager (MVM) to now include live vehicle valuation data from Motors.co.uk and cap hpi. This is meant to help claims handlers use MVM to more accurately calculate the pre-accident value of a vehicle to make satisfactory settlement offers with customers, backed [...] -
Copart CEO recognised in Women awards
- 20/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
CEO of Copart UK & Ireland Jane Pocock was a finalist in the Executive Category of the 2022 Autocar Great Women in the British Car Industry Top 100. The event which celebrates the most influential women in the British car industry across categories including marketing, sales, vehicle development, and [...] -
Inaugural UKGBE event hailed a triumph
- 14/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The UK Garage and Bodyshop Event presented by Automechanika Birmingham has received widespread praise from the automotive aftermarket community, achieving a staggering 3,538 business owners over two days. The event, held from 8-9 June, kicked off with visitors from garages, bodyshops and the wider automotive [...] -
IMI to update BSI standard
- 09/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Bodyshops and accident repair specialists across Britain will soon have their say on the revised British Standard for Bodyshops, BS10125, which is undergoing its first major review since 2014. The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has been working with industry peers to ensure individuals will be able to meet [...] -
Used car prices up 28%
- 08/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The like-for-like price of a used car has risen 28.4% in the past 12 months. According to the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, used car prices have risen for 26 consecutive months on a like-for-like basis. The RPI is based on Auto Trader’s daily pricing analysis of around 900,000 vehicles. It found that prices [...] -
Autotech Training to reveal new MOT tech
- 07/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Autotech Training will launch MOTsafe at this week’s UK Garage & Bodyshop event. MOTsafe is a web-based platform which will help site managers and garage owners improve MOT testing standards and help them remain compliant. A simple to use online tool, MOTsafe analyses and simplifies DVSA data and is set to [...] -
CV sales dive by a quarter
- 07/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations recorded their fifth consecutive month of decline in May, falling 25.1% to 22,000 units. This is according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Although the fall is amplified in comparison with last year, which saw the [...] -
Volvo commits to fossil-free steel
- 01/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Volvo Cars has become the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative, which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry. By signing up to SteelZero, Volvo Cars commits itself to stringent CO2-based steel sourcing [...]