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Repairify secures ACE training accreditation
- 15/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Repairify has achieved ASE accreditation for both online and in-person training, meaning it is now recognised as an approved provider of ‘Continuing Automotive Service Education’. Accreditation, which means its training content aligns with I-CAR objectives, ensures that students who complete Repairify courses [...] -
Activate Group announces EV partnership with Gecko Risk
- 14/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Activate Group and Gecko Risk have announced a new partnership to provide greater insights to the industry into EVs. Gecko Risk brings together key information from across the industry covering everything from make and model differentiation, to charging points and repair data, while Activate Group is a leading [...] -
Ben releases Christmas appeal
- 08/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Ben has released a new short film as part of a Christmas appeal to supports its work in providing help to automotive families who are struggling or in crisis this winter. Inspired by supermarket Christmas TV advertisements, Ben’s new film aims to raise £300,000 throughout December and January to ensure that [...] -
ACG names Ian Budsworth new MD
- 07/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Accident Credit Group (ACG) has promoted Ian Budsworth to the role of managing director. He said: “I have a fantastic, experienced team which has given us the ability to break new lending records month after month, funding in excess of £180m per annum. As ACG’s new MD, I'm excited to spearhead our future, [...] -
LKQ announces key leadership changes
- 06/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
LKQ UK & Ireland has announced that chief executive officer Andy Hamilton is to become senior vice president of LKQ and president and executive managing director of LKQ Europe, taking over from Varun Laroyia. This follows the recent news that Justin Jude will succeed Dominick Zarcone as president and CEO of LKQ [...] -
Young driver numbers fall by nearly 10%
- 05/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
New data has revealed that 360,000 fewer 17- to 26-year-olds hold a full driving licence in 2023 compared with five years ago. This represents a drop of 9.2%. According to data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), analysed by CarGurus, there were 3.54 million young drivers with a full driving [...] -
Ben secures LKQ Corporation donation
- 04/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Automotive charity Ben has been awarded a share of $500m by LKQ Corporation, the global parent company of LKQ UK & Ireland. Ben is one of 10 organisations around the world to receive funding as part of the third annual ‘LKQ Cares Holiday Vote’ programme. Each charity will initially be given a $50,000 [...] -
IMI Skills Competition winners announced
- 30/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the winners of its 2023 Skills Competition. The event attracted more than 600 nominations, making the 2023 competition the most intense yet, before 23 winners and runners-up were chosen across four categories: Light Vehicle Technology, Body Repair, [...] -
Steer Group set for significant apprenticeship growth
- 24/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Steer Automotive Group will significantly grow its apprenticeship programme next year, with an aim for apprentices to make up 16% of its technical workforce by the end of 2024. This comes after a report by the Institute for the Motor Industry warned there would be 160,000 vacancies in the sector by 2031. Steer [...] -
EV discounts surge by 323%
- 24/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Discounts on new electric vehicles increased by 323% between November 2022 and October 2023, according to new figures from What Car?. By comparison, discounts for petrol and diesel models grew by 122.7% and 122.5% respectively. The discounting trend extended to PCP finance deals, with monthly payments on EV [...]