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What matters most to these car buyers?

Price is the most important factor for both men and women when buying a car, but that’s where the similarities end. According to a survey of more than 500 motorists […]

Automechanika Frankfurt on course

Automechanika Frankfurt, taking place from 13-17 September, will host 12 professional-development courses for repair specialists, free of charge and presented in German or English. This year, the popular professional-development programme […]

Morelli the merrier for Autoraise

AutoRaise has announced a new platinum level partnership with national distribution organisation Morelli Group, intended to inspire more apprentices into the industry. The three-year partnership will see Morelli provide financial […]

Restructure ‘starting to deliver’

Allianz UK operating profits have shot up from £63.6m in the first half of 2015 to £86.9m in the first six months of this year. Combined operating ratio (COR) improved […]

BladeGlider joins the Olympians in Rio

Nissan has unveiled a working prototype of what it describes as an ‘electric vehicle for car lovers’. Combining the performance of a sports car with zero emissions and intelligent mobility, […]

Steady growth for POS market

The point-of-sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew in value by 10% in June, according to figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA). It also found a […]

New appointment underpins new Vizion

Vizion has appointed Neil Orton to its senior management team in the UK and Ireland. He was officially named commercial director on 2 August. With over 20 years’ experience within […]

Industry well short of total recall

The vast majority of recalls have not gone in for repairs yet, meaning there are millions of potentially dangerous cars on our roads. Recalls topped 51 million last year alone, […]

Volvo underlines commitment to training

Volvo is investing £6m to build a completely new facility at its Training and Development Centre in Daventry. The work is expected to be completed by the summer of 2017, […]

Electric registrations continue to rise

Electric car registrations in the UK jumped 38% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year. Plug-in registrations for the first six months are also […]

Bad Korea move for VW

Volkswagen Group could be facing deeper problems in South Korea than in America, as the fall out from the emissions scandal nearly a year ago continues. VW has agreed packages […]