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Facebook is favourite for dealers
- 08/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Facebook is the favourite social media channel for dealers trading used cars, according to research by epyx. According to its report, 52% of dealers opted for Facebook when asked to name their main social media outlet compared to 29% using LinkedIn and 19% using Twitter. David Goodyear, commercial director at [...] -
All change for Innovation Group
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Graham Kresfelder, head of Innovation Group’s motor business in Poland, will replace UK motor head Chris Ashworth who exits the business at the end of March. Reported by Insurance Times, Chris Ashworth who joined the group in February 2014 following Innovation Group’s acquisition of his Crashworth motor repair [...] -
Mitsubishi sales surge
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Sales of Mitsubishi vehicles in February were up 28% compared to the same month last year according to figures released by the SMMT. The rise was driven by a 41% increase in sales of the Outlander PHEV, ahead of the reduction in the Plug-in Car Grant from £5,000 to £2,500 beginning 1 March. The PHEV plug-in [...] -
Driverless lorries to be trialled
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Reports are abound that driverless lorries will be trialled on the UK’s roads later this year. The announcement is expected as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget speech this month with The Department for Transport having declared the UK would ‘lead the way’ in testing driverless ‘HGV [...] -
Volvo posts 15% rise in sales
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Volvo Cars posted a 15.2 per cent increase in retail sales for the month of February, selling 34,551 cars globally. Sales of the new Volvo XC90 were the main growth driver in all regions, while the XC60 was the best-selling model globally. Sweden was the biggest market in February, while retail sales in Europe [...] -
Glass’s extends agreement with Ageas
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Glass's has agreed a two-year extension of its existing agreement with Ageas Insurance Ltd to continue the use of its eSalvage solution. Glass eSalvage provides an online auction platform to manage total loss salvage disposal via its trusted dealer network. The agreement strengthens its already long-term [...] -
VW offers up new R8 insight
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
VWG UK is promoting awareness amongst the accident repair community of its new Audi R8 in order to disseminate critical repair protocols for the new model. bodyshop magazine and Thatcham Research attended an event at the National Learning Centre (NLC), Milton Keynes to learn about the sophisticated new [...] -
BMW highlights EU ‘benefits’ to UK staff
- 04/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BMW has written to staff in the UK to explain what it sees as ‘significant benefits’ of voting to stay in the EU. Great Britain will vote on whether to remain a part of the EU on 23 June. But while BMW insists it’s a matter for the British public to decide, the German manufacturer has sent an email to [...] -
EU is ‘best’ for business
- 04/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Three quarters of SMMT members say remaining in Europe is best for their business, according to the results of a new independent survey. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which represents the breadth of UK automotive businesses, from car and CV makers to parts suppliers and aftermarket [...] -
Motorists’ Organisation and Gocompare partner
- 04/03/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Garage comparison company, The Motorists’ Organisation, has partnered with Gocompare.com to help motorists shop around for car servicing and repairs. Gocompare.com has become the first comparison website in the UK to help its customers compare car servicing, MOT and repair providers, via [...]