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Time to rediscover former glories

eBay is looking for interesting car restoration projects that it can back to the tune of £4,000. As part of the eBay Car Challenge, it will select three projects for […]

IAEA Conference lands historic venue

The 2016 IAEA Annual Conference and AGM is moving to the Coventry Transport Museum, which houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles in the world and tells the […]

Revive! celebrates in style

Revive! Franchisees from all over the UK met to celebrate their achievements in 2015 and outline their ambitions during 2016 at their annual conference. Managing director Mark Llewelyn opened the […]

Driving Change turns cameras on innovation

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has partnered with ITN Productions to launch a news-style series exploring innovation in the industry. Called Driving Change and hosted by national newsreader […]

Hunt for HGV talent begins

The hunt is on for the UK’s top heavy goods vehicle (HGV) technicians and apprentices as online registrations for the Heavy Vehicle Engineering Competition open. Sponsored by IRTE, the Heavy […]

Insure the Box adds some Steele

Insure The Box Ltd has named Adrian Steele as group claims director. Adrian brings more than three decade’s experience to the company, and will fulfil the role alongside his current […]

Budget roundup

Chancellor George Osborne has today delivered his eighth Budget downgrading UK economic growth forecasts and warning of the risks of leaving the EU. The statement included: A freeze on fuel […]

Automechanika Birmingham takes to the stage

Automechanika Birmingham, to be held at the NEC from the 7-9 June, will offer an extensive series of seminars, staged across three theatres. In addition to having the opportunity of […]

SOTA the take off

ABI Research anticipates accelerated adoption of automotive software over-the-air (SOTA) updates with nearly 180 million new SOTA-enabled cars shipping between 2016 and 2022. As the automotive industry ramps up its […]

Record year for Mercedes-Benz Vans

Mercedes-Benz Vans has reported record sales, revenue and EBIT figures for the financial year 2015. The Vans division delivered 321,000 vehicles to customers as sales figures outstripped previous totals (previous […]

LeasePlan crowned LCV provider of year

LeasePlan has been named Best LCV Lease Provider of 2016 by the Vans A2Z for the fourth year running. The awards category (sponsored by Manheim Remarketing) recognises leasing suppliers who […]