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US report highlights $363m parts discrepancy

The Quality Parts Coalition (QPC) has released a new report highlighting significant price gap between car company brand and independently produced auto collision repair parts. The report reveals that American […]

Hertz appoints new UK GM

The Hertz Corporation has appointed David Rowlands as general manager for Hertz UK. David reports directly to Rafael Girona, senior general manager region north, Hertz International, replacing Neil Cunningham – […]

Shake up for used car market

US based, Car Harmony has launched an online car shopping service, which delivers cars for a free three-day, limited mile trial under a rental contract. The service offers customer’s a […]

SOE leads apprenticeship development

The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) is playing a major part in the development of three new commercial vehicle apprenticeship standards. The standards are part of the government’s Trailblazer scheme, […]

Thatcham backs camera technology

Thatcham Research believes that the prospects for ‘vulnerable road users’ such as pedestrians and cyclists are improving, as vehicle manufacturers future proof their safety systems using camera technology. ‘We’re starting […]

BBC reports on tyre dangers

An episode of BBC’s consumer programme Fake Britain featured a report highlighting the dangers associated with buying part worn tyres on BBC1 this week. Made with the support of Trading […]

CARSTAR Canada acquired by Roark

Driven Brands Inc, a portfolio company of Roark Capital and a leading US franchise automotive company, has acquired CARSTAR Canada. CARSTAR is one of the largest multi-store network of independently […]

Ford targets stress factor

A recent Ford-commissioned survey of 5,500 commuters in major European cities found that commuting by car to work can be more stressful than work itself. Being stuck in a traffic […]

Innovation foresees tremendous growth potential

Innovation Group North America has promoted Pete Douglas to president of Innovation Group’s Auto Division in a bid to realise ‘tremendous growth potential’. In what Craig Hamway, CEO of Innovation […]

Infiniti production gets underway

The first new Infiniti Q30 vehicles are now in production at the brand’s newly-built facilities in Sunderland, UK, following a £250m investment that has created 300 new jobs. Infiniti’s first […]

Latest EuroNCAP results ‘mixed bag’

EuroNCAP has released its seventh batch of results for the year including 15 cars from a range of categories, and with a mixed bag of results. Of the 15 cars, […]

CAP and HPI gear for growth

CAP and HPI, which combined create one of the UK’s largest automotive data businesses, is gearing up growth in the UK, and significant international expansion, with key appointments. Joel Albyn, […]