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CAA partners with IAEA
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
CAA is encouraging and supporting all of its in-house engineering team to obtain membership of the Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors (IAEA). Phil Powles, engineering team manager at CAA, explained, ‘We believe membership of the institute gives an engineer the most recognised and respected professional [...] -
Suppliers must be smartphone ready
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motor industry suppliers must ensure that customers can shop for their products and services through their smartphones, says iVendi. The company points to statistics from CAP Gemini showing that, in the space of a year, the number of mobile customers willing to complete an e-commerce transaction through their [...] -
IMI welcomes apprentice pay increase
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
IMI CEO Steve Nash has welcomed Government plans, announced in today’s papers, to implement a 57p an hour increase for apprentices under 20 years old. The IMI Chief last week called on employers in the motor industry to increase the starting rate for junior apprentices to £4 hour, a 70% rise on the current rate, [...] -
Industry celebrates outstanding contributors
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Senior representatives from the motor industry gathered in London to celebrate outstanding contributions to the sector at the IMI’s Annual Dinner event. Guests were joined by Ex-Rugby player and TV star Matt Dawson and Richard Noble OBE, project lead for the Bloodhound land speed record team. This year’s [...] -
Two days until Motor Claims 2015
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
There are only two days left before Post’s Motor Claims 2015 conference gets underway at The Grange City Hotel in London. With only two days to go, you must book now to avoid missing out. As bodyshop is a media partner for the event, readers can quote ‘bodyshop’ to claim a 10% discount on bookings. To book [...] -
Last bookings for Motor Summit
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
This is your last opportunity to register to attend Marketforce’s third annual Motor Insurance Summit, taking place on 25 March at The Waldorf Hilton, London. With presentations from key industry figures and an extensive senior delegate base, the conference will allow attendees to learn about all of the core [...] -
Congestion hits 10 year high
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A Freight Transport Association (FTA) survey has revealed that congestion on UK roads is at the worst it has been for over 10 years. FTA’s Quarterly Transport Activity Survey (QTAS) illustrated the rate of deterioration in reliability on the road network at 55% – which is the lowest it has been since 2002, due [...] -
Used car sales volumes down
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) published its monthly market report today for February. The report shows that during February the average month-on-month value of used cars sold at auction across the board decreased 0.4% from £5,592 to £5,567. Sales volumes were down by 7.3% in comparison to [...] -
New appointment for Glass’s
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Steve Jackson has been appointed to the key role of chief car editor at Glass's, Europe's largest vehicle data provider. He will be responsible for all car valuations and forecasts for the new and used markets - including the industry-standard Glass's Guide to Car Values. Steve has spent his entire career [...] -
ECP receives Shell award
- 17/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Shell Lubricants is honouring Euro Car Parts with the Shell Helix Champion Reward in recognition of its phenomenal growth in sales over the past three years of Shell Helix Ultra motor oil. The award also recognises ECP’s role as a strong ambassador for the Shell Helix brand, one of Shell’s flagship [...]