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Nissan names new fleet boss

Nissan GB has appointed Csaba Vincze as its new fleet director as the company steps up its efforts to support the switch to electric vehicles. Previously head of the MD […]

Green-lit road to the bodyshop Awards

It is no secret that our industry is a substantial consumer of fossil fuels and a sizeable producer of CO2. It’s also no secret that many independent repairers, suppliers and […]

Car production continues downward trajectory

UK car production declined 41.4% in October as factories turned out 64,729 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It was the fourth straight month of decline and […]

CV production rallies with 17% uplift

UK commercial vehicle production increased to 7,892 units in October, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). October’s growth in output of 17.2%, […]

Sytner Group makes charity pledge

Sytner Group retailer BMW Maidenhead has pledged 10 homes to SKT Welfare to help build villages in Syria. Sulman Hussain, senior service consultant, said: “A few friends and I went […]

VMs pass new assisted driving gradings

The latest Assisted Driving Gradings from Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP found that all seven of the mainstream vehicle manufacturers whose cars were tested are committed to fitting robust assisted […]

SMMT calls for EV charging acceleration

SMMT president and chairman Dr George Gillespie OBE has called for a redoubling of efforts to provide the infrastructure to support the rapid introduction of zero-emission vehicles. A third of […]

Parking fines set for record levels

New figures reveal 1.95 million motorists received parking fines from private firms in the first three months of the 2021-22 financial year compared with 497,678 in the first quarter of […]

LKQ Collision & Coatings names UK boss

LKQ Collision & Coatings has announced a raft of senior appointments that will strengthen its relationships with LKQ Euro Car Parts and LKQ Europe. Justin Elliot is now heading up […]

Ezi-Methods marks three million downloads

Ezi-Methods is celebrating the three millionth download of its repair methods, barely a year after it passed the two millionth download. Milton Keynes-based DF Crash Repairs took the company passed […]

Car buyers go Christmas shopping

Research has found that 46% of in-market car buyers expect to purchase a vehicle before the year is over. What Car? asked 1,596 in-market buyers whether they were likely to […]