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RWC launches revamped website
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RWC Training Centre has launched a new dynamic website providing clear and instant access to its full portfolio of services. Presented in an easy-to-navigate format, the revamped site features a new menu bar, with drop-down tabs for skills training, other services, trusted partners, contacts details, and RWC [...] -
Vauxhall makes history with EV order
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Vauxhall has announced the largest commercial order of electric vehicles in UK’s history. It will supply 1,000 all-electric Vivaro-e vans to British Gas. This is part of a wider strategy for Centrica, owner of British Gas, to electrify its 12,000-strong fleet by 2030. As such, further orders with Vauxhall for [...] -
IAM RoadSmart on awareness mission
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
IAM RoadSmart has made two new appointments as part of plans to raise awareness of its driver and rider training courses. James Hall has been appointed as director of sales and marketing and top automotive PR consultancy, Red Marlin, has been appointed as a retained agency to complement in-house communications [...] -
Automotive standard to be updated
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive industry standard BS 10125 will undergo a full revision to accommodate new technology such as ADAS, electrification and connected vehicles. The UK standard for vehicle damage repair processes was published in 2014, built on the four cornerstones of safe repair – Man, Method, Machine and [...] -
Europe sales lag behind China and US
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo sales in June were down just 2.1% compared to the same month in 2019, driven by a spike in demand in the US and China, although European sales continue to struggle. US sales in June were up 4.5% per cent compared with the same month last year, and they were up 14.1% in China. However, Volvo sold 28,277 [...] -
MG sets new June sales record
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG Motor has announced its best ever June sales results. The company sold 2,025 cars in the month, its biggest ever June and its second highest volume month ever, after March 2020. In addition, MG Motor achieved a record market share of 1.4%, the highest monthly figure it’s achieved so far. MG’s sales have [...] -
Stansfield named new sales chief
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autoglass has appointed Greg Stansfield as head of sales. He has been at Autoglass for over eight years and was previously sales director at sister company Autoglass BodyRepair. In his new role, he will be responsible for maintaining client relationships and growing sales across both parts of the [...] -
iRG partners with bodyshop’s 2020 awards
- 06/07/2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
bodyshop magazine is delighted to announce that iRG (Innovative Repair Group) is the latest in a long line of well-known and highly respected collision repair brands to become a partner of the bodyshop Awards 2020. Concluding the ground-breaking partnership, iRG’s managing director Lee Wallbank said: “We are [...] -
LCV market still a quarter down
- 06/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined 24.8% in June. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that this follows a fall of 74.1% in May. However, 30,041 vans and pick-ups joined British roads in the month, some 10,000 fewer than the previous year. Prolonged lockdown [...] -
Registrations warm up as summer starts
- 06/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK new car registrations fell 34.9% in June, up from the 89% fall reported in May, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that there were 145,377 new registrations last month, with the shortfall largely attributed to the fact that dealerships in Wales and Scotland remained [...]