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Wood named Vauxhall marketing director

Vauxhall Motors has named Adam Wood as marketing director. Wood was previously with Renault Group in the UK for 14 years, and has experience in marketing communications, product marketing and […]

Irish regulator concludes motor insurance investigation

Six motor insurance companies will introduce or enhance their competition law compliance programmes after being investigated for anti-competitive practices. The investigation was carried out by Irish regulator Competition and Consumer […]

LCV disrupter preparing for UK launch

New all-electric automotive company Innovation Automotive has announced it will focus on the light commercial vehicle market when it launches in the UK later this year. The multi-brand automotive firm […]

New study predicts continued EV growth

A new study is predicting a 14% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the electric and hybrid vehicle market between 2021 and 2031. According to ESOMAR-certified market research, short-term projections […]

ACIS supports Toyota training initiative

ACIS is supporting Toyota in a new initiative to train technicians. The vehicle manufacturer is using a damaged Toyota Supra as a skills training vehicle for technicians at its head […]

AutoRaise supports apprentice levy transfers

AutoRaise has supported Saint Gobain in transferring more than £125,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy funding to repairers. The Levy Transfer programme enables larger, levy-paying corporations to fulfil their corporate social […]

Vehicle thefts up a third

Stolen vehicle recovery experts Tracker has found that thefts have risen by more than 32% in the first half of the year, as the UK has come out of lockdown. […]

Cazoo expands into Liverpool

Online car retailer Cazoo has opened its latest Customer Care centre in Liverpool, creating 15 new jobs. Following a £1m investment, this becomes the 19th customer collection/drop off location opened […]

Used car prices rise for 66th straight week

Consumer demand is continuing to drive record price growth, with the average price of a used car surging another 15% year-on-year in the week starting 9 August. This is according […]

LCV prices top £10,000 for first time

LCV values at BCA and passed £10,000 for the first time in July. Average used LCV values rose by £187 during the month to reach £10,120, the highest recorded average […]

Technicians facing ‘classic’ test

Autodata is advising technicians to be prepared to accept a growing number of “classic cars” for repair in their workshops. The average age of cars on the road in the […]