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French group acquires Millbrook

French group UTAC CERAM has completed the acquisition of the British group Millbrook. The two companies will merge, creating a market-leading group in vehicle testing, vehicle type approval and emerging […]

Lockdown hits new and used orders

New data shows that Lockdown 3:0 hit both new and used orders in January. New orders fell 36% and used dropped 45%, while enquiries during the same month fell 29% […]

Kia announces UK recall

Kia is recalling certain Sorento models to reset and update the eCall system. The recall only affects Sorento models produced between 1 September and 14 December 2020. In case of […]

RHCV confirms fifth site on the way

RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has announced it will open its fifth site, located in North Nottinghamshire, in April. The new 20,000 sqft site is an existing facility and includes an […]

CAPS claims finish January strongly

The final week of January saw a sharp incline in both CAPS claims and supply chain transmissions. It found unique claims rose 10% to 87% of levels at the start […]

Retailers hold firm despite restrictions

Research has found retailers traded at between 60 and 70% of normal volumes in January. According to the latest data from Auto Trader, this has been achieved despite lockdown forcing […]

National Windscreens names new sales boss

National Windscreens has named Simon Hunt as head of sales and marketing. He said: “The business has been growing consistently over the past 10 years, a feat that was even […]

TTC Group puts focus on ESG

TTC Group has described its Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) as ‘business critical’ and created to annual reports to measure its progress in this area. In its first report […]

Solus launches Nottingham site

Solus Accident Repairs has announced the opening of its latest site in Nottingham. Solus is owned by insurance company Aviva. It has worked closely with its suppliers to open the […]

VMs set new electric targets

Nissan and General Motors have both announced ambitious new targets around the roll out of electric vehicles and achieving carbon neutrality. Nissan has pledged to be completely carbon neutral by […]

Engine production slumps by a quarter

Engine production in the UK fell by 27% in 2020, to just over 1.8 million units. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, production for domestic and overseas […]