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Trend Tracker confirms new sponsor

Trend Tracker has announced that Advantage Parts Solutions has been confirmed as a corporate platinum sponsor. Darren Clark, Advantage Parts Solutions’ commercial director UK, said: “Our sponsorship of Trend Tracker […]

Mark Bassford appointed to new data role

Auto Data Solutions has appointed Mark Bassford as product and innovation director to help it capitalise on a new partnership with global data company Autovia. He will lead the company […]

LCV values remain strong

BCA has reported that average LCV values remained above £9,000 for the fourth consecutive month. Values continue to outstrip guide prices, continuing the well-established trend seen over the past year […]

CD Salvage launches new app

CD Salvage has launched its new Salvage Remarketplace digital platform to help the automotive trade source stock. The app enables customers to list their own stock and trade with each […]

Ofgem turbo charges EV infrastructure

Ofgem has approved £300m of funding to upgrade electricity grids so they can support more EV chargers, including up to 1,800 ultra-rapid chargers than can replenish a battery in under […]

Drivers being deceived by inaccurate data

New research has revealed that new cars are on average 6.3% less fuel efficient under real world driving conditions than their official mpg figures suggest. What Car? analysed the latest […]

Quarter of UK families to go electric

Research by Ofgem has found that one in four UK households plan to buy an electric car in the next five years. It has found that more than 6.5 million […]

Anders Warming steps into design hot-seat

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has appointed Anders Warming as director of design. He joins from Warming Design, the company he founded in 2019 after almost 20 years with the BMW Group. […]

2030 deadline poses ‘huge challenges’

A report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found that there are still “huge challenges” to overcome if the government is going to meet its 2030 […]

Used prices rise for 53rd week

The growth in used car prices has accelerated since lockdown restrictions eased earlier in the month. According to Auto Trader analysis of more than 440,000 vehicles advertised, the average price […]

CV share of car parc hits new high

Commercial vehicles now account for 13.1% of all vehicles on UK roads. According to the annual automotive census carried out by Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), there were […]

Vehicle Finance extends partnerships

V12 Vehicle Finance (V12VF) has extended its stock funding partnerships with Eastbourne Car Auctions and CD Auction Group. The news takes the number of stock funding partnerships for V12VF to […]