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Mindt named Bentley design boss

Bentley Motors has appointed Andreas Mindt as director of design. He will succeed Stefan Sielaff on 1 March. Mindt will report to Dr Matthias Rabe, Bentley’s board member for engineering. […]

Free training for techs

Eco Repair Systems is offering existing customers free online refresher training for their technicians. The offer is designed to ensure repairers can gain the maximum benefit from Eco’s repair tools. […]

ACIS promises platform profits

ACIS is introducing an enhanced central billing platform in January 2021 that it claims will enable bodyshop customers to save up to £48 per invoice in admin processing. Bodyshops need […]

LEVC announces new warranty deal

Assurant is partnering with The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) to provide extended warranty solutions for its electric commercial vehicles. The new warranty proposition, LEVC One, will provide cover for […]

Bob Linwood to step down as AutoRaise CEO

AutoRaise CEO Bob Linwood will be stepping down from his role, as the vehicle repair industry charity adapts its strategy, structure, and cost base to enable positive action moving forward. […]

Ben launches new charity challenge

Automotive charity Ben has launched a new virtual challenge for the whole industry, called Breakout for Ben – Road to £1m. The challenge, which will run from 5-14 February, invites […]

TrustFord celebrates hat-trick of awards

TrustFord is celebrating as three colleagues have been awarded an Inspiring Automotive Women Award 2020. Sharon Ashcroft, HR director, Julia Greenhough, marketing director and Rhonda Johnson, group business systems manager, […]

Used car prices still rising

Retailers have been urged to resist price reductions after average prices for used cars rose by 8.1% in December compared to the same month in 2019. According to the Auto […]

Service continues during lockdown

LKQ has reassured customers that services will not be disrupted as a result of new lockdown restrictions. Andy Hamilton, CEO, said that the business will remain open and operational throughout […]

Salvage prices surge in 2020

Salvage values rose by nearly a third last year as a result of parts shortages caused by lockdowns and Brexit. CD Salvage Auction reports that rising demand pushed average salvage […]

Retailers ready for lockdown return

The vast majority of retailers say they are more prepared to operate remotely now than they were when lockdown was first introduced last March. According to a survey carried out […]

Rumboll named Synetiq CEO

Synetiq has promoted executive chairman Tom Rumboll to the role of chief executive officer. He joined the team as chairman when the company was formed, having played a pivotal role […]