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Customer habits dramatically changed by Covid

Consumer behaviour changed radically during 2020, with a huge shift online and between brands. New research carried out by BuyaCar also found that buyers were prepared to pay more for […]

XK Engineering names new director

XK Engineering has appointed Adrian Mossop as operations director. He will work alongside managing director Dave Beale to develop and implement process improvements and drive the business performance in the […]

Volvo names new Fleet boss

Volvo Car UK has named Robert Morris as its new head of fleet and remarketing. He reports into commercial operations director, Matt Galvin, and succeeds Steve Beattie, who is now […]

Fix Auto Loughborough celebrates service award

Fix Auto Loughborough has been named as the Best Automotive Services Firm for 2020 in the fourth annual Midlands Enterprise Business Awards. The Leicestershire repairer saw off competition from across […]

PPG completes integration process

PPG has announced that Brown Brothers Distribution will be renamed PPG Refinish Distribution. This is part of the company’s ‘One Team’ integration, and concludes extensive work over the past 12 […]

Used car market to remain robust

Used car sales are expected to remain sturdy during Lockdown 3:0, based on the evidence of the previous two lockdowns. According to Startline Motor Finance, the used car sector should […]

EV sales drive Volvo recovery

Volvo Cars reported the strongest second-half sales numbers in the company’s history in 2020, fuelled by fast-growing demand for its electrified cars. The share of electric models more than doubled […]

MG smashes previous sales record

MG Motor ended last year with its best ever sales figures. It recorded a total of 18,415 registrations – an increase of 41% over its previous best sales year in […]

Claims down in December

The latest collision repair industry report from CAPS shows unique claims decreased by 3% in December. The report (below) covers unique claims and supply chain transmissions. It also found supply […]

EV sales to top 200,000

It’s estimated that more than 200,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will be registered in the UK this year – almost double the number in 2020. This is according to […]

Business as usual for online auctions

BCA has confirmed that it’s business as usual following the announcement of a new lockdown in England and continuing tighter restrictions in other parts of the UK. All BCA sales […]

2020 the ‘tipping point’ in EV demand

Last year has been described as a “tipping point” for electric vehicles, after sales surged against a dramatic decline in demand for petrol and diesel. According to the Society of […]