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Derek McMullan has retired as chairman of IAM RoadSmart. He will be succeeded by Stuart Donald QPM. McMullan said: “It has been a privilege to serve as chairman for IAM […]

Car production in the UK fell 27.3% in January to 86,052 units, according to the latest figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). With a fall of 32,262, […]

UK production of commercial vehicles (CVs) fell 31.5% in January, with just 5,616 units leaving factory gates. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the ongoing impact […]

The Department for Transport has confirmed that filling stations in the UK will switch from E5 to the greener E10 petrol from September. It could lead to a slight increase […]

Pennings has awarded ACIS the contract to supply comprehensive product and technical support to its UK Repair Pod business. This follows the recent successful trial of Pennings Accident Repair Centres […]

Volvo and Geely have agreed on a wide-ranging partnership to combine powertrain operations in a new standalone company, enhance collaboration in autonomous and electric vehicles, develop joint procurement strategies and […]

LKQ Euro Car Parts has launched a new campaign to help garages enhance their service, maintenance and repair (SMR) offering and bring in more revenue. The SMR campaign will focus […]

Retailers are now trading at 75% of normal levels, according to the latest data from Auto Trader. This is up significantly from January and points to a strong recovery over […]

Car buyers are ready to flock back to showrooms when restrictions are lifted. According to a survey by What Car?, 95% of in-market car buyers are prepared to return to […]

Registrations of new cars were down by more than a quarter in 27 European markets during January. According to Jato Dynamics, registrations of new cars totalled 839,525 units, down by […]

Fix Auto UK’s first purpose-built, state-of-the-art, repair centre is open for business. This week saw vehicles officially rolled into Fix Auto Leeds North, the multi-million pound 14,500 sqft development created […]

TrustFord has raised £55,000 for the Breakout for Ben Challenge. The sum comes on top of the £20,000 donation from the TrustFord Trust, in response to Ben’s urgent plea for […]