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Meet more of our 30 under 30: rising stars

bodyshop magazine is delighted to introduce another group of winners of this year’s 30 under 30: rising stars awards. This group of talented young people embody what is best about […]

CD Auction Group announces key appointments

CD Auction Group has made two key appointments to support its growth plans with James Dower joining as account director and Andy Pearce as operations director. Dower, who has over […]

July figures suggest V-shaped recovery

Car production across Europe is recovering, with new data from 27 European markets finding that figures for July were the best all year – and the highest since last September. […]

Oxbotica gets green light for German testing

Oxbotica will become the first UK company to receive an automated vehicle (AV) permit to conduct live trials on public roads in Germany. Having completed numerous trials on the left-hand […]

Drivers warned of MOT logjam

New research has warned that a staggering 4.3 million people could be driving illegally this autumn following the end of the MOT extension policy. Research by Kwik Fit, which has […]

Engine production down 10%

UK engine production dropped 10.6% to 176,377 units in July. This is according to the SMMT, which found demand from home and international markets fell 16.6% and 6.5% respectively in […]

CV production records modest gains

UK commercial vehicle production grew 3.6% in July, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that 5,234 commercial vehicles rolled off production […]

Xpress Centres announces new Enterprise partnership

Xpress Centres has announced an industry-first partnership with Enterprise to provide customers with an Enterprise Car Club vehicle while their own car is being repaired. The bodyshop group is replacing […]

UK manufacturing 20% down in July

UK car manufacturing fell 20.8% in July as 85,696 units rolled off production lines. This is according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that while […]

DVSA identifies UK’s top five MOT hotspots

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has identified the five postcodes where the average number of MOTs per test centre will be highest come November. This is based on […]

Lookers delays results for a fourth time

Lookers has delayed the publication of its annual results for a fourth time while investigations into its accounts continue. It said in March it had found ‘potentially fraudulent transactions.’ Investigations […]

Collaboration for the greater good

Two of the industry’s most respected training providers have agreed to collaborate to support the sector further as it recovers from the impacts of Covid-19. RWC Training and Auto-Motivate between […]