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Insider knowledge on classic car market

A new report providing data and analysis of the UK classic and collector car market has been published by Hagerty. Insider UK has collated information from valuation specialists around the […]

Auto Soft helps ‘automate’ social distancing

Auto Soft has added a “No Customer Contact Signature” (NCCS) process to its bodyshop management system to help protect the staff and customers of its repairer clients during the coronavirus […]

Nominations extended for bodyshop awards

With the coronavirus lockdown still in force, bodyshop magazine has extended until 31 May 2020 the nominations window for its two annual awards initiatives. While submissions continue to stream in […]

bodyshop’s May digital edition goes live

The May edition of bodyshop, our first ezine-only publication as we go digital for the next three issues, has just gone live on the bodyshopmag.com website. Packed with all your […]

Open letter to bodyshops on BS10125 compliance

Dean Lander, head of repair sector services at Thatcham Research, has issued an open letter to UK bodyshops addressing feedback and concerns raised about BS10125 compliance during coronavirus. The full […]

Polestar UK celebrates first birthday

Polestar Automotive UK is today marking its first anniversary as part of the brand’s global research and development team. Since launch last May is has more than doubled in size […]

Pinetree announces payment support for bodyshops

Pinetree has announced that it is happy to discuss payment solutions with bodyshops to support them during the coronavirus. The PPG business operates both the Activeweb claims management system and […]

Ford delivering 90 face masks per minute

Ford has installed two new purpose-built machines capable of producing between 60 and 90 face masks per minute at its Dunton Campus. Three teams of 10 will work around the […]

Purchase options introduced for PCP drivers

Motorists whose Personal Contract Purchase agreements run out during the Covid-19 crisis can now keep their vehicles by switching to a hire purchase agreement through BuyaCar. The online marketplace has […]

Engine production suffers 40% slump

UK engine production was 40% down in March, according to figures released by the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that production for domestic car plants decreased […]

New survey predicts digital future for car sales

Digital showrooms could become even more important in the future after new research has found that more than three quarters of potential new car buyers will still be reluctant to […]

Lockdown costs estimated at £8.2bn

UK car manufacturing fell 37.6% in March, with experts predicting the cost to the UK automotive industry caused by the coronavirus will be £8.2bn. According to the Society of Motor […]