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Online auctioneer hits March high

Online classic car auctioneer The Market has reported an 86% sales rate during March, with a new record in total monthly sales for the company of over £752,000. The results […]

Groupe PSA extends NHS breakdown support

Groupe PSA has extended its Roadside Assistance programme for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic to all NHS workers who currently drive a Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles or Vauxhall vehicle. […]

Volvo sales hit by coronavirus

Volvo Cars sold 131,889 cars in the first quarter of 2020, down 18.2% compared with the same period last year. In March, Volvo Cars global sales reached 46,395 cars, down […]

Farécla postpones bonnet painting competition

Farécla has postponed its 2020 Apprentice and Student Bonnet Painting Competition until next year in light of the coronavirus crisis. The closure of colleges and some bodyshops, and with many […]

Independents ‘valued more by crisis-hit customers’

Fixter, the UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service provider, has revealed national survey results which show that essential businesses, such as independent garages, are valued more than before the […]

AA offers free support to NHS workers

The AA has announced its patrols will offer free roadside assistance to anyone with an NHS ID card, even if they have not paid for cover. The offer applies to […]

Motor Ombudsman adds coronavirus category

The Motor Ombudsman has upgraded its online Knowledge Base with a new category on the coronavirus. The set of questions under the coronavirus heading touches on subjects such as the […]

Kia Europe names new president

Kia Motors Europe has named Won-Jeong Jeong as president, overseeing the brand’s European operations. He will oversee the launch of Kia’s new brand identity in Europe, through which Kia aims […]

Vauxhall extends Roadside Assistance to NHS workers

Vauxhall has extended its Roadside Assistance programme to all NHS workers who drive a Vauxhall vehicle and do not already have mechanical breakdown cover. Vauxhall’s Roadside Assistance, which was previously […]

Volkswagen extends plant suspensions

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Group Components are extending the suspension of production at their German plants for a further five working days. This is […]

TrustFord mobilises to aid essential workers

TrustFord has announced additional initiatives to further support NHS staff, other key workers and essential fleets during the coronavirus crisis. The company’s mobile servicing vehicles, normally used to support large […]

LKQ names senior adviser for regulatory affairs

LKQ Europe, a subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, has appointed Hartmut Roehl as a senior adviser for government affairs. Roehl (pictured) will advise the European market leader in independent vehicle parts […]