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Demand still high despite coronavirus

A new study has found that despite the coronavirus motorists still want to change their cars, with 54 per cent still intending to change their car in the not too […]

Bentley production in Crewe suspended

Bentley Motors is suspending production from today at its Crewe site for four weeks. This decision is based on the accelerated rate of infection by coronavirus and understandable restrictions applied, […]

Škoda suspends production in Czech Republic

Škoda has suspended production at its Czech plants for an initial period of two weeks. Operations are scheduled to resume on 6 April. Meanwhile, production has resumed in plants in […]

CV Show 2020 cancelled

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2020 has been cancelled in light of the current coronavirus pandemic together with guidance issued by the government. The option of postponing was given careful consideration; […]

Auto Trader relaxes payments

Auto Trader has introduced a series of measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement it said: “The UK car retailing market is facing unprecedented levels of uncertainty. As […]

Customers go online to maintain demand

Online sales are providing a lifeline to manufacturers and car dealers, with sales and searches both up. Analysis by the online car marketplace BuyaCar.co.uk this week revealed an increase in […]

Double delight for Richard Hardie MG

Richard Hardie MG has launched two new zero-emission sites in Newcastle and Sunderland. Nick Hardie, director at Richard Hardie, said: “Since the launch of our Richard Hardie MG Ashington site […]

Demand for cheap runarounds surges

Used car website DesperateSeller.co.uk has reported an 18% spike in searches for cars priced under £2,000 since last week, when the coronavirus crisis escalated. The most in-demand models are small […]

Autorola takes top apprenticeship awards

Autorola UK has scooped two apprenticeship accolades at the Maxim Business Training Awards with the Macclesfield-based company being named Employer of the Year, and apprentice Billy Lloyd taking the Apprentice […]

‘Business at usual’ for Ezi Methods

Ben Cardy, commercial director and co-founder of Ezi Methods, the online provider of vehicle repair data, says it is business as usual despite the escalation of coronavirus. With every team […]

Autoinform Live postponed

The Original Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association (OESAA) has announced that next month’s Autoinform Live, originally scheduled to be held at the GTG Academy in Wolverhampton from 25-26 April, has been […]

VWCV halts production in Germany, Poland

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) is suspending vehicle production from today for an anticipated 10 working days. The production sites affected are those in Hannover, and Polish sites Poznań and Września. […]