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BMW and Toyota have joined the growing list of vehicle manufacturers to announce they are suspending production at UK plants. Jaguar Land Rover is expected to follow suit shortly. BMW […]

Grainger & Worrall has appointed Mark Powell in a newly created position – director, foundry operations. The appointment is aligned with the continued roll out of its £6m investment plan, […]

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that production at the company’s Goodwood-based manufacturing plant will be suspended from Monday, 23 March for two weeks. This suspension will be followed by an […]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers has welcomes extra measures announced by the government to support businesses impacted by the coronavirus. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced support packages including £330bn in loans, […]

Ford is temporarily suspending vehicle and engine production at its manufacturing sites in continental Europe in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus. Effective from Thursday, 19 March, it […]

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand is gradually suspending production at its European plants for an initial period of two weeks. This will also affect Volkswagen Group components plants. Ralf Brandstätter, […]

Cambridge-based vehicle body repairer Cooper Barnes has secured Honda approval, after being nominated by John Banks Honda Cambridge. Dave Harvey, operations manager for the Honda Accident Repair Programme, said: “John […]

ACIS has signed a national supply deal to distribute paint, consumables and added-value solutions to QDOS Assistance’s network of more than 200 approved bodyshops. Sid Hodgetts of QDOS Assistance said: […]

Prasco UK has told customers it is taking every measure possible to ensure that the Coronavirus will not affect its supply of independently certified replacement parts. Managing director Kelvyn Waugh […]

Licence Bureau is warning businesses and fleets of an increasingly evident “major knowledge gap” as electric vehicle (EV) registrations continue to surge – up by 217 per cent year-to-date over […]

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned businesses that in most cases their policies will not cover them for forced closures as a result of the coronavirus. An ABI […]

The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has written to the government urging it to support franchised retailers during these unprecedented times. The NFDA wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, […]