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Aston Martin to cut 500 jobs

Aston Martin has announced 500 job losses as it tries to reduce costs by £10m. The company is also going to reduce production and remove non-critical expenditure in areas such […]

Lookers announces 1,500 job losses

The Lookers dealership group will cut 1,500 jobs in a bid to reduce costs by £50m. It has announced it will close, consolidate or re-franchise 12 dealerships, following the 15 […]

Mindset course goes digital

Auto-Motivate has moved its Mindset Development Course online and cut the price by almost a half. The course is designed to ensure employees are in the best frame of mind […]

Commuters turn away from public transport

More than 60% of people will turn their backs on public transport from now on. A new survey carried out by Motorpoint found that the coronavirus pandemic has changed mindsets […]

Car buyers go mobile

Almost 80% of vehicles sold in the last 12 months have been over a smartphone. According to research from BuyaCar.co.uk, 78.5% of the car orders it has processed in the […]

ECP introduces back-to-work pack

Euro Car Parts has created a new product bundle to help garages access essential cleaning equipment and PPE. Its Back-to-Work-Pack includes a 500ml antibacterial hand sanitising gel, a 500ml surface […]

Groupe PSA donates 50,000 masks to NHS

Groupe PSA UK is supplying 50,000 face masks to the NHS this week. The donation will benefit NHS hospitals and a number of care homes close to the company’s two […]

Global sales down by a quarter

Volvo Cars sold 44,830 cars in May, down 25.5 per cent compared with the same month last year. In the January-to-May period, global sales reached 208,479 cars, down 25 per […]

VW and Ford strengthen autonomous ties

Volkswagen is investing $2.6bn (£2bn) in Argo AI, a self-driving start-up tightly aligned with Ford. The investment includes a $1bn cash injection while also merging its own $1.6bn autonomous intelligent […]

Online auction numbers surging

The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has reported buoyant results from members, with numbers participating in bidding online increasing daily. Louise Wallis, head of NAMA, said: “Hundreds of thousands […]

GT Motive extends free offer

GT Motive has made its cloud-based estimating solution free to repairers until the end of June. The move is part of GT Motive’s campaign to support bodyshops and the motor […]

EV subscription services set for rapid growth

Subscriptions of connected services for electric vehicles (EVs) will grow 270 per cent from 2020 to 2024, reaching seven million subscribers by 2024, with revenue opportunities surging to $378m (£297m) […]