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AutoRaise marks National Apprenticeship Week

AutoRaise is marking National Apprenticeship Week with a host of events around the country to raise the profile of apprenticeship opportunities in our industry. Bob Linwood, AutoRaise CEO, said: “We […]

Stroll consortium takes 20% stake in Aston Martin

Billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll is leading a consortium leading a rescue bid for Aston Martin. The consortium is investing £182m of the £500m emergency funding Aston Martin is aiming to […]

Copart continues apprenticeship investment

Copart UK is investing in over 30 apprenticeships across its business. After the 2017 government introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, Copart took the opportunity to invest into apprenticeship schemes and […]

Autoparts promotes from within

Autoparts UK has promoted Steven McKenzie to assistant group buyer, highlighting its commitment to ongoing personnel development and encouraging employee growth from within its current workforce. McKenzie, who has been […]

Ford and Vizion announce ‘groundbreaking’ plans

Ford and Vizion are deepening their working relationship this year to bring Ford Connected-Car technologies to the mainstream. Their partnership goes back to 2008, when they started working together to […]

Dennis named Mercedes-Benz director

Sally Dennis has been appointed used cars and remarketing director at Mercedes-Benz Cars UK. “I’m an automotive person through and through and able to bring a wealth of knowledge of […]

Alliance underlines commitment with new framework

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has moved to quash rumours of a split by outlining a new framework to reinforce its business model and strengthen its management structure. All three companies have […]

CV manufacturing down in 2019

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing declined 7.8% in 2019, with 78,270 units leaving production lines. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the fall in output follows a turbulent […]

CitNOW welcomes back Cameron

Pam Cameron has re-joined CitNOW as its new business development director for the West Coast of America. Having spent four years with the communication platform provider in key sales positions […]

UK car production down for third straight year

UK car production fell 14.2% in 2019, to 1,303,135 units, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with a 6.4% drop in December rounding […]

Motor insurance soars in 2019

The average price of comprehensive motor insurance spiked to its third highest level at the end of 2019 since the ABI started collecting data in 2012. Its Motor Insurance Premium […]