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FTA has named Mick Parcell as new head of VIS health and safety and engineering improvement. FTA’s director of operations, Chris Lipscomb, said: “FTA’s VIS team provides a blue riband […]

Berkshire Parts and Panels has become an office alliance partner of The Independent Distributor Alliance Ltd (TIDAL). TIDAL UK director Paul Blunt said: “This strategic appointment further strengthens our fast-growing […]

National Windscreens has opened a regional distribution centre in Glasgow, Scotland. The 10,000 sqft bespoke facility will supply National Windscreens’ nine fitting and Advanced Driver Assisted Systems (ADAS) calibration centres […]

Tesla is worth more than £76bn after its shares spiked yesterday. It has now leapfrogged Volkswagen to be the world’s second most valuable carmaker, behind Toyota. Tesla shares have more […]

The industry is mourning the sad loss of Geoffrey Atkinson OBE,  who served as CEO of automotive charity Ben for 25 years. Geoffrey passed away very peacefully at home surrounded […]

SMMT Industry Forum chief executive Dr Chris Owen is stepping down. The forum is SMMT’s productivity improvement and training business. It has more than 150 cross-sector industry specialists and is […]

Jaguar Land Rover is cutting 500 jobs at its Halewood factory on Merseyside. The job losses are part of JLR’s strategy to cut 4,500 jobs globally to reverse losses. The company […]

Fix Auto Wigan’s Andy Sankey has completed a management buyout of the business from previous owners Dave and Steve Pollitt. Andy joined the family-run company 18 years ago as a […]

A new testing facility for global gear box manufacturer David Brown Santasalo will be build in Huddersfield. Triton Construction has secured the £1.5m construction contract, which includes the construction of […]

ACIS is revolutionising its services to all 106 approved Mazda bodyshops in the UK, after agreeing a new relationship with the vehicle manufacturer. It is sending an introductory letter and […]

Jaguar Land Rover UK has agreed to supply the NHS with a fleet of 700 Jaguar I-PACE vehicles. The agreement via Northumbria Healthcare’s NHS Fleet Solutions, will give staff from […]

Van drivers have lost £61.9m in lost tools and other items since 2016, yet still four in 10 vans don’t come with an alarm as standard. According to an investigation […]