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Temporary cover fills 25,000 hours
- 11/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The launch of a temporary vehicle technician recruitment programme, created to help leading UK car manufacturers overcome significant loss of revenue through the skills shortage, has proved successful with almost 25,000 hours filled over the last 12 months. The figure demonstrates the dependence UK repairers now [...] -
Absolute Alignment announces new centres
- 11/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Absolute Alignment has announced over 20 Absolute Alignment Approved Motorsport Centres across the UK – workshops dedicated to providing race car servicing and set-up. All Absolute Alignment Approved Motorsport Centres are equipped with the company’s high-end 3D, digital and Bluetooth wheel alignment [...] -
Ford plans ‘comprehensive transformation strategy’
- 10/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Ford is planning to launch what it calls a ‘comprehensive transformation strategy’ in Europe intended to cut costs and better position the company for the future. The strategy – which is part of the company’s broader global vision of providing smart vehicles for a smart world – will offer differentiated [...] -
Hyundai claims its highest market share
- 10/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Hyundai Motor hit a new high in 2018 taking a record-breaking 3.8% share of the UK’s new car market. It registered 89,961 new vehicles in the year, with Tucson volumes passing 27,000 units. Hyundai saw its investment in low and ultra-low emission vehicle technologies pay off in 2018, with significant rises for [...] -
Rolls-Royce celebrates record year
- 10/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has achieved the highest annual sales in the marque’s 115-year history. It’s reported that 4,107 cars were delivered to customers in over 50 countries around the world in 2018. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said, ‘2018 was a most successful, record-breaking [...] -
JLR expected to announce job cuts
- 10/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to announce it is cutting up to 5,000 jobs from its 40,000 strong UK workforce. According to the BBC, management, marketing and administrative roles are expected to be hardest hit, but some production staff may also be affected. The layoffs are part of a £2.5bn cost-cutting [...] -
WiCET unveils wireless EV charging
- 09/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Cenex has announced WiCET (Wireless Charging for Electric Taxis), a ground-breaking project in the field of wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging funded by Innovate UK. WiCET provides a unique opportunity for the UK to lead the EV revolution by demonstrating the financial, operational and technical benefits of [...] -
Councils cash in on parking charges
- 09/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Councils have collected £168m more from parking charges compared to five years ago. A new survey from Confused.com has revealed that these profits have not always been spent on improving roads for motorists. In fact, the opposite is true, with councils spending £400m less on road improvements than they were [...] -
White tops popularity report again
- 09/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta has released its 66th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, which shows white as the global leader in consumer vehicle colour choice in 2018. At an astounding 38%, white held its top spot with a significant gap ahead of second-place black (18%) and a third-place tie between silver and grey [...] -
Motor Ombudsman website upgraded
- 09/01/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Motor Ombudsman has upgraded its website with the unveiling of its new Knowledge Base. The introduction of the online tool is intended to make it quicker and simpler for motorists to resolve their queries and complaints in relation to buying and running a car. The user-friendly resource can be accessed using [...]