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Fix Auto triumphs at Bodyshop Live!

The Fix Auto network is celebrating a triumphant night at the bodyshop Live! 2019 Awards. Fix Auto Dagenham received two awards, winning Best Independent Bodyshop and their manager Scott Dunnell […]

CV production enjoys dramatic rise

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output surged 47.9% in August, reversing four successive months of decline, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). […]

UK car manufacturing enjoys August boost

UK car manufacturing rose for the first time in 15 months during August, increasing 3.3%, with 92,158 units produced. This is according to figures released by the Society of Motor […]

Autonomous message not getting through

New research has found that the public’s wariness of autonomous driving has hardly shifted in the last two years. Nearly a third of UK adults think we will never switch […]

Volkswagen: no market manipulation

Volkswagen is backing two chairman accused of market manipulation. The Brunswick public prosecutor’s office announced that it had brought an indictment against the former chairman of the board of management […]

Hams Hall hits 5 million-mark

BMW Group’s Hams Hall engine manufacturing plant, near Birmingham, is celebrating the production of its five millionth engine. The plant has been operating for more than 18 years, assembling three […]

Ancaster expands in South East

The Ancaster Group has launched a new Hyundai Bluewater store to deliver a full new and used Hyundai sales and aftersales service, supported by Ancaster’s South East dealer network. Ancaster […]

Marathon tour raises £3,850 for Ben

What Car? has raised £3,850 for bodyshop magazine charity partner Ben after completing a marathon tour of UK car retailers and manufacturers. Ben works within the UK automotive industry to […]

DMN enhances workplace well-being

DMN, the vehicle movement people, has held the first of its in-house workplace well-being programmes designed to inspire, engage and empower its workforce. The programme, operated by The Inspire Group, […]

Hyundai and Aptiv pool autonomous resources

Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv are forming an autonomous driving joint venture. The joint venture will advance the design, development and commercialisation of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous technologies, […]

Study finds in favour of hybrids

Results of a year-long trial in London suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets […]