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SsangYong appoints Martin Allies
- 02/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
SsangYong has appointed Martin Allies to the position of dealer commercial manager for the South West region. Martin has been in the motor trade for 35 years, initially training as a motor technician before taking on after-sales, new and used car management roles with Fish Brothers Mitsubishi, CCMW Group and [...] -
Fix Auto UK celebrates awards
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK took home two awards at the annual bodyshop Magazine Awards which took place at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham. For the second time in two years, a Fix Auto UK franchisee created history with Mo Givian becoming the first recipient of two major accolades on the same evening. His Fix Auto Luton [...] -
S&G celebrate Well-being Month
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
S&G Response has celebrated Health and Well-being Month throughout September, promoting a range of well-being initiatives to improve the health of all employees across the business. Throughout the month employees were introduced to new employee benefits including a cycle to work scheme, aimed at improving [...] -
Xpress Centres opens Bournemouth bodyshop
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Xpress Centres continues its second phase of growth with the opening of a new fast-track repair bodyshop at the Bournemouth Tesco Extra. The new centre specialising in the same-day repair of non-structural vehicle damage is the latest in a line of launches with Tesco which will see the network grow to 40 sites by [...] -
Vauxhall Motors appoints Stephanie Howson
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Stephanie Howson has been appointed as retail sales director for Vauxhall Motors. Stephanie joined Vauxhall in 1994 as an aftersales business analyst and, from 2006, rapidly rose through the ranks of sales district manager, regional operations manager, national sales manager, marketing programmes manager and [...] -
Elon resigns as Tesla chairman
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
According to the BBC, Elon Musk must resign as Tesla chair and pay a fine of £15m after making a deal with US regulators over tweets he posted about taking the firm private. This announcement follows the decision made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the 27, September, to sue Elon for alleged [...] -
License Bureau supports grey fleets
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Licence Bureau has grown its campaign to help companies increase the compliance of their grey fleet, as it sees companies continuing to struggle to come to terms with drivers using their own vehicles for business use. ‘When we first meet a company, we ask how many of their employees use their own vehicle to carry [...] -
Absolute Alignment supports Tyre Safety Month
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Absolute Alignment is supporting Tyre Safety Month, throughout October, helping to raise awareness of how important tyre maintenance is, and how wheel alignment is a significant contributing factor to tyre safety. Motorists should regularly check that the tread depth of their tyres is above the legal limit (1.6mm), [...] -
UK’s fastest growing car brands
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New data released from Regtransfers.co.uk reveals the fastest growing car brands over the past 20 years, uncovering a 'luxury car' boom and how British automaker MG have made a big comeback. Over the past 20 years there has been an influx of cars taking to the roads. With data showing the most popular cars from [...] -
LKQ secures exclusive Ridgeway rights
- 01/10/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
LKQ Coatings and Ridgeway Technologies have announced that LKQ has secured the exclusive rights to market and distribute Ridgeway's Body Damage Quote system to the UK and Ireland bodyshop sector. Body Damage Quote (BDQ) is the online estimating calculator for non-structural body damage, which allows users to draw [...]