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The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined 86.2% in April as nearly all registrations stopped due to coronavirus lockdowns. According to the latest figures released by the Society […]

Preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that car registrations plunged 97% during April to reach their lowest figure since 1946. It found that just […]

A leading engineering consultancy has written an open letter to the government urging it to adjust its furlough scheme to enable engineers to contribute on a more flexible basis. Drive […]

Shashi Maharaj has joined the BVRLA as legal and membership director, responsible for the association’s governance, compliance and membership functions. He has spent over 20 years with BMW in a […]

The Morgan Motor Company has extended the warranty period on its vehicles by three months. The offer applies to any Morgan with a warranty start date from 1 October 2017 and […]

A new report providing data and analysis of the UK classic and collector car market has been published by Hagerty. Insider UK has collated information from valuation specialists around the […]

Auto Soft has added a “No Customer Contact Signature” (NCCS) process to its bodyshop management system to help protect the staff and customers of its repairer clients during the coronavirus […]

With the coronavirus lockdown still in force, bodyshop magazine has extended until 31 May 2020 the nominations window for its two annual awards initiatives. While submissions continue to stream in […]

The May edition of bodyshop, our first ezine-only publication as we go digital for the next three issues, has just gone live on the bodyshopmag.com website. Packed with all your […]

Dean Lander, head of repair sector services at Thatcham Research, has issued an open letter to UK bodyshops addressing feedback and concerns raised about BS10125 compliance during coronavirus. The full […]

Polestar Automotive UK is today marking its first anniversary as part of the brand’s global research and development team. Since launch last May is has more than doubled in size […]

Pinetree has announced that it is happy to discuss payment solutions with bodyshops to support them during the coronavirus. The PPG business operates both the Activeweb claims management system and […]