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bodyshop Event sponsor interview – Symach
- 03/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Osvaldo Bergaglio, CEO – president, Symach gives us a few words about what Symach hopes to achieve for its first time sponsorship of the Event & Awards. It is the first time Symach has participated in the bodyshop Event & Awards, the main goal we would like to reach is visibility and [...] -
Drivers wising up to renewals
- 03/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The FCA’s intervention on car insurance renewal letters may be starting to make a difference, with more drivers reporting that they have seen the prescribed wordings and shopped around or switched provider as a result. That’s according to new research from GoCompare. It carries out twice yearly research into [...] -
Nigel Evans named Road Safety Parliamentarian
- 03/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has been named as Road Safety Parliamentarian of the month for August 2018, by Brake and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Nigel’s efforts to improve road safety in his constituency, in particular work to improve rural road safety - a priority issue for Brake as the [...] -
NFDA reports relationship building
- 03/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New research has found that the relationship between manufacturers and franchised dealers improved by nearly half a per cent in the last six months. The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) Dealer Attitude Survey Summer 2018 reported a score of 5.7, after canvassing the opinions of 30 franchise networks [...] -
Motofix helps close gender gap
- 03/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Motofix Group has recruited four female apprentices to its apprenticeship programme in the past twelve months. The Motofix Group onboarded a record number of apprentices over the past year including four young women out of a total of 17 new recruits. Chloe (18), Rhiannon (20), Scarlett (20) and Agnes (21) [...] -
Alton Cars opens 14 site
- 31/08/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Alton Cars continues to move forward with the opening of its 14 site in Nottingham which is due to be up and running by the end of November. This is a strategic location complementing the existing sites in Mansfield and Ashbourne (near Derby). A 15 site will be added in quarter one 2019 and again geographically [...] -
UK CV manufacturing increase
- 31/08/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing increased by 12.8% in July 2018, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 7,331 vans, trucks, buses and coaches were built in Britain last month, as overseas demand continued to drive output. While CVs produced for the [...] -
Fix Auto invests in Goole
- 31/08/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has declared its intent to the vehicle repair industry after investing directly in one of its own franchisees. In what could be the first of many similar investments, the organisation has acquired a majority share of Fix Auto Goole and in doing so the UK operation has taken ownership of its own repair [...] -
Price growth disparity between brands
- 31/08/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
According to the latest figures from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, there is a sharp disparity in the average price growth between used volume and premium brands, recording a contrasting year-on-year price increase in July of eight per cent and one per cent respectively. This represents the highest rate of [...] -
AW Repair new appointment
- 31/08/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AW Repair Group has announced a new human resources manager to the team: Jackie Buckthorpe. Jackie Buckthorpe has joined AW Repair Group with 18 years’ experience in the retail sector and is excited to bring a host of new personnel activities to the company. ‘In my previous role I have been responsible for [...]