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iVendi upskills its workforce

iVendi has introduced a new training initiative to ensure it has the skills necessary to support its continued growth. iVendi Incubator, divided into technical and concept skills, is designed to […]

Cazoo announces office move

Cazoo is moving offices to a 17,500 sqft building in Euston, London to accommodate rapid growth. The automotive tech start-up has grown to more than 100 people in six months. […]

Ferrari leads high-end pay-outs

High-end vehicle finance is on the rise; July was the busiest month for one leading UK vehicle financier with one pay-out alone reaching nearly £2.5m. JBR Capital lent the single […]

Autonomous market set to swell

Autonomous vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region could break the 24 million barrier by 2024, according to new research. Graphical Research said the rise was being partly driven by increasing popularity […]

Inchcape managers secure IMI accreditation

Inchcape Retail has had its second group of business managers successfully assessed against the IMI Accreditation for Finance and Insurance standards. The accreditation is achieved through demonstrating in-depth knowledge and […]

New algorithm to increase leads by 10%

New algorithms have been developed to provide automotive retailers with up to 10% more leads. Auto Trader has developed the algorithm for its search rankings to prioritise results based on […]

Fix Auto MD scoops major award

Fix Auto Dagenham’s managing director Chris Oliver has been awarded the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Barking and Dagenham Chamber of Commerce for his achievements as a local businessman […]

EV charge points overtake petrol pumps

There are now more public charge points for electric vehicles in the UK than there are petrol forecourts. According to figures, there are 9,300 EV charging locations compared to 8,400 […]

UK HGV market surges

The UK’s new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market rose 46.3% in the second quarter of 2019, with 15,605 units registered. This is according to figures released by the Society of […]

Imperfect 10 for bus and coach market

New bus and coach registrations has fallen for 10 consecutive quarters. The market fell 29.4% in the second quarter of this year, with 1,433 joining British roads, according to figures […]

VWCV sales remain steady

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has sold 300,300 light commercial vehicles worldwide since the beginning of the year, a decline of 0.4% on last year’s figures for the same time period. […]

AFVs drive used car price growth

The average price of used cars rose moderately last month, from £12,763 in June to £13,115. Growth is slowing among petrol and diesel vehicles but rising sharply for alternative fuel […]