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Rolls-Royce appoints Melanie Evans
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Rolls-Royce has appointed Melanie Evans as head of sales channel development and customer relations from 1 August 2018. She will be based at the home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex. Melanie joined Rolls-Royce in 2011, initially as dealer marketing and digital manager, progressing to head of commercial [...] -
RHA welcomes Grayling’s proposal
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The RHA welcomed transport secretary Chris Grayling’s proposal for a major uplift in EV charging infrastructure, setting an example towards the adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said, ‘Of course we want clean air and we welcome this boost to encourage [...] -
GT redesigns Estimate
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
GT Motive has released the latest version of GT Estimate, its cloud-based graphical estimating system, and has revealed more details of its plans to bring choice and competition to the UK repair industry. GT Estimate has been redesigned from the ground up to deliver ‘the freedom to estimate’ on any device all [...] -
Suzuki opens new training centre
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Suzuki GB has announced the opening of a £1.5m purpose-built, training centre in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Officially unveiled by Rosie Winterton, deputy speaker for the House of Commons and MP for Doncaster Central, the 36,846sqft facility, which is managed and operated by Bosch, will be used for the delivery of the [...] -
Fix Auto announces speaker line-up
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Titled Showing the Way, Fix Auto reveals its six-speaker line-up for this year’s UK National Conference. Floyd Woodrow, who at 22 was one of the youngest soldiers to be selected into the SAS before rising to the rank of major and receiving the second-highest award for gallantry for his services while in Iraq as [...] -
From rags to riches
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Dacia formed in communist Romania in 1966 and acquired the basic design and tooling of the Renault 12. Known as the Dacia 1100, 37,546 were produced. An enhanced version with a more powerful engine and twin headlamps, the 1100S was produced in limited numbers for the police and used in motor racing. This is how the [...] -
Prasco take part in REAL Rally
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Prasco UK’s managing director Kelvyn Waugh and purchasing director Darren Egan have helped to boost the REAL Rally coffers by more than £800 after taking part in last week’s two-day drive through north Wales. The Doncaster duo, who got into the spirit of the fun-filled event by staying true to Prasco’s [...] -
Air-con mistakes lower reaction times
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Patience may be a virtue for business drivers who want to remain focused at the wheel as rising temperatures could be impacting their reaction times. According to SEAT, common air-con mistakes – including immediately turning the system on full-blast – could be reducing its effectiveness, resulting in higher [...] -
Formula Student competitors use LOCTITE
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The benefits of LOCTITE products are being leveraged by the University of Hertfordshire UH Racing Team in its participation at Formula Student. With its sights firmly set on a top 10 position in the UK event of Formula Student, which takes place on 13-15 July at Silverstone, the focus this year for the University [...] -
Inchcape creates Mercedes pop-up showroom
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Inchcape UK’s Mercedes-Benz centres in Derby and Nottingham joined forces to create a pop-up showroom of vehicles at the annual Derbyshire County Show. Inchcape’s Mercedes-Benz teams from the Derby retail centre at Pride Park and the Nottingham centre on Queen’s Drive were keen to support the traditional [...]