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The use of personalised videos in the automotive industry hit a major new landmark in March, with CitNOW recording a million videos made by customers in a single month. The […]

There is still time to enter the bodyshop Awards 2019. We at bodyshop magazine know that people up and down the country are still catching up after the Easter break. […]

Direct Line Group Auto Services has pioneered its own in-house Vehicle Damage Assessor (VDA) apprenticeship scheme. This innovative programme was designed by Nigel Scholes (training and development SME) at Direct […]

The average cost of motor insurance has fallen to its lowest level for two years – £466 – according to the ABI’s latest Motor Insurance Premium Tracker. The figures reveal […]

Electric vehicles continue to buck the downward trend as European registrations of electrified vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) passed 100,000 in March for the first time ever while registrations of diesel […]

Daimler AG has reported below-par figures for the first quarter of 2019, with unit sales falling by four per cent to 773,800 vehicles. Revenue amounted to €39.7bn, while first-quarter EBIT of €2,802m, […]

Budding car designers in the UK will compete with international rivals to design an MG of the future. The SAIC Design Challenge, now in its seventh year, is supported by […]

South Yorkshire had delivered the first group of technicians to graduate from Groupe Renault’s Advanced Apprenticeship Programme. The programme was set up in 2015. A total of 18 youngsters graduated […]

H.R. Owen’s Jack Barclay Bentley Service Centre is one of just five bodyshops in the worlds to be named Bodyshop of the Year 2018 by Bentley. The Bentley paint and […]

Volvo has reported a 9.4% rise in global first-quarter retail sales, with 161,320 cars sold, although profits fell by nearly 20%. Net revenue rose 10.7% on the first quarter of […]

Used cars held their value in March, increasing their value by 2.3% to and average price of £12,843. However, according to the latest findings from the Auto Trader Retail Price […]

David Hanna has been appointed Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ head of service and parts. He will be responsible for defining and delivering all aftersales programmes and standards, as well as for […]