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Inchcape gets Active

Inchcape UK’s Cooper BMW Corporate has announced a new partnership with ActiveEdge Road Cycling Team. As part of the agreement it has provided a BMW 5 Series Touring which will […]

AoHE announces classic open day

The Association Of heritage Engineers (AoHE) has announced an open day at classic car engineering firm Fiennes Restoration Ltd, aimed at encouraging more people to enter the industry. The events […]

Eye-load integrated with CAPS

Bodyshops can now handle a higher workload following a new software development. Eye-Load, a web-based system that enables bodyshop managers to prioritise jobs across multiple bays and locations, can now […]

New apprenticeship drive gets underway

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a major apprenticeship initiative. It has kickstarted a search for its next generation of technicians, parts advisors and service advisors to mark National Apprenticeship Week, […]

Invest firm acquires Morgan Motor Company

Investindustrial has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Morgan Motor Company Ltd. The transaction is expected to complete in April 2019. The Morgan family will continue to act […]

Audatex names new RMS director

Audatex UK has appointed Steve Furminger as product development director, focusing on the business’s Risk Management Solutions (RMS). Steve brings a wealth of digital transformation experience to Audatex UK and […]

DfT considers new pothole measures

The Department for Transport is considering measures that would keep roads pothole-free for longer. It is considering holding companies that repair roads to account for longer, extending warranties from two […]

BMW and Toyota issue Brexit warnings

BMW and Toyota have both issued warnings that a no-deal Brexit could impact future investments in the UK. BMW has said it would consider moving production of its Mini away […]

Speeding offences not slowing down

Four in five millennials admit they regularly break the speed limit. Speeding is by far the nation’s most common driving offence, with over two million reported offences in 2016.1 But […]

TWI to deliver new training modules

TWI Ltd is leading a European project consortium to create training modules for a harmonised standard of qualification in the car body repair sector. The CARBOREP project, which has been […]

LCV market grows in February

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market remained stable in February, with year-on-year demand growing by 1.8%, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers […]

New car market out of reverse

The UK’s new car market ended five months of decline by recording marginal growth in February, driven by a 34% in alternatively fuelled vehicles. It was up 1.4%, according to […]