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bodyshop Event sponsor interview – Symach

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 […]

Drivers wising up to renewals

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 […]

Nigel Evans named Road Safety Parliamentarian

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 […]

NFDA reports relationship building

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) […]

Motofix helps close gender gap

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 […]

Alton Cars opens 14 site

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 […]

UK CV manufacturing increase

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 […]

Fix Auto invests in Goole

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 […]

Price growth disparity between brands

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 […]

AW Repair new appointment

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 […]

EV opinions remain unmoved

New research carried out by Auto Trader indicates that many consumers (38%) remain unaware of policy regarding electric cars and believe the government’s goal for at least 50% of new […]

Good day for Uday

Group Lotus is pleased to announce that Uday Senapati has been appointed to take responsibility for product strategy and management for all current and future product lines, including digital products […]