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China slowdown drives production decline

Following a 72.3% fall in output destined for China, British car factories reported an 18.2% fall in production to 120,649 units in January, marking the eighth successive month of decline. […]

BMW and Daimler announce autonomous alliance

The BMW Group and Daimler AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on automated driving. They view their partnership as a long-term, strategic cooperation to make next-level […]

The seven-year hitch for CV manufacturing

UK CV manufacturing grew by an incredible 49.1% in January, with 9,182 vans, trucks, buses and coaches leaving production lines, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers […]

Engine manufacturing suffer January slump

UK engine manufacturing was down 9.5% in January, with 241,727 units built, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. It reported a double-digit drop in domestic […]

MG expands in Scotland

MG Motor has opened its fifth new dealership in as many weeks, with the appointment of Mackie Motors in north east Scotland. The new dealership will represent the growing car […]

10 million illegal tyres on UK roads

There are over 10 million illegal tyres on UK roads each year, while tyre defects have contributed to more than 5,300 fatalities in the last five years. In light of […]

Kommerling seals the deal

Kommerling has extended its relationship with Transdek, designer and manufacturer of double deck trailers and associated loading bay solutions, after developing a bonding solution that means trailers don’t require any […]

Eminox gets the all clear

Emissions reduction specialist Eminox Limited has become the first UK aftermarket manufacturer to receive UNECE Regulation 49 certification for its Euro VI diesel particulate filter (DPF) product range. The UNECE […]

EMaC and autoVHC pool resources

EMaC, a leading provider of service plan and customer retention schemes to the UK automotive industry, is collaborating with leading electronic vehicle health check solutions provider, autoVHC, to improve workshop […]

Enterprise recognises ecademy rewards

Enterprise Holdings has become the first company to subscribe to ecademy, the new online vehicle technical learning programme from Thatcham Research. The ecademy programme consists of 12 interactive modules which […]

TecDoc pilot prepares for take-off

TecAlliance, which delivers the TecDoc electronic replacement parts catalogue, is implementing a pilot project to enable its official data suppliers to update their product information on a weekly, rather than […]

Hertz names Autoglass preferred partner

Autoglass has been appointed as the preferred supplier for glass repairs and replacements to Hertz UK. The partnership places Autoglass as the first point of call for all vehicle glass […]