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Bodyshops lack technology skills

Less than half of UK bodyshops have the technology skillset required to meet the demand for advancing vehicle repairs, according to new research released by Audatex. The findings have been […]

Honda announces three new appointments

Honda announced three new appointments and the departure of Tom Lynch as press officer and David Rogers as motorcycles PR manager. John O’Brien has started as press fleet officer with […]

VW invests in mobility technology

The mobility of the future is being created by consistent research and strategic development. The SEDRIC autonomous concept car, self-driving transport units for goods deliveries, learning assistance systems, augmented-reality technology […]

Service King celebrates 37 graduates

Service King Collision Repair Centers celebrated the graduation of 37 apprentice technicians as part of its apprentice development program. The graduation celebrations took place at Service King locations in seven […]

Women can lead automotive future

Joining the debate on gender equality, in support of International Women in Engineering Day, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has found that only 20% of jobs in the […]

IMI awards CPD certificates

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced it will be awarding Continual Professional Development (CPD) certificates to visitors who attend the live training and learning seminars of the […]

Anexo joins AIM market

Anexo Group will be valued at £110m when it joins the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. Anexo is raising the funds to grow its share in a consolidating market. The […]

AkzoNobel recreates Van Gogh painting

AkzoNobel experts have used vehicle refinish colour-matching technology to help with the digital recreation of Van Gogh’s painting Field with Irises near Arles. It’s the closest anyone has come to […]

Historic drive by Saudi woman

Female racing driver Aseel Al Hamad celebrated the end of the ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia with a lap of honour in a Jaguar F-TYPE. Aseel, the first […]

VW CV opens Trafford Park facility

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating the opening of a brand-new purpose–built authorised repairer workshop on Trafford Park in Manchester. The new Inchcape facility is the largest in the UK and […]

AkzoNobel backs ARC apprentices

AkzoNobel has helped The ARC Group apprentices to achieve their automotive senior paint technician accreditation (ATA) at its state-of-the-art training centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Mick Finch, technical coordinator at AkzoNobel, […]

VW and Ford sign MOU

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring a strategic alliance designed to strengthen each company’s competitiveness and better serve customers globally. The […]