News

AW Repair Group opens eighth site

AW Repair Group has announced the opening of site number eight in an exclusive arrangement with LV= General Insurance (LV= GI), taking the company’s annualised turnover to £17m. The 12,000sqft […]

Four new dealers join SsangYong

SsangYong has announced the appointment of four new dealers, and Justin Lamba as the new dealer recruitment manager. A further four new dealers have joined the SsangYong networking, including: Broach […]

Cybercrime up 63%

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports show that incidents involving computer misuse and malware against business are way up. There were 4.7 million incidents of fraud and computer […]

Matt Vella joins Polestar

Matt Vella has joined Polestar’s global public relations and communications team. Following a career in technology and business journalism, Matt is responsible for global media relations, helping to deliver and […]

Companies begin graphene research

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has received funding to undertake research on lightweight material graphene, with a view to pushing the technology towards production-readiness for the automotive industry. The road-legal, single-seater supercar […]

Phil Popham new Lotus appointment

Group Lotus plc has announced the appointment of Phil Popham as senior vice-president – commercial operations for Group Lotus and CEO – Lotus Sports Cars, effective from 1 October 2018. […]

BVRLA ready for future mobility

Introducing electric car club fleets, setting up new integrated mobility platforms or helping businesses to roll-out plug in cars and vans, BVRLA members are driving the uptake of new mobility […]

Argentina to get electric buses

Equipmake has announced that it has signed a partnership with Brazilian commercial vehicle manufacturer, Agrale, to engineer a powertrain for a new electric bus, which will go on sale in […]

Industry Insights partners with Prism Network

Prism Network has signed a partnership with Industry Insights to join the Connected Solutions end-to-end supply chain proposition. Industry Insights is pleased to confirm the new partnership, with Prism Network, […]

The Parts Alliance continues growth

Both Weston-super-Mare under The Parts Alliance brand and GSF Colchester have opened for business within two weeks of one another. Blackpool also joined BBC Superfactors branch network back in June, […]

Customers value trust over convenience

According to new research commissioned by CDK Global, by far the biggest reason customers return to a workshop is ‘trust’ (cited as the most important factor by 72% of respondents), […]

Government funding not enough

The announcement that Prime Minister Theresa May is dedicating £106m to the research and development of new battery and hydrogen technology has received a mixed reception, with some welcoming the […]