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Charlie Mason Apprentice of the Year

Charlie Mason, a technician at Inchcape UK’s centre in Conwy, North Wales has been presented with an Apprentice of the Year 2018 Award by Mercedes-Benz. The Mercedes Benz Apprentice of […]

Zipcar order 325 VW e-Golfs

Zipcar have placed an order for 325 all-electric Volkswagen e-Golfs. Volkswagen and car-sharing company Zipcar struck up a partnership in 2016 which, in the two years since, has led Londoners […]

Workshop transparency priority for MOTs

The recent changes to MOT testing are an opportunity to boost customer satisfaction through transparent video communications says automotive video expert CitNOW. The MOT has been significantly revamped, and is […]

Sweden paints luxury cars

Mose Freyer and his family-run company, Moses Bil & Lack, paints cars for Koenigsegg Automotive in the small village of Sätaröd, Sweden. The refinish process for a Koenigsegg can take […]

Plunkys All Stars wins Mirka Cup

Plunkys All Stars narrowly beat Team Mirka 3-2 at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes on 24 May to win the inaugural Mirka Cup in aid of Willen Hospice, Mirka’s chosen […]

3M makeovers human-powered submarine

A human-powered submarine built by students at the University of Warwick received a professional makeover from 3M experts ahead of a global competition. The science-based technology company, which is sponsoring […]

Apprentices – time for action

bodyshop magazine is calling for apprentices to take action ahead of the 6 June deadline to be in with chance of being crowned one of the UK’s top apprentice paint, […]

Confidence in hybrids remains unchanged

Fears that consumers could turn their backs on hybrid cars after a government conventional fuel ban have proved unfounded. That’s the finding of online motor retail specialist BuyaCar.co.uk, after analysing the […]

Potholes cost UK drivers

One pothole could cause damage costing almost two months of an average UK salary, according to MotorEasy. According to MotorEasy’s database of 30,000 warranty customers, axle and suspension damage is […]

ACIS appoints Ian Dalgarno

ACIS has promoted Ian Dalgarno to the newly-created role of business development director to help manage the continued growth across the organisation. Glasgow-born Ian will head up the new business […]

No ordinary paint shop

Spies Hecker took a behind the scenes look at the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Paint Shop in Brackley, England, to get a masterclass on how it runs and how it varies […]

Innovators summit goes live

The Insurance Innovators Summit 2018 from marketforce has gone ‘live’ with plans it has labelled as ‘Europe’s leading general insurance conference’. The event, which takes place on 5-6 November at […]