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Date set for VW High Court hearing

The next hearing in the UK legal action against Volkswagen will take place in the High Court on 27 November. Nearly 45,000 car owners have joined the action, VWemissionsaction, since […]

Cars top list of ‘unexpected expenses’

Nearly a quarter of people admit to giving up holidays and Christmas to pay for unexpected expenses – with car costs one of the main culprits. Research from ProvidentPersonalCredit has […]

A fan’tash’tic cause

Giuseppe Ganguzza of the NBRA is letting his hair down to raise money for Movember. Movember is the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, and addresses some […]

Final challenge for Nationwide apprentice

Michael Kilner, a third-year panel apprentice at Nationwide Accident Repair Services, has qualified for the final of this year’s IMI Skill Auto competition, taking place today and tomorrow in Birmingham. […]

South Street celebrates prestige approval

An independent accident repair centre in Wellington is celebrating after being nominated as a repairer for the prestige motor manufacturer Mercedes-Benz. South Street Motors ARC, based at Chelston Business Park […]

Ex-student goes it alone

A self-confessed petrol head and ex-student of Gateshead College has launched a new vehicle repair business in Sunderland. Luciana Parker-Jones started the business having completed a motor vehicle body repair […]

Castrol and Volvo extend partnership

Castrol and the Volvo Car Group have renewed their global partnership. The agreement which covers engine oils, gear oils and greases in all new vehicles in Volvo’s global manufacturing facilities […]

Mirka names new sales manager

Mirka UK is expanding its ART sales team with the promotion of Steve Smith to national sales manager. The appointment is part of the business’ ongoing investment in the auto […]

New calls for vehicle safety

Members of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament have adopted a non-binding resolution asking for new vehicles to include a range of life-saving technologies. Automated Emergency Braking, Intelligent Speed […]

Carglass visits Symach

Carglass executives have visited Symach’s operations in Bologna, Italy to learn more about the Italian equipment, which has recently been installed in five branches in Belgium. The visit saw new […]

Paint calculation changes explained

Following industry ‘noise and confusion’ regarding the changes made to paint calculations, Audatex and its third-party data partner, AZT have issued statements to clarify the changes. A statement from David […]

Ford Ka tops used sales list

The Ford Ka was the fastest selling used car in October, leaving the forecourt on average 17 days after arrival. Its average retail price was £6,696. This is according to […]