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Independents set service pricing standards

Franchised workshops should review their service pricing to keep customers for longer, the What Car? Servicing Satisfaction Survey 2017 has shown. Independent workshops bettered their franchised counterparts when it came […]

SEAT opens retailer at Westfield London

Colliers International has advised SEAT on the acquisition of its first London retail store, a 2,000 sq ft unit at Westfield London, in Shepherd’s Bush. This recent acquisition follows the […]

Cazana enters new scale

A new used car search engine from big data business Cazana, now allows users to search over 600,000 used cars currently on sale, just two months following its launch this […]

Fix Auto expands further

Fix Auto UK continues its ‘Driving Forward’ growth strategy in South Wales following the appointment of two new franchisees. Swansea-based TWK Thomas & Son – which has been established for […]

#BE2017 triumphs in Birmingham

The bodyshop Event and Awards has been hailed as a huge success tonight, with leaders and colleagues from across the industry meeting at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole to celebrate their […]

Charity partners celebrate at #BE2017

The bodyshop Event and Awards has helped to raise nearly £5,000 for charity partners AutoRaise and Ben tonight. Guests at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole supported the charities with donations during a gala […]

bodyshop winners unveiled at gala night

The bodyshop Award winners have been unveiled tonight at a black tie event held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, where nearly 700 of the industry’s leading lights gathered to celebrate […]

Ford launches London smart benches

Ford and smart cities start-up Strawberry Energy are rolling out smart benches to offer pedestrians free solar-powered mobile charging and Wi-Fi access while they sit and rest across the city. […]

IGA to investigate consumer websites

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is set to carry out a comprehensive study of consumer websites that provide work to independent garages. This study will determine whether these schemes genuinely […]

Dyson sets 2020 EV deadline

James Dyson will launch an electric car by 2020. The billionaire inventor said his company has been working on the project since 2015 and will be ready to launch in […]

Chargie rebrands as Bookmycharge

The peer-to-peer electric vehicle (EV) charging service Chargie has relaunched under the rebranded name, Bookmycharge. The start-up has changed its name after it became aware of a similarly named company […]

Thefts rise by a third

The number of vehicles stolen has risen by nearly a third in the past three years, according to figures seen by RAC Insurance. A Freedom of Information request to 40 […]