BVRLA urge against company car tax hikes
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Autumn Budget, urging him to consider the adverse implications of placing a further tax […]
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CD Auction group acquired by Arctos
One of the UK’s leading online vehicle auction companies CD Auctions Ltd has been acquired by Arctos Holdings Ltd, owners of SMH Fleet Solutions and Hudson Kapel. The Arctos group […]
GPC acquires AAG from Blackstone
Genuine Parts Company (GPC) has entered into a definitive agreement which will see it acquire Alliance Automotive Group from private equity funds managed by Blackstone and AAG’s co-founders. The acquisition […]
IMI raises Brexit concerns
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has raised concerns about the government’s post-Brexit plans for EU Block Exemption Regulations. Research from the IMI has found that an estimated 40,000 […]
BASF backs WorldSkills competition
BASF’s Coatings division has signed on to be a global sponsor of the WorldSkills International umbrella association until at least 2019. By sponsoring the WorldSkills competition, the automotive refinish business […]
Autoglass opens ADAS centre in Cardiff
Autoglass has opened a new centre in Cardiff to provide local drivers with specialist calibration services for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The new Cardiff centre is located on the […]
‘Poor road maintenance still a major issue’
Despite an allocation of over £900m in 2016 to the maintenance of roads in the UK, claims analysis from Warranty Direct and data from the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance […]
Online platform turns one
Covéa Insurance is celebrating one year of its e-trade platform, Covéa Insurance Online. In that time it has been used by nearly 400 brokers, generated over 8,000 quotes with a […]
Leasing Options on the scent to combat road rage
A new project from Leasing Options and an expert at the University of Oxford is aiming to help drivers by introducing a combination of scents used to combat negative emotions […]
Brits total 2m speeding offences
The number of speeding offences in the UK totalled over 2m in 2016, according to new research by TeamSport Indoor Karting. The top three locations accumulating the highest number of […]
Leasys reaches five-figure mark
Leasys UK is celebrating after passing the 10,000 figure for the number of vehicles currently on its fleet. Leasys UK, the contract hire company of FCA Bank (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles […]
Xtrac under new ownership
Inflexion Private Equity has announced that funds managed by Inflexion have agreed the buyout of Xtrac Ltd, a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance transmissions for the […]