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EV demand hits price barrier

AutoTrader has reported an unexpected decline in interest in electric vehicles on its website. Pure electric vehicles accounted for 11.6% of new car sales in 2021, up from 6.6% in […]

Red letter day for Repairify

Repairfiy company Red EU has been certified for its compliance with ISO 9001 quality management standards in its Dunstable operation. This marks a major milestone in Repairify’s operations to respond […]

Spaces available for training event

Spaces are still available for a new event which will see leaders from all across the automotive industry come together to drive forward the skills conversation and help organisations devise […]

Axalta goes lives with training videos

Axalta has launched an ongoing series of refinish training videos designed to help automotive repair bodyshops deal with common paint defects. The first six videos, available now free of charge, […]

FMG selected for WorldSkills qualifiers

FMG Repair Services has announced that its Goole training centre has been chosen to host the WorldSkills UK Automotive Body Repair National Qualifiers in June. Richard Hutchins, IMI’s skills competitions […]

AutoRaise committed to #BreakTheBias

AutoRaise is marking International Women’s Day by celebrating female apprentices and leaders in the industry. For more than a century International Women’s Day has been celebrating the achievements of women, […]

IMI manager wins diversity award

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced that competitions manager Richard Hutchins has won a prestigious WorldSkills UK’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Award. The awards celebrate the […]

EV demand drives sales rise

UK new car registrations rose by 15% in February as 58,994 new cars joined Britain’s roads, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). […]

IAA completes Synetiq acquisition

IAA has completed the acquisition of Synetiq for £225m after receiving clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The businesses were previously required to be held separate under an […]

Snows signs up with BCA

Snows Group has signed a new and exclusive three-year deal with BCA to support its used car programme. The new deal will see around 3,000 vehicles a year sold via […]

LCV sales dip six per cent

UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fell six per cent to 16,165 units in February compared with the same month last year, when pent-up demand saw the market grow 22%. […]

Bodyshop Awards 2022 and 30 Under 30 entries now open

Nominations are now open for Bodyshop magazine’s two high-profile independent awards initiatives which will celebrate 2022’s highest-achievers and rising stars in the collision repair industry. We have once again teamed up […]