Petrol prices on brink of new high
Petrol prices are expected to reach a new record high this week, but The AA believes retailers are artificially inflating prices. Petrol prices reached 143p per litre this weekend, with […]
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Government’s EV investment ‘falls short of demand’
The government’s investment plans in electric vehicle charging infrastructure do not go far enough to meet the huge demand for EVs. That is according to one of the country’s leading […]
Partbusters agrees global deal
Tech innovator and automotive supplier Partbusters has signed a global strategic partnership agreement with Sogefi Filtration. The partnership includes joint marketing activities, work on innovating data and systems, investment in […]
Asset management in the bodyshop
The industry talks a lot about recruitment and how to bring people into collision repair, but there’s often little guidance on what to do with them or how to treat […]
Supply shortage to continue into 2022
A new report is predicting that the high cost of used cars will continue well into 2022. According to the Cox Automotive and Grant Thornton Automotive Insight Report, the global […]
Used prices overtake some new models
The latest data from Auto Trader found that the average price of a used car increased 23.9% year-on-year last week. Not only does this mark 76 weeks of consecutive growth, […]
Rob Pugh to lead Fix Auto’s owned sites
Fix Auto UK has appointed Rob Pugh to head up its division of owned repair centres. Reporting directly into shareholders, the 25-year-old takes up the position of head of commercial […]
Plans revealed for UK’s largest Gigafactory
Plans to develop the largest battery gigafactory in the UK have been unveiled. The site in Coventry will create up to 6,000 highly skilled jobs directly as well as thousands […]
Polestar finds perfect Fix
Fix Auto Blackburn and Fix Auto Dagenham are two of the first repairers in Britain to be selected for Polestar approval. They have been selected as a direct result of […]
SMP Europe announces internal promotion
Engine management and ignition specialists, SMP Europe, has appointed Martin Turner as marketing director. Previously internet sales manager at the company, he will also be involved in research and analysis […]
Fleets focus on resources over cost
Fleet management is reacting to the current shortages of drivers, vehicles and fuel by becoming resource rather than cost-based. This is according to fleet software company FleetCheck, which predicted the […]
SMMT joins manufacturing alliance to lobby government
The SMMT has joined four other trade associations to lobby the government to make manufacturing a central plank in its ambitions of reaching net zero by 2050, levelling up the […]