Vehicle Finance extends partnerships
V12 Vehicle Finance (V12VF) has extended its stock funding partnerships with Eastbourne Car Auctions and CD Auction Group. The news takes the number of stock funding partnerships for V12VF to […]
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bodyshop Awards 2021 nominations flood in
Nominations have been flooding in for the bodyshop Awards 2021 and 30 under 30: rising stars initiative. Just weeks after the official opening, we have received dozens of submissions across […]
Polestar adds Matt Hawkins to UK team
Polestar has appointed Matt Hawkins as head of sales in the UK. He joins a UK management team including CEO Jonathan Goodman, head of marketing and events Louise Hardman, head […]
Veronica Sharma joins Cazoo talent team
Cazoo has appointed Veronica Sharma as its first group chief people officer. She will take up her role in August when she will join the Cazoo executive team and report […]
IAA strengthens UK management team
Global digital marketplace IAA has appointed Mark Bishop as transport manager in the UK. This is the third addition to the UK senior leadership team since IAA, which connects vehicle buyers and sellers, spun-off from KAR Auction Services in June 2019. […]
RWC announces second site
RWC Training is gearing up for the launch later this month of its second technology and training centre. Located directly adjacent to its existing site in Milton Keynes, the new […]
15,000 write-offs back on UK roads every year
One-in-50 vehicle write-offs are being put back on the road with a clean vehicle history. According to an Autocar investigation, a loophole in a database used by the insurance industry […]
Industry leaders scale the heights for Ben
Automotive industry charity Ben has confirmed that its biggest ever Industry Leader Challenge (ILC) fundraiser, The Climb, will take place from 30 October to 8 November. As part of the […]
IMI appoints diversity task force chairs
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has appointed three key automotive figures to chair its Diversity Task Force Working Groups. Under the overall leadership of Professor Jim Saker, president […]
Solera continues expansion strategy
Solera has announced that it will acquire Omnitracs, a complete fleet management platform, and DealerSocket, a leading SaaS provider to the automotive industry. CEO Darko Dejanovic said: “These highly strategic […]
Bus, coach market records worst ever figures
The UK new bus and coach market crashed 58.5% in the first quarter of 2021, with only 582 buses and coaches joining UK roads. According to the Society of Motor […]
HGV sales show first quarter rise
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 9.5% in the first three months of 2021, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The increase saw some 10,064 […]