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Motor premiums down to 2016 levels

The average price motorists paid for their motor insurance in the first quarter of 2021 fell to its lowest level since 2016. According to the ABI’s latest Motor Insurance Premium Tracker, the average […]

Admiral goes the Extra Mile for AutoRaise

Admiral has announced its Extra Mile initiative has raised more than £5,000 for AutoRaise. Ian Phillips, claims engineers manager, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the success of the Extra […]

TTC Group celebrates training awards

TTC Group has scooped two major United Kingdom Road Offender Education awards. Ben Davies, national quality and development manager, received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Training within the NDORS […]

BVRLA secures cyber security accreditation

The BVRLA has obtained the government’s Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation following an independent assessment of the association’s IT security infrastructure and processes. The accreditation, awarded by the National Cyber Security Centre’s partner […]

Entries open for IMI Skills Competition

Employers and FE colleges are being encouraged to nominate their students and apprentices for this year’s IMI Skills Competition, with numbers significantly down this year due to the pandemic. Joanna […]

Engine production up nearly a third

Engine production in the UK rose 31.7% in March compared to March 2020. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, output for domestic and overseas markets increased 50.4% […]

Car production across Europe rising

Car production in Europe increased by 63% throughout Europe in March compared to the same month last year. According to JATO Dynamics data from 26 markets across the region, volume […]

CV production on road to recovery

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production increased by 16.9% in March, as 6,166 units left factory gates. According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]

bodyshop Awards 2020 winners revealed

Another successful bodyshop Awards is in the bag. Slightly different to previous years in that it was hosted virtually, but a huge success all the same. When hosts Penny Mallory […]

Car production ends 18 months of decline

UK car production grew in March ending a run of months of consecutive decline. According the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, UK car production rose 46.6 with 115,498 cars […]

Keely Davidson joins DS Automobiles

DS Automobiles has named Keely Davidson as its new UK marketing director. She takes over from Mark Blundell following her role as head of marketing and connected customer at Stellantis […]

Copart extends support for skills charity

Copart has extended its support to Open Road West Norfolk, a charity which provides training to young people interested in the automotive industry. It is loaning vehicles to the charity […]