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RWC provides all-in-one EV compliance

RWC Training Centre is offering EV Workshop Safety Packs at reduced rates when purchased alongside its IMI-approved EV training course to provide repairers with an all-in-one compliant EV solution. The […]

Government urged to back bold scrappage scheme

The two trade associations representing the UK motor finance and fleet sector have urged ministers to develop an ambitious car scrappage scheme that tackles air quality, drives EV uptake and […]

Mitsubishi names new operations director

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has appointed David Rodriguez as sales and marketing director. He has worked for 11 years in a variety of senior roles at Ford and Mazda. […]

Fix Auto reaches £2m support milestone

Fix Auto UK has secured more than £2m in government grant support and business rates reliefs for franchisee partners since the start of lockdown. It says cash flow is vital […]

UK and Japan commence trade talks

The UK and Japanese automotive industries have welcomed the start of trade talks between the two countries. A joint statement issue by Dr George Gillespie, president of the Society of […]

Equipment sales ‘back in alignment’

Absolute Alignment has reported that sales in May reached pre-lockdown figures. The UK supplier of four-wheel alignment equipment has adapted the way it works to adhere to all government guidelines […]

Car finance market collapses by 94%

New volumes in the consumer car finance market slumped 94% in April compared to the same month in 2019, and by 33% in the first four months of the year. […]

Nissan Sunderland resumes production

The first Nissan Juke has come off the line at Nissan Sunderland after the plant resumed production on Monday. Every operation across the plant has been rigorously risk assessed to […]

CAPS analysis shows another 14% rise in claims

The latest collision repair industry analysis report from CAPS, for the week ending Friday, 5 June, shows that unique claims have increased by 14% from the previous week’s -1% fall […]

IBIS launches ‘Leading Lights’

The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) has introduced a new series of thought leadership webcasts designed to help steer the global collision repair community through the choppy waters of the […]

Cenex events postponed until November

Cenex has confirmed that its annual Low Carbon Vehicle (Cenex-LCV) and Connected Automated Mobility (Cenex-CAM) events will be postponed until 18–19 November 2020. The events will take place at Millbrook […]

Remote shift predicted for fleet management

The impact of the coronavirus is likely to change fleet management for good. According to FleetCheck, the remote way of working introduced during lockdown is likely to become permanent, with […]