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Saint-Gobain acquires Farécla Products

Saint-Gobain has acquired the UK-based company Farécla Products. Founded in 1952, Farécla Products manufactures surface finishing products and solutions for consumer and industrial uses including automotive markets. Farécla Products will […]

Fix Auto Stevenage receives McLaren approval

Fix Auto Stevenage has become the first Fix Auto UK franchisee to receive the manufacturer approval status for McLaren Automotive, enabling the Hertfordshire repair centre to repair McLarens valued at […]

Kia highlights post-autonomous era

Kia Motors will preview a range of new technologies developed for the post-autonomous driving era at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show (CES). Kia’s interactive ‘Space of Emotive Driving’ exhibit looks […]

EMACS Christmas closure dates

An EMACS representative has summed up its year in the below statement and offered information about its staff and dates over the Christmas period. ‘It’s that time of year again, […]

Use technology to improve customer relationships

Audatex has released a report urging UK bodyshop and repair businesses to use technology to improve customer relationships and future proof sources of repair work. The An Extra Hour in […]

Operations Monthly Live launches

Dave Luehr, founder of Elite Body Shop Solutions, has announced the release of the latest training from the Elite Body Shop Academy. The course, Operations Monthly LIVE, is designed to […]

Open sesame

Jaguar Land Rover has developed a car door that opens automatically as the driver approaches or can be operated by gesture control. The mobility door prototype, currently being tested on […]

Driving home for Christmas

IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, gives eight points of advice on driving home for Christmas. Try and avoid setting off at peak times which includes […]

Where did we park?

Two thirds of UK drivers – or around 21.4 million motorists – have forgotten where they parked their car, according to a new study by Nissan. According to the survey […]

Growing electric car consumer interest

Sophus3’s analysis of online activity on, and between, car brands’ websites in the UK has revealed some statistics that highlight the growth in electric car consumer interest and the differences […]

Know your limits

A survey by Auto Trader discovered that nearly eight million motorists ‘only slightly over the limit’ will choose to get behind the wheel this Christmas. With the DVLA showing over 40 million full driving licences registered in the UK, eight million drivers getting in […]

Dealerships miss £17m worth of service revenue

The UK’s franchised dealers have missed out on more than £17m worth of service revenue in the final months of 2018, new data has revealed. Data from electronic vehicle health […]