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Registrations open for Automechanika Birmingham
- 08/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Registrations are now open for Automechanika Birmingham, the UK’s largest automotive trade exhibition. Bodyshop professionals wishing to attend can claim a free ticket, free parking, plus coffee and a bacon roll. Automechanika Birmingham takes place from 6-8 June at the NEC, and will showcase the latest [...] -
Skills gap broadens as apprenticeships fall
- 01/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive businesses are missing out on valuable apprenticeships that could help fill the skills gap. Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February 2023), the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is urging businesses to embrace apprenticeships and all the benefits they bring. Funding is available through [...] -
Martec unveils new IMI-approved training
- 30/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Training provider Martec Training has launched a new IMI accredited Apprenticeship route. This latest Level 3 Apprenticeship is targeted at vehicle damage and MET technicians and will enable those already working in a bodyshop to further advance their abilities. This higher-level apprenticeship qualification [...] -
Euro NCAP publishes 2022 review in numbers
- 25/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Euro NCAP has released its annual Year in Numbers, which found that full electric vehicles made up 22 out of 65 new models tested, while six of the seven new brands tested were from China. Its review revealed that Euro NCAP conducted more safety tests in 2022 than ever before, with a record number of newcomers to [...] -
Activate Accident Repair cuts ribbon on two sites
- 23/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Activate Accident Repair has opened two new sites after a £2m investment from parent company Activate Group. The centres in Mildenhall and Sunderland feature the latest repair technology, including ADAS, aluminium and EVs, and take the total number of Activate Accident Repair sites to eight. Activate Group [...] -
IMI backs MOT updates
- 19/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Department for Transport has launched a public consultation on the future of MOTs. To ensure MOTs remain fit for the future, the consultation is seeking views on a number of proposals, including changing the date at which the first MOT is required from three to four years. It is also looking to update MOTs [...] -
Automechanika Birmingham 2023 to be biggest yet
- 05/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Automechanika Birmingham has revealed its biggest ever bodyshop programme for 2023, with three new stand-out features now announced. The much-anticipated event will host its very first Paint & Spray Live, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience demonstrations first hand at the show and see the [...] -
Thatcham Research praises soaring safety standards
- 05/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Thatcham Research has praised vehicle manufacturers after reporting that safety scores during last year’s Euro NCAP tests were the highest ever recorded. It has revealed that all the cars tested during the past 12 months scored at least a four-star rating for the first time in the programme’s history, while 80% [...] -
Auto Windscreens to adopt new repair standards
- 16/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Auto Windscreens has announced it will adopt new standards introduced around the repair and replacement of windscreens. Tony Green, head of technical training at Auto Windscreens, was part of the panel of industry experts involved in helping to oversee the introduction of the new BSau242b standard to bring them [...] -
Driverless parking gets green light in Germany
- 01/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The world’s first automated driverless parking function has been officially approved for commercial use after Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority green-lighted the Mercedes-Benz/Bosch automated parking system in a parking garage at Stuttgart Airport. However, while this represents a significant [...]