• Car subscription business reports record growth

    • 15 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AAM Group has reported that it’s car subscription business, Mycardirect, has achieved profitability 18 months ahead of schedule Established in September 2020, it is now profitable on a monthly basis and together with AAM Group’s other brands, Onwrd and BestCarFInder, has seen sales increase by 46% to £23m in [...]
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  • Chassin secures Volta Trucks CCO role

    • 7 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volta Trucks has appointed Adam Chassin as its chief commercial officer to spearhead commercial growth across Europe after receiving more than £300m of investment funding Chassin is the former head of business for Uber in Europe where he had responsibility for driving Uber’s growth through partnerships across [...]
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  • Arnold Clark Autoparts announces new site

    • 31 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Arnold Clark Autoparts will open a new branch in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, as its nationwide network expands further An experienced team has already been put in place ahead of the launch by the end of September, with racking installed in the new 25,000 sqft site and Arnold Clark Autoparts branding [...]
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  • Fix Auto Slough unveils new site

    • 26 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Slough has cut the ribbon on its new repair centre The new centre is fitted with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, central to which is a dedicated ‘Tech Bay’ developed specifically for the tech demands modern vehicles have Owner Ranjit Gill said: “This really has been 16 years in the making [...]
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  • Copart acquires green parts specialist

    • 13 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Vehicle remarketing and recycling business Copart UK has acquired Hills Salvage and Recycling (Hills Motors) Hills Motors, which will become the centre of Copart’s green parts offering, is a well-respected family-owned business based in Skelmersdale The company employs about 200 people and it is now run by Ian [...]
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  • Repairify announces ATG acquisition

    • 8 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Repairify has announced the acquisition of Automotive Training Group, a leading technical training company that delivers courses throughout America and internationally Cris Hollingsworth, president of Repairify, said: “ATG is known across the automotive technical training world for the superior quality of its [...]
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  • Activate Group among UK’s fastest growing

    • 6 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Activate Group has been named as one of the UK’s most rapidly growing businesses in three independent lists, including The Sunday Times 100 - Britain's fastest-growing private companies In addition to The Sunday Times, the business features in top 100 lists published by The Growth-Index and FEBE (For [...]
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  • IAA announces new site

    • 10 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Leading global digital marketplace IAA and its subsidiary Synetiq has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art, full-service facility in Bristol The Bristol site will greatly increase the company’s capacity and enable it to meet the growing needs of current and new customers Tom Rumboll, UK managing [...]
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  • Steer announces Rainbow acquisition

    • 5 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Steer Automotive Group has announced the acquisition of the Rainbow Group as part of its strategy of expansion Rainbow Bodyshop Group was established by Andrew Walters and Richard Thorogood and now operates from six locations in the Home Counties, with manufacturer approvals for Mercedes Benz, BMW, MINI, Lexus and [...]
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  • Smart Repairs set for major growth

    • 17 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Independent cosmetic vehicle repairer Smart Repairs has announced major expansion plans following a record-breaking year The Leeds-based company, which has recently bought 18,000 sqft freehold premises in the city, is looking to hire 100 new technicians across the country this year This is a result of a stellar [...]
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