• Automotive Council under new leadership
    • 08/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Automotive Council, established in 2009 to enhance co-operation between UK government and the automotive sector, has been strengthened with two key appointments. Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and CEO, Bentley Motors, has been named as industry co-chair, while Arun Srinivasan, head of Bosch Mobility, has been [...]
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  • Industry cautious about ALKS announcement
    • 28/04/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The government has announced that self-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways by the end of the year. The Department for Transport has confirmed that automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) will be the first type of hands-free driving to be legalised, with speeds limited to 37mph. Drivers will still need to [...]
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  • RAC reaction to untaxed vehicle data
    • 26/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New official data shows the number of untaxed vehicles has more than doubled since 2013. RAC chief engineer David Bizley said: ’These are very worrying and disappointing statistics indeed. Sadly, the concerns we raised about the number of car tax evaders going up at the time the tax disc was confined to history [...]
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  • Government must focus on ‘quality’ apprentices
    • 18/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    With the UK skills shortage under intense scrutiny – businesses say ‘quality over quantity’ is key to future business success and productivity improvements.  Motor industry employers, including garages, dealerships and accident repair centres, are today calling on the Government to focus their efforts on [...]
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  • New MoT history website launched
    • 19/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The government has launched a new website (https://mot-history.net/) allowing users to check the MoT history of any UK car by simply inputting in the make and registration number. The new service promises to be an invaluable tool for used car buyers. The website gives detailed information of the car’s MoT [...]
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  • MP’s unaware of lack of regulation
    • 19/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New research commissioned by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) reveals that nearly one in five MPs believe all technicians in their local garage are qualified to work on today’s vehicles.  According to the IMI, the reality is quite different, with no mandatory requirement for vehicle technicians to be [...]
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  • Welding apprenticeship receives government approval
    • 07/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The government has approved two new apprenticeship standards developed by a group of companies including The Welding Institute. On 21 August, as part of a series of announcements relating to national apprenticeships, David Cameron formally approved both the apprenticeship standard for welding (level 2) – general [...]
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  • Government will miss apprentice target
    • 17/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Government plans to increase apprentice numbers by 2020 will fail according to training providers and businesses with training academies in England.  Many businesses say they would rather take on a migrant worker than an apprentice. As 16 year olds prepare themselves for their GCSE results this week, research [...]
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  • Government should avoid motor tax hikes
    • 06/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Government should avoid motor tax hikes Government should avoid tax hikes on motorists in the Budget, warns the AA. A week ago, 73 per cent of a Populus poll of 25,810 AA members said they fear a post-election rise in motoring taxes. Among blue collar workers, that worry rises to 83 per cent. More than 10 per [...]
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  • Sigmatex receives vehicle lightweight funding
    • 27/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
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    Sigmatex has been awarded Government Funding through the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) for a project that aims to produce higher volumes of composites in the UK to accelerate vehicle lightweighting. The Sigmatex Lightweighting Excellence Programme (LX) has been awarded £3.8 million from [...]
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