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AX confirms Fort Dunlop move
- 23/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
AX is moving into a new home at the Fort Dunlop building in Birmingham as it continues its next phase of growth in 2023. The leading provider of accident aftercare services and intelligent fleet management technology will gradually migrate to its new headquarters from March, and it will be fully operational from [...] -
Online sales drive drivvn growth
- 14/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive e-commerce company drivvn has reported a 21% increase in sales during 2022 and now expects to break the £1bn barrier this year. Sales rose from £588m in 2021 to £709m in 2022, with some brands seeing over 26% conversion from model choice to sale and other reporting that online transactions account for [...] -
Intelligent Motoring creates dedicated relations roles
- 07/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Intelligent Motoring has created two new roles dedicated to developing working relationships. John Sawbridge has been named partner relations manager to look after business partners, while Vicki Beesley joins as the company’s first head of customer relations, supporting both direct-to-consumer business-lines and [...] -
Steer Automotive expansion continues in north east
- 02/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Steer Automotive has welcomed North East Accident Repair Centres into the Steer Group. The acquisition of all three NEARC sites in Newcastle, Sunderland and Darlington takes the combined operation to 60 sites with 1,400 staff and the capability to repair 85,000 vehicles per annum. NEARC co-owners Roger Collings [...] -
Morelli Group gears up for further growth
- 01/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Morelli Group has announced key changes to its leadership team as a result of the company’s continued progress over recent years. It has named Mark Moring to the position of national sales director, while Ruth Moring-Beale has been appointed director for strategy and growth. She will be responsible for [...] -
Slater appointed to accelerate Repairify’s global ambitions
- 09/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify has named Philip Slater as its new international product manager. His focus will be to expand the company’s overseas markets and enter new territories with its portfolio of advanced vehicle diagnostic and calibration technology. Slater will also help to deliver insights and products that align with [...] -
Watt Electric Vehicles gears up for growth
- 03/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Watt Electric Vehicles has announced a number of significant leadership changes. The company is a UK leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of low-to-medium volume EVs, both under its own brand and for third parties. As part of the restructure, former CEO Paul Faithfull becomes chairman while company [...] -
Counterpart disposal presents new challenges
- 26/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The latest figures from CV-Library, a UK job site, reveal that job growth within the automotive industry is steadily growing. In May 2015, automotive jobs increased by 16.44% when compared with the same time period in 2014. This month saw the abolition of the paper counterpart – a fairly big step as the [...] -
ULEV’s pass 10K mark
- 04/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show a steady 2.4% growth in the UK new car market, accompanied by a strong surge in demand for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). 11,842 ULEVs were registered between January and May – a four-fold rise on the 2,838 registrations in [...] -
Hyundai fleet growth outpaces market
- 05/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Hyundai Motor UK today announced significant growth in true fleet sales at a rate that outpaced the market. Demonstrating the Korean brand’s strength, the 15% quarter one rise (by 800 units) was well ahead of the UK’s overall fleet and business sector, which increased 12.5%. The positive start to 2015 is [...]