• Dealerships predict ‘significant’ Chinese disruption
    • 10/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A survey of car dealers conducted by carwow has revealed that most car dealers believe Chinese brands will secure a significant share of the new car market in the UK. The majority (68%) of those surveyed estimated that these new entrants would account for up to 10% of the new car market within the next year, with a [...]
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  • Ford announces UK job cuts
    • 14/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford has announced that it will cut 1,300 jobs in the UK over the next two years. The job losses are part of a wider European restructure that will see the car maker reduce its workforce by 3,800. Most of the job cuts in the UK are expected to be at Ford’s research site at Dunton in Essex, with production [...]
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  • Buyers doubtful of approved-used programmes
    • 31/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nearly half of car buyers in the UK do not believe thorough vehicle checks are carried out by dealers and manufacturers when they buy an approved used car. According to new research by What Car?, based on feedback from 812 in-market buyers, 48.5% said they do not believe manufacturers or dealers which advertise [...]
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  • AC Cars names new CEO
    • 23/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AC Cars has announces Swiss entrepreneur David Conza as its new chief executive officer, and his investment in AC’s parent company Acedes Holdings. Alan Lubinsky, who has led the sports car company for the last 26 years, remains chairman. With an established track record as a successful entrepreneur and [...]
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  • JTape names new accounts manager
    • 11/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Cheshire-based JTAPE, which manufactures masking tape and protective film manufacturer, has appointed automotive industry specialist, Simon Dean, as their new key accounts manager. The role will see him working with customers in the UK and across Europe to provide specialist masking expertise to ensure they [...]
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  • e-commerce ‘revolution’ leaves manufacturers standing
    • 18/06/2018
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Many parts manufacturers and retailers are in danger of being left behind as more and more sales move online, warns motor industry e-commerce specialist Dijitul Automotive. The company, which works with businesses including Scorpion Exhausts, Milner Off Road and GS Motorsport, warns that large parts of the industry [...]
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  • eCall is cost burden for car manufacturers
    • 13/05/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Technological features of telematics devices in connected cars are evolving intelligently to capture long-term opportunities during the vehicle’s lifecycle. Integrating multiple services, such as diagnostics and effective vehicle relationship management on a single telematics platform will provide cars with the [...]
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