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The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has been shortlisted for a prestigious award for its IMI Professional Register campaign featuring BBC1 presenter, Suzi Perry. The professional body has been […]

Without immediate intervention, the futures of 2,500 employees across the UK’s tyre industry are under threat according to the Retread Manufacturers Association. The statement comes in response to this week’s […]

The Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors (IAEA) is proud to announce that its National Conference 2016 will take place on Saturday 7 May at the Coventry Transport Museum. Plans are […]

The City of London Police has seconded an insurance industry professional to help it fight fraud. Aviva’s fraud investigation manager Vicki Mulholland will assist the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), […]

AkzoNobel has opened a state-of-the-art training centre for its vehicle refinishes customers in the UK. The facility, located at Didcot, is part of the company’s global initiative to help bodyshops, […]

Motor manufacturers are introducing deposits on some nearly-new cars to keep their monthly payments lower than those now available on subsidised brand new vehicles. Glass’s, the motor industry data market […]

BASF’s premium paint brand for the automotive refinish industry is searching for the UK’s best young painters to compete for national and international recognition. The R-M Best Painter Contest takes […]

Six out of 100 drivers have crashed into a parked car and driven away without leaving their details. That is the shocking result of a survey commissioned by Gocompare, which […]

The company that bought Saab has just signed another huge deal to sell electric cars to China. National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), which bought Saab in 2012, will supply 20,000 […]

The German government is considering a €2bn investment in electric car incentives and development. It’s been reported in German newspaper Die Zeit that the money would go towards subsidies for […]

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is urging government to step in to prevent unqualified mechanics risking their lives by working on electric vehicles. In the coming weeks the […]

Volvo Cars UK inaugural XC90 body and technology training day took place on Thursday 14 January and proved a major success amongst those in attendance which included bodyshop magazine editor, […]