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Windscreen aftermarket needs to prepare

Vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) featuring windscreen cameras are bringing major challenges and opportunity according to the Automotive Glazing Academy (AGA). Newly rebranded, AGA (previously IWA) is the […]

Glass’s names fast ‘used’ movers

The fastest selling used cars in different parts of the country have been named by Glass’s, publishers of Glass’s Guide. The results, covering the last month of sales, give a […]

Strong gains for alternative fuels

Auto Trader has revealed a strong gain in marketshare for alternative fuel cars, currently showing the highest year-on-year market growth compared with petrol and diesel models. Launched this month, the […]

Used values remain high

The headline average value of a used light commercial vehicle (LCV) rose for the third month running according to BCA’s latest Pulse report, reaching the highest point this year. A […]

BEN back with challenge cup

After an incredibly successful first year, The Automotive Challenge Cup, supporting the automotive industry’s charity – BEN is back in the summer of 2016. Starting from Port Solent, Portsmouth on […]

Covéa revamps private car policy

Covéa Insurance has revamped its private car policy with the aim of making it easier to understand and more appealing for customers to read. Using behavioural economics techniques, the company […]

AkzoNobel pioneers powder body coatings

AkzoNobel and, Chinese auto maker, JAC Motors have pioneered the first use of VOC-free powder technology for automotive body coatings. As sustainability continues to gain increasing importance in China, AkzoNobel’s […]

Focus tops service charts

Autodata has published a list of the most common vehicles taken into independent garages during 2015, with the Ford Focus coming out on top. The compact car started production in […]

DVSA advises Vauxhall on safety recall

The Driver Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has requested that the inspection and rework programme Vauxhall has implemented for its Zafira B vehicles, be reclassified as a safety recall. Prior to […]

McLaren appoints sixth retailer

McLaren Automotive has appointed McLaren Bristol – its sixth retailer to be opened in the UK. McLaren Bristol will be responsible for the south west of England, and complements the […]

TyreSafe appoints new vice chairman

TyreSafe has appointed Michael Bourne as vice chairman. Michael has been a member of the TyreSafe steering committee member since its inception in 2006 and the organisation’s treasurer since 2010. […]

China boost for electric market

Sales of electric cars in China were up 300% on 2014 figures in the first 10 months of this year – but that still represents just one per cent of the […]