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CARSTAR Canada acquired by Roark

Driven Brands Inc, a portfolio company of Roark Capital and a leading US franchise automotive company, has acquired CARSTAR Canada. CARSTAR is one of the largest multi-store network of independently […]

Ford targets stress factor

A recent Ford-commissioned survey of 5,500 commuters in major European cities found that commuting by car to work can be more stressful than work itself. Being stuck in a traffic […]

Innovation foresees tremendous growth potential

Innovation Group North America has promoted Pete Douglas to president of Innovation Group’s Auto Division in a bid to realise ‘tremendous growth potential’. In what Craig Hamway, CEO of Innovation […]

Infiniti production gets underway

The first new Infiniti Q30 vehicles are now in production at the brand’s newly-built facilities in Sunderland, UK, following a £250m investment that has created 300 new jobs. Infiniti’s first […]

Latest EuroNCAP results ‘mixed bag’

EuroNCAP has released its seventh batch of results for the year including 15 cars from a range of categories, and with a mixed bag of results. Of the 15 cars, […]

CAP and HPI gear for growth

CAP and HPI, which combined create one of the UK’s largest automotive data businesses, is gearing up growth in the UK, and significant international expansion, with key appointments. Joel Albyn, […]

IBIS conference

World class content for IBIS 2016

The IBIS Global Summit 2016 – 23-25 May at the Hilton Diagonal Mar in Barcelona – will build on the success of 2015, delivering world class presentations and industry leading […]

Ageas UK confirms leadership appointments

Ageas has announce a number of key internal leadership appointments in its Retail business, reporting to Ant Middle, CEO, Ageas Retail, from 1 January 2016. Adam Clarke will become managing […]

Volvo announces record sales month

Volvo Cars reports that November was its best sales month in its 88-year history. Volvo posted a 26% increase in retail sales for the month of November, selling 49,055 cars […]

Project proves gas truck savings

Cenex – the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies – has added a truck performance simulation to its existing Fleet Carbon Reduction Tool to inform and educate […]

Two wheels on the rise

The latest figures from the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) show that 102,229 motorcycles have been registered year-to-date in 2015, a 12.4% increase over the same period last year. In October […]