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VRA set for ASA discussion

Best practice guidelines covering how to handle the recent Advertising Standards Authority ruling on previous business use cars will form the core of the next meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing […]

Midwest raises more community funds

West Midlands based automotive parts distributor, Midwest Motor Factors, has raised £1,214 for Bilston Town Football Club. The move is part of the distributor’s ongoing commitment to proactively support the […]

Insurethebox celebrates new apprentices

insurethebox has marked the start of National Apprenticeship Week by announcing that five more apprentices in its Newcastle office have completed their Level 2 Business Administration Apprenticeship, alongside the company’s […]

Farécla 2018 apprentices competition opens

National Apprenticeship Week is here, and Farécla’s search for the nation’s top apprentice painters via its 2018 Bonnet Painting Competition is now open for entries. The winning bonnet will be […]

Insurance switching soars

Car insurance and home insurance switching levels have leapt significantly in 2017, according to new figures from leading comparison site GoCompare. GoCompare’s latest switching report, reveals that the number of […]

VWG invests billions in future tech

The Volkswagen Group will invest more than €34bn in future technologies by 2022. The company cites e-mobility, autonomous driving, digital networking of all road users and new mobility services as […]

MPs discuss motor insurance change

MPs discussed a change to car insurance yesterday, after a petition reached 56,000 signatures. The debate centred around whether insurance should apply to the vehicle or the person. The debate […]

New deal for Tootle and Copart

Tootle has announced a partnership with Copart which allows customers to sell salvage as well as non-salvage vehicles on the site. With the agreement, Copart will now buy both salvage […]

VWG shares its VIZZION

The Volkswagen brand has given a glimpse of the individual mobility of the future with its new I.D. VIZZION1. The full electric sedan will be the future top model of […]

Autotech Reading secures Volvo approval

Autotech Reading has been awarded Volvo body and paint approval. Managing director Aidan McCarron said, ‘This is fantastic news for us to be awarded such a premium brand approval. We […]

CLEPA set for ‘disruptive trends’

The European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) has again secured high-level speakers to offer insights on the state of the economic environment, technology and legislation. Keynote speaker for this year’s […]

JLR production resumes after water shortage

Water supply has returned to Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in Birmingham after it had to stop production due to a lack of water. JLR stopped production at its Solihull plant […]