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Admiral reveals record profits

Admiral Group plc has announced a record group profit before tax of £405m for the year ended 31 December 2017. The group maintained strong growth in 2017 with turnover up […]

CD Salvage Auction sets January record

CD Salvage Auction has seen a record number of vehicles sold in January. The business, recently rebranded from Hudson Kapel Auctions, saw an increase in sales of over 12% on […]

Sunderland centre for ECP training

Euro Car Parts has opened its second purpose-built training centre in Sunderland. The facility will deliver the full range of Euro Academy courses with an IMI-accredited ADAS course also available. […]

JLR adds Bath site

The Dick Lovett Group has joined the Jaguar Land Rover family, with the launch of a brand new state-of-the-art showroom in Melksham, near Bath. The first Jaguar Land Rover site […]

Courtesy car drivers rack up fines

New figures released by bodyshop courtesy car supplier, Circle Leasing, have revealed that drivers of its courtesy cars incurred fines totalling almost £500,000 in 2017. The company expect that this […]

AFV uptake set to soar

More than a quarter of UK car buyers expect to be purchasing an alternatively fuelled car by 2024, according to a nationwide survey conducted by car buying comparison website Motorway.co.uk […]

IMI calls for better understanding

Ahead of National Careers Week (5 – 9 March 2018), motor industry body, Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), is urging schools and businesses to tackle ignorance surrounding apprenticeships. The […]

FleetCheck expands north

FleetCheck has appointed Richard Waiton to oversee the company’s new northern regional office. He has been working with the fleet software company on a consultancy basis since 2015, specialising mainly […]

Dyson to nearly double EV team

Dyson is pushing ahead with its electric car vision by hiring a further 300 engineers. This is in addition to the 400 engineers and scientists already working on the project. […]

Rising prices result of marketplace

Analysis by automotive data experts cap hpi has revealed the average price of a new car has risen 38% over the last decade. The average offered price of cars has […]

iVendi creates new tech team

iVendi has created a new technical support team with the appointment of a departmental manager and six other personnel. Ian Jones has been named as technical support manager. A graduate […]

Motor drives DLG growth

Direct Line Group has reported strong growth in premiums, driven by momentum in motor. It has reported that its motor division grew in-force polices 3.8% in the year to four […]