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Remit opens new academy

A number of businesses from across the UK have put their support behind Remit Group’s brand new Automotive Academy, which opened its doors to its first group of apprentices this […]

Volvo announces used car restructure

Volvo has reorganised its wholesale used car operations, meaning all of Volvo Car UK’s remarketing will be carried out in-house by a newly created Wholesale Used Car department. This will […]

Vehicle repair bill hits £1bn in Q2

Motor insurers paid out a total of £2 billion in claims in the second quarter of 2017, fuelled by rising repair bills and higher theft costs according to ABI data […]

VW goes back to school

The Volkswagen Group is showcasing the industry to a more diverse audience through its Executive Job Shadowing programme, which recently saw three school girls from Milton Keynes spend a week […]

Car clean anyone?

A quarter (29%) of car owners wait over three months before they clean the inside of their cars, new research by UK Carline has revealed. Car leasing specialists UK Carline […]

Automechanika Birmingham plans for 2018

After its second year of success, Automechanika Birmingham returns to the NEC on 5-7 June 2018 with exciting plans already afoot. The plans include more workshops including a dedicated Workshop […]

3M backs refinish finalists

3M has offered its congratulations to the five WorldSkills UK automotive refinishing finalists. The UK’s top young performers in automotive refinishing: Jordan Hemsley; Dylan Russell; Conor McKevitt; Callum Green; and […]

Costs turning new drivers off

The cost of running a car is the main reason people are being put off learning to drive. A new poll of more than 2,000 people found that 31% said […]

TIDAL makes treble signing

TIDAL has appointed Rainbow Paints headed by Peter Dorey; Jason Andrew’s Turner Supplies; and FMP Motor Factors headed by Colin Thomas as official Alliance Partners. The three strategic appointments further […]

Worldskills UK finalists announced

Twenty six automotive apprentices and students from across the four nations have made it through to The Skills Show final in front of 70,000 spectators held at the NEC in […]

LV= workforce shrinks by 400

LV= has trimmed its workforce by nearly 10% in the last year as it strives to cut costs by £40m. The insurer says that the vast majority of the cuts […]

RAC tackles motorway mystery

About 20% of all miles driven are on a motorway, but many motorists still find them intimidating. The RAC Foundation is now leading a campaign to make them ‘welcoming and […]