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The cost of summer driving

Most of us know that driving during the summer holidays comes with a certain amount of stress. However, research from AXA Insurance has shown that financial stress can also play […]

Don’t trust your camera

The UK’s biggest road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has warned that the rush of drivers investing in dash cams may not yield any increase in prosecutions for dangerous driving as […]

Hella hits further growth

HELLA has reported another extremely successful financial year – June 2016 to June 2017 – with new business alliances made, staff growth and a continually strong presence in the industry. […]

Industry unprepared for EVs

The crash repair market needs to dramatically gear up for the growth of electric and hybrid vehicles which will fundamentally change the bodyshop landscape, according to Graham O’Neill, the CEO […]

Parking costs adding up

British workers could be spending over 10% of their annual salary parking their cars near the workplace, according to new research commissioned by The Car People. Based on the average […]

ClickMechanic signs new supply deal

ClickMechanic has announced its latest supply agreement with Euro Car Parts. With this alliance, ClickMechanic now provides access to Euro Car Parts’ complete catalogue of 130,000 parts from more than […]

Autoglass BodyRepair gets connected

Leicester-based motor claims consultants, Industry Insights has partnered with Autoglass BodyRepair as its mobile repair network partner. Autoglass BodyRepair – recently rebranded from AutoRestore – complete the Industry Insights’ Connected […]

Covéa launches in-house degree

Covéa Insurance has launched a tailored university degree with funding from the government backed apprenticeship levy that came into effect in April this year. Five higher level apprentices have been […]

Ford workers vote to strike

It’s been reported that Ford workers in Bridgend have voted to strike against potential job losses at the plant. Unconfirmed figures suggest that 599 voted in favour of strike action […]

LCV sales level off

New LCV sales will hit 360,000 this year according to automotive data experts, cap hpi, meaning this year will be the first time since 2012 that LCV registrations have not […]

Aston Barclay employs SAS spirit

Aston Barclay has introduced Special Forces techniques as part of its drive to achieve ambitious growth plans to double sales in the next five years. In an industry first, vendor […]

Volvo appoints marketing strategist

Volvo Car UK has appointed Mike Johnstone as marketing strategy director. The new role will see Mike take responsibility for developing and implementing an integrated marketing strategy to help support […]