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Drivers in nearly all age groups are paying record amounts for their car insurance and could face further increases unless the government takes action to reduce claims costs, the ABI […]

East Midlands Renault Truck distributor RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) is celebrating 40 years of business. Founded in Nottingham in 1977, the company has gone from strength to strength. RHCV was […]

As millions of Brits motor abroad for their summer holidays, nearly a fifth (19%) admit to feeling anxious about driving in a foreign country. From driving on the right-hand side […]

Just nine months after arsonists destroyed the original Fix Auto Huntingdon bodyshop, business owner Phil Whitaker has officially declared his new site fully operational. The new 24,000sqft repair centre houses […]

Volvo Cars has posted an 8.2% rise in sales for the first six months of 2017 with 277,641 cars sold, compared with 256,563 cars a year earlier. Global retail sales […]

Data is a not a new thing – computers have been storing data for 79 years – but it’s a new, and serious, concern for bodyshops. That was the message […]

Volvo Cars has placed electrification at the core of its future business by announcing that every Volvo launched from 2019 will have an electric motor. The announcement represents one of […]

Autotech Recruit has been named Best Specialist Recruitment Business at The Global Recruiter Awards. The recruitment agency, dedicated to placing MOT testers and vehicle technicians on a temporary, contract or […]

HMG Paints has partnered with Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) to develop and commercialise Graphene containing coatings for a variety of industries. Graphene, discovered at The University of Manchester in 2004, […]

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Confused.com from distributing ‘misleading’ motor insurance advertisements. The advertising authority ruled against Confused.com’s marketing claims of: ‘Cheap Car Insurance – No. 1 for […]

Post reports that motor insurance providers in Ireland have been raided by officials from the European competition watchdog. The unannounced inspections, carried out by the European Commission, were described as […]

PSA Group’s acquisition of the Vauxhall and Opel brands has been given the go ahead by the European Commission. The commission said it had ‘unconditionally approved’ Peugeot’s move to buy […]