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IMI publishes governmental wishlist

Ahead of the general election, the professional body for the automotive sector, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), has set out a wishlist for the new government of things […]

Car market shows decline

The UK new car market declined in May ahead of the general election, with demand falling -8.5%, according to figures released by SMMT. With 186,265 new cars registered in the […]

UK edges towards national EV battery hub

The UK is moving towards creating a new national development hub for electric-car batteries with officials setting out plans for companies to work together to improve the technology, possibly paving […]

Five in a row for AW

AW Repair Group was for the fifth year running the main sponsor for Porsche Club GB Track Day, held at Blyton Park. In total, 35 cars attended the event with […]

Uni-Select invests in parts

The Parts Alliance Group has been acquired from its private equity owner HgCapital by Uni-Select Inc, a Canadian publicly listed, North American automotive aftermarket distributor. New owners Uni-Select operate as […]

Spies Hecker coats Brutal S1

Independent Slovakian car maker Brutal has just launched the S1 super sports car with the support of Color Centrum Vráble sro, Spies Hecker’s Slovak distributor. Marian Lušpai, the founder of […]

Submarine gets 3M treatment

A human-powered submarine being built by students at the University of Warwick has had its chances in a global contest boosted thanks to 3M. The science-based technology company is sponsoring […]

MOT surge on the way

Garages have been encouraged to act now to make sure they’re not caught out by an MOT rush later in the year. September 2014 saw 425,861 new cars registered, and […]

Top honours for Nissan dealers

A year of outstanding sales and customer care has earned three Nissan dealerships the coveted Nissan Global Award — the company’s highest worldwide award. Chorley Group, which has five Nissan dealerships […]

CitNOW named among Europe’s elite

Automotive video expert CitNOW has been named at 176 in the Financial Times fastest-growing companies in Europe (FT1000). This follows three years of sustained growth between 2012 and 2015, as […]

Wrexham up and running

Fix Auto Wrexham has completed its relocation and is now fully operational at a new site on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, just seven weeks after managing director Lee Hitch collected […]

Zero emission drone on the horizon

Images of the first unmanned, hydrogen fuel cell powered drone have been unveiled by Wirth Research. The Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) will be a Tilt Rotor, Vertical Take Off and […]