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Team building at Kommerling

Kommerling UK has strengthened its team with two key appointments. Lee Foulkes has been made general manager for the company’s manufacturing operations in Preston, while Dr Andrew Carr has been […]

Government proposes MOT changes

New cars and motorcycles could no longer require an MOT for the first four years under plans unveiled by transport minister, Andrew Jones. The government is consulting on the plans […]

Which? reveals huge data sharing issue

Personal and financial data is being traded on a ‘huge scale’ – and sometimes illegally – according to an investigation by Which? Undercover researchers from the consumer group contacted 14 […]

Second-hand car surge

Industry experts believe 2017 will see a surge in demand for second hand cars, with trade purchases in the first 12 days of the year triple what they were in December. […]

Mobile crackdown catches thousands

Almost 8,000 drivers were caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel during a week-long crackdown by police according to reports by BBC. Officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland […]

The home comforts of car buying

Peugeot has launched what it says is the world’s first all-encompassing online car-buying process. ‘Order Online by Peugeot’ offers customers the chance to complete every step in the buying process […]

Ryan rolls-out Ascribe

ACIS has appointed Ryan O’Neill as manager for customer programmes, responsible for the roll-out of Ascribe. Having joined ACIS in August 2016, Ryan is now travelling the UK training technicians […]

‘Hard Brexit would be arduous and expensive’

The German automotive industry has warned that a Great Britain exit from the common market could have a detrimental effect on both countries. President of Germany’s carmaking lobby VDA, Matthias […]

ECP set for future

Euro Car Parts’ believes its new training programme, Euro Academy, covers all areas needed to service vehicles of the future. Martin Gray, CEO of Euro Car Parts, said the business […]

Insurance dedicated to learners

An insurance policy specifically for learner drivers has been introduced by Dayinsure, protecting the no claims bonus of the parent whose car they are driving. Available to any permanent UK […]

Jaguar introduces VR technology

Jaguar Land Rover is tapping into Virtual Reality technology to help sell its cars. It will introduce its Virtual Reality Experience packs across retailers by the end of this month […]

U-Pol set to invest £5.3m

U-Pol is set to invest £5.3m in a major overhaul of its Denington Road, Wellingborough production facility. The investment – based on the Industry 4.0 trend of automation and data […]