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Fix & Go Paignton opens doors

Daryll Cain, owner of Fix Auto Plymouth, has opened his second bodyshop in the seaside town of Paignton, south west of England. Daryll and his co-directors have invested more than […]

Hella profits driven by automotive

Hella increased its group sales by 8.9% to around €6.4bn in fiscal year 2015/2016 ending on 31 May 2016. ‘We have again grown strongly in 2015/2016 in what has been […]

MG Cannon adds new sites

Salisbury based MG Cannon has acquired three bodyshop sites from the franchised dealer group Heritage Automotive Ltd. The three sites are located in Dorchester, Salisbury and Westbury giving MG Cannon […]

RAC brand clamp down

The RAC is to more strictly control the use of its brand in the garage sector. The motoring organisation has recently become aware of a number of garages that are […]

Ghost broker sentenced

An insurance fraudster from London has been sentenced after he took out several fraudulent motor insurance policies whilst acting as a ‘ghost broker’ and then staged or invented collisions in […]

Teenager risks kids’ lives in 125mph chase

A 19-year-old in Gloucester has been captured on film speeding at 125mph with his two small children in the car. Kieran Hayward raced away from police because he didn’t have […]

Win/win for Carlyle and Axalta

Carlyle Group has made a profit of $4.5bn following the sale of its remaining stake in Axalta. The Washington-based private equity firm orchestrated a $4.9bn buyout in what was then […]

Sales up for BCA

Used car values were up again in July after a slight dip the previous month, according to new data from BCA. It found an 8.2% increase in average values year […]

Motor insurance drives Admiral profits

Admiral has posted a rise in revenue, profits and car insurance customers for the first six months of 2016. It recorded a four per cent rise in profit before tax […]

HGV sales up again

The heavy goods vehicle market was up 7.6% in the second quarter of 2016, with more than 11,000 new vehicles registered according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]

TruTac underpins One Stop victory

One Stop Distribution, the own-account transport arm of One Stop Convenience stores, has won the award for Operational and Compliance Excellence at this year’s Motor Transport Awards. One Stop has […]

Volvo and Uber join forces

Volvo Cars and Uber are set to join forces to develop next-generation autonomous driving cars. The two companies have signed an agreement to establish a joint project that will develop […]