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Steady growth for POS market

The point-of-sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew in value by 10% in June, according to figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA). It also found a […]

New appointment underpins new Vizion

Vizion has appointed Neil Orton to its senior management team in the UK and Ireland. He was officially named commercial director on 2 August. With over 20 years’ experience within […]

Industry well short of total recall

The vast majority of recalls have not gone in for repairs yet, meaning there are millions of potentially dangerous cars on our roads. Recalls topped 51 million last year alone, […]

Volvo underlines commitment to training

Volvo is investing £6m to build a completely new facility at its Training and Development Centre in Daventry. The work is expected to be completed by the summer of 2017, […]

Electric registrations continue to rise

Electric car registrations in the UK jumped 38% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year. Plug-in registrations for the first six months are also […]

Bad Korea move for VW

Volkswagen Group could be facing deeper problems in South Korea than in America, as the fall out from the emissions scandal nearly a year ago continues. VW has agreed packages […]

Motor premiums drive esure results

Esure Group Plc’s has reported a fall in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year, but its gross written motor premiums rose 18.2%. After a slow start to […]

Fix Auto’s Phil-good factor

Fix Auto has bolstered its UK network by adding Car Care of Kings Norton of Birmingham to its franchise. Owned and managed by Phil Jones, Fix Auto Kings Norton has […]

Fix Auto heads Down Under

Fix Auto is ready to move into the Australian crash repair market after selecting the bodyshops it wants to make up Fix Auto Australia. The company held a series of […]

RSA profits on the up

RSA has reported an increase in group operating profits in the first half of the year, and says it believes Brexit will be good for business. It’s recorded a group […]

Hudd joins Thatcham

Tom Hudd has been appointed as operations manager for Thatcham Research’s Repair Technology Centre (RTC). Tom will lead a team of 32 technical repair experts with a focus on continuing […]

Self driving track days arrive

Europe’s first open testing event for autonomous vehicle development will take place in the UK later this year. The move comes as start-up Self Driving Track Days has announced a […]