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- 3M - supporting future collision repair industry stars as bronze sponsors at the upcoming World Skills competition in France (10-15 Sept)
- A1 Remote Diagnostics - new remote diagnostics "mega bundle"
- AA - 13% of drivers don’t leave enough space in front when following a learner
- AA - calls for fuel duty freeze "to protect UK economy"
- AA EV Recharge Report - EV charging at home drops to less than 5p a mile
- AA - "the car is not a luxury but the means for the majority of people to go about their daily lives"
- ACEA - new car registrations: +0.2% in July 2024; battery electric 12.1% market share
- ACG - new Europa Crash Centre case study on tackling bodyshop cash flow inefficiencies and unlocking growth opportunities
- ALD Automotive UK - Tim Laver appointed as Managing Director of UK business
- Allianz - car accidents peak around 3pm school pick-up
- Allianz UK - increases in fake or cloned businesses trying to obtain motor fleet insurance using falsified Confirmed Claims Experience documentation
- Allstar - petrol and diesel prices is to remain steady for the remainder of the year
- Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) - sets up national network of training venues as numbers rise 29%
- Auto Body Professional - growing number of bodyshops seeking private equity investment
- Auto Raise - new MD, Emma Speed, visits Emtec to see how partnership with Gemini is benefitting apprentices
- Auto Raise - win a custom Auto Raise Toolbox! Entries close Fri 13 Sept
- Auto Trader and What Car? - major new partnership set to redefine future of automotive retail
- Auto Trader - average price of a used car was £16,316 in August; down -9.2% year-on-year
- Auto Trader - new car visits up 7% month-on-month ahead of September, and 8% year-on-year
- Auto Windscreens - Tom Barker from Rochester named ‘Clearly the Best’ technician in the UK
- Axalta - new next-gen Irus Scan for accurate bodyshop refinish colour matching
- BCA – LCV values down £435 month-on-month to £7,410 average
- Bentley - first car manufacturer to join global body for responsibly-sourced leather
- BMW - parking fees and fuel can be paid directly in the vehicle in all current BMW models (currently just in Germany)
- BMW - to launch first-ever series production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in 2028
- CBI Growth Indicator - September 2024: expectations for growth have remained positive throughout this year
- Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) - calls on police to abolish stolen vehicle data handling process known as ‘six-week weeding’.
- Congratulations on the new site
- Consumer Intelligence - the power of data insights in predicting competitor performance: Aviva's 2024 half-year results
- Copart - results for y/e July 2024: pre-tax profits up 10.3% to $1,715m on sales up 9.5% to $4,237m
- Direct Line - half-year results: gross written motor premiums 76.5% up on last year
- DWF - Steve Varley (Accenture & EY) appointed as Independent Non-Executive Chair at insurance legal services firm
- ELV Training (blog) - the darker side of green parts (refers to BBC report on modern slavery at car scrapyard in Oldham
- ELV Training - what's going wrong for EVs?
- Euro Car Parts - new branch in Fazeley, West Midlands, now open after renovation
- Europcar - renews supply and management deal with CBVC Vehicle Management
- Ezi Methods Golf Day - 32 golfers from vehicle repair sector take part in day in tribute to Bob Linwood
- Farécla – Apprentice and Student Bonnet Painting Competition semi-finalists revealed - vote for your favourite online now!
- Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) - confidence among small business owners down, higher wages blamed
- Fix Auto Leicester - using Everard Group's 360-degree video solution
- Fix Auto Reading - gains PAS 2060 accreditation
- FLP - appoints Ainsley Hoare as new Business Development Manager for ULTIMATE
- Fraser Accident Repairs - Push-To-Paint Training with Cornerstone Technologies
- Fylde Coast Accident Repair Centre - shout-out to "outstanding" apprentices: Jaden, Alfie, Lewis, Chris, and Lyam
- Go Compare - average car insurance policy ( £456) costs 23% more than the same time last year
- GSF Car Parts - Gatwick branch helping Ukraine supply lines via customer, A and B Motors
- GSF - estimated 3.4m MOT tests expected to take place in September, significant increase from previous years
- HB Accident Repair Network - Cathy Taylor promoted to HB Customer Service Manager role
- HELLA - Volkswagen ID. Buzz rear lights new to range
- HMRC - electric company car mileage rate cut to 7ppm
- Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Repair Alliance (HEVRA) - tech support expanded to include 15 supercars and rare models
- IMI Vacancy Rate Tracker - ‘Motor Trades’ back in number 1 spot and vacancies rise to 21,000
- INDICATA - used hybrids outpace all other fuel types in July; market share of used petrol cars falls by more than 10% in 18 months
- Kennedy's - ghost broking: A 21st century problem on the rise
- LKQ Academy - host first ‘Introduction to Refinish Application’ for The Car Group Bury and The Volksmaster
- LKQ Bodyshop Division (UK & ROI) - bodyshops can boost revenue streams with Intelligent Repair courses
- LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ - ready to ‘keep fighting’ at scene of early-season success
- Mirka - next generation of tools and abrasives coming to Auto Trade Expo
- National Autoglaze - new service from Nationwide Vehicle Assistance Group
- National Travel Survey (NTS) - 70% (81% in rural areas) people rely on their cars
- National Windscreens - Sarah Marvell (ex Nexus Vehicle Rental) appointed as Key Account Director
- New ABP Club website launched!
- NEW ABP Club website - launching next week!
- Norton Motorcycles - introduces financing options and national recovery offer from RAC
- NWVA and Morelli Group - 11-a-side football match at London Stadium raising £ for DEBRA
- Oracle Car Finance - raise over £50,000 for local Martin House Children’s Hospice
- PartsXchange - announce new partnership with Vehicle Image Assessors
- Polestar UK (30,000 cars on UK roads) - develops sales model abd retail footprint with expansion plans
- PPG - digital refinish tools and bodyshop tech at Automechanika Frankfurt 2024 next week
- Prestige Underwriting - launch new Multi-Vehicle product underwritten by Aviva to GB broker network
- Purchase Direct - waste management service, Outsourced Waste, can help bodyshops reduce costs by more than 50%
- RAC - 32-year contract with the CV industry roadside assistance programme, DAFaid
- RAC - calls on retailers to cut the price of fuel by 6p per litre to reflect lower wholesale costs
- RAC Europe - 57% drivers says UK’s "pothole-ridden roads" are worse than Europe’s motorways
- RAC - Irish RAC patrol comes to the de‘fence’ of six-year-old boy who got his head stuck in railings
- RAC - predicts fuel duty will go back up to 58p a litre in October’s Budget
- Revive! - expands its network with new Exeter and Crewe Franchisees
- Revive! - renew sponsorship with the Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey team
- Ring - check on the health of batteries not just in winter, but all year round as batteries may fail in winter, but "the damage is done in summer"
- Roberlo - ROBMIX EVO, the new paint mixing and application system
- RS Dawe - Gravesend bodyshop joins Fix Auto UK as Fix Auto Ebbsfleet
- Safe2Drive (driving licence and grey fleet checking business) - employers and employees urged to review their car insurance policies
- School of Thought (Automotive) - success at The British Motor Show
- Shorade UK - host The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club to talk about Porsche repair
- Silverlake - successful assessment and recertification to ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO 14001
- smart - enters the premium mid-size SUV segment with world premiere of #5
- SMMT - commercial vehicle output up massive 71.7% in best July since 2008
- SMMT - new car market stable (down -1.3%) in traditionally quiet month of August
- SMMT - new LCV registrations up 1.7% in August; demand for EV uptake down -30.3%
- SMMT - UK car production down -14.4% in July; electrified output stable at 37.5% total
- Solus - apprentice multiskilled paint technician at Solus Finchley, Celine Aslan (video)
- sopp+sopp - Gary Champion, Head of Insurance Customer Operations, talks about third-party service and operational efficiency
- Start Rescue - third of UK’s 2.9 million students drive a car
- Steer Automotive Group - ADAS training for apprentices
- Steer Automotive Group - marks second year of its Steer VIP Awards
- Steer Automotive Group - acquires Rye Street Group (7 bodyshops); Bill Duffy and Lee McNaughton exiting the business as part of this transition
- Steer Automotive Group - Dominic Motani from Steer Polegate - East Sussex, presented with Level 4 VDA Apprenticeship Certificate
- Supreme Wheels (BCA, part of Constellation Group) - check out alloy wheel operation in Milton Keynes!
- THAO GROUP - acquires North Shields-based West Chirton ARC
- THAO GROUP - Kevern Thompson joins senior leadership team
- Thatcham Research - asks repairers to sign petition to raise the Apprenticeship Levy cap (currently £15,000 per apprentice)
- The Autocraft Group (Telford and Shrewsbury bodyshops) - announce 2024/25 sponsorship deal with ice hockey team, Telford Tigers
- The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - improved fair complaint resolution and compensation
- The IMI - new Executive Team: Kevin Finn (Exec Chair), Azlina Bulmer (MD), and Simon Barrell (CFO); Steve Nash remains as CEO
- The IMI - sign up to the Apprenticeship Growth Pilot
- The Independent Garage Association (IGA) - calls for more support in automotive training and jobs
- TIDAL UK - new showroom in Glasgow for TIDAL Distribution Partner, Paintline
- Todd Engineering - repair damage to Nemesis Smart Repair Facility
- Toomey Bodyshop - newly relocated bodyshop in Basildon, Essex
- Trak Global Security Solution (TGSS) - appoints Dougie Watt as its new Chief Operations Officer and Neil Phillips as its Chief Financial Officer
- Transport for London - ULEZ expansion brings in more than £226 million in fees and fines
- ULEZ - four in 10 children in central London, who previously travelled to school by car, then switched to walking, cycling, or public transport following the Ulez's introduction
- Vanaways - agrees Artura Consulting maintenance partnership
- Vauxhall - motorists living on more than 11,500 streets across the country have called for councils to install on-street charging for EVs
- Vauxhall - three new relevant metrics to track EV infrastructure progress: Near Home Charging, Destination Charging and Journey Charging UK
- Vertu Accident Repair - appoints Alex Hill as VARC Divisional Parts Manager, promoted from Trade Parts Manager at JLR Leeds
- Vertu - trading update: "Accident and Smart Repair operations continue to deliver growth in revenues and in gross profit"
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - study reveals 57% of UK van drivers still physically check their phones while driving
- Volvo Cars - cuts EV target from 100% EV by 2030 to 90-100% EV / hybrid by 2030
- Volvo Cars - expands collaboration with NVIDIA for software-defined vehicles (SDVs)
- Wayve invests in Uber - companies to to collaborate with automotive OEMs; Wayve-powered self-driving vehicles on the Uber network in multiple markets around the world
- Winn Group - achieves carbon neutral status
- WorldSkills UK - apply to become an Endorsed Trainer
- Zeus Accident Repair (Rochester bodyshop & Sittingbourne SMART centre) - acquires Dartford-based A Pile & Son bodyshop
- Annual Convention and Night of Knights
- British Bodyshop Awards 2025
- Golf Day - South