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- 1) 3 SIXTY BODYWORX LTD - Chppenham bodyshop with 5 staff: wound-up by HMRC and liquidated
- 10) CARE AND REPAIR SEVENOAKS LTD - Sevenoaks bodyshop with 5 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 11) CHESTERTON COACHWORKS LTD - Oxford bodyshop with 1 staff: wound-up and liquidated on a solvent basis
- 12) CUSTOM PAINTWERX LTD - Derby bodyshop with 11 staff: liquidated
- 13) DENTMAN UK LTD - Goole bodyshop with 2 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 14) DTJ AUTOBODY REPAIRS LTD - Leominster bodyshop with 8 staff: wound-up by HMRC and liquidated
- 1,400 - record number of charging sockets at UK schools with £3m Government funding
- 15% drivers who want a £63k Tesla Cyber Truck - would move house to accommodate the huge vehicle
- 15) ELMWOOD (COACHWORKS) LTD - Croydon bodyshop with 8 staff: wound-up
- 16) INVICTA BODY REPAIRS LTD - Rochester bodyshop with 9 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 17) KIDMANS PAINT AND DETAIL LTD - Norwich bodyshop with 4 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 17% think an EV can be manual - common EV myths debunked
- 18) KING BROS (PIMPERNE) LTD - Dorset bodyshop with 5 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 19) KMC CRASH REPAIR LTD - Sevenoaks bodyshop with 11 staff: wound-up by HMRC and put in administration
- 1st Central - Highly Commended at Defaqto Car Insurer of the Year 2025 Awards
- 1st Choice Accident Repair Centre - proud to display Allianz UK approved repairer sign
- 2) A&V MOTOR ACCIDENT REPAIRS LTD - London NW10 bodyshop with 6 staff: wound-up by HMRC
- 2 DAYS LEFT TO ENTER! - ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards
- 20% discount for ABP members - Worker Protection Act & Sexual Harassment Awareness Course from Peritus Learning
- 20) MDZF BODYSHOP LTD - Doncaster bodyshop with 10 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 2024 new car registrations data "reveals power struggles in UK automotive industry" - The Car Expert
- 21) MOORCROFT & SON ARC LTD - Sheffield bodyshop with 3 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 22% drivers - wait for the red light to come on before refuelling
- 22) NORTH EAST AUTOBODY & PAINT LTD - Tyne & Wear bodyshop with 4 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 23) NORTHWOOD COACHWORKS LTD - Middx bodyshop with 19 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 24) PREMIER COACHWORKS (HUDDERSFIELD) LTD - Huddersfield bodyshop with 11 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 25) RACE & RESTORATION LTD - Gloucester bodyshop with 2 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 26) SMART REPAIR SYSTEMS LTD (t/as SRS) - Shipley bodyshop with 4 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 27) SMART VEHICLE REPAIR LTD - Romford bodyshop with 2 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 28% of drivers still charging at peak times - despite cheaper off-peak rates being available
- 28) TAVISTOCK ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD - Devon bodyshop with 19 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 29) TPWBS LTD (t/as The Paint Works Body Shop) - Glasgow bodyshop with 11 staff: wound-up by HMRC and liquidated
- 2nd Gen VW T-Roc - new drive assist systems and tech
- 3) AUTO DENTS (OXFORD) LTD - Oxford bodyshop with 1 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 3 WEEKS TO GO! - check out the ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards finalists
- 30) TRIDENT BODY REPAIR CENTRE LTD - Blackburn bodyshop with 3 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 31 days to BBA! - finalists announced & Vernon Kay to present the awards on 1 May in Manchester
- 31) VEHICLE BODY SPECIALISTS LTD - Norwich bodyshop with 2 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 32) WESTFIELD CRASH REPAIRS LTD - wound-up and liquidated
- 3.3 million people believe children should be allowed to... - ‘drive’ autonomous vehicles
- 33) WOODLAND & BAYLISS LTD - Bristol bodyshop with 12 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 34) YORKSHIRE SMART SOLUTIONS LTD - Wakefield bodyshop with 3 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 3M and Axalta - new collaboration to launch training content for automotive refinishing
- 3M - appoints Murat Ustuner as Regional Division Leader for North Europe, Automotive Aftermarket Division
- 3M - Cubitron II abrasive discs and sheets now available in new finer grades
- 3M - launches Hookit Flexible Foam Abrasive Sheets for enhanced refinishing precision
- 3M - meeting OEM requirements for paint has become increasingly critical
- 3M - new 15,250 square-foot Training and Skills Development Centre at MIRA in Warwickshire top open Q1 2026
- 3M - new 3M Cubitron 3 Cut-Off Wheels for automotive repair
- 3M - new 3M OEM Match Seam Sealer Solutions
- 3M - new Clean Sanding System increases efficiency and reduces dust in workshops
- 3M - supporting future collision repair industry stars as bronze sponsors at the upcoming World Skills competition in France (10-15 Sept)
- 3M - three members of the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division on the judging panel for the WorldSkills UK National Finals this week
- 4) B A KELF BODYWORKS LTD - Derby bodyshop with 8 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 4 Elms Group - welcomes Stellantis Autocare Technician, Louis
- 5) BODYLINE DUNSTON LTD - Northumberland bodyshop with 7 staff: wound-up and liquidated on a solvent basis
- 50 days until BBA! - still time to book
- 50% drivers - unaware of plans to digitise driving licenses this year
- 500 repairers have voted, have you? - ABP Repairers Choice Awards voting closes at 6pm Tues 8 Oct
- 57% drivers - think those who have taken a long break from driving should retake their practical test
- 6) BODYTECH AUTOMOTIVE LTD - Durham bodyshop with 5 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- 7) BODYWORKS (ROCHDALE) LTD - Rochdale bodyshop with 4 staff: wound-up by HMRC
- 7.6 million motorists risk fines for driving without a valid MOT - 23% of all MOTs were carried out late last year
- 76.5K public chargers across the UK - a 28% year-on-year increase
- 8) BROMSGROVE ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LTD - West Midlands bodyshop with 1 staff: wound-up and liquidated on a solvent basis
- 9) C AND B BODYSHOP LTD - Oxford bodyshop with 6 staff: wound-up and liquidated
- A B Crush Panelcraft - Alan Britton Crush and Nathan Crush proudly display new Jaguar Land Rover Authorised signage
- A B Crush Panelcraft - Canterbury bodyshop secures Jaguar & Land Rover approval
- A car-dependent nation - 81% would struggle to adjust to life without their vehicle
- A night of celebration! - the full list of ABP Night of Knights 2024 winners
- A1 Accident Repair Centre - new bodyshop member joins ABP Club!
- A1 ADAS - flags unsafe "car park" 360° calibrations as demand surges
- A1 ADAS Group - acquires West Midlands-based Autocalibration
- A1 ADAS Group - ADAS and diagnostic specialist shortlisted for the Industry Partner Award in the CAT Awards 2025
- A1 ADAS Group - appoints Jamie Willis as Business Relationship Manager
- A1 ADAS Group - appoints tyre and garage equipment specialist, Ant Yates
- A1 ADAS Group - at Automechanika with live ADAS calibrations, remote diagnostics and new product demos
- A1 ADAS Group - attains BS 10125 Kitemark Accreditation
- A1 ADAS Group - launches rewards scheme for mobile ADAS customers
- A1 ADAS Group - partners with School of Thought Automotive
- A1 ADAS Group - visitors to Mechanex Show will get hands-on with the latest ADAS and diagnostic tech
- A1 ADAS Solutions - working with workshops to navigate diagnostic issues and save money
- A1 Remote Diagnostics - develops programming solution for latest BMW models
- A1 Remote Diagnostics - new remote diagnostics "mega bundle"
- A2RL - AI-powered cars battle for a $2.25M prize pot
- A2RL - autonomous racing teams avoid collisions during qualifying sprint
- AA - 13% of drivers don’t leave enough space in front when following a learner
- AA - 16% drivers using their own car for business have not told their insurance company
- AA - 24% drivers polled said they will never buy an EV
- AA - 74-year-old achieves life-long ambition and passes driving test
- AA Accident Assist - deer strikes rise by a third since 2021
- AA Accident Assist - a quarter of drivers narrowly avoided a crash last year
- AA Accident Assist - tailgating: 58% repairs carried out by the AA last year required a new bumper unit
- AA Accident Management - "collaborative approach" with bodyshops could contain rising vehicle repair costs
- AA Accident Management - reveals 24/7 Digital Claims Assistant for motor, Marina
- AA - average cost to repair pothole damage up £50 in a year
- AA - calls for 1,000 more ‘cops in cars’ to improve community and road safety
- AA - calls for fuel duty freeze "to protect UK economy"
- AA Cars - calls for extra support for the used car market
- AA Cars - "high borrowing costs and squeezed household finances" impacting new car sales
- AA Cars - SMMT used car sales data shows the market has "extended its impressive run into 2025"
- AA - Chancellor urged to cut in VAT on public charging as EV drivers set to pay car tax for the first time
- AA Charitable Trust - 50% increase in drug driver deaths
- AA - crashes rise 11% in fortnight after autumn clock change (Sun 27 Oct)
- AA - drastic change in price of charging (ultra-rapid peak rate UP 8p/kWh, off-peak rapid charging DOWN 10p/kWh)
- AA - drivers call for green signs and totem poles to highlight public EV charging
- AA - drop in pothole incidents coincides with rise in repair costs; average cost of repair rose to £300
- AA - EV breakdowns caused by ‘out of charge’ lowest ever this year
- AA EV charging data - slow charging down 2p/kWh, fast charging up 2p/kWh
- AA EV Recharge Report - EV charging sites outnumber forecourts 4:1
- AA EV Recharge Report - used EV market in need of a boost, as charging prices freeze
- AA EV Recharge Report - cost to fuel (pence per mile): petrol: 12.65, slow: 11.53, fast: 13.11 and rapid: 16.72
- AA EV Recharge Report - ultra-rapid charging costs fall as Iran-Israel conflict drives up pump prices
- AA EV Recharge Report - EV charging at home drops to less than 5p a mile
- AA - fines for using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving increased by 33% in 2023
- AA - hot weather to blame for rise in pothole-related vehicle breakdowns
- AA - large fall in cost of peak time charging offset by EVs paying VED
- AA - new car wellness app uses AI to check tyre tread as 3 in 10 drivers unsure how to check them
- AA - off-peak ultra-rapid rates fall by 1p/kWh while flat rate domestic, rapid and ultra-rapid rise
- AA - owners considering a sale or stock market listing next year valuing business at £4.5billion
- AA - peak rate ultra-rapid charging falls by 13% in a month
- AA Pothole Index - 10,000 more pothole-related breakdown incidents compared to last year
- AA - red light rollout to improve breakdown safety
- AA - "the car is not a luxury but the means for the majority of people to go about their daily lives"
- AA - welcomes Zero emission van consultation response
- AA - ZEV Mandate announcements "pragmatic step forward"
- Aaran Cooper, Steer Automotive Group - Thatcham Research apprentice wins Silver at National Finals
- AB Dynamics - live demo of ADAS and AV equipped car avoiding motorcycle crash
- ABB and PPG - robot recreates AI-designed mural join
- ABB- fully flexible, connected 'smart factories' are crucial in transition to mixed manufacturing of ICE, hybrid and EV
- ABB Robotics - new paint atomizer increases transfer efficiency up to 10% with a minimum 30% reduction in paint waste
- ABB - survey of VMs predicts growth in EV production despite doubts on meeting 'full EV' deadline
- ABI - Advice for businesses re Storm Floris (Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland)
- ABI - Andy Briggs, CEO of Phoenix Group, announced as new ABI President
- ABI (Association British Insurers) - update on our support for the repair sector
- ABI - average motor insurance premium fell by 2% in July to September to £612
- ABI (blog) - BEVs cost approximately 35% more to repair than ICE vehicles
- ABI (blog) - insurers face "unprecedented combination of internal and external pressures in how we manage fraud"
- ABI - businesses told to prepare ahead of Storm Éowyn
- ABI - detected fraud up 2% to £1.16 billion
- ABI - motor premiums down av £56 in a year; repair costs account for 64% of the total claims figure
- ABI - motor premiums down 9,6% in last 12months, but repair costs up 5% in last quarter
- ABI - respond to FCA report on motor insurance
- ABI response to Which? insurance super-complaint - suggestion of “widespread failings” is "unwarranted"
- ABI - SMEs consider themselves ‘too small’ to fall victim to cyber-attacks
- ABI - The Motor Insurance Taskforce and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Market Study
- ABI - updates Salvage Code of Practice
- ABI - vehicle repair costs hit record £7.7bn in 2024, £1.5bn more than the 2023
- ABL 1 Touch - apprentices attend two-day intensive refinish course hosted by PPG
- ABL 1 Touch - Apprentice success, new website & logo for 28-site bodyshop group
- ABL 1 Touch Group - new Southampton bodyshop, ABL's 29th site, to open at the end of this month
- ABL 1 Touch - new 25,105 sq ft repair hub at at £200m Teesside International Airport Business Park; bodyshop #26 for ABL
- ABL 1 Touch - to develop AI system with Portsmouth University for automated vehicle damage assessment and efficient repair scheduling.
- ABL 1 Touch - welcome 3rd cohort of technicians from Nepal to the UK
- ABP 2024 NIGHT OF KNIGHTS - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
- ABP 2025 Industry Yearbook - the 18th edition of 'the industry Bible' goes to print
- ABP 2026 Guide to Retail and Non-Contract Charges - now available online (link below) with print copies posted on Monday 15 December
- ABP - a Christmas message from chairman David Cresswell
- ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - more than 460 tickets booked - 60% sold already!
- ABP Annual Convention and Night of Knights - just 3 sponsorship packages remain (28 sold); only way to advertise in Industry Yearbook
- ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - register for tickets now! Thursday 14 November in Manchester
- ABP Annual Convention (Thurs 14 Nov) - Neil Martin (ex McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari) confirmed as special guest speaker
- ABP Annual Convention and Night of Knights - 500+ already booked!
- ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights 2025 - REGISTER NOW!
- ABP Annual Convention and Night of Knights - event on Thurs 14 Nov is nearly FULL; 720 already booked
- ABP article - buying green parts on eBay
- ABP BBA 2025 Event Programme - available online NOW!
- ABP BBA 2025 Event Programme - available online NOW!
- ABP BBA finalists announced!
- ABP BBA - the 2025 finalists will be announced at 11am on Monday!
- ABP #BBA2025 - are we on for record-breaking weather?
- ABP BBA2025 - book today save £120 per ticket
- ABP BBA2025 - last chance to save on early bird tickets; ENDS AT 4PM TODAY
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - full list of all 35 finalists for the 7 awards
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - only two weeks left to enter!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - ENTRIES OPEN TODAY!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - BODYSHOPS *** ENTER TODAY! ***
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - entries close at 6pm on Friday 12 September
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - 7 Awards for bodyshops to enter NOW!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - full list of all 35 finalists for the 7 awards
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - entries close in ONE WEEK!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - record nominations for female apprentices for the Apprentice of the Year Award!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - 7 Awards for Bodyshops to win!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - ENTRIES OPEN TODAY!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - reminder to enter!
- ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards – finalists announced!
- ABP Bodyshop Growth Awards - finalists announced!
- ABP Bodyshop Hero, Rob Murphy at Fix Auto Chessington - receives Night of Knights Award from Director, Arnold Gauci
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards - 407 tickets sold in the first 48 hours of the BBA early bird sale!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - Jaguar Land Rover finalists announced!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - all the info you need ahead of the BBAs on Thursday!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - save £120 per ticket on standard pricing if you book before 20 Feb
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - see our amazing lineup of Presenting Companies rewarding their Repairers
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - save £120 per ticket on standard pricing if you book before 20 Feb
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - TWO WEEKS TO GO!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards - a HUGE thank you to our #BBA2025 Diamond Partners!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - see our amazing lineup of Presenting Companies rewarding their Repairers
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards - save £££ in the early bird sale!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - save ££ on tickets if you book before 20 Feb
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - GET READY FOR THE BEST BODYSHOP AWARDS EVENT IN THE WORLD!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - more than 800 tickets sold; Thurs 1 May in Manchester
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards - find your seat in the #BBA2025 Table Plan!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards (BBA) - tickets selling fast!
- ABP British Bodyshop Awards - save £££ in the early bird sale!
- ABP Club - 2026 Media and Events Guide published
- ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights – Delegate Joining Instructions for Thursday
- ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights – Delegate Joining Instructions for tomorrow
- ABP Club Annual Convention and Night of Knights – Delegate Joining Instructions 2024
- ABP Club – becomes employee owned
- ABP Club Convention and Night of Knights - 728 photos available on-line
- ABP Club Convention (9am-3pm) - registration from 9am, Convention welcome and panel session from 10am
- ABP Club - dates confirmed for BBA and Night of Knights in 2026, 2027 and 2028
- ABP Club *exclusive* - interview with PPG
- ABP Club - Felicity, Heather, Fiona, Amanda and Kelly celebrate International Women's Day (#IWD2025)
- ABP Club Golf - 767 photos from last week's ABP Golf Day day at The Belfry now available
- ABP Club Golf Day - book now for Wychwood Park, last few golf places remaining
- ABP Club Golf Day, with Mirka - the winners and photos from Worsley Park Country Club
- ABP Club Golf Day, with Mirka – record 98 golfers tee off at The Belfry
- ABP Club Golf - photographs from the The Belfry now available!
- ABP Club is 20 years old today (24 September)
- ABP Club Media and Events Guide 2025 - details of digital, online and event opportunities
- ABP Club Networking Golf Day - 80 golfers tee off
- ABP Club News Editor, Kelly Dalwood - running the London Marathon on Sunday, fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK
- ABP Club Night of Knights – Delegate Joining Instructions for this evening
- ABP Club Night of Knights - 2025 Programme LIVE online NOW!
- ABP Club welcomes new Members - Pye Motors, Inspektlabs, Larklands Paint & Body, and Howell ARC join ABP
- ABP Club's magazine - 76-page Summer 2025 issue out now!
- ABP - confirm 2025 dates for BBA, Night of Knights plus 3 golf days
- ABP Convention and Night of Knights - please send us your guest names TODAY
- ABP Convention and Night of Knights - Delegate Joining Instructions for TOMORROW
- ABP Convention and Night of Knights - photos now available!
- ABP Convention and Night of Knights - all the info ahead of next week's event
- ABP Convention - should a labour rate be reflective of a vehicle's age?
- ABP Daily Newsletter - a thank you to our record number of readers!
- ABP exclusive - combined Aviva and DLG business had 21% share of UK motor market in 2024; top 10 had 75%
- ABP exclusive interview - Jason Hopkins, Axalta and U-POL
- ABP Golf Day - 98 golfers tee off at the Belfry
- ABP Golf Day - photos now available of the 72 players who teed off last week at The Oxfordshire
- ABP Golf Day - photos now available of the 92 players who teed off last week at Forest of Arden
- ABP Golf Day, South – 70 golfers tee off at The Oxfordshire, Thame
- ABP Golf Day, with Mirka, at The Wychwood - Team BMW UK are the winners!
- ABP Guide to Retail Charges - tell us what changes / additions you want to see in new 2025 edition
- ABP Guide to Retail Charges - tell us what changes / additions you want to see in new 2025 edition
- ABP Guide to Retail and Non-Contract Charges - what changes do YOU want to see in the 2026 edition?
- ABP Guide to Retail Charges - tell us what changes / additions you want to see in new 2025 edition
- ABP Guide to Retail Charges (supported by 3M) - new 2025 edition now on ABP website
- ABP Industry Yearbook - calling all bodyshop businesses with more than 1-site, we need your data
- ABP interview - LKQ Bodyshop’s Chris O’Rourke
- ABP is looking for... the Apprentice of the Year
- ABP Mirka Golf Day - photos available from The Wychwood
- ABP Networking Golf Days, sponsored by MIRKA - book now, last few golf places remaining (June, Sept and Oct)
- ABP Networking Golf Days - last few golf places remaining for Manchester (17 June) and Crewe (9 Sept)
- ABP News - share your news in the ABP Newsletter: it's easy!
- ABP News - share your news in the ABP Newsletter: it's easy!
- ABP Night of Knights - important info about rooms and guest details
- ABP Night of Knights Programme - available online to view and download... NOW!
- ABP Night of Knights - a reminder to finalists for the Bodyshop Excellence and ABP Repairers Choice Awards to book your place!
- ABP Night of Knights Programme - available online to view and download... NOW!
- ABP Night of Knights - a reminder to finalists for the Bodyshop Excellence and ABP Repairers Choice Awards to book your place!
- ABP Night of Knights - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
- ABP Night of Knights - Drinks Reception at 5:30pm, Awards start at 6:30pm, Awards Dinner at 7:30pm
- ABP - over 4,000 photos from all our 2024 events and golf days are now available FREE of charge for everyone to view or download.
- ABP Repairers Choice awards - the 65 finalists for the 13 awards have been announced
- ABP Repairers Choice awards - the full list of 65 finalists for the 13 awards
- ABP Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - just over 24 hours left to vote
- ABP Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - the finalists are...
- ABP Repairers Choice awards - the 65 finalists for the 13 awards have been announced
- ABP Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - all 70 finalists announced!
- ABP - replacement standard for PAS 2060 being formed by the repair industry
- ABP State of the Industry Report - ALL bodyshops invited to take part in quick 5-minute survey
- ABP State of the Industry Report - have YOUR say on the body repair industry (Survey closes next week)
- ABP State of the Industry Report - 2024 Survey open NOW!
- ABP State of the Industry Report 2025 - please take part in ABP's short bodyshop survey (link below) by 6pm on Tuesday 11 November
- ABP State of the Industry Report - now available on-line for everyone to read.
- ABP State of the Industry Report 2025 - please take part in ABP's short bodyshop survey (link below) by 6pm on Tuesday 11 November
- ABP State of the Industry Report - take our quick survey to share YOUR views
- ABP State of the Industry Report - have YOUR say on the body repair industry (Survey closes 6pm tomorrow)
- ABP State of the Industry Report 2025 - 5-minute bodyshop survey (link below)
- ABP - summary of the 34 "failed" bodyshop businesses so far this year
- ABP - today (Friday 20 Dec) is our last Daily Newsletter of the year - back on 2 Jan
- ABP - tomorrow (Friday 20 Dec) will be last Daily Newsletter of the year
- ABP welcomes new bodyshop Member - Autoright joins the Club!
- ABP yearbook - pre-tax profit margin for 26 of the largest UK bodyshops improves from an average of 3.4% to 6.2%
- ABP's Bodyshop Eco- Champion Award - ABP is looking for a bodyshop group that has reduced their impact on the environment...
- Accident Credit Group (ACG) - joins the CHO as an Associate Member
- Accident Express Group - Wayne Mason-Drust: "we need to move away from the old idea of a “free estimate” for insurance repairs"
- Accident Repair Technician Occupational Standard - call for bodyshops to comment on latest draft
- Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard (ARIES) - new industry-wide project to replace outgoing PAS2060 for carbon management
- ACEA and Eurelectric - call for urgent grid reform and investment
- ACEA - automotive manufacturers and suppliers outline must-act priorities ahead of pivotal Strategic Dialogue with EU
- ACEA - calls for EU automotive industrial plan; including a simplified regulatory framework, as VMs will have to comply with more than 100 pieces of legislation
- ACEA - end-of-life vehicles: progress on recycled content, but truck and bus makers face disproportionate burden
- ACEA - EU backs down on forcing Member States to allow 17-year-old lorry drivers
- ACEA - EU EV market share for cars c15% – "still far from where it was expected to be at 25% by the end of this year"
- ACEA - EU new car registrations: -1.9% in Q1 2025; battery-electric 15.2% market share
- ACEA - EU new car registrations: +0.9% in September 2025 year-to-date; battery-electric 16.1% market share
- ACEA - EU new car registrations down -0.6% in May 2025 YTD; battery-electric reaches 15.4% market share
- ACEA - EU proposal on CO2 emissions is a step in the right direction; more action needed to overcome poor demand
- ACEA - European auto industry calls for urgent action as demand for EVs declines
- ACEA - European car manufacturers have called for decisive action on End-Of-Life Vehicles Regulation from EU Environment Council
- ACEA - Europe’s auto makers & suppliers to EU: "enable us to be world R&D champions"
- ACEA - Europe’s car and van makers reiterate quick-fix CO2 2025 solutions ahead of Strategic Dialogue action plan
- ACEA - holistic approach needed to lead zero-emission manufacturing, "regulation alone can't get us there"
- ACEA - in 2024, global car sales reached 74.6 million units - up 2.5% on 2023
- ACEA - interactive tracker map shows UK BEV + PHEV market share is 30%
- ACEA - major hurdles persist on Europe’s road to zero-emission vehicles new quarterly report finds
- ACEA - new car registrations: -3% in February 2025 year-to-date; battery-electric 15.2% market share
- ACEA - new car registrations: +0.2% in July 2024; battery electric 12.1% market share
- ACEA - new EU car registrations down -1.9% compared to the same period last year
- ACEA - "no one has more at stake in the success of zero-emission mobility than Europe’s automakers"
- ACEA - Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, re-elected to serve a second term as ACEA President in 2026
- ACEA - publishes Economic and Market Report: Global and EU auto industry
- ACEA - share of ZEVs in the bus & truck market must increase from current c3.5% in the first half of 2025 to at least 35%, within 5 years
- ACEA - the electrification of LCVs is progressing too slowly to meet EU climate targets
- ACEA - urges dialogue to "resolve auto tariffs, avoid harmful response and step up EU competitiveness"
- ACEA - welcomes CO2 relief, "long-term strategy now essential"
- ACEA - YTD EU new battery-electric car registrations were down -4.9% in October
- ACG - announce joint webinar with The CHO on funding solutions for credit hire companies
- ACG - appoint Neil Thomas as fifth Business Development Manager
- ACG - appoints Martin Allison (ex AX) to Corporate Account Management team
- ACG - appoints Nicky Rushton as Head of Sales
- ACG blog - how bodyshops can utilise invoice factoring to weather the winter season
- ACG - confirmed as a Diamond Sponsor at 2025 British Bodyshop Awards for a third year
- ACG - Dee Padfield joins ACG as its latest Corporate Account Manager
- ACG - Invoice Factoring 101: A Comprehensive Guide for Bodyshop Owners - (ABP Club Exclusive) - a blog from ACG on the new ABP Club website!
- ACG - latest video on YouTube debunks the common misconceptions about invoice factoring
- ACG - launches latest introductory video for its Advanced Funding product
- ACG - Motornomic partnership to transform cashflow for UK's SMR garages
- ACG - new Europa Crash Centre case study on tackling bodyshop cash flow inefficiencies and unlocking growth opportunities
- ACG - new video explains how bodyshops can stop chasing insurer payments and get paid in 24 hours
- ACG - proudly return as sponsor at ABP Club’s Annual Convention and Night of Knights
- ACG - publishes latest video in guide to Credit Repair Funding Services series
- ACG - recognised as a UK Fast Growth Index company for 2024
- ACG - shortlisted at this year’s Great British Industry Awards
- ACG - the golden piggy bank hunt returns: win a £150 voucher for The Ivy
- ACG - third Business Development Manager appointment this year for ACG, as Steve Daley joins the team
- ACG - win a £100 pizza party for your bodyshop team at the ABP Convention!
- ACIS - Independent Paint Supplies joins the ACIS National Refinish Distribution Network
- ACIS - mobile SMART repair operators can reduce cost base by 20%, says ACIS
- ACIS - new mobile version of electronic ordering system AIMS Lite for bodyshops
- ACSO - comments on 2025 Spending Review
- ACSO - comments on government response to medical reporting process consultation
- ACSO - lowest level of motor injury claims ever in Q3, down 11% vs Q3 2023
- ACSO - PI claims down 50% vs pre-COVID
- ACSO - urgent review ‘essential’ to overhaul ‘dysfunctional’ County Court, Justice Committee warns; ACSO comment
- A.C.T. (National) - announce sad death of founder Steve Butler
- Action Fraud - £1.4 million lost from email and social media account hacking in the last year
- Activate Accident Repair - making its bodyshops more sustainable (blog)
- Activate - acquire Avant Group
- Activate - EV repair costs: down 6% year-on-year
- Activate Group - 3% drop in average EV repair costs in Q2 vs Q1
- Activate Group - acquires Motorcare bodyshops in Kent and Bristol
- Activate Group - average repair costs of Tesla and other BEV manufacturers has dramatically closed over the last 5 years
- Activate Group: blog - increased repair capacity and changing insurer strategies
- Activate Group - donates to local charities and community groups dominated by staff in 'Winter Giving' campaign
- Activate Group - expands beehive biodiversity initiative today, on World Bee Day!
- Activate Group - Hampton site's successful initial stage 2 BS 10125:2022 audit
- Activate Group - new Halifax office opens at Dean Clough Mill
- Activate Group - opens bodyshop number 11, in Nottingham, with with Darren Norman as Bodyshop Manager
- Activate Group - repair capacity rebound
- Activate Group - specialist fleet division, sopp+sopp, teases new "game changing" fleet management product
- Activate Group - use of Artificial Intelligence in motor insurance claims
- Activate - quarterly Charge Up report on the EV market
- AD Williams - 6 sites acquired by Accident Repair Hub Ltd, formed by Marc Fishburn; over 100 jobs saved
- AD WIlliams - petition to wind up holding company, ADW ARC Group Holdings Ltd to be heard on 29 April
- AD Williams - sites in Lydd and Southampton go into administration
- Adam Green Motors - ALLDATA Repair team help Scotland repairer with temperature sensor fault
- ADAS - 40% of drivers say reliance on driver assistance technology has worsened standards
- ADAS - could backfire as some warning alerts can lead to more hazardous driving says US academic report
- Addept Insurance - launches “Drive”, a legal recovery insurance for motorists
- Adept Vehicle Management - appoints Fleet Assist as its new SMR partner
- Admiral - 2024 results: UK motor profit up 61% to £955 million on turnover up 33% to £4,496 million
- Admiral Group - Admiral repairers and partners join sustainability team to discuss supply chain
- Admiral Group - appoints Paola Bonomo as an Independent Non-Executive Director
- Admiral Group - recognised as one of the World’s Best Workplaces for 2025
- Admiral Group - recognised as one of the World’s Best Workplaces for 2025
- Admiral Group - sells its U.S. motor insurance business to private investment company JC Flowers
- Admiral Group - take part in Everything Electric event
- Admiral Group - UK Insurance CEO, Cristina Nestares, to step down – succeeded by Deputy CEO, Alistair Hargreaves
- Admiral - H1 results; UK Motor business profits up 56% to £559m on 5% rise in policyholders to 5.75m
- Admiral - Head of Motor Repair, Scott McCammon, attends Industry and Parliament Trust event on repair skills
- Admiral Insurance - foil fraudulent motor claim of over £2million from mother and son scammers Inderjit Singh and Simerjit Singh
- Admiral (largest motor insurer) - thefts of parking sensors quadrupled last year
- Admiral - launch new co-branded bodyshop in partnership with Vella Group
- Admiral - named as a ‘Trailblazer’ for innovation in electric vehicle cover
- Admiral - pothole claims up 62% in the past two years
- Admiral - review of total loss claims (2019 to 2024) will cost them approximately £50 million
- Admiral - UK motor claims team share details of "repair network transformation" at International Motor Claims Forum
- ADS - MILLIONS of vehicles could soon fail their MOT due to unresolved safety recalls
- ADS - millions of potentially faulty cars and vans have never been checked, despite safety recalls
- ADS - more than 3.2 million recalled - and potentially unsafe - cars have not been rectified
- ADS - workshop resistance and 'tunnel vision' exposed as root causes of Britain's failing car safety recall system
- ADS - worse is to come before the EV residual values crisis improves
- Advanced Propulsion Centre - funding to supplement the research and development of 100% recycled aluminium castings, for future Aston Martin models
- Advantage Parts Solutions - Adam Tolowitzki promoted to Vice President of Strategy
- Ageas - 2024 results: "an excellent performance"; UK revenue up 21% driven by rate increases and business growth
- Ageas (7th largest motor insurer) - completes acquisition of esure (9th largest motor insurer)
- Ageas - achieves recertification as a Top Employer for 2025
- Ageas - Adam Beckett, Broker and Partnerships MD: "we’re now seeing a softening of the motor market"
- Ageas - "building trust is fundamental to delivering good customer service"
- Ageas (case study) - “crash for cash” scam typically involves a collision with a moped rider
- Ageas - completed acquisition today of Acromas Insurance from Saga for £65m
- Ageas Group - half-year produced "strong results and a positive outlook"
- Ageas - Iain Belson (ex BGL Insurance) appointed as Director of Distribution; Beth Pilgrim (ex ERS) joins as Strategic Portfolio Manager
- Ageas - in discussions about a long-term partnership arrangement for Saga's insurance division says Sky News
- Ageas - named largest insurer in UK to achieve distinction in customer service
- Ageas - open to making further takeover bids for British motor insurers
- Ageas - significant rise in suspected ‘Crash for Cash’ scams involving cars and mopeds in Bristol
- Ageas - to acquire Saga's insurance underwriting business, Acromas Insurance Co Ltd for £65m
- Ageas UK - 21% believe it’s justifiable not to disclose the full truth on a motor insurance application
- Ageas UK - achieves ISO27001 accreditation for information security management
- Ageas UK - managing customer expectations and increasing transparency in claims
- Ageas UK - more than 1 in 10 people are unaware of, and therefore vulnerable to, insurance scams
- Ageas UK promotions - Adam Beckett, Chief Distribution Officer, now MD Broker & Partnerships & Tom Quirke, Chief Actuary, now Chief Underwriting Officer
- Ageas - unveils executive team to drive integration (esure and Saga) and growth
- Ageas - update on esure acquisition; finance has been secured, completion is "anticipated in the second half of 2025"
- Ageas - working with RAC, now Ageas' legal expenses insurance partner
- AGM Services - Matt Lageard promoted to Technical Director
- AGM Services - office move from Heywood to Rising Bridge near Accrington
- AGM Services - touching and personal tribute to mark VE Day
- Agratas - build continues on new EV battery factory in Somerset due to open in 2027
- AI Action Plan - AI can boost productivity by 1.5% a year; gains worth £47 billion every year; inc spotting potholes & improving roads
- AI-driven "employment apocalypse" - 300 million jobs at risk
- AI - makes the latest generation of chatbots more credible as 'expert contacts' for dealerships and customers increasingly trust them
- AI refinish skills - spray painting really can be learned ‘virtually’ anywhere
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E) - asks employees’ children to design mobility for the future
- AION Auto UK - new senior leadership appointments announced ahead of 2026 UK brand launch
- AirPro Diagnostics - announce strategic partnership with Revv to enhance ADAS calibration and diagnostics solutions
- AirPro Diagnostics - confirm 3-year partnership with Advantage Parts Solutions (APS)
- AirPro Diagnostics - ADAS tech company acquired by private equity firm, Rotunda Capital Partners
- Akzo Nobel - closing two manufacturing plants to consolidate sites in Europe
- Akzo Nobel - efficiency and cost cutting plans inc reduction of around 2,000 positions globally
- AkzoNobel - 2024 results: "volumes were down in vehicle refinishes and automotive"
- AkzoNobel - announces Fredrik Westin as Chief Financial Officer from 1 January 2026
- AkzoNobel - Automotive Training Centre in Didcot, Oxford, hosts Ageas Sustainability Day
- AkzoNobel - cost reduction and pricing strategy deliver solid Q1 results
- AkzoNobel - expanding Sustainable Repair Network across Europe, more than 203 certified bodyshops in 10 countries and 290 more on the way
- AkzoNobel - installs hydrogen-powered spray booth at new automotive training centre in Belgium
- AkzoNobel - integrates product data into Solera’s Sustainable Estimatics platform
- AkzoNobel - investing €3m (£2.4m) in global network of Automotive Training Centres
- AkzoNobel - launches high-performance Interpon powder coatings range for the commercial vehicles sector
- AkzoNobel - launches new Automotive Training Centre in Belgium and the first to harness hydrogen power
- AkzoNobel - launches ‘The Productivity Drive 2025’ Roadshow
- AkzoNobel - Marc Powell appointed as Technical Service Representative - Commercial Vehicle
- AkzoNobel - next gen waterborne basecoat - Sikkens Autowave Optima and Lesonal Ultimate - to enhance sustainability and significantly improve bodyshop productivity
- AkzoNobel - nominates Hans-Joachim Müller to its Supervisory Board
- AkzoNobel - paint co's largest European solar energy plant goes live in Poland
- AkzoNobel - powder coatings business and Chinese EV maker NIO win major innovation award
- AkzoNobel - Productivity Drive 2025 Roadshow concludes in the UK after successful tour across 12 EMEA countries
- AkzoNobel - "softer demand" in vehicle refinish in H2 2024, particularly in North America and Europe.
- AkzoNobel - team up with McLaren Racing team for Sikkens Autowave Optima campaign
- AkzoNobel - ‘The Productivity Drive 2025’ Roadshow drives into the United Kingdom
- AkzoNobel - to acquire Axalta, creating $25 billion (£19 billion) paint company
- AkzoNobel - University partnership to scale Sustainable Repair Network into industry benchmark
- AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes - announces 5-year extension to its sustainability partnership with LV= General Insurance.
- AkzoNobel - welcomes the launch of ARIES (Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard)
- AkzoNobel - working with BASF to lower carbon footprint of high-volume paint products
- AkzoNobel’s Interpon Powder Coatings - up to US$875 billion in preventable costs with better corrosion protection in automotive manufacture
- Alan Reed Accident Repair - "the couple who took on one of the UK’s biggest cold-call scams"
- Alan Reed Accident Repair Centre - opening new bodyshop in Peterlee, County Durham
- Alan Reed Accident Repair Centre - celebrates 55 years in business
- Alan Reed Accident Repair Centre - Shildon bodyshop invest in EV technician training through Tesla partners
- ALD Automotive UK - Tim Laver appointed as Managing Director of UK business
- Alex hits 40! - another two triathlons completed for charity
- All the winners from tonight's Greener Bodyshop awards
- ALLDATA Europe - 80 technicians attend inaugural Repair Excellence Event
- ALLDATA Europe - appoints Damian Milling as UK Sales Director
- ALLDATA Europe - at Automechanika Birmingham: Workshop Hub stage
- ALLDATA Europe and TOPMOTIVE - partnership for independent automotive aftermarket
- ALLDATA Europe - champions young talent at Automechanika Birmingham
- ALLDATA Europe - confirms expert speaker lineup ahead of inaugural event for workshop owners and technicians
- ALLDATA Europe - confirms DC Lomas as second Repair Excellence Event host
- ALLDATA Europe - helps crown Top Technician and Top Garage winners
- ALLDATA Europe - introduces Maintenance Schedules: Advancing OEM-standard service for independent workshops
- ALLDATA Europe - justifying nine-hour labour charge on Mercedes A-Class
- ALLDATA Europe - launches API integration for OEM repair data access for all partners at Automechanika Birmingham
- ALLDATA Europe - Mitsubishi Motors collision repair data takes OEM tally to 42
- ALLDATA Europe - School of Thought’s Dave Reece joins speaker lineup for Repair Excellence Event at DC Lomas
- ALLDATA Europe - to host webinar to help new subscribers unlock full potential of ALLDATA Repair
- ALLDATA Repair - helps solves 'unusual' issue discovered on Škoda Karoq
- ALLDATA Repair - Inside Intelligence re: 2019 MY Peugeot 3008
- ALLDATA Repair - Inside Intelligence helps technicians with 2015 Porsche 981 Cayman S)
- ALLDATA Repair Intelligence - persistent Mazda 6 headlight issue... solved!
- ALLDATA - success for Ring at ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event
- ALLDATA - to host event for repairers at Colchester-based Shaikly Motor Company
- Allianz - 1 in 5 pothole-damaged cars has to be written off; av total loss claim costs £7,900
- Allianz - 45% UK SMEs say summer is their busiest season
- Allianz and GBB (Davies Group) - the role of forensic investigation in solving ‘crash for cash’ plot worth £103,000 against LV
- Allianz - appoints Glyn Hughes as Managing Director of Allianz Personal Broker
- Allianz - average cost fire-related claims involving lithium batteries is £50,000; caused by leaking and damaged batteries and overcharged e-vehicles combusting
- Allianz - average claims at 4am cost over £20,000 vs av claim made at 6pm £5,700
- Allianz AZT, VRA and Synetiq Report - repair over replace is the "greenest" option
- Allianz - brand value up 20%; named most valuable insurance brand globally for 7th year in a row
- Allianz - car accidents peak around 3pm school pick-up
- Allianz Commercial - appoints Rob Carslake as its new head of London region for mid-market
- Allianz - cost of living concerns still the number 1 threat for SMEs
- Allianz - currently available AEB assistance systems reduce the frequency of specific accidents by 66%
- Allianz - cutting-edge generative AI tool created for Allianz UK underwriters
- Allianz - Daniel Head joins Allianz Commercial from RSA where he was Head of Partnerships
- Allianz - delivery vans have c20% higher claims frequency than conventional vehicles
- Allianz - detected fraud in 2024 hits £157m - 10% higher than previous year
- Allianz - drivers in the UK are the most concerned in Europe about automated vehicles
- Allianz Engineering - launches solar PV inspection and test service for business inc bodyshops
- Allianz - former Field Motor Engineer appointed to the role of UK Claims Transformation
- Allianz - frequency and value of large cyber insurance claims up 14% and 17% year-on-year in the first half of 2024
- Allianz - half of UK truck drivers switch off safety assistance systems
- Allianz - how our use of recycled vehicle parts around the world reduces CO2
- Allianz - how to spot and stop motor fraud
- Allianz Ireland - partnering with Ted4Parts for green parts
- Allianz - launches search for the ‘Unsung Heroes of Sport’
- Allianz Legal Protection - to underwrite motor LEI products for Lexelle
- Allianz - named the world’s #1 insurance brand, ranking among the top 30 global brands for the first time
- Allianz Partners - makes three key appointments to accelerate transformation and support its growth strategy
- Allianz Partners UK - extends roadside assistance partnership with Volvo Car UK
- Allianz Partners - provide Uber Vehicle Interruption Cover in the UK
- Allianz - receives Gracechurch Market Claims Marque for the ninth year in a row and Market Underwriting service marque for the second time
- Allianz - the critical role of ADAS Recalibration
- Allianz - to cut 11% (650 jobs) from its UK general insurance business which currently employs 6,000 staff.
- Allianz - to stay relevant "insurers must apply advanced technology to create integrated platforms"
- Allianz UK - 2025 fraud detection figures up 34% vs 2024
- Allianz UK - appoints chief underwriting officer and chief technical officer for Commercial
- Allianz UK - awarded Ecovadis Silver Medal for Sustainability Excellence
- Allianz UK - Chief Financial Officer, Ulf Lange, promoted to Managing Director of Personal Lines
- Allianz UK - commits to transition to an electric vehicle (EV) fleet by the end of 2030
- Allianz UK - confirms two appointments to Commercial Strategy and Customer Experience Team
- Allianz UK - detects frauds totalling £93m in first half of 2025, up 34% vs 2024
- Allianz UK - donates more than half a million pounds to grassroots sport
- Allianz UK - enhances digital trading options for mini-fleet
- Allianz UK - Graham Gibson, chief claims officer Allianz Commercial and Caroline Johnson, claims director Allianz Personal to leave
- Allianz UK - increases in fake or cloned businesses trying to obtain motor fleet insurance using falsified Confirmed Claims Experience documentation
- Allianz UK – maintaining a strong performance
- Allianz UK - Mark Green promoted to Senior Category Manager Motor and Motor Repair Networks role
- Allianz UK - marked increase in severity of EV battery fires within motor trade
- Allianz UK - Motor Network Management Team thanks its Motor Network partners
- Allianz UK - new advertising campaign features Allianz's technician, Ravi
- Allianz UK - Official Supporter of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
- Allianz UK - Oliver Rudd (former Head of Motor Claims Transition at Aviva) appointed as Director of Motor Claims at Allianz
- Allianz UK - £100,000 claim dismissed as court finds fraudster lied about injuries then started a car valeting business
- Allianz UK - promotes chief audit officer, Matt Cox, to chief claims officer role
- Allianz UK - promotes Mansoor Reehana to the newly created role of Head of AI
- Allianz UK - promote Nathan McLay to Head of Motor Engineers and Networks
- Allianz UK - raises more than £350,000 for Barnardo’s in first year of partnership
- Allianz UK - reports 52% increase in operating profit to £367.8 million
- Allianz UK - reports 28.4% increase in operating profit to £224.3m
- Allianz UK - signs five-year partnership with connected motor insurance MGA, Ticker
- Allianz UK - strengthens digital trading team as they aim to be the broker and customer 'partner of choice'
- Allianz UK - Suzanne Scott (ex AXA) appointed as Chief People and Culture Officer
- Allianz UK - Youth Sport Trust MoveNow programme inspires over 1,600 school children
- Allianz - uses Spotify for new campaign that encourages safer driving
- Allianz (via LV) - wins agreement with Sainsbury’s Bank for motor policies
- Allianz - Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS UK) to become its new motor insurance provider
- Allianz - Wayne Smith (Motor Engineering Field Team Leader) starts new position as Local Business Owner, Supplier Management and Integrations
- Allianz - welcomes new Chief Data Officer for UK business
- Allied Vehicles - Charitable Trust of supplier of adapted and special purpose vehicles supports long-term housing for women in crisis
- Allstar - petrol and diesel prices is to remain steady for the remainder of the year
- Alphabet - appoints Jesper Lyndberg (ex CEO at BMW Financial Services Denmark) as CEO
- Altilium announces project to validate EV cells from recycled batteries with JLR
- Alton Cars (4th largest bodyshop group) - Julian Milner retires as joint MD; private equity firm Sun European Partners "takes investment" in business
- Alton Cars - Pete Sadler (ex Fylde Coast ARC) appointed as Group Data & Analytics Director
- Amazon Autos - customer can buy a Hyundai from dealers online via Amazon in 48 US cities
- Amazon - expands zero-exhaust emission deliveries with the UK’s largest-ever order of electric trucks
- AND-E (Aioi Nissay, UK's 21st largest motor insurer) - advances expertise in autonomous vehicle insurance
- AND-E (Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe) - 120% improvement in insurance fraud detection through tailor-made AI solution
- Andrew Marsh - appointed Technical Director at Autobody Bible
- Andy Hamilton, LKQ - "It's time to modernise MVBER and truly level the playing field"
- Andy Mcintosh, Stellantis Technical & Audit Collision Manager - taking part in the London Marathon raising £ for DEBRA UK
- Andy Sargent - sad news of the passing of former Volkswagen Group UK Paint and Body Technical and Quality manager
- Andy Smith - new MD at Advantage Parts Solutions talks to ABP
- Anexo (inc DAMS Accident Management) - possible acquisition by consortium of asset management firm DBAY and Anexo's chairman
- Announcement of the BBA finalists delayed until tomorrow (Tuesday)
- Ansible Motion - new Vehicle-in-the-Loop (VIL) test environment bridges virtual and physical ICE, hybrid and EV powertrain development
- Ansible Motion - state-of-the-art Simulation Centre to be the first facility at Snetterton Innovation Park
- Anthony Heard - talks about his story appearing on ABP: he's now writing a book about his life journey
- Anthony Heard’s THAO GROUP - soon to rebrand as Evolution Repair Group; new focus on expansion and partnerships
- Aon - 60% employees plan to move jobs this year
- Aon - confirmed as Official Partner of Scuderia Ferrari
- AON - motor fleet insurance: rate increases slow as competition grows
- AP Fleet Services - refurbished trucks from Merseyside CV bodyshop
- APIL - 14 P firms have sign up to a new business scheme
- APIL - policy decisions have damaged access to justice
- Apprenticeship Central - week-long bodyshop promotion for National Apprenticeship Week (10-15 Feb)
- Apprenticeship Central - 35% of apprentices drop out early
- Apprenticeship changes in the Budget - what automotive employers need to know
- Apprenticeship Central - high calibre students turn to apprenticeships after A-Level results day
- Apprenticeship Central - 58% of bodyshops struggle to attract staff; Apprenticeship Central’s RECRUIT programme has the solution
- Apprenticeship Central - shining a spotlight on the role of a VDA
- Apprenticeship Central - gearing up for National Apprenticeship Week: addressing skilled labour shortages together
- Apprenticeship Central - cuts through "jargon" to explain what apprenticeship changes mean to bodyshops
- Apprenticeship Central - how to be the employer of choice for apprentices
- Apprenticeship Central - responds to the Post-16 Education & Skills White Paper
- Apprenticeship Central - now is the perfect time to recruit bodyshop apprentices
- Apprenticeship Central - more than 1,000 candidates show interest in automotive apprenticeships
- Apprenticeship Central - success story as maths graduate, Roman, joins Fix Auto UK as Central Team VDA Apprentice
- Apprenticeship Central - what apprenticeship reforms mean for bodyshops
- Apprenticeship Central - bodyshops can claim £1,000 apprentice cashback
- Apprenticeship Central - puts action first at Automechanika 2025
- Apprenticeship Central - top concern for bodyshops re apprenticeships is a lack of time for training
- Apprenticeship Central - Director, Eleanor Baker Barnes, to speak at Automechanika UK on unlocking apprentice potential
- Apprenticeship Central - launch a VDA Apprenticeship Programme
- Apprenticeship Central - 48% of apprentices in England are over 25
- Apprenticeship Central - one in three school leavers struggle to find apprenticeships
- Apprenticeship Central - apprenticeship update: big changes from August 2025
- Apprenticeship Central - 46% school leavers are considering an apprenticeship
- Apprenticeship Central - Government announces major skills shake-up
- Apprenticeship Central - partner with Solution Repair Group to support Independent Repairers
- Apprenticeship Central - almost half of adults say their education "didn’t prepare them for work"
- Apprenticeship Central - streamlined End-Point Assessments (EPA) and reduction of duplicated work
- Apprenticeship Central - "blown away by the genuine appetite" for apprenticeships at ABP Night of Knights relaunch
- Apprenticeship - funding prioritised for younger apprentices rather than Masters-level qualifications
- Apprenticeship News - every 18-to-21-year old in England will have access to an apprenticeship
- Apprenticeship news - adult (19+) apprentices no longer need GCSE-level maths or English
- Apprenticeship reforms - employers asked to invest in younger workers and fund more of their level 7 apprenticeships outside of the levy
- Apprenticeships (opinion) - "skip the debt, start earning"
- Aptera - unveils production-ready Solar Electric Vehicle at CES 2025
- Aqua Mist - first “Colour of the Year” from British design and engineering studio CALLUM forecasts colour trends for 2025
- Are you an Eco Friendly Bodyshop Group? - enter the ABP Awards now!
- ARIES - Driving Net Zero from Purchase Direct offers support
- ARIES - insurers supporting ARIES are transitioning from PAS 2060 so payments "expected to cease for any repairer not transitioning to the ARIES standard"
- ARIES - UK vehicle accident repair industry launches carbon reduction standard
- Arnold Clark - Aberdeen bodyshop and buildings set to be demolished; bodyshop already relocated nearby
- Arnold Clark - acquires North East dealer group Wingrove Motor Company including their bodyshop
- Arnold Clark - to open two new Maserati showrooms in Glasgow and Manchester
- Artura - becomes the first outsourced estimating firm to achieve BS10125 Kitemark certification
- Artura Consultancy - no financial impact on repairers; new co: Artura Solutions to maintain services and secure jobs
- ARTURA - launches new Parts Sourcing Programme for backordered parts
- Arval - 40% fleets have adopted telematics
- Arval - average battery health after driving 43,000 miles was 93%, while after 124,000 miles the average remained close to 90%
- ASM Auto Recycling - achieves ISO 45001 Certification
- ASM Auto Recycling - moves up to second place in ABP Repairers Choice Green Parts Supplier rankings
- ASM Metal Recycling - hit with a £650,000 fine following a routine inspection by the HSE
- ASM – wins ‘Environmentally Sustainable Business of the Year’ Award
- AssetGo - ACs Taxis strengthens DVSA compliance with fleet management
- Association of British Insurers (ABI) - diversity improving overall in the insurance sector
- Association of British Insurers (ABI) - motor insurance fraud up 8% YOY representing 54% of all claims
- Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) - motor claims PI claims hit record low
- Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) - comments on the launch of a Government taskforce to tackle motor insurance premiums
- Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) - number of personal injury motor claims halved since 2019
- Association of Fleet Professionals - over-reliance on ADAS may be unintentionally encouraging "lazy driving", leading to more low-speed incidents
- Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) - sets up national network of training venues as numbers rise 29%
- Association Of Vehicle Installers - Safety Alert" re dashcam placement in the Ford Transit Custom
- Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO) - call for removal/storage fees for untaxed vehicles to be reviewed
- Aston Barclay - acquired by Constellation Automotive Group (owners of BCA / WeBuyAnyCar / Marshalls)
- Aston Barclay - September 'LCV desirability index' features electric vans for the first time
- Aston Business School - develop the first method to measure and report the carbon cost of metal car parts
- Aston Martin - factory-restored DB5, bought for £900 in 1973 by welder and garage owner, now valued at up to £1m
- Aston Martin Sevenoaks (Marshall) - moving to Tunbridge Wells today (Monday 29 September)
- Aston Martin - signs the Armed Forces Covenant, reinforcing commitment to supporting military community
- ATF - call for bodyshops to enter the ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards 2024 (deadline Thurs 12 Sept)
- ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards 2024 - wins for Adam Murray, Steer, Silverlake, GT Motive and SYNETIQ
- ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Awards 2024 – book your tickets now
- ATS Euromaster - to shut 86 tyre retail centres in the UK
- Audatex - announce release of data update D4.82 inc 73 enhanced and 16 new model sheets
- Audatex - contact info for Steve Warwick; Audatex Crash Repair Team.
- Audatex UK - AI is "transforming" automotive repairs
- Audatex UK - Data Update coming Thursday 14 November
- Audatex UK - Data Update adds 25 new models to the vehicle database
- Audatex UK - expanded training team have trained more than 1,400 students in the past year
- Audatex UK & James Alpe - Solera Audatex AutoRaise Rally Mini Cooper raises £1,133.00 for charity
- Audatex UK - Joe Baynham joins the Crash Repair Team (CRT) as BDM in restructure
- Audatex UK - signs up 300 new customers in the past year
- Audatex UK - UK bodyshop support now available via webchat
- Audi - operating profit dropped 91% in Q3; considering cutting head count by 15%
- Audi - reverses new model naming strategy (split model names for ICE and EV models scrapped)
- Audi - to cut 14% of its German workforce, 7,500 jobs to go by 2029
- Aurora Capital - car finance ruling: 3 wins and 3 risks for small businesses
- Aurora Capital - FCA's motor finance update "leaves small lenders in limbo"
- Australia: AkzoNobel - opens new, purpose-built Automotive Training Centre in Port Melbourne
- Auto Assess Apprenticeships - ABP Club welcomes new Member!
- Auto Assess Apprenticeships - apprenticeships include MET, Paint, Panel and new Bodyshop Administrator programme
- Auto Body Professional - latest 80-page ABP Magazine out now, in print and online!
- Auto Body Professional - latest issue out now, inc investigation into work volumes, Chris McKie interview & 8 bodyshop profiles
- Auto Body Professional - last call for advertisers in the latest issue
- Auto Body Professional - the Autumn 2024 magazine is out now (print and online, inc link below to read now!)
- Auto Body Professional - could remote diagnostics be the answer?
- Auto Body Professional - ABP meets engineers of the future at Morelli's Eyebox event
- Auto Body Professional magazine – 76-page Winter issue now available to view on-line
- Auto Body Professional - growing number of bodyshops seeking private equity investment
- Auto Data Solutions - dealers miss revenue of more than £2 million each through inaccurate customer records
- Auto Data Solutions (ADS) - market disruption from EV ambitions will accelerate UK automotive change in 2025
- Auto Express - 39% drivers would support a rise in fuel duty to fund pothole repairs
- Auto Express - February is the best time to sell your car; sellers make an average of 10% more than if they sell now
- Auto Express - in 10 years, the average petrol car has risen at more than 20 times the rate of inflation
- Auto Express - "modern ADAS driver-assistance systems can be borderline dangerous"
- Auto Express - Porsche 718 Cayman revealed as slowest depreciating car while Nissan Leaf is the fastest
- Auto Logistic Solutions (ALS) - launch Full Circle accident management product to create more demand for its 300 UK bodyshops
- Auto Plas Bumper Recycling - attending ABP NOK on Thursday
- Auto Plas Bumper Recycling - new partnership with Steer Automotive Group
- Auto Raise - new MD, Emma Speed, visits Emtec to see how partnership with Gemini is benefitting apprentices
- Auto Raise - please complete this short survey about apprentices and support for bodyshops
- Auto Raise - win a custom Auto Raise Toolbox! Entries close Fri 13 Sept
- Auto Trader - 17 more brands in the market in 2025 vs 2019
- Auto Trader - 4 in 10 drivers will consider “buying Chinese” according to latest research
- Auto Trader - 5,000 people from 260 businesses across the auto industry certified as Carbon Literate
- Auto Trader - 87% of car buyers won’t pay more for an electric car; new EVs cost 31% more than petrol & diesel
- Auto Trader - 9 in 10 buyers use finance to access a new car
- Auto Trader - analysis reveals profit per salesperson as the most accurate measure of Gross Profit Margin, not sales volume
- Auto Trader and What Car? - major new partnership set to redefine future of automotive retail
- Auto Trader - av price of a used car in December was £16,649, down 0.6% vs November
- Auto Trader - average price of a used car was £16,408 in October; down -7.4% YoY the lowest annual decline since December 2023
- Auto Trader - average price of a used car was £16,316 in August; down -9.2% year-on-year
- Auto Trader - episode two of the new 'Women in the driving seat' podcast talks about automotive sustainability
- Auto Trader - Father Christmas goes EV
- Auto Trader - introduces AI generated descriptions and vehicle highlights
- Auto Trader - January new car buyer visits up 19% MoM and 8% YoY; Range Rover most in demand (4.8% enquiries)
- Auto Trader - Mercedes-Benz had 2 fastest selling used cars of 2024 (GLB Class and A Class)
- Auto Trader - mysterious car noises are costing UK drivers up yo £400 to repair
- Auto Trader - new car visits up 7% month-on-month ahead of September, and 8% year-on-year
- Auto Trader - relocating head office to new facility in the heart of Manchester’s tech community
- Auto Trader Retailer Awards - Kate Carter, Head of Truck Sales, at eStar Truck and Van, named "Woman of the Year"
- Auto Trader - the automotive market in 2024: most popular used car, fastest selling car, biggest price fall
- Auto Trader - used cars selling faster than previous years in Q1
- Auto Trader - visits to new car platform up 11% YoY in March
- Auto Windscreens - partners with windscreen repairer, Optic-Kleer
- Auto Windscreens - Dr Scott Arthur, MP, visits Edinburgh Service Centre to discuss ADAS growth in Scotland
- Auto Windscreens - Auto Calibrate service supports Derbyshire used car business
- Auto Windscreens - comes to the rescue of Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service
- Auto Windscreens - funds CSALS session for Mindscapes in Chesterfield
- Auto Windscreens - Training Centre gains IMI accreditation
- Auto Windscreens - Mima Rybanska (ex WhoCanFixMyCar) appointed to newly-created bodyshop-facing Head of Strategic Partnerships role
- Auto Windscreens - partners with UK Car Glass for ADAS solution
- Auto Windscreens - Health & Safety Manager, Bruce Bahlaj, earns NEBOSH Diploma for occupational H&S
- Auto Windscreens - receives ServiceMark reaccreditation from The Institute of Customer Service
- Auto Windscreens - “about time safety system checks were added to MOTs”
- Auto Windscreens - MP Julie Minns visits Carlisle service centre to discuss apprenticeships and skills
- Auto Windscreens - expands in six areas of the UK due to 300% increase in calibrations
- Auto Windscreens - MP Toby Perkins visits headquarters to discuss technicians, apprenticeships and electric vehicles
- Auto Windscreens – ADAS calibrations now make up nearly 30% of all jobs, up 9.8% on 2022
- Auto Windscreens - Tom Barker from Rochester named ‘Clearly the Best’ technician in the UK
- Auto Windscreens - partners with UK Car Glass for replacement and ADAS service
- Auto Windscreens - renews contract for glass replacement and ADAS calibrations with Yusen Logistics
- Auto Windscreens - the Mayor and Mayoress of Chesterfield visit HQ to talk about apprentices
- Auto Windscreens - new vans with TGS Racking boost efficiency and sustainability
- Auto Windscreens - Spencer Monk at Crayford service centre named ‘Best Technician’ in the UK
- Auto Windscreens - supports Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service (LEBBS) with vital repair
- Auto Windscreens - hosts Chesterfield College students
- Autocar - Dacia CEO Denis Le Vot steps down after four years
- Autocar Drivers of Change - are you driving change and promoting diversity in your business?
- Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars 2025 - entries open; register by 31 Jan
- Autocar - high cost of new parts and easy online resale is fuelling increase in car cannibalism
- Autocar - motorists face waits of months ,and in some cases years, for vital repairs due to parts shortage
- Autocar names UK automotive’s top Drivers of Change - JLR’s Barbara Bergmeier named overall winner
- Autocar - retail sales of electric cars were up 59% in the first two months
- Autocar - winners for Autocar’s 2025 Great Women: Rising Stars awards announced
- Autocraft Express Accident Repair, Shrewsbury - joins Fix Auto UK as Fix Auto Shrewsbury
- Autocraft Group - mourns the passing of Colin Fielding, one of the founders of Autocraft Telford
- Autocraft Group - Telford bodyshop ace BSI audit with the help of Ezi Compliance System
- Autocraft - Historic BMW Brought Back to Life by Autocraft Races to Top 10 at Goodwood
- Autodeutsch - transformation at Manchester repairer
- Autofinity - dealer groups can save £1 million per year with automation
- Autofinity - launches new intuitive vehicle inventory management dashboard for dealers
- Autofinity - launches ViSOURCE to streamline dealer used car buying from vendors
- Autofinity - return of new car oversupply
- AutoFlow - appoints Scott Smith (ex ITAS and Lloyds Motor Group) as Business Development Manager
- AutoFlow - Sam Goffin promoted to Managing Director at Kinetic’25
- AutoFlow - to share series of customer case studies featuring HB Accident Repair Network bodyshops
- Autoglass - 44% of drivers who found a chip or a crack in their windscreen believed holes in the road were to blame
- Autoglass - 91% drivers do not fully understand the safety systems in their own car
- Autoglass - advice to motorists for driving in the snow
- Autoglass (comment) - vehicle breakdowns caused by potholes increased by nearly a fifth in 12 months
- Autoglass - frost drives 12% increase in windscreen damage
- Autoglass - icy roads and floods bring more travel delays
- Autoglass - invests £160k+ in a new EV training program for technicians
- Autoglass - more than half of UK drivers have at some point intentionally turned off their ADAS
- Autoglass - potential flooded motorways due to severe thunderstorms
- Autoglass - pothole crisis will cause issues for planned self-driving vehicle launch on UK roads
- Autoglass - secures deal as exclusive vehicle glass partner for Europcar Mobility Group UK
- Autoglass - warning drivers about the dangers of clearing frost from a windscreen incorrectly
- Automatics - availability of new car models with a manual gearbox down by 57% since 2015
- Automechanika - Innovation Award winners announced; PPG LINQ ecosystem wins Body & Paint category
- Automotive 30% Club - Chris Payne, recently appointed Head of Direct Line Group Auto Services, continues Silver Membership
- Automotive 30% Club - Inspiring Automotive Women Awards winners inc Melanie Phillips (DLG Auto Services), Karen Greenwood (Solus) & Nicola Sutherland (Steer)
- Automotive 30% Club - “My Apprenticeship Story” Campaign launches next week
- Automotive Glazing Academy (AGA) - Colchester-based training academy celebrates 17th anniversary
- Automotive Work Experience Week (AWE) - AWE25 Returns with The AA as Headline Partner
- Autonomous cars - not expected on UK roads until 2027; Uber and 30% drivers "ready now"
- Autonomous vehicles - Government seeks information that will influence secondary legislation, guidance and policy development
- AutoRaise - 48% of all new apprentices in England are now aged 25 and over
- AutoRaise - ABP Club State of the Industry Report findings on apprentices, both "insightful and concerning"
- AutoRaise - Advocate network; free-to-join way to support apprentice charity
- AutoRaise - appoints Kate Goodwin, Chris Ryder, and Chris O’Rourke as Trustees
- AutoRaise - apprentice reforms and changing perceptions discussed at Power Panel at Oulton Park
- AutoRaise - attending National Career Guidance Show North in Leeds on Thursday
- AutoRaise - Aviva Solus Repair Lead, Simon Smith replaces Dave Sargeant (Gemini) as Chair of AutoRaise
- AutoRaise - become an AutoRaise Advocate
- AutoRaise - celebrating Apprenticeship Talent at Automechanika 2025
- AutoRaise - changes to apprenticeships “break down barriers”
- AutoRaise - England Women’s Football: "a test of resilience and unwavering belief"
- AutoRaise - have your say in the future of bodyshop apprenticeships
- AutoRaise - help large businesses redirect their unused Levy funds to smaller repairers via the AutoRaise Levy Flow
- AutoRaise - introduce the new trustees for the charity plus their core team
- AutoRaise - LKQ, LV=, esure, S&G Response, Solus, BASF, and Repairify all pledge support
- AutoRaise - looking to secure apprenticeships for Level 3 Body & Paint students at Sandwell College
- AutoRaise - new Bursary Fund to provide financial support to smaller bodyshops to hire an apprentice
- AutoRaise - new plans to ‘fully fund apprenticeships’ for under-25s in SMES [“Fully funded” refers to the training and assessment costs - not apprentice wages]
- AutoRaise - pay tribute to motoring journalist and motor trade skills champion, Quentin Willson
- AutoRaise - power panel sparks industry action at Oulton Park
- AutoRaise - publish first in new series of Newsletters
- AutoRaise - Q&A with Simon Smith, the new Chair of AutoRaise
- AutoRaise - Richard Hammond and his car restoration business, The Smallest Cog Team, join as Patrons
- AutoRaise - shares story of former paint apprentice, Rosie, ahead of relaunch next week
- AutoRaise - showcases opportunities for young talent and women in automotive at NCGS North
- AutoRaise - update on wins ahead of ahead of National Apprentice Week next week
- AutoRaise - welcome £300m investment in Further Education
- AutoRaise - welcomes S&G Response as new investor
- AutoRaise - winner of toolbox free draw receives prize
- Autorola - 2025 used car prices set to rise on the back of a major shortfall in stock
- Autorola - dealers traded more of their used EV part exchanges in Q3 reports
- Autorola UK - appoints George Fitzpatrick (ex JLR and DEKRA) as Sales Director
- Autorola UK - fleet and storage partnership with DMN Group
- Autorola UK - used hybrid prices rise up 1.5% in 2025
- Autorola - used diesel prices rise by 5.1% in Q3
- Autosales Subaru of Kirriemuir - supports Tina McGuff and Scottish Mental Health First Aid for schools
- Autosoft - bodyshop management system specialist joins ABP Club
- Autosport International - Jan 2026 show cancelled but will return in 2027 "with a bold new direction"
- Autotech Connect - launch Cybercrime Audits as threats to independent repairers escalate
- Autotech Connect - the hidden threat to independent repairers in the age of cybercrime
- Autotech Connect - integrates new software-driven solutions
- Autotech Group - 2/3 repairers garages "lack a single vehicle technician qualified to carry out ADAS calibrations or repairs"
- Autotech Group - achieves ISO 9001 certification
- Autotech Group - Gavin White returns in an interim supporting role focused on mentorship, industry engagement and future projects
- Autotech Group - Global Recruiter Awards finalist in the Best Small Recruitment Business category
- Autotech Group - launches new guide to tackle automotive skills crisis
- Autotech Group - named Best Specialist Recruitment Company at Global Recruiter Awards
- Autotech Group - named Best Small Recruitment Business at Global Recruiter Awards
- Autotech Group - promotes Justin Ampofo to Chief Financial Officer role
- Autotech Group - wins IMI Partner of The Year Award
- Autotech Recruit - working hours rank as top priority for automotive technicians in 2025
- Autotech Recruit - Darren Leppard appointed as Head of Revenue and Operations
- Autotech Recruit - the pioneers behind the automotive contractor boom: Autotech Recruit at 15
- Autotech Training - launches new Licensed Electric Vehicle Tyre Technician (LEVTT) programme
- Autotech Training - just 17.5% independent repairers plan to invest in ADAS training over the next 12 months
- Autotech Training - partners with TOPDON UK to deliver mobile IMI-Accredited ADAS training nationwide
- Autotech Training - major partnership with Alliance Automotive Group for training for c35,000 garages
- AutoTrader - cars eligible for new government electric grant surge in interest amongst consumers
- Autotrader Drivers’ Choice Awards 2025 - Kia EV3 named ‘Car of the Year’
- Autotrader - price difference between new EVs and ICE equivalents now 19% vs to 33% a year ago
- Autotrader - Tesla Model 3 is currently the UK’s fastest selling used car
- Autovista - did carmakers push BEVs to the front of the UK new-car market in November?
- Autovista Group - deceptive residual value uplift in UK
- Autovista Group - global electric vehicle (EV) market hit a record 1.7 million registrations in September
- Autovista Group - does a 0-60 time still matter in the BEV market?
- Autumn Budget 2024 - fuel duty: AA reaction
- Autumn Budget 2024 - mandatory pump price monitoring scheme will be live by end of 2025
- Autumn Budget 2024 - fuel duty to remain frozen: RAC reaction
- Autumn Budget 2025 - Autoglass: how the EV subsides can help increase the prevalence of safety technology on the roads
- Autumn Budget 2024 - £500m to fix potholes: RAC reaction
- Auxillis - appoints former Head of Insurance Sales at Europcar, James Roberts, as Sales Director
- Auxillis - strategic partnership with Howden Corporate & Commercial Division for FNOL, vehicle replacement and repair services
- Auxillis - to deliver Marshall Motor Group Accident Aftercare Programme
- Avant Consult - James Wheelhouse appointed as Chief Technology Officer
- Avant Consult - James Wheelhouse appointed as Chief Technology Officer
- Avant Repair Network - new website for ABP Repairers Choice Accident Management / Network Management / Credit Hire company 2024
- Avant Repair Network - Laura Straiton (ex Vizion) appointed as Business Development Manager
- Average car insurance premium down 23% year-on-year - 19-month low at £729
- Aviva - 1 in 8 car owners would rather repair their car than replace it, even if the repairs costs more
- Aviva - 2024 results: "another year of excellent performance"; UK general insurance profits up 66%
- Aviva - 25% drivers admit to leaving the car running unattended to de-ice screens & 20% have deliberately driven through flood water and fords
- Aviva - 43% of employers surveyed have increased support for neurodivergent employees over the past 3 years
- Aviva - 51% businesses employing 1-9 employees say they don’t have any return-to-work processes in place
- Aviva - 54% businesses have experienced an incident linked to lithium-ion batteries
- Aviva - 55% surveyed adults have been in an accident as a driver
- Aviva - 78% of Brits have experienced important life milestones in their cars
- Aviva - a fifth (20%) of drivers do not know what to do following a collision
- Aviva and Acturis - launch new application programming interface (API) to streamline claims process for brokers, from claim notification to closure / completion.
- Aviva and Direct Line - Personal Lines Claims Director, Hazel Johnson, confirms Hannah Pinches as new Director of Motor Claims
- Aviva and Direct Line - announce recommended offer for Direct Line valuing business at £3.7 billion; expected to complete in mid-2025
- Aviva and Direct Line - announce more details of the acquisition; completion “in mid-2025”.
- Aviva and Direct Line - reach agreement on 275p a share for potential offer; values DLG at £3.6 billion
- Aviva and Direct Line - Hannah Pinches appointed to Director of Motor Claims role
- Aviva - appoints Craig Fazzini-Jones as Group Chief Operating Officer
- Aviva - appoints Sønr to help drive its innovation strategy over the next two years
- Aviva - businesses lack safety measures for lithium-ion batteries
- Aviva - claims data reveals bumps and scrapes accounted for 8% of all claims in 2024
- Aviva - claims for fake motor damage were up 24% as fraudsters "increasingly exaggerate the cost of repair and credit hire"
- Aviva - complete acquisition of Direct Line
- Aviva - confirms proposal made on 19 Nov to acquire Direct Line, which was firmly rejected
- Aviva - counter fraud team discovers 6,000 fraudulent insurance claims in the first half of 2025 (worth £60M+)
- Aviva - cyber partnership to harness AI for "cyber threat actor intelligence"
- Aviva - Direct Line deal to complete on 1 July 2025
- Aviva & Direct Line "£10bn insurance powerhouse" - deal between 2nd and 3rd largest motor insurers in the UK (combined c£4.5m UK GWP, 2023 motor figures)
- Aviva - FT reports they have been contacting large DLG shareholders to gain support for a hostile bid
- Aviva - ghost broking up 22% in two years
- Aviva - Group CEO Amanda Blanc DBE, Business Taskforce member, addresses The Princess of Wales and 80 businesses at the Future Workforce Summit
- Aviva - H1 results: "outstanding performance" with profit up 22%; "Direct Line integration is well underway"
- Aviva - motor claims for rodent damage have increased by 28%
- Aviva - motor flood claims in Oct accounted 19% of all flood-related claims in 2024; 60% flood-related motor claims in 2024 resulted in a write-off
- Aviva - Motor Fraud Supplier Lead, Humza Ali, shares highlights from Kinetic'25, inc fraud, AI and damage inspection tech
- Aviva - Oliver Rudd, Head of Motor Claims Transition, announces his departure after 29 years with company
- Aviva - pledges £4m Citizens Advice funding to help create a new dedicated referral line service for the insurer’s vulnerable customers
- Aviva - £3.7bn Direct Line deal puts 2,300 jobs at risk as Aviva aims to save £125m per year
- Aviva - proposed closure of Solus Bournemouth, Solus Erith LCV site and Direct Line Auto Services Warwick following acquisition of Direct Line
- Aviva - Q1 General Insurance premiums up 9% to £2.9bn, investors comment on Q1 results
- Aviva - Q1 trading update: "off to a great start"; DLG acquisition "firmly on track....expect to complete in the middle of the year"
- Aviva - three in ten young drivers have purchased car insurance from a ghost broker
- Aviva - volunteer team help Norfolk Rivers Trust rebuild habitats at Wendling Beck catchment
- Aviva - Waseem Malik (chief claims officer) departs after 3 years; replaced by Steve Bridger (CEO of Aviva Health)
- Avon and Somerset Police and MIB - roads made safer around Glastonbury Festival as police seize 21 uninsured vehicles
- Avon and Somerset Police - Operation Scalis in partnership with MIB tackles uninsured driving
- Avon and Somerset Police - gets new cars to crack down on uninsured drivers
- AX - 22% accidents are read-end shunts; new insight reveal differences between EV and ICE car incidents
- AX Academy - digitised training scheme for insurance brokers
- AX Academy - new automated, digital training and revenue-boosting platform for dealers
- AX - accident management is a "revenue driver" for UK car dealers amidst market pressures
- AX and Motor Assist - ramp up data integration for better insight into repair life cycle
- AX Group - European software group TSS buys vehicle management and protection tools from AX
- AX - invests in more than 500 BMWs and MINIs; a third are EVs
- AX - urging reform in post-accident EV battery handling
- AXA - 2024 results: " very strong performance"; UK saw lower volumes and a change in business mix
- AXA - appoints Amanda Vaughan as Chief People Officer and Louise Isaacs as Chief Customer & Communications Officer
- AXA - identifies more than 700 claims related to ’crash for cash’ fraud in the last two years
- AXA - Keoghs' court success in AXA vs v Spectra Drive: CHOs "should be made to pay the defendant’s costs when a credit hire claim fails"
- AXA - named top car insurer by The Telegraph
- AXA - £74,000 motor injury claim withdrawn as dashcam footage showed it was fraudulent
- AXA - successful in denying CHO attempt to claim unrecovered hire charges
- AXA UK - awarded UK Underwriting Service Quality Marque (SQM)
- AXA UK - "fundamentally dishonest" claimant Mohamed Rioji ordered to pay £25,000 in damages and costs
- AXA UK & Ireland - appoints Sally Pain as Chief Communications, Customer, Brand and Sustainability Officer
- AXA UK - launch first motor insurance under new partnership with Lloyds Banking Group
- AXA UK - one in three women in business feel they aren't taken seriously by investors.
- AXA UK - partners with Women in Data to foster gender diversity in the insurance industry
- AXA UK - research shows battery health concerns are a key factor in why 63% of UK motorists don’t plan to buy an EV
- AXA UK - to be sole provider of motor insurance products for Lloyds Banking Group from May 2025
- AXA UK - warns over steep rise in crime at empty Commercial premises
- AXA XL - appoints Donnacha Smyth as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty; he will relocate from Bermuda to Ireland
- Axalta - 2025 Global Automotive Colour of the Year, Evergreen Sprint, pays homage to the legendary British racing green
- Axalta and U-POL - new Eyebox space officially complete
- Axalta - introduces Axalta Nimbus, an advanced cloud-based refinish platform
- Axalta - launch next gen Fast Cure Low Energy System (FCLE) bodyshop clearcoat and surfacer
- Axalta - launches Spies Hecker Permafleet HS Race Topcoat 690
- Axalta - launches new Cromax Imron Fleet Line Elite Performance Topcoat for the European Commercial Vehicle and Industrial Markets
- Axalta - Mark Dixon and Patricia Morschel promoted to key leadership roles
- Axalta - matt finish repairs made easy thanks to Cromax step-by-step video
- Axalta - named recommended refinish supplier for BMW Group (NB: NOT the UK, where BMW private paint label, ColorSystem, is used)
- Axalta - new next-gen Irus Scan for accurate bodyshop refinish colour matching
- Axalta - partner to the 2025 Steer Apprentice Skills Competition
- Axalta - partner with Dubai-based Cyber Automotive Solutions
- Axalta - unlocking the key to attracting talent to bodyshops
- B & K Williams - growth for North Wales repairer after joining tyre network
- Bain & Company - tipping point for mass electric vehicle (EV) adoption expected between 2026 and 2028
- Ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 - UK government consultation opens
- Banburys Bodyshop - Hampshire repairer teams up with LKQ to refurb wheelchair for 4-year-old Maeve
- Bank of England - interest rates cut to 4% (lowest level in more than two years)
- Bank of England - interest rates held at 5 per cent
- Barclays - "in good shape" despite upping car finance scandal provision
- Barnes Coachworks - winner of esure's December fundraiser for Shelter; toolbox provided by Gemini Accident Repair Centres
- BASF - 2024-2025 Automotive Color Trends inspired by communication technology (reds, blacks and metallics)
- BASF Coatings - agree strategic partnership with NIO for automotive coatings
- BASF Coatings - digital color solutions for bodyshops with Refinity; highest-precision and high-speed color identification process
- BASF Coatings (inc OEM and refinish) - private equity firm Carlyle Group leading the bidding warar
- BASF Coatings - signs strategic partnership agreement with Toyota Motor Europe to develop its Body&Paint program
- BASF Coatings - supporting the Car Painting skill competition at WorldSkills Lyon 2024 supplying Glasurit 100 Line
- BASF Coatings UK - Glasurit and RM bodyshop customers attend race weekend at Brands Hatch
- BASF - hosting Glasurit 100 Line demonstrations sessions at Eyebox (dates and info below)
- BASF - launches first ChemCycling products in the automotive refinish market; premium clearcoats manufactured from recycled waste tyres
- BASF - Sally Jones and Tom Crabtree speak exclusively to ABP
- BASF - to sell automotive coatings businesses for €7.7bn (£6.7bn) to investment firm, Carlyle
- BASF - two new recycling processes for turning end-of-life vehicle parts into high-quality plastics
- Basic Welding (BWS) - new DSR880 self piercing rivet gun achieves JLR approval
- Basic Welding (BWS) - awarded "Safe Contractor Approval" for service and repairs
- Basic Welding - demonstrating two new products at Convention
- Bassetts Motor Group - confirm12-month exclusive remarketing deal with BCA
- BBA 2025 - finalists by bodyshop name for #BBA2025
- BBA - 44-page Review available to read online now!
- BBA - early bird bookings open at 11am on Monday, ABP Members can save £120 per ticket on standard pricing
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- (BBC) Amazon - banning the sale of car number plates
- BBC - British VMs to meet this morning to discuss response to Trump tariffs (reports)
- BBC: 'Carspreading' is on the rise - and not everyone is happy about it
- (BBC) James McKeown Accident Repair - David McKeown, winning Autobody Repair Bronze medal at World Skills
- BBC - keyless car theft devices used by criminals sell for £20,000 online
- (BBC) London mechanical stacked car park - trapped vehicles to be released after more than 2 years
- BBC: Merseyside Car Hospital - "I can't repair cars due to JLR parts shortage"
- BBC - Renault UK data hack
- BBC - "The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?"
- (BBC) Tyre "scandal" - Environment Agency orders review into tyre recycling after BBC probe
- BCA – 2024 was a record year of LCV sales
- BCA - announce renewal of five-year with Lloyds Banking Group Outsourced Remarketing Contract
- BCA – April used car values continue to rise
- BCA - battery health grading systems can boost residual values
- BCA - completes roll out of ultra-high-definition imaging
- BCA - EV sales at record levels; up 35% YoY
- BCA - EV sales hit record levels at half-year point
- BCA – February & March used car market continues strong start to 2025
- BCA - introduces EV Battery Health Grading to the remarketing sector
- BCA - launch new sales programme with Santander Consumer UK
- BCA - LCV values at BCA averaged £7,892 in August 2025
- BCA - LCV values at auction reach highest point in 18 months
- BCA – LCV values bounce back to £7,501 average as autumn demand rises
- BCA – LCV values down £435 month-on-month to £7,410 average
- BCA - new remarketing agreement with Santander Consumer UK for range of cars, motorhomes and bikes
- BCA - reports record sales and significant buyer demand over the festive season
- BCA – strong demand for used LCVs sees average values rise in June to £8,188
- BCA - to rehome Dogs Trust’s 'Dogzilla' Mascot in auction
- BCA – used car average value of £7,357 at auction in August
- BCA – used car demand remains positive at half-year point
- BCA – used car values averaged £7,510 in May, down by £282 (3.6%) month-on-month
- BCA – used car values remain resilient (average £7,677) in July
- BCA - used car values averaged £7,685 at auction in October
- BCA - used car values up 8% month-on-month in September (and up 3% year-on-year)
- BCA - used car values up 9.4% in Feb vs Jan to £8,042 average
- BCA - used car values averaged £7,511 at BCA in August
- BCA - used car values at auction averaged £7,638 in October 2025, down by £330 (4.1%) MoM
- BCA - used car values averaged £7,240 at auction in November, down by £398 (5.4%) on October
- BCA - used EV sales are outperforming the wider market so far in August
- BCA – used LCV values up 5.5% year-on-year in July
- BCA - used LCV values rise sharply to av £7,998
- BCA - used LCV values at BCA averaged £7,990 in April
- BCA - used LCV values remain stable in May 2025
- BCA - used LCV values rise sharply, up £800 since Dec to £7,998 average
- BCA - Windrush Automotive Group renew exclusive remarketing deal
- BCA - wins RoSPA Gold Award for Health and Safety
- BEDEO - large van fleet sector unlikely to achieve 2030 and 2035 net zero targets
- Belal Al Haka, FMGRS Panel Apprentice - wins gold medal at the WorldSkills UK Finals
- Belfast Audi - major upgrade works at Agnew Cars’ aftersales facility
- Believ - £300m in private investment for 30,000 new chargepoints across the UK
- Belron - welcomes German court ruling that blocking access to car data is illegal
- Ben - 11 automotive leaders to take part in Ben’s Sahara Desert Trek
- Ben - announce second ‘Race Across Britain’ challenge in 2026 (23-25 Feb) to raise vital funds
- Ben - announces changes to new senior leadership team
- Ben Automotive Industry Charity - advice from Ben, on National Stress Awareness Day
- Ben Ball - Weds 10 Dec at new location - London Hilton on Park Lane
- Ben - calls on automotive family to get ready and spread festive cheer through Christmas fundraising activities
- Ben - celebrates 120 years of supporting automotive people and announces new strategic roadmap
- Ben - Christmas Jumper Day 2024: Friday 13 December
- Ben - despite Jaguar Land Rover restart, workers face huge financial and emotional pressures, charity warns
- Ben - feeling overwhelmed from constant negative news?
- Ben - find out about the automotive industry charity's specialist services and support at NoK
- Ben - fundraising for those working in automotive with Christmas Jumper Day (Friday 13 December)
- Ben - launches Christmas lifeline on World Kindness Day
- Ben - launches Equality, Diversity & Inclusion training for the automotive industry
- Ben - launches new support and resources in line with Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17 - 23 March)
- Ben - launches new men’s health awareness training for the automotive industry
- Ben: Men’s Health Week (9-15 June) - "let’s normalise asking for help"
- BEN - neurodivergent John Cassidy - The Car Showroom Poet - publishes first book after Life Coaching sessions from BEN
- Ben - new Industry Leader Challenge returns for toughest expedition yet: The Glacier, Iceland 2026
- Ben - offering a Christmas lifeline to automotive families for the fifth year running
- Ben on DIY SOS - appealing for volunteers and donations to help bring 13-yr-old Dan home
- Ben Sahara Desert Challenge: completed! - Martyn Rowley (NBRA), Karen Jakes (Thatcham Research), and Chris O'Rourke, Melanie Lowe, David Brookfield & Ian Leedham (LKQ)
- Ben - shares “Alright Mate” film on World Suicide Prevention Day
- Ben - Spring Statement comment from Ben
- Ben - strengthens ‘Work, health & wellbeing’ support amid job losses and skills shortages in the automotive industry
- Ben - stress remains automotive’s #1 and growing issue - affecting 1 in 2 workers
- Ben - top tips to help bodyshop staff improve their health and wellbeing for 2025
- Ben - walk and fundraise for automotive industry charity, Ben
- Ben’s Big Breakfast 2025 - October 2025
- Bentley - 2025 Remembrance Car honours colleagues lost 85 years ago
- Bentley - announces Beyond100+ strategic plan; includes their first battery car, a luxury urban SUV in 2026
- Bentley - exterior accent colours extend the palette beyond 46 billion possibilities
- Bentley Financial Services - launches bespoke UK insurance service with Chubb and Carbon Insurance Brokers
- Bentley - first car manufacturer to join global body for responsibly-sourced leather
- Bentley - first ‘Ombré’ paintjob revealed; 60 hours, painted entirely by hand
- Bentley Motors - Additive Manufacturing team has produced more than 125,000 3D printed parts over 25 years of operations in Crewe
- Bentley Motors - converts former ‘Front of House’ building into new Design Studio
- Bentley Motors - Mike Foster, Aftersales Business Development Manager, attends Bentley Paint & Body Round Table in the US
- Bentley - opens doors of new Excellence Centre for Quality & Launch at HQ in Crewe
- Bentley - revamped 85-year-old site in Crewe for hybrid and EV production
- Bentley Surrey - wins Aftersales Retailer of the Year award
- Best Apprentice? Business Hero? - nominate your bodyshop for the ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards!
- Best Apprentice Programme - could you win this prestigious award?
- Bicester Motion (Bicester Heritage) - to "remain closed until further notice" due to "ongoing investigation"
- Bicester Motion - two firefighters and member of public die in fire at Bicester Heritage classic car site
- BIG ABP BBA update - back by popular demand…
- Big cars - by 2059, the average car will outgrow standard UK parking spaces in length and by 2075, they’ll be too wide
- Big cars - UK’s top-selling cars leave 10cm or less clearance on each side to manoeuvre through garage doors –the width of a toilet roll
- Birchwood Group - onboards INDICATA used car pricing platform to support its used car business growth
- Blackpool and the Fylde College - announced as winners of the McLaren and Department for Education-backed Skills Drive challenge
- Blackpool and The Fylde College - technicians from Direct Line Group this week to undertake their IMI Level 4 Electric Vehicle qualification
- Blackthorn Repair Management - join Connected Solutions, the supply chain proposition from Industry Insights
- Blakedale - completes year-long investment in increasing its traffic management vehicle build, service and repair capacity
- Blakedale - expands specialist vehicle build services to Northgate and FridgeXpress for vehicles above 3.5 tonnes
- Blakedale - extends traffic management hire fleet to include EVs as part of its Drive to Zero commitment
- Blakedale - supplies traffic management fleet including Urban Crash Cushion vehicles to TfL contractor to support new Silvertown Tunnel
- Blakedale - traffic management and highway safety company opens new Kent site to expand national coverage
- (blog) LEK Consulting - "EVs and ADAS are reducing accidents - but driving up repair costs"
- Bloomberg Intelligence - volume brands could see 3.5% drop in sales in Q4
- Bloomberg Intelligence - median insurance quote for a Ferrari is now 8% lower than for a Skoda
- BMW - aftersales award wins for Sytner Stevenage (BMW) and JKC (MINI)
- BMW - approves Car-O-Liner's light cosmetic dent repair, CDR1, for global use
- BMW - backs hydrogen with first series production car in 2028 says Fortune magazine
- BMW - Berry Group acquire 17,598 sq ft site in Croydon for a state-of-the-art BMW bodyshop.
- BMW - Dr Norbert Reithofer steps down after 38 years at the BMW Group
- BMW - first fully-electric Neue Klasse X test model rolls off production line in Hungary; full production in late 2025
- BMW Group Academy UK - launch new Accident Repair Technician (ART) Apprenticeship Programme
- BMW Group - develops in-house battery recycling process without chemical or thermal processing; returns battery cell raw materials to the loop
- BMW Group - high-voltage batteries to be recycled; closed loop for cobalt, nickel and lithium
- BMW Group - launch new BMW X5 with five different drivetrain technologies
- BMW Group - launch first digitally verifiable hologram strip from KURZ SCRIBOS to halt counterfeit spare parts
- BMW Group - new organisational structure for cross-brand design team
- BMW Group Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC) - inside the 30-year-old centre that recycles several thousand vehicles each year
- BMW Group - recycling as next step towards greater circular economy using 3D printing.
- BMW Group - sets new climate target for 2035: at least 60 million tons of CO2e savings compared to 2019
- BMW Group - to build series production hydrogen vehicles from 2028
- BMW Group UK - appoints Andrew Jago as General Manager of Corporate Sales
- BMW - iX3 (c£59K) named Top Gear’s 2026 Car of the Year
- BMW - Milan Nedeljković appointed new Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW
- BMW - next-gen EVs will be able to drive at least 373 miles on a full charge
- BMW - parking fees and fuel can be paid directly in the vehicle in all current BMW models (currently just in Germany)
- BMW - recalls 1.5 million BMW and MINI cars - sold since 2022 - due a fault with the braking system, affecting vehicles worldwide
- BMW - testing all-solid-state battery cells in a BMW i7
- BMW - to launch first-ever series production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in 2028
- Body Repairer Solutions - 5 suppliers sign up as Partners
- Body Repairer Solutions - Michael Wicks launches bodyshop support and solutions business
- Body Shop Compliance Services - Ezi Compliance System supports LD Autovogue transition to the new 2022 standard for BS 10125
- Bodyshop available in West Sussex (RH20) - 15,700sq ft unit for immediate availability to let as "readymade operation"
- Bodyshop Consulting - welcome to ABP Club!
- Bodyshop Consulting - final one-day Bodyshop Managers course for 2025; at the IMI Hertfordshire (Thurs 13 Nov)
- Bodyshop Excellence awards - record level of entries, up 327%, means 2 day delay in announcing finalists until 11am Thurs 17 Oct
- Bodyshop Excellence Awards - enter before 6pm on Tues 8 Oct
- Bodyshop Excellence Awards - reminder to nominate your Apprentice Mentor of Year by 12.9.25
- bodyshop mag and IBIS - CEO Jason Moseley dismissed due to "significant financial and operational irregularities"
- bodyshop mag awards - full list of all 17 winners; Stellantis (pictured) won VM award for 4th year in a row
- Bodyshop mag & IBIS – company plunges £595,000 into red; just £463 cash in bank
- Bodyshop managers and aspiring leaders – want to boost profits and performance?
- Bodyshop profit analysis - pre-tax profit margin for 26 of the largest UK bodyshops improves from an average of 3.4% to 6.2%
- Bodyshop Solutions - new Invertaspot NexGen Spot Welder from Wielander + Schill at NoK
- Bodyshop Solutions - new Invertaspot NexGen Spot Welder from Wielander + Schill
- Bodyshop Solutions - Spring 2025 Product Magazine published
- Bodyshop Solutions - “InvertaSpot NexGen” Spot Welder, is now Tesla Approved
- Bodyshops dealing with pothole repairs and write-offs - CAT (Car Aftermarket Trader) wants to speak to you
- BODYSHOPS... Don't forget to vote! - 13 Repairers Choice Awards
- Bodyshops in the Leicester - Nottingham - Sheffield area - looking to sell?
- BODYSHOPS - please complete this quick 5-minute survey for the ABP State of the Industry Report
- BODYSHOPS - please complete this quick 5-minute survey for the ABP State of the Industry Report
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- BODYSHOPS, we need YOUR votes! - Repairers Choice Awards 2024
- Bodyshops - who are you using for biological testing to measure exposure to isocyanates in your paint technicians?
- BODYSHOPS - your chance to win one of nine awards!
- Bolton Kia - and extend BCA remarketing partnership
- BookMyGarage - launches new SMART and cosmetic repair service featuring online estimation process
- BookMyGarage - mobile repair bookings up 22% in 2024 vs 2023
- Bosch - announce 5,550 job cuts in its automotive division due to reduced demand from European car manufacturers
- Bosch - mobility division to cut 13,000 jobs in Germany due to the "challenging market environment"
- BP Rolls - 8 new service vans and technicians takes fleet to 35 vans
- BP Rolls (Andover) - acquires 50% shareholding in fellow CV bodyshop business, David Payne & Son Coachbuilders (Aylesford)
- BP Rolls Group - now fully operational in Newport after fire in August 2023, thanks Aviva for its support
- BP Rolls Group - Soren Ditlev promoted to Group Director
- BP - to cut 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractor roles globally; workers at UK-based petrol and service stations and will not be affected
- BPI - Richard Martin (former head of Synetiq Auctions and Motorhog) joins as shareholder and board member
- Bradford College - college motorsports event inspires next generation of talent
- Bradley Eyles, Vizion Network Consultant - gearing up for 50km Sahara Desert Ultramarathon raising ££ for 4 charities
- Brake - 1,695 people died on UK roads in 2023 and 28,967 were seriously injured
- Brake - 50 road safety organisations and individuals urge Government to act on vehicle safety
- Brake - 80% parents want 20mph speed limit near schools
- Brake - announces new Associate Partnership with Hastings Direct
- Brake - "another year, another 1,700 people killed on our roads"
- Brake - every day, 9 young children are killed or injured on roads in Britain
- Brake: Road Safety Week (16-22 November) - UK vehicle safety standards have now fallen behind Europe
- Brand Group Core (high-volume core of the Volkswagen Group) - sales up 4%
- Brandon Accident Repair Centre - achieve VWG approval status
- Brayleys Cars - multi-franchise group upskills technicians with Autotech Training's web-based platform, MOTsafe
- Breakdown warning - hot weather warning for drivers
- Brett Wootton - joins Midlands-based Impact Repair Centre as Operations Director
- Brian Robson Coachworks - Director, Martin Robson, celebrates 50th birthday with teams from Hertfordshire bodyshops
- Brian Robson Coachworks - 100% BSI pass rate
- Brian Robson Coachworks and Enterprise Mobility - present a cheque to Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
- Brian Robson Coachworks - shiny new courtesy cars added to the bodyshop's fleet!
- Brian Robson Coachworks - open Handover Centre in St Albans (no workshop, just customer-facing)
- Bridgend Motor Group - excellent customer feedback for Justine, a call handler at Kilwinning bodyshop, recognised by LV=
- Bristol Street Motors - driver, Tony Holloway, clocks up 30 years of service
- British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) - US tariffs hit UK business
- British Gas and Zaptec - UK’s first communal EV charging tariff could slash charging costs by more than 50%
- British Insurance Awards (from Post mag) - list of all 34 winners from this weeks ceremony
- British Safety Council - new ‘Health and Safety Uncut’ podcast focuses on neurodiversity in the workplace
- British Safety Council - Budget 2024: lack of investment in mental health and wellbeing was "surprising omission"
- British Steel - secures a new £500-million supply contract with Network Rail
- BSI Automotive and Mobility - new specification to support safety of self driving cars
- BSI - Complete Diagnostics receive a positive recommendation for BS10125:2022
- BSI - success for 99.5% BSI's clients ahead of BS 10125:2022 transition period deadline
- BT Group - announces the UK’s largest ever commercial EV fleet order (c3,500 new EVs) from Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, and Renault)
- BT - one in five CEOs (22%) fire out corporate posts from their bed
- Budget 2024 - investment key to ending skills crisis, says Easy2Recruit
- Budget 2024 - minimum wages and employers' NI up, fuel duty freeze maintained and £500m to fix potholes
- Budget 2025: ABI - changes to the salary sacrifice scheme “disappointing”
- Budget 2025 - freeze on tax thresholds extended by 3 years, new mileage tax for EVs from April 2028, training for apprenticeships will become free for smaller companies
- Budget 2025: Generational - what about used EVs?
- Budget 2025: GSF - "aftermarket confidence surges" after Budget
- Budget 2025: NFDA - limited support for the EV transition
- Budget 2025: Petrol Retailers Association - response to Chancellor’s Fuel Duty announcement and Budget
- Budget 2025: SMMT - new electric-Vehicle Excise Duty "the wrong measure at the wrong time"
- Budget 2025: The AA - 5p freeze in fuel duty "welcomed" by drivers but "concerns" about pay-per-mile for EVs
- Budget 2025: The RAC - fuel duty set to increase and pay-per-mile EV tax to be introduced
- Bumper (0% finance on car repairs) - secures £2m funding from Salica Investments
- Bumper - James Jackson, CEO & Co-Founder at automotive payment platform, attends Downing Street
- Bumper (pay later for repairs) - makes first acquisition with AutoBI purchase
- Bumper - raises £8 million in Series B extension to accelerate expansion and product rollout
- Bury Police - Tesla Cybertruck (illegal to drive in the UK) seized by Manchester police
- Businesses - could save up to tens of thousands on their energy bills per year by installing solar power in their car parks
- Businesses - will no longer need to submit a planning application to install public or private EV sockets
- BVRLA - declining EV residual values impacting leasing and finance companies
- BVRLA - fleet industry calls for used market support to secure green transition
- BVRLA - leasing sector saw modest 0.65% year on year growth
- BVRLA - promotes Director of Corporate Affairs, Toby Poston, to Chief Executive
- BVRLA - used vehicle leasing market up 166% year-on-year; used EVs drive demand
- BWS - celebrating Repairers Choice Bodyshop Equipment Supplier Award win
- By Miles - Insurance Times reports 62 jobs at risk as Aviva closes DLG's By Miles business
- BYD - Chinese EV brand opens 100 UK dealer sites in 2 1/2 years
- BYD - Chinese VM's luxury division (Yangwang) shares footage of its electric U9 supercar jumping over potholes and tyre spikes
- BYD - commits to new HQ and R&D base in Hungary
- BYD - first VM globally to reach the production milestone of 13 million NEVs (new energy vehicles)
- BYD - launches £18k Dolphin Surf, BYD's smallest and cheapest EV in the UK
- BYD - Megawatt flash charging matches refuelling speeds of combustion-engined vehicles
- BYD - strengthens UK team: Simon Bisp (Head of Customer Experience), Andy Dolan (Head of Retail Sales) & Matt Collins (Head of Sales Operations and Logistics)
- BYD UK - 4 (soon to be 5) BYD models available to UK drivers on lease via Arval UK
- BYD UK - appoints Mike Gale (ex Maserati & Volvo) as Head of PR
- BYD UK - sells more cars in Q1 2025 than whole of 2024
- BYD - UK’s fastest growing automotive brand with 658% growth in sales in 2024
- BYD's YANGWANG U9 Xtreme - officially the world’s fastest production car, with top speed of 308.4mph
- C & P Panelcraft - receive Volkswagen Approved Certificate of Excellence as the Quarter 4 2024 Gold Top Performer in the area
- Call all bikers! - last bike ridden by Hairy Biker Dave Myers to be auctioned for charity
- CALLING ALL BODYSHOPS! Thatcham Research asks repairers to sign petition to raise the Apprenticeship Levy cap (currently £15,000 per apprentice)
- Calling all Bodyshop Eco Champions! - fast-track YOUR entry to an award-win
- Canada: Collision Repair Mag - "has the body repair industry gone mad?"
- Canoo - US Electric Vehicle start-up, headed by Tony Aquila (ex Solera) has filed for bankruptcy
- cap hpi - automatics now make up almost a third of the UK’s total car parc; up 118% in a decade
- Cap HPI - EVs outperform UK used car market for values; BEVs were the best-performing fuel type
- Car finance complaints - FCA extension "potentially more than doubles" number of people able to complain about car finance... "start(ing) to look more like PPI scale of payouts"
- Car finance ruling - what could it mean for small businesses?
- Car finance - trust in lenders "wobbles" following FCA probe
- Car finance - UK supreme court to rule on commissions in £44bn car finance scandal
- Car-O-Liner - ADAS tech talk in Auto Body Professional
- Car-O-Liner - congratulate WorldSkills Automotive Body Repair Medal winners: Jordan Lingham, Aaron Cooper, and Owen Thomas
- Car-O-Liner - CTR9 resistance spot welder approved by BMW
- Car-O-Liner - hosts IMI Masterclass Training in lead up to WorldSkills UK finals
- Car-O-Liner - hosts IMI Skills Competition Body Repair Masterclass
- Car-O-Liner - live ADAS Calibration demonstrations of Tru-Point ADAS System at Automechanika
- Car-O-Liner - new BenchRack Versa provides innovative, efficient, safe vehicle lifting
- Car-O-Liner - official equipment sponsor of the WorldSkills UK Body Repair for 14 consecutive years
- Car-O-Liner - six Body Repair finalists train at IMI Skills Competition Body Repair Master Class
- Car-O-Liner - sponsoring the WorldSkills UK Body Repair Finals 2024 at Bolton College
- Car-O-Liner - the CDR1 Cosmetic Dent Repair workstation has been officially approved by BMW
- Car-O-Liner - Tru-Point ADAS 3D Positioning Accessories receives Automechanika Innovation Award
- Car-O-Liner - Tru-Point ADAS Calibration System approved for Hyundai, Kia, Genesis Vehicles
- Car-O-Liner UK - Tru-Point ADAS calibration system approved for Hyundai, Kia, Genesis Vehicles
- Car-O-Liner - visit the team at Automechanika (3-5 June) at Stand X100 for a coffee and ADAS demo
- Car-O-Liner - WorldSkills National Finals 2025 Global Partner
- Car Paint Colours - blue car owners are most likely to ignore paint damage
- Car repairs - one in five drivers say their car has been scratched in a car park
- Car Spa & Tyres - Liverpool company fined after mechanic is crushed by car while praying
- Car traffic up 1.9% YOY (2024 vs 2023) but down 1.7% pre-COVID
- Car Wash Association (CWA) - illegal workers and suspect businesses face crackdown to be announced in the Budget
- Car Wash Association (CWA) - illegal worker fines of £3M at hand car washes
- Carblah - Steve Fowler (Auto Express, What Car? and Autocar) launches “Tripadvisor for cars”
- Carbody Banbury - sub excess market busier than ever
- Carbody Banbury - "game-changer" sponsorship sees bodyshop-wrapped van take 160-mile round trip
- Carbody Banbury - festive photos from Oxfordshire bodyshop
- CarComm Coachworks (part of Steer Automotive Group) - double award recognition
- CarComm Coachworks - acquired by Steer Automotive Group (official statement from CarComm)
- Cardiff and Vale College - hosts WorldSkills UK Finals
- Cardiff and Vale College Apprenticeship Awards 2025 - wins for FMG Repair Services and BP Rolls
- Careers - A-level and T-level results day; NFDA promote Drive My Career initiative
- CarGurus - new diesel car availability down 66% in five years, from 167 in 2020 to 57 today
- CarGurus - unexpected bill of £772 enough to make drivers want to replace car
- Carl Norton, Fix Auto UK - Great North Run fundraising for charity in memory of his son, Thomas
- Carlac - hosts 3M Showcase day at Leeds branch
- Carlac - IMI Paint & Senior Paint Technician courses available at Carlac's Training Center in Leeds
- Carlac - Leeds Training Centre officially IMI Accredited
- Carlac - opens new Midlands depot in Coventry
- Carlac - take delivery of two new VW ID Buzz Cargo vans
- Carly Enterprise - 1 in 3 young cars have critical faults, costing fleets £2.4bn annually
- CARMA - Chinese EV brands are 30% faster at developing and launching new models vs established brands
- CARMA - Ioniq 6 N (Hyundai's fastest ever EV) accounts for 18.3% of all media coverage on new models at Goodwood
- Carmola - electric cars drop in value by an average of £11k in the first three years
- Carmoola - average electric car owner seeing a depreciation of nearly 50% within the first three years
- Carmoola - EVs drop in value by an average of £11k in the first three years.
- Carmoola - fewer new cars being built is good news for used car market
- Carpenters Group - 50 Santas do the dash
- Carpenters Group - achieves significant savings on a fleet coach loss of use claim
- CARS of Grimsby - new reception is an ultimate chill zone
- CARS of Grimsby - join Volkswagen Approved Repairer programme
- carVertical - 72% of recalled cars remain on the roads without repairs
- Carwow - 75% of drivers describe their driving skills and knowledge as ‘very good’ or ‘good’
- Carwow - acquires GRIDSERVE Leasing
- Castle Accident Repair Centre - welcome to ABP Club to our latest new Member!
- Castle Accident Repair Centre - recently opened Tonbridge bodyshop on board with BSI 10125 and ARIES
- Castle Coachworks - celebrates 30th Anniversary
- Castle Coachworks (Northampton) - Kian joins the team to complete Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician qualification
- Castle Coachworks Northampton - Brain Lennon explains how Rachel Reeves Spring budget affects them
- Cazoo - drivers with ADHD 60% more likely to experience a collision or near-miss
- CBI Growth Indicator - September 2024: expectations for growth have remained positive throughout this year
- Celebrate your investment - enter the Best New Bodyshop Site Award category
- Century Underwriting - commercial motor fleet specialist signs long-term capacity agreement with Antares
- Charg-Ed - new launch to deliver high-voltage EV training to automotive and emergency sectors
- ChargeUK - ZEV mandate "will not be weakened”
- Charles Pugh (Glass) - new regional distribution centre at Trafford Park in Manchester now fully operational
- Charles Taylor - telematics is personalisation in action in the insurance sector
- Charles Trent - 6 staff work with Paul Blahyj, Toyota Lean Management Centre at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK
- Charles Trent - appoints Mark Boyd as Account Manager for bodyshop customers
- Charles Trent - B2B parts portal to streamline green parts ordering for repairers, inc the ability to upload Audatex Reports or Autoflow parts estimates
- Charles Trent - Customer Service Director, Jordon Trent, presents at Bournemouth University Sustainability Expo
- Charles Trent - donate a vehicle to support mechanic apprenticeship programme
- Charles Trent - new Trent Parts Portal designed to simplify and speed up the sourcing of green parts for bodyshops and repair networks
- Charles Trent - saved 122,067kg of CO₂ by selling green parts in August
- Charles Trent - support local Bournemouth beach clean-up initiative
- Chartwell Derby (Powered by Steer) - awesome F1 rebuild project
- Chery Group - hits record 2 million global vehicle sales in first three quarters of 2025
- Chery - Tiggo 8 hybrid named Carwow's 'Car of the Year’
- CHERY UK (sold first car in the UK on 1 Sept 2025) - hits 0.9% market share
- Chesterfield Car Clinic - bodyshop manager, Samantha Jane Nicol, celebrates 1st anniversary at bodyshop with BSI 10125 achievement
- Chesterfield Car Clinic - appoint Nicola Lodge as Bodyshop Administrator
- Chinese VMs - for the first time, BYD and Jaecoo have entered the UK’s top ten best-sellers
- ChipsAway - celebrates 75,000 reviews on Trustpilot
- ChipsAway - company-wide initiative to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Now
- ChipsAway - Franchisee Barry Hussey (Thetford) completes 10,000th repair
- ChipsAway - interview with female franchisee, Jolanta Francis, to celebrate #IWD2025
- ChipsAway - launches motorway services ad campaign
- ChipsAway - partner with Team BRIT’s Aaron Morgan to drive greater inclusion and innovation in UK motorsport
- ChipsAway South Essex - expands with relocation of bodyshop to new Car Care Centre
- Chop-shop - 5 men jailed after more than £700,000 worth of stolen vehicles and parts were uncovered
- Chop shop - Essex police find chop shop in Uttlesford area containing stolen vehicles and car parts valued at £400K
- Chop shop - West Midlands Police close chop shop in Wolverhampton and recover stolen cars
- Chris Downing - promoted to Franchising Director at Stellantis
- Chris McKie interview - we need to "look at repairer revenue models and profitability through increased efficiencies"
- Chris McKie, Vizion Network - ABP Club interviews Vizion CEO at Kinetic'25 for Auto Body Professional magazine
- Chris Mortimer (Entegral UK & Ireland) - Chris' 6-yr-old son, Corby, has his first book published!
- Chris Mortimer, Head of Operations at Entegral - completes 100K Ultra Marathon for Dementia UK
- Chubb Insurance - appoints Michael Babington as Head of Claims for Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Churchill - stolen and cloned number plates on the rise
- Ciceley Commercials - new £8m Mercedes-Benz Truck dealership at Eurocentral, Scotland; service, parts, and sales facilities for Mercedes-Benz trucks
- CIECA Webinar - AI in the Customer Experience inc Mitchell's AI senior director
- CII - consumer satisfaction with insurance rises in latest public trust data SME satisfaction moves in opposite direction
- cinch - becomes official partner of 2025 Premier League Darts
- Circle Leasing - pick up info on running a courtesy car fleet (and some treats) in the NoK Exhibition Hall
- Citizens Advice - 2.6 million people don’t drive because they can’t afford car insurance
- Citroën - 39% drivers would rather clean the toilet than drive on the M25
- Citroen - owners told to "immediately cease using" all 2009-2019 Citroën C3 and DS 3
- Citroën - provides Gateshead Council with funding to fill potholes for one week
- Citroen - UK councils could have repaired more than 17 times the number of potholes filled
- City of London Police - serial ghost broker sentenced after ignoring repeated warnings
- City traffic - London's 3rd costliest and 1st slowest rush hour traffic in Europe costs drivers £4,362 a year
- Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) - calls on police to abolish stolen vehicle data handling process known as ‘six-week weeding’.
- Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) - UK Autumn spike in glare-related claims AND premium car headlight theft
- Claire Lomas MBE, inspirational speaker at the 2018 Night of Knights - sad news of the death of campaigner & fundraiser
- Clarus - 2m windscreens are replaced in the UK per year: at an average cost of £700
- Cleevely Motors - becomes IMI-approved training centre
- Clyde & Co - insurers join wheelchair sports charity WheelPower at Stoke Mandeville to raise £30k
- Clyde & Co - new Personal Injury Discount Rates for both Scotland and Northern Ireland "will be welcomed by insurers"
- CMA - average petrol and diesel prices at the end of May 2025 were 132.0 and 138.4 ppl
- CMA (Claims Management & Adjusting) – launch new police report request process
- CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) - publish letter to Somerset Bridge Group about a breach of the Private Motor Insurance Order
- CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) - publish letter to Direct Line Group about a breach of the Private Motor Insurance Order
- CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) - give the go-ahead for Aviva's acquisition of Direct Line due to complete this afternoon
- CMA (Competitions and Markets Authority) - fine SMMT and 10 manufacturers £78million for "anti-competitive conduct in relation to vehicle recycling"
- CMA - fuel margins ‘remain stuck’ at historic highs, CMA says
- CMA fuel update - prices at the pump remain high
- CMA - high fuel margins continue to inflate pump prices for motorists
- CMA - insurance industry collaboration key to Essex Police vehicle fraud conviction
- CMA - investigating the completed acquisition by Constellation (BCA) of ABVR Holdings (Aston Barclay)
- CMA - motor claims specialist praises police and carmakers as DVLA data shows UK car thefts down 4.5% and recoveries up 2.3%
- CMA - publish full decision on why they allowed Aviva to acquire Direct Line
- CMA - writes to Prima Subsidiary about a breach of the Private Motor Insurance Order re NCB Protection
- Co-op Insurance - motorway closures in England rose by 18% in 2024
- Co-op Insurance - announces expansion into loans following calls from members
- Co-op Insurance - licence points issued to drivers in Britain up 12% with speeding most common driving offence
- Cogent Hire - "a 7-day repair should mean a 7-day hire"
- Cogent Hire - well-being van visits offices to help staff unwind and recharge
- Collision Care Accident Repair Centre - welcome to ABP Club!
- Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) - 3D printing in collision repair (webinar)
- Collision Repair Group - Ross McEleny appointed as General Manager of CRG Diagnostics Malta
- Collision Repair Group - invests in three new mobile ADAS vans taking total fleet to 25
- Collision Repair Group - ADAS tech on BMW 1-Series
- Colourcube - achieves Hyundai approval as Official Accident Repair Centre in Huddersfield
- Colourcube Automotive Accident Repair Centre - Ellie joins as the bodyshop's newest Apprentice Panel Technician
- Colourcube Automotive - Apprentice Kori, at Huddersfield bodyshop, gets expert training from Carlac
- Comment - unemployment hits 5% for first time (outside of the pandemic) in almost a decade
- Commercial Vehicle Show - appoints Mike Costain as new Event Director
- Committee of Public Accounts - too few charge points are being installed outside of the south–east and London
- Companies House - ALL companies must file profit and loss accounts from 1 April 2027
- Compare the Market - first yearly fall in average car insurance premiums since June 2022
- Compare the Market - car insurance for young drivers under the age of 25 has fallen by £160 to £1,769
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) - launch enquiry into Aviva's acquisition of Direct Line
- Compleo, Plug Me In and BP - 3 EV charging companies have pulled out of the UK since July
- Complete Diagnostics - first and only remote coding co withe BS 10125 accreditation at ABP NoK
- Complete Vehicle Support - enters into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)
- Complete Vehicle Support - chooses Auto Windscreens as its vehicle glass supplier
- Complete Vehicle Support - promote Aaron Chapman to Head of Operations role
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI) - "domestic and international headwinds" hit UK growth prospects
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI) - private sector expects activity to fall in the next three months
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI) - businesses in Wales should co-design apprenticeships to create a workforce to tackle growth opportunities
- Confused / WTW - motor premiums down 17% in last 12 months to £777 (biggest percentage fall for 10 years)
- Confused.com and WTW - car insurance premiums fall by 17% during last 12 months
- Confused.com - average price of car insurance now £861, down 7% compared to the previous quarter
- Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index - motor premiums down 2.3% (£21) between July and September 2024
- Confused.com/WTW - car insurance down 16% in last 12 months to average £757
- Congestion (34%), roadworks (27%), and lane-hogging (18%) top the list of the UK’s biggest driving frustrations
- Congratulations on the new site
- Connected Kerb - secures £65m backing from The National Wealth Fund and Aviva to accelerate the UK's EV public charging network expansion
- Consumer Intelligence - average quoted premiums drop by 1.1%: the first fall in nearly three years
- Consumer Intelligence - quoted van insurance premiums fall 4.7%
- Consumer Intelligence - cheapest premiums by far the biggest reason for choosing a motor insurer
- Consumer Intelligence - van insurance premiums see modest 1.6% rise amid signs of decline
- Consumer Intelligence - EV motor premiums falling due to improved repair networks & claims data
- Consumer Intelligence - beyond the Super-Complaint: redefining what “good” looks like in insurance
- Consumer Intelligence - service drives loyalty in breakdown market
- Consumer Intelligence - how motor insurance postcode pricing works
- Consumer Intelligence - average motor quote between £500 and £749 in August; annual increase slows to 9.8%
- Consumer Intelligence - Aviva Zero is the most competitive non-telematics brand
- Consumer Intelligence - post-purchase insurance validation requirements create "two-tier" consumer experience
- Consumer Intelligence - average quoted premiums drop by 10.8% in the past 12 months but rose slightly MoM in April
- Consumer Intelligence - the power of data insights in predicting competitor performance: Aviva's 2024 half-year results
- Consumer Intelligence - quoted premiums fall 9.1% in the past 12 months
- Consumer Intelligence - quoted van insurance premiums falling, but still up 9.5% in a year
- Consumer Intelligence - "downward pressure on (motor) premiums is shaping insurer strategies"
- Consumer Intelligence - new Market Update to help insurers and financial brands stay compliant
- ControlExpert (part of the Solvd Group, owned by Allianz) – revolutionises claims management in Poland with new AI-powered platform: System FOTO
- Cooper Barnes Automotive - Matthew Cooper, MD of Linton based bodyshop, finalist for 'Businessperson of the Year'
- Cooper Barnes Automotive - expands with new 5,000sqft facility and brings ADAS work in-house
- Cooper Barnes Automotive - Cambridge-based independent bodyshop secures 20th VM approval
- Cooper Barnes - awarded Approved Repairer status for Tesla
- Copart - 130-acre Sandtoft Super Centre now fully operational
- Copart - adapting to an "ever-evolving car parc" inc EVs
- Copart - boosts vehicle storage capacity in Northeast of England
- Copart - expand UK landbank and increased storage capacity nationwide ahead of Winter demand
- Copart – half-year results: profits up 10% to $914m on sales up 13% to $2,310m
- Copart - host Annual Total Loss Seminar and mark Carbon Literacy Action Day (13 Nov)
- Copart - opens new St Helens Operation Centre (former Cazoo site)
- Copart - publish 2024 ESG Report; 450,000+ vehicle parts recycled through Green Parts Specialists in the UK since 2021
- Copart - results for 3-months to 31 Oct; pre-tax profit up 6.6% to $451 million on turnover up 12.4% to $1,146 million
- Copart - results for y/e July 2024: pre-tax profits up 10.3% to $1,715m on sales up 9.5% to $4,237m
- Copart - sponsoring Motor Industry Charity Football Match (3 March 2026), raising £ for Debra UK
- Copart - total-loss frequency hit all-time high of 23.8% in Q2; "repairing cars becomes less attractive... totalling vehicles becomes more attractive"
- Copart UK - achieves Platinum Carbon Literacy accreditation
- Copart UK - becomes a Silver Partner of The Carbon Literacy Project
- Copart UK - Carbon Literacy case study: Platinum CLO Driving Towards Net Zero
- Copart UK - CEO Jane Pocock named Woman of the Year in Remarketing and Supplier Woman of the Year
- Copart UK - drivers at Newbury Operation Centre complete VR17 – Lorry Loader Crane qualification
- Copart UK - hold first auctions at new Operation Centre in St Helens, Merseyside (former Cazoo site)
- Copart UK - investing in upgrades across UK-wide Operation Centres
- Copart UK - new Committee to enhance ESG
- Copart UK - reaching buyers in over 120 countries driving more auctions
- Copart UK - sponsor NWVA and Morelli Group's 11-a-side football match at London Stadium raising £ for DEBRA
- Copart UK - to sponsor awards recognising organisations leading the low-carbon transition
- Copart UK - win Best Overall People Appreciation Strategy award
- Copart - UK’s largest inventory of green parts with The Green Parts Specialists acquisition
- Coplus - appoints David Shaw as Sales Director
- Core Diagnostics - the hidden causes of headlight glare
- Core Diagnostics - Technical Case Study Review: Fylde Coast Accident Repair Centre
- Core Diagnostics - diagnostic, coding or programming tasks – and even ADAS calibrations - via remote diagnostics
- Core Diagnostics - leading French glass replacement network chooses Core Diagnostics for remote ADAS calibrations
- Core Diagnostics - offers savings on the Hella Gutmann S20 diagnostics solution
- Core Diagnostics - new Core Remote Ultimate solution
- Cornerstone Technologies - 20+ Fix Auto UK sites trained with a further 15 booked
- Cornwall Insight - price cap forecast for January - March 2026 shows £22 or 1% drop
- *** CORRECTION *** Core Diagnostics printing error in the ABP Night of Knights Repairers Choice Awards Scorecard
- Cosmetic Repair Solutions (CRS) - Chesterfield bodyshop passes BS 10125 audit with zero non-conformities
- Cosmetic Repair Solutions - opening a new HGV and EV repair bodyshop in Sheffield
- Cosmetic Repair Solutions (CRS) - new ABP Club Member!
- Cosmetic Repair Solutions (CRS) - open new bodyshop in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Cosmetic Repair Solutions (CRS) - Newcastle-upon-Tyne bodyshop receives positive recommendation for BS10125
- Cougar Accident Repair Centre - partnering with Vauxhall partner, Thurlow Nunn Luton, on charity challenge
- Cougar Accident Repair Centre - revamp Christmas sleigh for local Hospice
- Cougar Accident Repair Centre - recovery driver Kent makes 80 poppies using spray out cards
- Cougar Accident Repair Centre - Virgil, Dan & Gary will scale Scafell Pike raising ££ for Keech Hospice Care and Dementia UK
- Cougar Accident Repair Centre - fundraising for Keech Hospice and Dementia UK
- "Counter-productive tax grab" – most normal EVs now cost over £40k, making ‘luxury car tax’ another burden on everyday buyers
- Covéa Insurance - twice winners at the Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025
- Covea Insurance - former degree apprentice, Bailey Linton, re-joins motor insurer as Product Manager
- Covea Insurance - 2024 results: returns to profit after two years of heavy losses
- Covéa Insurance - Xavier Laurent from Covéa Group appointed as CEO for UK operation
- Covéa Insurance - reminds drivers about stop-drive for some 2009-2019 Citroën models due to potential airbag fault
- Covéa Insurance - cost of bumpers up 15% since 2021
- Covéa Insurance - achieve companywide Institute of Customer Service accreditation
- Covéa interview with the CII - CEO Georges De Macedo: "an insurer has different stakeholders and the first one is the customer"
- Covéa - launch new van insurance product with The AA
- Covea - Lee Venamore takes on new role as Head of Commercial Lines Distribution
- Covéa - partners with Insurance DataLab to ease regulatory compliance and improve customer outcomes
- Coventry University report - can AI fill the automotive skills gap?
- Coventry University - three academics recognised for their work advancing battery technology
- Coventry University - study shows how pedestrians react to automated vehicles
- Coventry University - one person can safely monitor up to five self-driving vehicles at once
- Cox Automotive and DHL - announce largest scale EV battery services centre in the UK
- Cox Automotive - EVs do offer aftersales opportunities despite EV servicing being 35% cheaper for the driver
- Cox Automotive - predicts used vehicle transactions to rise from 7.4 million in 2024 to nearly 7.9 million by 2027
- Cox Motor Parts - vehicle safety standards under spotlight in growing parts market
- Craig O'Shaughnessy (ex DLG and Xpress Centres) - starts as managing director of Driven Automotive Solutions
- Crash for cash - 25% London residents know someone or have been personally affected by a staged accident
- 'Crash for cash' - gang, led by Raju Patel and Kamlesh Vadukul, plead guilty to £320,000 fraud
- Crash for cash - "moped riders target your insurance details" says Guardian article
- Credit Hire Organisation (CHO) - comments on the new motor insurance taskforce
- CRG Diagnostics - attains BSI 10125 certification for ADAS calibration
- CRG Diagnostics - management restructure inc promotion of Justin Bown to Commercial Director role
- CRG Diagnostics - launch vehicle diagnostics and ADAS calibration service in Malta
- CRIF - 5% UK motorists have previously driven without motor insurance due to rising costs
- CRIF - four in five Brits expect bank fraud and cyber-attacks to become a bigger issue by 2030 – the highest in Europe
- Cromax - introduces new mixing tint: ChromaHybrid WH1729 Magma Red
- Cromax - launches new UV High Productive Primer-Surfacer - is ideal for spot repairs
- Cross-government motor insurance taskforce - to tackle "spiralling costs" (21% rise in premiums in 2 years)
- Crown Commercial Services (CCS) - cross-government collaboration to speed up public EV chargepoint installation
- Crude oil price - rises 10% this week due to increasing conflict in Middle East
- Cunbar Paints - Technical Specialist, Lee Mellor, celebrates 20 years of service
- Cunbar Paints - Warren Jones, Assistant Branch Manager at Oldham, celebrates 15 years of service
- CUPRA (176 approved bodyshops as part of VW Group) - opens first UK City Garage in Manchester
- Custom Coachworks - Fastest Growing Bodyshop Group NoK nominees secure PAS2060 success
- Cuvva - provider of temporary motor insurance (underwritten by Wakam and ERS) explores sale says Sky News
- CV Show 2025 - 13,016 visitors attended NEC Birmingham show
- CV Show 2025 (29 Apr - 1 May) - AI, safety, and skills took centre stage
- CV Show - AI allows crash victims to add extra damage on photos
- CV Show - bold new identity and strategic direction for 2026
- CV Show - industry leaders unite at the CV Show to tackle the sector’s growing workforce crisis
- CV show - to include inaugural Bus & Coach Expo at 2026 show, 21 - 23 April at NEC
- CVS (Complete Vehicle Support) - can insurers and repairers work together to navigate seasonal trends?
- CWA - HMRC will crack down on unpaid fines
- CWA - responds to increased civil penalties for car washes hiring illegal migrants; calls for tougher enforcement
- Cyber Monitoring Centre - M&S and Co-op hacks costs est £270-£440 million
- Cyber risks from EV chargers - Easee achieves EU cybersecurity compliance across its full range
- D H Autosprayers Ltd (of Bonnyrigg) - fined £336,000 by HMRC for defaulting on £493,000 of tax
- D & M Coachworks - EV Level 3 Award success for David Morrison
- D & M Coachworks - spotlight on Body Damage Quote customer
- Dacia - Fish Brothers Group opens a £1m standalone showroom and aftersales business in Swindon
- Dacia Jogger and Tesla Model 3 - top fast-selling list, taking just over 30 days to sell
- Daily Express - white vinegar and aluminium foil are a cost-effective way to improve the appearance of light scratches on a car
- Daimler Truck - calls for investment in public charging to drive the electric transformation
- Daimler Truck UK - will have new Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS) ratings for every dealer in its network by the end of 2025
- Danny Rota (former M&A Coachworks MD) - joins ITAS as CEO
- Darren Clark, Advantage Parts Solutions - sad news of the passing of UK Managing Director
- Dartford Crossing - toll for car to increase by 40% to £3.50 on 1 Sept 2025
- DAS UK - insurance brand now fully integrated into the ARAG business: ARAG Legal Expenses Insurance Company
- Dataquest - head to stand number 22 on Thursday to meet Thomas, Harry, Jack and Simon
- Dataquest - showcase bodyshop customer experience services at Eyebox Equipment Showcase & Networking Lunch
- Dave Parry, Commercial Director at FMG & FMG Repair Services - leaves FMG after six years
- Dave Reece, School of Thought - visits Coventry-based Binley Woods Service Centre
- Dave Willett (M&M Vehicle Repairs and Fix Auto Stoke & North Staffs) - resigns as Director at M&M Vehicle Repairs
- David Mills - to retire from role as Head of Motor Fulfilment at Direct Line Group from August this year
- Davies - 2 new AI-agents that assist Davies’ casualty claims handlers and adjusters, freeing up their time to focus on higher value parts of the claim process
- Davies - appoints Adam Warwick (ex Aviva and Zurich) as Group Chief Information Officer
- Davies - names Richard Barke as CEO of its Insurance Solutions division
- Davies - promotes CEO of Davies North America, Matt Button, to Deputy Group CEO role
- Davies - promotes CTO Paul O’Brien as the firm’s first Group Chief AI Officer
- Davies - secures £275M new senior credit facilities from Blackstone
- Day’s Fleet - adopts Motor Assist to deliver end-to-end accident management services
- Days – Welsh dealer group with 5 dealerships and 1 bodyshop; profits down 47% last year on turnover up 6% to £303m
- Daytime agenda
- DC Bodyworx - move to new Stevenage bodyshop
- DCR Systems - alloy wheel repair specialist joins ABP Club
- Dean Gawthrope ARC - joins Fix Auto as Fix Auto Pontefract
- DeBeer Refinish - launch new website
- Deloitte - announcement of new Ogden Discount Rate brings certainty...for now
- Delphi Academy - 85,000 Teslas will enter the aftermarket over the next two years
- Delphi Academy - Apprentices go behind the brand at Delphi Academy for enrichment day
- Delphi Academy - College partnership delivers free Tesla training at Mira Technology Institute
- Delphi Academy - final call for September training including Advanced Driver Assistance systems and Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
- Delphi Academy - provides training for AA patrols
- Delphi Academy - shortlisted for ‘Training Scheme of the Year’
- Delphi - named Diagnostic Equipment Manufacturer of the Year
- Delphi - reveals first-ever "Art Car" at Italian Tutto Bene Hill Climb
- Delphi - Teslas are NOT too complex for independent garages to service and maintain
- Denbighshire County Council - one of the first fleet depots to have new vehicle to grid (V2G) chargers
- Dennis Eagle - refuse collection vehicle manufacturer opens new Technical Training Centre in Warwick
- Department for Business and Trade - 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage
- Department for Transport - £10 million for tech to help futureproof England’s EV chargepoint supply
- Department for Transport - Written statement to Parliament: 'Developing the automated vehicles regulatory framework'
- Department for Transport (DfT) - commissions TRL to research headlight glare
- Department for Work and Pensions - 60 major and many small employers to work with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working
- DfT - next step on the UK rollout of self-driving vehicles as public, charities and businesses asked for their views
- DfT - number of EV chargepoints in the UK up by 27% in a year
- DfT road casualties data - increase in fatal collisions involving motorcyclists
- DfT - traffic up: car (0.6%) and van (2.3%) and lorry traffic down (0.7%) in 2024
- Did you acquire a Volvo / Renault / MAN / DAF / Iveco / DAF / Daimler vehicle over 6 tonnes between 1997 and 2011 ?
- Did you know... your EV could power your home for two days
- Direct Line - 10.3 million motorists let their tank get as close to empty as they dare before refuelling
- Direct Line - 2024 results: motor GWP up 32% with motor making £107m profit compared to £320m loss last year
- Direct Line - 21% UK drivers have left their mobile on the roof and driven off
- Direct Line - 41% of small business owners and sole traders employ family members in their business, with 15% hiring sons and daughters
- Direct Line - 70% tradespeople have had tools stolen in the past two years
- Direct Line - CEO Adam Winslow and CFO Jane Poole to step down; Jason Storah (CEO of Aviva UKGI) appointed CEO
- Direct Line - confirm Aviva proposal rejected as being "highly opportunistic and substantially undervaluing" the company
- Direct Line - confirms the appointment of Jane Poole as Group Chief Financial Officer
- Direct Line Group - Green Flag is first UK breakdown company to use Apple's assistance via satellite (when mobile and Wi-Fi coverage are unavailable)
- Direct Line Group - 36% luxury car owners are relying on ‘old school’ physical security measures to keep their luxury cars secure
- Direct Line Group - launches three new Direct Line branded motor insurance products on Compare the Market
- Direct Line Group - announces three appointments to its Executive Committee
- Direct Line Group - cruise control is the least used driver assistance technology
- Direct Line Group - launches VDA accreditation program to boost vehicle repair standards
- Direct Line Group's David Mills - "hangs up Motor Fulfilment boots"
- Direct Line Group - Thomas Spencer and Tiffany Johnson jailed for £90k fake collision claim
- Direct Line Group - 95% UK drivers would fail their theory test if they had to retake it
- Direct Line Group - Chris Payne appointed as Head of DLG Auto Services
- Direct Line Group's Green Flag - awarded Northgate’s rescue partner contract
- Direct Line - half-year results: gross written motor premiums 76.5% up on last year
- Direct Line - launch “That’s How It’s Done”, their major new brand campaign
- Direct Line - October 2024 saw a 13% jump in tool theft compared to September
- Direct Line - Q3 trading update: 550 jobs being cut; targeting 13% profit margin for 2026
- Direct Line - Richard Brown promoted to Head of Motor Fulfilment, replacing David Mills who is retiring
- Direct Line - seven million red light runners in UK
- Direct Line - successfully defends fraudulent potential £90k motor claim
- Direct Line - the average tradesperson is chasing £6,000 in late payments
- Direct Line - two sisters, Syeda Fatima Tul-Zahara and Syeda Kauser, found guilty of “Contempt of Court” for £450,000 fraudulent claim
- Distracted drivers - 35% UK motorists admit to checking their phone while driving
- District Judge - "“What might come as a shock to the general public is how the credit hire industry operates"
- Divine Auto Restorations, nr Bicester- celebrating 4-year anniversary with fundraising meet-up
- DLG Auto Services - Crawley bodyshop completes transition from gas to electric spraybooths
- DLG Auto Service Centres (VIDEO) - DLG's own bodyshops (23 sites) service 50% of the insurers claims volumes
- DLG Auto Services - Warwick branch closed today (Fri 5 Dec)
- D&M Coachworks - joins Chris Weeks' Solution Repair Group
- Do you have a single-site bodyshop business with more than 20 staff?
- $5M LimoJet - 40,000 hours spent converting Learjet
- DON'T MISS OUT! - final day to enter the ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards (BY 6PM)
- Don’t Miss Out on Kinetic’25 - Telford International Centre, 3-4 September 2025
- Doseley Motors Body and Paint Centre - JLR BBA finalist secures 100% audit and NPS success
- Doseley Motors Body and Paint Centre - Telford bodyshop now officially a Tesla Approved Body Shop (TABS)
- Doseley Motors - continual investment in the latest technology and equipment at Telford bodyshop
- Doseley Motors, Telford - sad death announced of founding member, Akbar Lokat
- Dr Andy Palmer (ex CEO Aston Martin and COO at Nissan) - new car industry "headwinds" inc Chinese EV competition not just ZEV mandate
- DriiveMe - online vehicle logistics company reports 56% growth in fleet, dealer and OEM vehicle movements in 2024
- Drink driving - 60% increase in the proportion of positive and refused breath tests in the last decade
- Drive Bodyshop - achieves full compliance with updated ARIES Standard at Level 4 at all 8 bodyshop sites
- Drive Darlington - Enterprise recognises bodyshop for "world class" NPS
- Drive Motor Retail Bodyshops - achieve BSI 2060 Carbon Neutral certification for the third year in a row
- Drive My Career (DMC) - #DriveMyApprenticeship campaign continues to debunk common misconceptions about apprenticeships
- DriveElectric - electric car sales to increase to 440,000 in 2025, but still missing UK industry target
- Driven Automotive Solutions - rebranding underway at BS10125 fast-track repair centres
- Driven Automotive Solutions - Repair Centers and Head Office pass Stage 2 BSI Audits
- Driver survey - one in seven British drivers admit to selling cars with known issues to avoid repair costs
- Drivers admit to poor sleep and low confidence after a crash - "time-consuming and stressful administrative requirements"
- Drivers in the dark - majority of UK drivers (66%) don’t know that car manufacturers have access to their personal data
- Drivers of older vehicles spend £350 per year on car maintenance - "false economy" of missed services for cars over ten years old
- Drivers unable to see children as old as 9 - bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year
- Driveway rental - driveways with EV charge points made 13% more revenue than those without
- Driving for Better Business - launches monthly Fleet Focus guides
- Driving tests – Government announces 7 new measures to tackle long waiting times for tests
- Driving tests - military driving examiners mobilised to cut test backlog
- Driving tests - new theory test questions aim to boost cardiac arrest survival rate
- Dumfries & Galloway - 94% increase in fast EV chargers
- Dunns Automotive - appoints Andrew Ridge as Customer Relationship Manager
- Dunns Automotive - mobile ADAS specialist expands into East Sussex
- DVLA - announces Tim Moss CBE as new Chief Executive
- DVLA - change to registration policy will support classic car industry
- DVLA - changes welcomed by Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance (HCVA)
- DVLA data - Abarth and Lexus owners faced a proportionally higher risk of vehicle theft than any other brand during 2024
- DVLA - data reveals that over 300 drivers have been caught drink driving at least four times
- DVLA - data reveals 350,000 expired driving licences
- DVSA - warns drivers about parking scam texts
- DWF - Steve Varley (Accenture & EY) appointed as Independent Non-Executive Chair at insurance legal services firm
- DWP - £1bn employment support measures announced to help disabled and long-term sick people back into work
- e-cycles - 325 e-cycles were seized by City of London Police in 2024
- e VITARA – Sukuzi launches its first fully electric car
- e2e - "automation really earns its keep" in insurance claims
- e2e - Davies and e2e partner to drive change in motor claims through Generative AI
- e2e Total Loss Claims Management - Eddie Longworth appointed as CEO
- e2e Total Loss Claims Management - how faster parts sourcing speeds up claims
- e2e Total Loss Claims Management - reclaimed vehicle parts save an estimated 3 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions in the UK
- e2e Total Loss Claims Management - why insurers need scalable recovery networks for major incidents
- EAC Telford - invests £85k in new Hortonwood site, creating jobs and boosting local growth
- Easee - reaches one million smart (vehicle-to-grid (V2G)-ready ) EV charger sales
- Easi-Drive, EDAM Group and Credit Repair - in administration
- EASR Bodyshop - Norwich-based bodyshop expands to a second site to manage increasing calibration work
- East Bilney Coachworks - VDA, David Sedge (35 years at East Bilney Coachworks), celebrates 60th birthday
- East Bilney Coachworks - Norwich South bodyshop one of the first to receive BYD paint & body repair approval
- East Bilney Coachworks - appoints Peter Bailes as Group Operations Manager
- East Bilney Coachworks - achieves Group BSi compliance across 7 sites
- East Bilney Coachworks - South branch passes BSI audit with zero non-conformities
- Eastbourne Coach Finishers (ECF) - Stephen Murray's SJDM parent company completes purchase of ECF
- Easy2Recruit - Government apprentice requirement reduction “bad fit for automotive”
- Easy2Recruit - industry backing needed to make government Youth Guarantee a success
- eBay - 11% of motorists have never checked the condition of their wiper blades
- eBay - 23% drivers don’t know how to use the ADAS systems on their car
- eBay - 38% drivers admitted to paying a mechanic to replace their bulbs for them
- eBay - adds Renault and Dacia OEM stores to Parts and Accessories inventory available from official manufacturers
- eBay - attending Automechanika Birmingham, held at the NEC from the 3-5 June
- eBay - data reveals motorists neglect basic vehicle maintenance and a quarter fear wintery drives
- eBay Garage - returning to Goodwood Festival of Speed for 2025 with Richard Hammond
- eBay - high-end powertrains and performance parts were most expensive parts and accessories of 2024 sold in the UK
- eBay - Jeep owners in the UK are the most hands-on with car maintenance
- eBay - launches the official NAPA Auto Parts UK store
- eBay - Romford drivers purchased the highest number of vehicle security accessories per capita
- eBay - shortlist for Van Conversion of the Year Awards 2024 inc classic bakery and a mobile DJ booth
- eBay - speak to ABP about supporting a special project: Mission Motorsport
- eBay - tyres below the legal tread depth were #1 cause of MOT failure
- eBay - UK motorists unable to identify key tyre safety labels
- eBay - Van Conversion of the Year Awards 2024 winner... party van kitted out with DJ booth
- eBay - Van Conversion of the Year Awards back for 3rd year
- ECA and Morelli - DEBRA Fight Night 2025 raises more than £330k
- ECA Bodyshop Energy - important upcoming energy cost changes: what bodyshops need to know
- ECA Bodyshop Energy - ARIES could mean a £15 addition per repair when authorised by your work provider
- ECA Business Energy supplier, TotalEnergies - share info about The Depot Charging Scheme
- ECA Business Energy - PAS 2060 retires in 2025
- ECA Business Energy - ABP Night of Knights sponsor work with >500 bodyshops, saving >£5m
- ECA Business Energy - offering ABP Club members a free energy health check
- ECA Business Energy - Market Drivers October 2024
- ECA Business Energy - ABP Recommended Business launch new bodyshop-only page: ECA Bodyshop Energy
- ECA Business Energy - named Supplier of the Year, attend first ARIES governance advisory group meeting and take part in Kinetic'25 panel
- ECA Business Energy - energy update as Ofgem confirms 2% rise in energy price cap
- ECA Business Energy - "celebrating a fantastic ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights"
- ECA Business Energy - key points of ARIES, the new carbon standard created to replace PAS2060
- ECA Business Energy - a call to businesses attending the ABP Night of Knights
- ECA Business Energy - stop overpaying for your energy!
- ECA - congratulate Fix Auto Redhill (Eco-Friendly Bodyshop) and Steer Automotive Group (Fastest Growing Bodyshop Group)
- ECF Accident Repair Group - Daniel Hayward (ex Artis and Steer) appointed as Head of Engineering
- ECF (Eastbourne Coach Finishers) Accident Repair Group - MD, Stephen Murray, named Managing Director of the Year
- Eco Repair Systems - praise for Apprentices at FMG Repair Services' Training Centre in Goole
- Ed M at Cotswold Motor Group - Parts Advisors are "the unsung heroes of the motor trade"
- Edam - administrators report says "the interference of certain intermediaries has impeded our efforts to engage with vehicle repairers"
- Edam and Easi-Drive - formal notices of appointment of administrators; "intention to appoint" filed 20 Dec
- Edam / Easi-Drive - more details behind the administration; 101 of 195 staff made redundant
- Edam, Easi-Drive, Credit Repair - administrators update: "unlikely to be any dividend for unsecured creditors"
- Edam / Easi-Drive / Credit Repair - notice from administrators; " not feasible to continue to trade"
- EDAM Group insolvency – advice to bodyshops from Kyle Harris, Auto Logistic Solutions
- Edam Group – the 93 bodyshop businesses owed £715,557 and the 3 acc man cos owed £476,866; "unlikely" to get any payout
- EDAM - NBRA takes legal advice and collates views from repairers; link to share details of your outstanding unpaid invoices below
- Edam - the story leading up to administration on 6 January
- Eddie Longworth - e2e CEO talks to ABP about AI, Halo and Ageas, and... ballroom dancing!
- Edenbridge Accident Repair Centre - Joe Godfrey retires after 40+ years at the Kent bodyshop
- Eight of the top 10 best-selling cars in the UK in 2024 were SUVs - Brits struggle to park as SUVs outgrow tiny bays
- Elder and Paton - open 5th site, in Inverness
- Elder and Paton - team from new Inverness bodyshop undertake training with Cornerstone Technologies (20-hour round trip to MK!)
- Elder and Paton - Angus Site is now officially a Tesla Approved Bodyshop
- Electric Car Grant (ECG) scheme - 6 electric car models added to government grant scheme
- Electric Car Scheme - EV predictions for the coming year
- Electric vehicles - FT reports that the Budget will introduce a 3p per mile road charge to offset loss of road fuel duty
- Electricity costs - 7,000 "electricity-intensive businesses in manufacturing sectors" to save up to 25% from 2027
- Elite Calibrations - new appointment and 5th mobile ADAS calibrations van on the road
- ELLA - private equity firm acquires company that uses AI to drive higher service revenues and margins
- 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?
- Elysian Capital - further investment in Activate Group Holdings Limited to support strategic acquisition of the two Motorcare bodyshops
- EMaC - new data partnership between EMaC and cap hpi
- Emissions Analytics - call for reform of car taxation to be based on a combination of weight and mileage
- Emotive - marks World Standards Day with ISO 9001 re-certification across key brands
- Emtec College - "real opportunities ahead for the automotive sector"
- Emtec - host of the Steer Body Repair Apprentice Skills Competition shares details
- Emtec - host Steer Apprentice Skills Competition
- Emtec - supports Notts County Football Club's “Life skills outside Football" programme
- EMTEC - winners of the national Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025
- EMTEC - working with Chinese VMs including OMODA, JAECOO and Skywell to develop repair training
- Energy bills - to rise by £111 a year in April for a typical UK household
- Energy prices - nearly a third of UK drivers would not switch to an EV due to rising energy costs
- Ennis & Co - China will supersede Germany as the principal player in the global automotive industry by 2040
- Ennis & Co Group - automotive industry at a crossroads on flexible working
- Ennis & Co Group - announce new career-boosting fund
- Ennis & Co Group - launch Interim Talent service to meet a surge in demand for short-term placements at senior leadership level
- Ennis & Co Group - launch VE Day campaign to share stories of bravery
- Ennis & Co - new automotive leadership team search service
- Enovation Consulting - female ex-F1 engineer leads sports sustainability firm to King’s Award for Enterprise
- Entegral - exclusive race car simulator competition for ABP Convention delegates
- Entegral - sponsor NWVA and Morelli Group's 11-a-side football match at London Stadium raising £ for DEBRA
- Enterprise Flex-E-Rent - 15 new recruits join HGV apprentice programme
- Enterprise - James Titchener celebrates 25th anniversary with Enterprise
- Enterprise Mobility - celebrates 30 years in the UK; 450 branches and a c150,000-vehicle fleet
- Enterprise Mobility - team-up with Alphabet GB for a volunteering day with FareShare Sussex & Surrey
- Enterprise Mobility and PJB Accident Repairs - present cheque to DEBRA UK
- Enterprise Mobility - 74% drivers have concerns about EV and AV tech repair costs should something break
- Enterprise Mobility - named Worldwide Supplier to the Ryder Cup 2025 in New York and 2027 in Ireland
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car - demand for replacement vehicles was up 5.4% in November 2024 in the weeks following the clock change
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car - survey of 100 repairers reveals volumes and skilled labour are key challenges
- Enterprise Repair Partner Event - winners of the Repair Partner Awards 2025 announced
- Enterprise - to launch major UK consumer campaign this month
- Entries open for Community Award - community superstars wanted!
- ENTRY IS OPEN for the ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - sponsored by 3M, FMG Repair Services, GT Motive, ECA Business Energy, Reparify and Sagola.
- ENTRY IS OPEN for the ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards - sponsored by 3M, FMG Repair Services, GT Motive, ECA Business Energy, Reparify and Sagola
- Enviro100AEV bus - named Vehicle of the Year at the Self-Driving Industry Awards
- Environment Agency - public urged to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record
- E.ON Next - research shows just 4% of drivers know they could charge an EV at home for less than the price of a latte
- E.ON - reveals plans for new ultra-rapid EV charging hubs at six sites across Scotland
- ERS (17th largest UK motor insurer) - now allow up to 10 vehicle modifications
- ERS - appoint Martin Hall (ex Direct Line Group and Zurich) and promotes Scott Tillbrook
- ERS Insurance - appoint Helen Lewis as specialist claims team leader
- ERS (uk's 17th largest motor insurer) - promote Chris Wilson to Head of Fleet and Commercial Motor
- Escalating aircon repair costs - average cost per claim up 55% in a year
- Essex Police - stolen BMW and van recovered from chop shop in Wickford
- Estimate Solutions - insurance company "steering" has "real-world consequences for independent repairers, policyholders, and the integrity of the industry as a whole"
- esure - 2024 results: motor trading profit up 682% to £147m on turnover up 14% to £975m
- esure - 20mph speed limits could reduce motor premiums by £50 per year
- Esure - Ageas, Allianz, Aviva and Hastings all reported to be considering bids to acquire business from owners Bain Capital
- esure - Ageas to acquire esure for £1.295 billion; completion H2 2025
- esure - board changes following Ageas acquisition; David NcMillan replaced as CEO by Peter Martin
- esure - funding three Gemini Accident Repair Centre apprentices
- esure - in 2024 fitted 4,104 recycled parts, which equated to 2.4% of all parts fitted
- esure - launches all-in-one insurance app as survey shows 70% don’t know our MOT renewal dates
- esure - Reuters reports Ageas and Allianz both considering bids to acquire esure
- esure - Reuters reports that their private equity owners, Bain Capital, are lining up sale and Ageas said to be interested
- esure - telematics partnership with mapping and location tech firm, HERE Technologies
- ETSC - "accepting US car standards would risk European lives"
- ETSC - calls for EU action as data reveal scale of work-related road deaths
- ETSC - EU–US trade agreement moves forward as safety groups urge vigilance on vehicle standards
- ETSC - US Tesla 'Full Self Driving' probe should be "a wake-up" call for Europe
- EU Automotive Skills Gap Analysis - The Adecco Group and the ACEA join forces to tackle automotive skill transformation
- EU Commission - proposes flexibility to help car manufacturers comply with 2025 CO2 emission targets
- EU - fines 15 car manufacturers €458 million for end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel
- EU - new circular economy rules to make the automotive sector more sustainable; huge boost for recycled parts in future
- EU - to delay proposals to 16 Dec for possible revisions to 2035 ban on ICE vehicles says Reuters
- EU-US tariff agreement - ACEA "supports de-escalation" & awaits details of the deal
- Euro Car Parts - new branch in Fazeley, West Midlands, now open after renovation
- Euro NCAP - 16 new models tested, including two new models from Togg, Turkey’s newest car company
- Euro NCAP - 7 cars tested: all receive five stars
- Euro NCAP and UK’s What Van? - present Ford with the Safety Award for the Transit Courier
- Euro NCAP Boosts Capacity with Approval of DEKRA and TRANSPOLIS Test Centres
- Euro NCAP - BYD improves Assisted Driving system in response to Euro NCAP’s ATTO 3 grading
- Euro NCAP - car size becomes "a growing concern" as latest results published
- Euro NCAP - certifies newborn dummy for crash testing
- Euro NCAP - elects Céline Vallaude (Head of Expertise & Vehicle Regulation at the France-based UTAC) as President
- Euro NCAP - final results deliver safer options
- Euro NCAP - five cars (Lynk & Co, MG, OMODA, Polestar and ZEEKR) secure top ratings
- Euro NCAP - host Manufacturers' Viewing 2025 in Europe
- Euro NCAP - insurer QBE becomes the first Associate Member to join new Safer Trucks testing programme
- Euro NCAP - latest Assisted Driving Grading assessment ratings for Kia, Mazda, MG, Porsche, Renault, Toyota, Tesla, Volvo and XPENG cars
- Euro NCAP - latest round of crash test results includes just three stars for Jeep Avenger
- Euro NCAP - latest results highlight safety as a priority in new car design
- Euro NCAP - launches new TRUCK SAFE assessment programme
- Euro NCAP - majors changes to car testing from 2026 inc real-world analysis of “annoying” ADAS features
- Euro NCAP - Mercedes-Benz Actros achieves five-star Safer Truck rating
- Euro NCAP - MINI Cooper Electric and Audi A6 e‑tron gain five-star ratings
- Euro NCAP - names the 15 safest cars for 2024
- Euro NCAP - published Assisted Highway Driving Gradings for 5 models
- Euro NCAP - reveals the last van safety results of 2025 - all five stars
- Euro NCAP - sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for real-time road safety data sharing
- Euro NCAP - test results announced for 23 new cars; 18 models achieve a five-star rating
- Euro NCAP testing - Chinese budget small EV, Dongfeng BOX, crumples in testing
- Euro NCAP - Truck Safe programme begins with first 7 trucks tested in rating scheme
- Euro NCAP - “wide differences” in safety of driver assistance systems
- Euro NCAP - will now use star ratings, rather than the former medal system, when awarding new LCVs
- Europcar - 2025 shows "hint of progress" in EV acceptance amongst businesses
- Europcar - 29% drivers want to switch to greener mobility
- Europcar - 52% have what they describe as a "moderate" understanding of current environmental issues
- Europcar - 61% fleet operators pollled are already using e-vans
- Europcar - 63% plan to visit UK destinations this Summer; Dorset, Devon & Scotland top the list
- Europcar - adds Kia Niro EV to growing electric fleet
- Europcar - adds Vauxhall Mokka EV to runner fleet for Delivery & Collection Service
- Europcar - agrees new EV charging partnership with Octopus Electroverse
- Europcar - boosts plug-in fleet with BYD Seal U plug-in hybrid
- Europcar - boosts van fleet growth as businesses "lose appetite" for lease or purchase of CVs
- Europcar - boosts electric fleet by adding Polestar 2, following the successful introduction of the Polestar 4 earlier this year
- Europcar - branded Mercedes-Benz e-Vito support vehicle for 480-mile Shell Cycle Team
- Europcar - business drivers believe the cost of EVs is still holding back 40.9% of businesses from switching to electric
- Europcar - confirms The Green Parts Specialists partnership; company car and fleet vehicles repaired using verified green parts
- Europcar - cost of charging puts businesses off of EVs
- Europcar - employees aim to plant 2,000 trees in 2024-25 under new partnership with Trees for Cities
- Europcar - EV confidence grows but so does fleet resistance
- Europcar - EV focus in 2025 Sustainability Report
- Europcar - EV Guide and Knowledge Hub informs more than 20,000 drivers in 2024
- Europcar - expands electric fleet with Polestar 4
- Europcar - from April customers can rent EVs at the same price as their ICE counterparts
- Europcar - joins TPPL public sector sustainability framework for local government contracts
- Europcar - kicks off 3rd year year as Leicester Tigers’ Official Vehicle Rental Partner
- Europcar - Mayor of London is "sending mixed messages" about net zero
- Europcar Mobility Group UK - continuing partnership with Leicester Tigers
- Europcar Mobility Group UK - sees significant year-on-year uplift in hybrid and electric vehicle rental
- Europcar Mobility Group - Sebastian Birkel becomes the new Group Chief Executive Officer
- Europcar - new campaign targets flexible mobility needs of medium sized enterprises
- Europcar - "not keeping older cars serviced not only increases maintenance costs but also the likelihood of crashes"
- Europcar - plants more than 4,000 trees as part of Trees for Cities initiative
- Europcar - £2.7bn a year cost of collisions involving employees driving for work (HSE figures)
- Europcar - “proposals for a tax on EV miles will do nothing to encourage businesses and motorists to switch to zero emissions now”
- Europcar - provides BiK and cost certainty for long-term electric rental
- Europcar - provide van hire to support Action Challenge fundraising events
- Europcar - range, charging points, purchase costs and insurance cited as hurdles to EV van adoption
- Europcar - renews supply and management deal with CBVC Vehicle Management
- Europcar - revised battery charging policy for cars and vans simplifies EV rental and charging
- Europcar - Sir David Attenborough named as the greatest environmental influencer, according to visitors at CarFest 2024
- Europcar - support EV transition for specialists in providing transport support to the film & TV sector
- Europcar ‘take over’ - Leicester Tigers players swap the rugby pitch for car rental operations for a day
- Europcar - to supply Voltric with EVs for EV subscription model
- Europcar - Transformation & Strategy Director, Mark Newberry, takes on his own transformation for Movember
- Europcar UK & Ireland - Mark Newberry appointed in newly created Transformation & Strategy Director role; Paul McNeice appointed Commercial Director
- Europcar - van donated to Matt Hampson Foundation covers 12,000 miles in first year
- (EUROPE) Axalta - acquires three distributors who become part of Axalta Axcess (European direct-to-customer sales and distribution network)
- European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) - promotes social leasing schemes to boost EV take-up
- European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) - US auto tariffs "will hurt global automakers and US manufacturing" at the same time
- European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) - action needed to prevent "irreparable damage" to competitiveness
- European Commission - strategic dialogue on the future of the European automotive industry will start in January 2025
- European Commission - urgent "strategic dialogue" with auto industry to support global competitiveness of automotive manufacturing in Europe
- European - Hyundai KONA added to the Europcar electric rental fleet
- European Joint Statement - "EU must not follow Japan’s lead on vehicle safety in trade talks with the US"
- European Transport Safety Council - serious road injuries ‘massively’ underreported
- European Transport Safety Council - call for mandatory safety standards for e-scooters, including 20 km/h maximum speed
- European Union - adopts a repair clause, allowing freedom of choice for visible repair spare parts
- European vehicle manufacturers (ACEA) and suppliers (CLEPA) - meeting the rigid car and van CO2 targets for 2030 and 2035 is no longer feasible
- Eurorepar Car Service Network - launches Total Loss Avoidance programme to bodyshops
- Eurorepar Car Service - new Head of Network plans to bridge OEM-independent divide
- Eurorepar Car Service - expands product lineup to boost independent garage profitability
- Eurorepar Car Service - national membership numbers grow by up to 10%
- Eurorepar Car Service Network - issue warning over counterfeit parts
- Eurorepar Car Service - launches ‘The 100k Club’, celebrating high mileage vehicles
- Eurorepar - falling commercial vehicle sales creates opportunity for independents
- EV Bodyshops - AutoRaise partner recruiting for Vehicle Damage Assessor Apprentice at Enfield site
- EV Bodyshops - one of the first independent repairers to pass Chery, Omoda and Jaecoo audit through nominated dealership partners
- EV Bodyshops - Telsa Model 3 bought as a salvage total loss used to dispel EV repair myths
- EV charging - the UK now has almost 5 X more public EV charging locations than petrol stations
- EV discount scheme - "the starting gun on the future of automotive servicing has been well and truly fired"
- EV drivers in the UK - to spend £54.5m a month (£22.3m more then before) from April following Ofgem’s price cap increase & EV car tax announcement
- EV grant - 4 Citroën models confirmed as first car models approved for £1,500 discount
- EV pay-per-mile - “kick in the teeth” for EV drivers
- EV tax - consultation on the introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED)
- EV tax - early research already shows that 38% of prospective EV buyers “may step back”
- Evolution Repair Group - offers to pay up to £500 customer excess at Stockport, Dundee, Glasgow and Keighly
- Evolve Automotive Repair Group - Stefan Hill, COO at Coventry-based bodyshop, racing in the 2025 British Supersport Championship
- Evolve (bodyshops in Coventry, Birmingham and Leicester) - acquire Warwick bodyshop, PL Carbodies
- EVs - number of public EV chargers up 28% in a year
- EVs - software updates are "the new oil change"
- EVs "still cheaper to run than regular vehicles", despite energy bills going up
- Ewens of Cornhill - win Honda Aftersales award
- EX Intelligence Report - "when times are turbulent it pays for companies to be open with employees"
- EXCLUSIVE: ABL 1 Touch (UK's 3rd largest bodyshop group) - ceo Tony Lawman and coo Jean Philippe Verhelle leave company: Dominic Jordan appointed CEO
- EXCLUSIVE: FMG Repair Services - appoint Paul Wrigglesworth (formerly operations director) as Managing Director, succeeding Claire Owens
- Exclusive interview with FMG and FMG Services - Paul Wrigglesworth and Andy Chandler talk to ABP
- Exclusive Repair Network - promotions for Jessica Taylor (Contact Centre Team Manager) and George Hopkins (Operational Training Co-ordinator)
- Express Bodyworks Group - Midlands repair group completes transition from PAS2060 to ARIES
- Express Bodyworks - partnership with Midlands Safari Park
- Extreme Body Centre - open new bodyshop in Parley, Christchurch
- EY - 2024 will be most profitable since 2020 for UK motor insurers following 2023's biggest ever losses; 2025 forecast to be loss-making
- EY - 62% UK companies say rising and unstable energy costs are impacting profitability and competitiveness
- EY - among the 38% of employees likely to leave their jobs, there is an even split of those looking to stay versus switch sectors
- EY - campaign to encourage businesses to see potential of young people growing up in low income households
- EY - opportunities and challenges ahead for UK auto industry in 2025
- EY - report a a 'significant decline' in the frequency of motor claims in the UK; expect motor insurers to breakeven in 2025
- EY - smart charging could save EV drivers up to £1,475 annually
- EY - trade uncertainty set to weigh on UK growth over the next two years
- EY - UK motor insurers expected to only break even in 2025 and to make a loss in 2026
- Eyebox - Equipment Showcase & Networking Lunch: Weds 18 June @ 11am in Coventry
- Eyebox Training & Conference Centre - the Milwaukee Tool Transport Truck heads to Coventry for the WorldSkills UK heats
- Ezi-Methods - 10 teams participate in third annual Golf Day
- Ezi Methods - celebrates its six millionth repair method download
- Ezi Methods Golf Day - 32 golfers from vehicle repair sector take part in day in tribute to Bob Linwood
- Fairer Finance - appoints Charles Randell CBE to its independent Consumer Advisory Board
- Fairer Finance - car insurance Ts&Cs have the highest reading age (av 19 years)
- Fairer Finance - has the 20mph limit led to motor insurance premium reduction in Wales?
- Fairer Finance - launch a new podcast for professionals working across consumer financial services to explore regulatory developments
- Fairer Finance - NFU Mutual most trusted and 1st Central least trusted car insurance brands
- Fairer Finance - ‘Trust in Insurance Index’ reveals slight recovery, but industry struggling to regain customer confidence lost over past 2 years
- Farécla - announces major step forward in recyclability of 1L bottles
- Farécla – Apprentice and Student Bonnet Painting Competition semi-finalists revealed - vote for your favourite online now!
- Farécla –Apprentice and Student Bonnet Painting Competition Grand Finalists announced & winner of public vote revealed!
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competition 2024 Judges: Mick Finch (Akzo), Richard Hutchins (IMI), Daryl Head (ZIGUP) and Tom French (Farécla)
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competitions Grand Finals: Meet the Finalists #2 – Rylee Gale
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competitions Grand Finals: Meet the Finalists #4 – Aaron Marshall
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competitions Grand Finals: Meet the Finalists #3 – Kayleigh Meadows
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competition Grand Final Livestream TOMORROW at 12 Noon on YouTube
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competitions Grand Finals: Meet the Finalists #1 – Jackson Bailey
- Farécla – Bonnet Painting Competitions Grand Finals: Meet the Finalists #4 – Lauryn Palmer
- Farécla – Lauryn Palmer from FMGRS Milton Keynes wins Apprentice & Student Bonnet Painting competition
- Farécla - new smart repair mini machines join the G Plus Range
- Farécla - see the winning bonnet by Lauryn Palmer FMG Repair Services Milton Keynes at Convention!
- Farécla - winner of the Apprentice & Student Bonnet Painting Competition 2024, Lauryn Rose Palmer from FMG Repair Services Milton Keynes at NOK
- Farizon - flagship London dealership opens; new electric van for the UK market
- Farizon UK - Zoe Tonks (ex Marshall Motor Group) appointed as Head of Sales as franchised dealer network expands
- Fast Track Accident Repair Centre - PE-backed Precision Repair Group (Alton Cars, Hilton Coachworks, Turners and HB ARN) invests in London-based Fast Track
- FCA - 270,000 motorists to receive £200m compensation following short-changing on total loss and stolen vehicles
- FCA - appoints Liam Coleman (ex Co-op and RBS) as interim chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service
- FCA - approve world’s first regulated private stock market
- FCA - Chancellor launches Scale-up Unit in Leeds to help firms grow
- FCA - confiscates over £300k from convicted fraudsters
- FCA - consults on motor finance complaints extension
- FCA - defends handling of motor finance compensation scheme consultation; progress and timing updates
- FCA - Director fined £1.1m and banned for misusing funds due to insurers
- FCA - enhances access to market data and investment research to support growth
- FCA - extension to motor finance complaint handling pause confirmed
- FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) - tell insurers to improve their claims handling
- FCA - fines Volkswagen Finance £5.4m over treatment of customers in financial difficulty
- FCA - firms given until December 2025 to respond to motor finance commission complaints
- FCA - helps firms to test AI safely
- FCA - launches Firm Checker to fight financial crime
- FCA - launches five-year strategy to support growth and improve lives
- FCA - launches market study into insurance finance (est 20 million people pay for their insurance this way)
- FCA - launches £1 million campaign to raise awareness of motor finance compensation scheme
- FCA - leads international crackdown on illegal finfluencers
- FCA - Nikhil Rathi reappointed as Chief Executive
- FCA - partners with Singapore to drive growth and AI innovation
- FCA - pause on motor finance complaints handling to lift on 31 May 2026
- FCA - payouts on an expected 14m unfair motor finance agreements could start next year averaging £700 per agreement
- FCA - proposes AI Live Testing; a way for firms and the FCA to explore methods to test AI systems together
- FCA - publish 33-page motor insurance claims review
- FCA - simplifies insurance rules and plans further reviews of requirements
- FCA, SRA, ICO and ASA - regulators join forces to tackle poor claims management practices in motor finance
- FCA - steps up action against misleading claims management company (CMC) financial adverts; 9,197 CMC promotions were withdrawn in 2024
- FCA - strips back insurance rulebook
- FCA - suspend over 1,600 websites in 2024suspected of promoting financial services without permission
- FCA - to consult on motor finance compensation scheme; most people would get less than £950 compensatiom
- FCA - to consult on industry-wide scheme if the Supreme Court upholds last year’s Court of Appeal ruling
- FCA update on motor finance - "highly speculative figures" suggested by some CMCs and law firms
- FCA - updated version of Enforcement Guide published
- FCA - welcomes legislation to bring ESG ratings providers into regulation
- FE News - 26% of UK workforce is underqualified (compared to 18% OECD average)
- FE + Skills Collective - new report sets out recommendations to strengthen sector
- FE Week - 44 heavy vehicle technician apprenticeship providers receive one-off payments totaling £2.76M for funding band errors
- Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) - confidence among small business owners down, higher wages blamed
- Ferrari - five Apprentices graduate in ceremony held at Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli UK, Silverstone
- Ferrari North Europe - more than 200 young people visited Official Ferrari Dealerships across the UK during National Apprenticeship Week
- Ferrari - six Apprentices graduate in ceremony held at Silverstone
- FINAL CALL - enter the ABP's Bodyshop Excellence Awards before 6pm TODAY
- FINAL CALL FOR VOTES! - Repairers Choice Awards voting closes at 6pm TODAY
- FINAL CALL - please send your guest names for Night of Knights by 5pm TODAY
- FINAL REMINDER - complete the ABP State of the Industry Report by 6pm TONIGHT!
- Financial Ombudsman Service - 14,082 complaints about car or motorcycle insurance
- Financial Ombudsman Service - car insurance continues to be the most complained about insurance product, with people submitting 3,660 complaints
- Financial Ombusman - 2,843 complaints received April to June 2025 about motor insurance (down 28%)
- Financial Times - European safety groups warn against lowering standards with US vehicle imports
- Financial Times - Deloitte, EY and PwC to audit AI tools used in autonomous vehicle tech
- Financial Times - "hybrids could be sold after 2030 in loosening of UK’s EV rules"
- Finesse Accident Repair Centres - former Apprentice Aaron Saunders is now a Tesla approved specialist
- First Central - claimant - Salvatore Tatti - has £1.2m motor injury claim dismissed as fundamentally dishonest
- First Central - customers can now video call the insurer via a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter
- Fish Brothers - Swindon-based dealership group sign exclusive remarketing deal with BCA
- Fix Auto Basingstoke - to open the most sustainable bodyshop in the industry!
- Fix Auto Basingstoke - donates £1,000 to The OddBalls Foundation
- Fix Auto Basingstoke - achieves carbon neutral status in line with PAS 2060
- Fix Auto Basingstoke - to host industry-wide Open Day at new 24,000 sq ft solar-powered facility
- Fix Auto Bristol Central - new bodyshop opens by owners of Fix Auto Caldicot
- Fix Auto Caldicot - achieves official approval status from Tesla
- Fix Auto Caldicot & Bristol - boost courtesy car fleet with new Leapmotor T03
- Fix Auto Colchester - Fix Auto Chelmsford and Braintree owners near completion on new bodyshop
- Fix Auto Dagenham - promotes Scott Dunnell to Group Operations Director
- Fix Auto Dagenham vs Enterprise - charity football match raises £6,000 for the Sycamore Trust
- Fix Auto Dagenham - hosting charity football match to raise funds and awareness for the Sycamore Trust
- Fix Auto Felixstowe - achieves Level 4 accreditation under the Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard (ARIES)
- Fix Auto Greenisland - gains BS10125 certification; all 5 Fix shops in NI now meet BS standard
- Fix Auto Hereford - passes BSI 10125 audit just 10 weeks after the bodyshop opened
- Fix Auto Hereford - new bodyshop now operational
- Fix Auto Hereford - achieves BS10125 just ten weeks after opening
- Fix Auto - Ian Pugh pays tribute to colleague and friend, Mick Whitehead
- Fix Auto Laganside and Bodyworx NI - partner with 3M for RepairStack system
- Fix Auto Leeds North - Matthew Hewitt, MET Technician, becomes 200th certified Mental Health First Aider at Fix Auto UK
- Fix Auto Leicester - using Everard Group's 360-degree video solution
- Fix Auto Leicester - double celebration following BSI audit and finance award win
- Fix Auto Leicester - celebrating 55 years in business with a car-themed giveaway
- Fix Auto Leicester - shortlisted as one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK
- Fix Auto Liverpool South (video) - Apprentice Luke speaks to Apprenticeship Central about "a real shift" in how employers and Gen Z think about careers
- Fix Auto Loughborough - six new apprentices join the bodyshop team
- Fix Auto Lydd - BSI success
- Fix Auto Mid Devon - sad death of Kevin Woolacott announced
- Fix Auto Mid Devon – transitions to iBodyshop
- Fix Auto Newport - apprentice Teagan Whiteman secures place in WorldSkills Training Team coaching squad
- Fix Auto Newport - Apprentice spray painter Teagan Whiteman wins bronze in the Automotive Refinishing National Final
- Fix Auto Newport - Apprentice Teagan Whiteman seeks success at 2026 WorldSkills
- Fix Auto Park Royal - achieve carbon neutral status in line with PAS 2060
- Fix Auto Park Royal - pass new BSI audit with 100% mark
- Fix Auto Park Royal - achieves carbon neutral status in line with PAS 2060
- Fix Auto Park Royal - tenth repairer in the UK to install 3M's RepairStack system
- Fix Auto Park Royal - "no non-conformities...100% clean audit"
- Fix Auto Penzance - "the only shop in the UK" with a drying arch that moves across 3 spraybooths
- Fix Auto Penzance - Operations Director Joel named Stellantis Estimator of the Year for the Southern Region
- Fix Auto Penzance - installs 3M Repair Stack, a smart bodyshop stock management system
- Fix Auto Reading - gains PAS 2060 accreditation
- Fix Auto Redhill - Christmas has landed at Surrey-based bodyshop
- Fix Auto Rochester - the first bodyshop in the country to sign up to RWC Training’s new BS 10125 compliant CPD programme, Train to Gain
- Fix Auto Sittingbourne - relocates to new bodyshop to double capacity and repair capability
- Fix Auto Skegness - charity cycle fundraiser in memory of colleague, Wayne Bonser
- Fix Auto Slough & Uxbridge - sign up to Apprenticeship Central’s Recruit & Retain programme
- Fix Auto Stevenage - sponsor local football team, Stevenage FC
- Fix Auto Stoke-on-Trent - named Kindertons Approved Repairer of the Year Award at #BBA2025
- Fix Auto Swansea West - receive award for Net Promoter Score of 92 in the Enterprise Customer Repair Scheme
- Fix Auto UK – add 2 AD Williams sites (Lydd and Southampton) to its portfolio of now 13 wholly owned sites
- Fix Auto UK - all the winners from the Fix Auto awards ceremony
- Fix Auto UK - announce the addition of Withybush Coachworks Ltd as Fix Auto Pembrokeshire
- Fix Auto UK - Branding and Communications Assistant, Morgan Sherwin, promoted to Communications Manager role
- Fix Auto UK - celebrates 20th anniversary; 1st franchisee, Fix Auto Dagenham, joined on 11 March 2005
- Fix Auto UK - celebrating award wins at the 2024 Bodyshop Magazine Awards
- Fix Auto UK - Class of 2025 Apprentice Programme Onboarding Event
- Fix Auto UK - 'Class of 2025' Apprentice Recruitment Programme
- Fix Auto UK - confirms takeover of Fix Auto Edinburgh West; 11th Fix Auto-owned bodyshop
- Fix Auto UK - first organisation in the vehicle repair sector to gain double ISO successes
- Fix Auto UK - five repairers recognised for environmental efforts at NBRA Green Awards
- Fix Auto UK - Fix Auto Walsall and Fix Auto Gloucester unveil major expansion and investment programmes
- Fix Auto UK - hat-trick of honours at ABP Night of Knights
- Fix Auto UK - Ian Pugh: "why the automotive sector must go beyond carbon neutrality"
- Fix Auto UK - join the Automotive 30% Club (goal of at least 30% key leadership roles held by women)
- Fix Auto UK - Martin Willis promoted to Head of Business Development role
- Fix Auto UK - MD, Ian Pugh, appointed as Group Managing Director to the newly formed Advantage Group of Companies (inc Fix Auto UK, Advantage Parts Solutions and Fix owned repair sites)
- Fix Auto UK - named as a finalist for 'Best DE&I For Mental Health Strategy' in the 2025 InsideOut Awards
- Fix Auto UK - National Conference will celebrate 20th anniversary
- Fix Auto UK - #NightofKnights wins for Darren White (Fix Auto Weston-super-Mare) and Robert Murphy (Fix Auto Chessington)
- Fix Auto UK - pledges full support for Apprenticeship Central
- Fix Auto UK - £7.5 million is currently being spent by repairers in investment
- Fix Auto UK - records £1billion in deployed sales into franchised network
- Fix Auto UK - recognition for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion category InsideOut 2025 Awards
- Fix Auto UK - Regional Business Manager, Carl Norton, completes Great North Run raising ££ for suicide prevention and bereavement support charity
- Fix Auto UK - signs up ESG strategist (ex Boohoo and McDonald's) to lead development and implementation of its ESG framework
- Fix Auto UK - six franchisees announced as #BBA2025 finalists, up for 7 awards
- Fix Auto UK - teams tee off for annual golf day at The Belfry
- Fix Auto UK - the first and only repair network in the country to achieve 20,000 Trustpilot reviews
- Fix Auto West Hampstead - one of the oldest vehicle repairers in London celebrates diamond anniversary
- Fix Auto West Hampstead - celebrates 75th anniversary
- FLA - consumer car finance new business volumes grew by 5% in September 2025
- FLA - Supreme Court judgment "an excellent outcome"
- Fleet Assist - appoint Hayley Ingram as a new business development manager
- Fleet Assist - appointed as Switch Car Rental SMR partner to maintain 25,000 vehicles
- Fleet Assist - Day’s Fleet extends SMR contract for 8,500 vehicles
- Fleet Assist - dealership aftersales gross profits will decline by 74% under a fully electric scenario
- Fleet Assist - expands senior management team in preparation for future expansion (1.5m vehicles in 2025)
- Fleet Assist - prepare for labour and parts costs to increase on more ADAS-related elements particularly BEVs
- Fleet Assist - Pure Leasing appoints Fleet Assist as its official SMR partner
- Fleet Assist - Sara Smith promoted to Vehicle Supply and Funding Director role 11 months after joining the business
- Fleet Assist - sees record number of new OEM franchise garages join its SMR network in 2025
- Fleet News FN50 - Volkswagen is named the most reliable van manufacturer
- Fleetline Coachworks - Croydon bodyshop again secures PAS 2060
- FLP - appoints Ainsley Hoare as new Business Development Manager for ULTIMATE
- FLP - appoints former vehicle technician and bodyshop manager, Alistair Payne, as Technical Representative for the Midlands and Wales
- FLP Group (Kapci Coatings, Polimax, and IMPA) - appoint Andy Hartley as Technical Representative for the North
- FLP Group - ULTI-GRIP Alloy Wheel Promoter joins the ULTIMATE Repair System
- FMG - 11 claims notification processes automated
- FMG - Altrad extends with FMG for 24/7 driver and vehicle support
- FMG and FMG Repair Services - a thank you from ABP!
- FMG - appoint Kelly Watson (ex Motofix) as Business Development Manager
- FMG - appoint Phil Jerome (ex Meridian and Zenith) and to the role of Sales Director
- FMG - congratulate Jordan and Connor on passing their full route VDA ATA qualifications
- FMG - extend incident management partnership with Pendragon Vehicle Management
- FMG - integrate systems with Ogilvie Fleet giving online accident reporting through Happy Drivers App.
- FMG - looking for vehicle recovery operator to recover and store vehicles on behalf of Lancashire Constabulary
- FMG - Manheim renews longstanding partnership with FMG
- FMG Network - interactive arcade game at NoK
- FMG - Octopus Electric Vehicles renew incident management contract for another 3 years
- FMG - Operations Director, John Keeton, celebrates 20-year milestone at FMG
- FMG - promotes Andrew Chandler to the role of Managing Director, following the recent departure of Claire Owens
- FMG - Regional Network Manager, Dean Calcutt , celebrates 20 years at FMG
- FMG Repair Services - announces new major bodyshop site in Cardiff
- FMG Repair Services - host Apprentice Graduation Ceremony at Silverstone
- FMG Repair Services - targets expansion and customer convenience with mobile repair van fleet investment
- FMG Repair Services - new Dundee bodyshop opens
- FMG Repair Services - hosting live apprenticeship webinar on Wednesday
- FMG Repair Services - 16 apprentices celebrated at Silverstone Museum graduation ceremony
- FMG Repair Services - commit to have 15% of technical workforce fulfilled through apprenticeship pathway by 2026
- FMG Repair Services - Paul, Driver at Ellesmere Port site, celebrates 20 years of service at FMG
- FMG Repair Services - "welding and technology" updates as GYS hosts bodyshop
- FMG Repair Services - West Yorkshire Police complete EV training at FMGRS Technical Training Centre
- FMG Repair Services - upgrades in-house glass repair and replacement service provision, Motorglass
- FMG Repair Services - promotes Senior Regional Operations Manager, Kris Hurd, to Operations Director
- FMG Repair Services - top scores for Technical Training Centre
- FMG Repair Services - invest in ADAS equipment at all bodyshop sites
- FMG Repair Services - quick Q&A with Adam Thurston, Paint Tech at Cambridge site, named Apprentice Mentor of the Year at the Night of Knights
- FMG Repair Services - launches in-house skills competition across the UK
- FMG Repair Services - Panel Technician Apprentices, Jack and Adam, receive bespoke training ahead of IMI Skills comp
- FMG Repair Services - ABP presents at the FMGRS Leadership Conference
- FMG Repair Services - leadership team get technical with Axalta, LKQ and Teroson
- FMG Repair Services - open applications for new VDA Apprenticeship; Level 4, delivered by Thatcham
- FMG Repair Services - Apprentices taking part in the the IMI Skills Competitions
- FMG Repair Services - Adam Thurston, Painter at FMG Cambridge, wins the Apprentice Mentor of the Year Award
- FMG Repair Services - upgrades Version 5 Vehicle Health Check (VHC) units from Audatex, across all bodyshop sites
- FMG - team complete six-month Management Fundamentals Programme
- FMG - three teams take part in ‘Race Across West Yorkshire' raising ££ for the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
- FMG (video link) - Operations Director, John Keeton, speaks to ZIGUP about having access to 600 bodyshops for "capacity, volume and capability"
- FMGRS - Technical Training Team wins Training & Development Award
- Football clubs - partner with Government to help young people into work
- Footman James - classic car broker announces new partnership with specialist vehicle insurer, KGM
- Ford - announce new Universal EV Platform and EV Production System with large single-piece aluminum unicastings
- Ford - expecting a $1.5bn impact in this year’s operating profit due to US tariffs
- Ford Fiesta - UK’s most stolen car in 2024
- Ford Focus - the most scrapped car in the UK in 2024 (for the 8th year in a row)
- Ford - “hands-off, eyes-on” ADAS launches on Puma (UK's best-selling car), Puma Gen-E, Kuga and Ranger PHEV
- Ford - last ever Focus left the production line on Friday; follows Fiesta and Mondeo into history books
- Ford - launches dedicated Apprenticeship Routes for Approved Repair Network
- Ford - Panel Apprenticeship Route now live; 2 places available for the Paint Apprenticeship Route which is starting next month
- Ford Puma - best-selling car so far this year
- Ford Puma - best-selling car YTD
- Ford - restructuring plans for Europe with 4,000 jobs to be cut by 2027, including 800 in UK
- FORVIA HELLA - produces its 100 millionth radar sensor
- FORVIA HELLA - receives CLEPA Innovation Award for intelligent power distribution module (iPDM)
- FORVIA HELLA - secures major contract for Intelligent Control Electronics
- Fraser Accident Repairs - Push-To-Paint Training with Cornerstone Technologies
- Frasers, Taylors and and John Newman Bodyworks - trio of BBA winners feature in the latest ABP Magazine!
- Fraud act - new measures to tackle fraud come into effect
- From 1 April - new (hourly) National Living Wage (£12.21) and National Minimum Wage (£10) and Apprentice (£7.55)
- FT (reports) - £26k electric SUV from Chinese smartphone maker receives 200,000 pre-orders in 3 minutes
- (FT) Tesla - board approves shares worth c $30bn to keep Elon Musk
- FWD Research - sharp rise in EV insurance premiums driven by higher repair costs, labour expenses, and parts shortages
- Fylde Coast Accident Repair Centre - new purpose-built, drive-in, drive-out detailing bay
- Fylde Coast Accident Repair Centre - impressive figures and a host of awards for Blackpool bodyshop
- Fylde Coast Accident Repair Centre - shout-out to "outstanding" apprentices: Jaden, Alfie, Lewis, Chris, and Lyam
- Fylde Coast Accident Repair Centre - passes latest BSI Kitemark BS10125 audit with "flawless" 100% pass rate
- Fylde Coast ARC - Mark Thompson celebrates 20 years with Blackpool bodyshop
- Fylde Coast ARC - invests in 32-vehicle gullwing carport at the Blackpool-based bodyshop
- Gallagher - appoints Stephen Smith as Managing Director of Broking & Placement for its UK & Ireland Retail division
- Gallagher Bassett UK - achieve information security management certification
- Gallagher Bassett UK - Motor and Property Fulfilment Director, Mark Garnham, receives 20-year award
- Gallagher Bassett - delivered £6.8m+ in savings through smarter claims strategies
- Gareth Shaw - Cunbar Paints' Business Development Director reflects on his remarkable 25-year career
- Garry Carter, Regional Business Manager at Fix Auto UK - fundraising after his van with son's karting kit was stolen
- GB Refinish Supplies - announced as new distribution partner for BASF’s baslac brand.
- Gecko - average repair costs for EVs have been trending downward since March
- Gecko - latest data shows av BEV repair = £3,313 and av petrol hybrid repair = £2,851
- Gecko Risk - average repair cost of an EV: £3,363
- Geely Auto - EX5 is Geely's first car for UK market
- Geely Auto UK - launches first model in the UK: the £31,990 electric Geely EX5, a compact SUV
- Geely Auto UK - opens reservations for new EV SUV, Geely EX5
- GEM - dashcams are "essential digital witness for every driver"
- GEM Motoring Assist - road safety charity says we are "at a pivotal moment... to address persistent road safety challenges and save lives"
- GEM Motoring Assist - mandatory eyesight testing needs to be introduced whenever a driving licence is renewed
- GEM Road Safety Charity - approves 5 applications worth £33,500 total in recent funding round
- GEM - steer clear of alcohol on your festive journeys
- GEM - tops Which? 2024 survey of breakdown providers for fast response times and fixing faults at the roadside
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - Toolbox fundraiser for Ben raises £1,090
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - Cohort 12 join Gemini's Multiskilled Apprenticeship Programme
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - Worcester bodyshop achieves highest CSI feedback for Allianz UK
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - attend ADAS training at Emtec
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - donate 15 ex-Auto Raise Rally cars to EMTEC
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - team tackling challenge to cover 1,560 miles (the distance between all sites across the UK) throughout May
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - bodyshops raise money by hosting Macmillan Coffee Morning
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - Toolbox Design Competition winner Vitaly Simonenko receives a Mac Tools toolbox donated by LV= GI
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - attend event at the House of Commons, celebrating the UK's Top 100 and Top 50 SME Apprentice Employers
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - longstanding service... 23% staff have now reached over 10 years with Gemini
- Gemini Accident Repair Centres - welcomes Cohort 11 to Multiskilled Apprenticeship Programme, at Emtec
- Gemini ARC Darlington - achieves BS10125
- Gemini - BBA award winner, Cheryl Collin from Gemini Merry Hill, "truly embodies ethos of putting the customer first"
- Gemini Chelmsford - achieves the new BS10125:2022 standard
- Gemini, Part of Steer Automotive Group - “delighted” finalists in 4 ABP BBA categories
- Gemini - spotlight on Apprentices Liam, Izzy, Kye, Angus & Jack
- Gen X (aged 44-59) industry professionals - the perfect fit for teaching in further education
- Generational - data reveals EVs sell over a week faster with battery health certification
- Geotab - acquires the commercial operations of Verizon Connect’s telematics business in Europe and Australia
- Geotab - EV batteries can last 20 years or more; degradation rate of just 1.8% per year means vast majority of EV batteries will outlast life of the vehicle
- German Insurance Association (GDV) - EV Repairs are getting cheaper, but are still more expensive than ICE
- Germany: IRS - Peter Sonntag appointed MD of IRS Germany, replacing Rainer Ohlenhard
- GKN Automotive - independent sustainability assessor, EcoVadis, awards GKN Automotive a Gold rating
- GKN Automotive - wins EcoVadis Platinum rating for sustainability; now ranks in the top 1% of over 150,000 participating companies globally
- Glasgow Bodyshop - unveil new signage
- Glass Finish Auto Body Repairs - opens new bodyshop in Bolton
- GlobalData - Emerging Trends Insurance Consumer Survey says UK insurers face challenges with EV adoption
- Glyn Hopkin - Chelmsford Training Centre providing EV and ADAS skills receives IMI Approved Centre status
- Glyn Hopkin - opens first Geely Auto dealership in the UK, in Chelmsford
- Go Compare - 17% motorists would be willing to drive through floodwater
- Go Compare - average cost of an annual car insurance up 3% from £437 to £450
- Go Compare - average car insurance policy ( £456) costs 23% more than the same time last year
- Go Compare Car Insurance - cost of getting on the road up 19% in 2024; costs new drivers an average of £7,100
- Go Compare - Car insurance prices drop to two year low
- Go Compare - the average premium between April and June 2025 was £414, lowest since 2023
- GoComapre - hanging air fresheners could invalidate your insurance
- Go.Compare - at £250, Mazda MX-5 is the cheapest car to insure
- Go.Compare Car Insurance - 6 in 10 drivers don’t fully understand their car insurance excesses
- Go.Compare - publish their 2025 UK Car Insurance Claims Report
- Go.Compare - van insurance premiums stabilising: now, on average, £5 lower than at the end of 2023
- Good Energy - tariffs labelled as 100%renewable are "not all as green as they seem"
- Google - ‘resolving’ review glitch, reports Garage Services Online
- Gordon Murray Group - launches new division: Gordon Murray Special Vehicles (unique and exclusive cars in ultra-low volume)
- Gordon Murray Group - new consortium formed to create 25% lighter, 50% greener vehicle chassis structures within three years
- Government - 27% rise in electric car chargepoints in UK in last year to over 82,000
- Government - announce £25m for people without driveways to have charge points fitted using "cross-pavement gullies"
- Government - announces 5 strategic road schemes and 28 local road schemes
- Government - announce consultation on autonomous taxis (automated passenger services (APS)
- - Government - announce new crackdown on late payments in major support package for small businesses
- Government - announce £650 million grant scheme for electric vehicles worth up to £3,750 per car dependent on "manufacturing sustainability criteria
- Government - approve new Lower Thames Crossing between Essex and Kent; expected to open in the early 2030s
- Government - councils to receive £1.6 billion in funding to fill 7 million more potholes next year
- Government - launches DRIVE35, new and improved funding competitions to support UK automotive businesses.
- Government - “motor insurance taskforce” to “crack down on spiralling costs of car insurance” appears to have collapsed
- Government - National Minimum Wage up 6.7% to £25,500pa; apprentice rate up 18% to £15,760pa
- Government - new ambition of two-thirds of young people in higher-level learning (inc “gold standard apprenticeship”) by the age of 25
- Government - new road safety strategy includes compulsory eye-tests for over-70s and reduced drink-drive limit
- Government - plug-in grant for electric vans and trucks will continue through to at least 2027 at levels to be confirmed
- Government - £600m to train up to 60,000 skilled construction workers; nothing for motor industry
- Government - removes key VAT reduction scheme for taxis and private-car-hire vehicles; significant shift in the VAT liability for operators inc Uber and Bolt
- Government - reveals £4.8 billion budget for Highways Agency
- Government - revisions to the Medical Reporting Process for Road Traffic Accident claims
- Government - road safety strategy: RAC response
- Government - road safety strategy: IAM response
- Government - road safety strategy: ACSO response
- Government - targets 80% employment rate with reforms, including Apprenticeship ‘Youth Guarantee’
- Government - tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash
- Government - the Budget will be Wednesday 26 November
- Government - to “fast-track” pilots of self-driving car tech on UK roads by spring 2026
- Government - Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will be changed to make it easier for the car industry
- Granlyn Specialist Coatings - appoints Danny Clarke (ex Mirka) as Technical Sales Manager
- Greater Manchester Police - Oldham NCT seizes £250k worth of stolen vehicle parts after identifying them for sale online
- Green Flag - a third of British men take better care of their car than their health
- Green Flag - breakdown service now available in London and the Southeast
- Green Flag (Direct Line Group) - equips patrols with Hella Gutmann mega macs S 20 diagnostics
- Green NCAP - MINI Cooper E and FIAT 600e c top 12 cars tested under new rating regime
- Greenhous Telford - celebrates 25 years at Trench Lock site
- Greenisland Body Repair Centre - joins Fix Auto as Fix Auto Greenisland, the fourth bodyshop in Northern Ireland for Fix Auto UK
- Ground breaking charity challenge to complete 78 Triathlons
- Grove Group - announces exclusive UK partnership with refinishing brand, SLEM
- Grove Group - celebrating 40th work anniversary of Sales Director, Paul Newman
- Growing concern over road rage – with Gen Z and Millennials the angriest drivers
- Growth and Skills Levy announced at Labour Party Conference - IMI response
- GSF - 6,000 new parts added to range
- GSF - achieves over 20% growth in first half of 2025
- GSF and Borg Automotive - enter strategic partnership to serve UK aftermarket
- GSF - announces supplier agreement with dealer group JCT600
- GSF - boosts car parts coverage in Derbyshire with new Chesterfield branch
- GSF Car Parts - begins 2025 expansion with new branch in West Midlands
- GSF Car Parts - CEO reaffirms commitment to garages live on BBC Breakfast News
- GSF Car Parts - Gatwick branch helping Ukraine supply lines via customer, A and B Motors
- GSF Car Parts - new range of DriveTec radiators and condensers
- GSF Car Parts - new National Distribution Centre creates more than 400 jobs in the West Midlands
- GSF Car Parts - new range of DriveTec door mirror glass
- GSF Car Parts - opens third new site in four weeks with branch in Bolton
- GSF Car Parts - opens new branch in Cornwall
- GSF Car Parts - secures exclusive deal to supply Amaron batteries to the UK aftermarket
- GSF Car Parts - team hosting guests at Automechanika in Germany
- GSF - celebrates 200th branch with opening of new Bedford site
- GSF - Chairman Sukhpal Ahluwalia awarded Asian Business Person of the Year
- GSF Clean Racing - new partnership and 2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge GB livery unveiled
- GSF - completes 2025 expansion with Slough branch relocation
- GSF - continues expansion with branch in Ellesmere Port
- GSF - estimated 3.4m MOT tests expected to take place in September, significant increase from previous years
- GSF - motor factor hosts VIP hospitality for customers at Porsche Sprint Challenge GB finale at Brands Hatch
- GSF - opens new car parts branch in Barking
- GSF - opens second Leicester branch
- GSF - opens two branches in Leigh and Swindon
- GSF - £2bn "will help advance the development, supply chain, and manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles"
- GSF - reports 20% year-on-year growth as "buoyant" car parts market is set for further expansion
- GSF - strengthens East Midlands coverage with second Nottingham branch
- GSF (video) - concept drone delivery service "could become a reality in the future"
- GSF's Clean Racing team - extends Porsche championship lead with more podium success at Brands Hatch
- GT Motive - David Vella appointed as GT Motive UK Managing Director
- GT Motive - how can accurate data and parts price lists save time and money?
- GT Motive - new March date added for face-to-face training for repairers; Tues 18 March in Telford
- GT Motive - portfolio of numerous industry partnerships
- GT Motive - the role compliance plays in the automotive sector
- GT Motive - transparent repair estimates are transforming the automotive industry
- GT Motive - win a tablet in GT Motive's Accuracy Challenge competition at Convention!
- GTA - fundamental reforms agreed by credit hire industry and insurers to cut claims costs and benefit customers requiring mobility
- Guardian - particles from vehicle tyre wear are the greatest source of nanoplastic pollution in the Alps
- Guy Carpenter - EV accident frequency is consistently lower than ICE vehicles by average of 17%
- GWM (Great Wall Motor) UK - adds three retailers in the first half of 2025 to reach 46 sites
- GWM UK (China's Great Wall Motor) - rebranding UK dealers to introduce new hybrid SUV brand to UK drivers (previously just the EV, GWM Ora)
- GYS - adds plug-and-play glue-pull kit to its range
- GYS - announce formal confirmation from BMW of the approval of the Pti Genius Spot Welder
- GYS - at the ABP Convention and Night of Knights
- GYS - invitation for ABP Members to visit Hall 11.0, Stand D02, at Automechanika 2024
- GYS - launch of P Series of PULSE MIG/MAG welders "biggest news in bodyshop welding in 2024"
- GYS - new Airfix XL Tower for higher body panel repairs on SUVs and vans
- GYS - new BYD approval for GYS Spot Welder.
- GYS - new PTI Neo Spot Welder
- GYS - Tesla approves GYS’s new P3 Pulse MIG/MAG welder
- H Samson Bolton - new uniform for bodyshop staff
- H Samsons - Satish Tailor (51 years of service) and Gary Griffiths (12 years of service) retire
- Hackers - stole Jaguar Land Rover’s source code, tracking data, and personal details of JLR employees
- Hagerty Drivers Club - new partnership with Wheeler Dealer Live
- Half of UK motorists call for a pavement parking ban to protect vulnerable pedestrians - (but with an exemption for last-mile delivery vehicles)
- Halfords - revenue from Autocentres up 0.8% at £348.7m, c40% of sales
- Halliwell Jones Warrington Bodyshop - achieves KIA Approved Accident Repair Centre status
- Halo ARC - newest site - bodyshop number 33 - opens in Aberdeen
- Halo ARC - open 35th bodyshop, a site in Newport, Wales
- Halo ARC - open their 37th site in Harworth, Doncaster
- Halo - Martin Miles, Bodyshop Manager at Halo Westbury, features in Jobs + Careers magazine
- Halo – three years on under new ownership
- Happy Birthday, Perfect Paint - Milton Keynes bodyshop turns 24
- Happy birthday to ABP Club, which is 21 years old today
- HARMAN (Samsung Electronics) - announce new partnerships at CES 2025 in Vegas inc ADAS tech
- Harry's Hot Rod Shop - Derbyshire bodyshop's HMG Paints project for East Midlands Scooter Show
- Hastings - David Carter promoted from 'Claims Operations Director' to 'Managing Director Retail Operations'
- Hastings Direct - bust "sophisticated and calculated scam" by car hire firm with HF
- Hastings - fraudster, Jody Poole, jailed for attempting to scam £350k from insurer
- Hastings Group - 2024 results: "an outstanding year" with pre-tax profits up 49%
- Hastings Group - Q3 results: "strong performance" with 11% growth in motor policies
- Hastings - Underwriting Director, Gareth McChesney, retires after 39 years in motor insurance (inc Zurich, Allianz & NED @ Thatcham and MIB)
- HB Accident Repair Network - 1st anniversary of site in Widnes, near Warrington
- HB Accident Repair Network - 5-star reviews for the bodyshop team in Ellesmere Port
- HB Accident Repair Network - behind-the-scenes look at new Cheshire bodyshop
- HB Accident Repair Network - Cathy Taylor promoted to HB Customer Service Manager role
- HB Accident Repair Network - NW bodyshop passes BSI Kitemark audit within 40 days of opening the doors
- HB Accident Repair Network - announce the opening of HB's 3rd bodyshop; new, purpose-built ARC in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- HB Accident Repair Network - new 16,000 sq ft North West bodyshop facility is officially up and running and fully operational
- HB Accident Repair Network - two team members complete Mental Health First Aider Course
- HB Accident Repair Network - Andy from HB's Swinton site running the Manchester Half Marathon in support of the British Heart Foundation
- HB Accident Repair Network - working towards ARIES across 3 bodyshop sites with ECA Bodyshop Energy
- HB Accident Repair Network - new Warrington West bodyshop
- HB Accident Repair Network - Ellesmere Port bodyshop passes Stage 2 BSI Kitemark audit with a perfect score
- HDI Global - appoints Phil McDowell (ex RSA and Allianz) as Global Sales & Distribution Lead for International Programmes and Captives
- Headlamps perceived to be too bright - glare from road vehicle lighting on UK roads (TRL report)
- Headlight glare - new government confirms it will go ahead with research
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- Heidi Alexander (Secretary of State for Transport) - full details on how the Electric Car Grant works
- HELLA - 9-month 2024 results: stable sales and solid profitability in a challenging market environment
- HELLA - Automechanika Birmingham ‘Workshop Hub’ to demystify ADAS tech for bodyshops
- HELLA - focus on coverage for DAF
- HELLA Gutmann - appoints Glenn Hopkins as Southern Business Development Manager
- Hella Gutmann - extend its cyber security management (CSM) solution to unlock security-protected BMWs
- Hella Gutmann - expands ADAS coverage to 2025’s most popular van: the Transit Custom
- Hella Gutmann - to exhibit ADAS tech at Fix Auto Conference
- HELLA - hometown charity work and involvement in local motoring events
- HELLA - hosts work experience for two Banbury & Bicester College students to get hands-on with ADAS
- Hella - macsRemote service awarded the BSI Kitemark for Vehicle Damage Repair
- HELLA - maintains sales at the beginning of the year at the previous year's level
- HELLA - Managing Director Neil Gran, and Sales Director, Spencer Grinham complete the Sahara challenge for Ben
- HELLA - named CV Supplier of the Year at IAAF Pride of the Aftermarket Awards 2024
- HELLA - opportunity for workshops to tackle headlight glare
- HELLA - premium brakes range now available to UK aftermarket
- Hella: re headlight glare - modern high-output headlights, especially LEDs, make correct alignment and calibration more critical than ever
- HELLA - staff take on charity Christmas jumper challenge to support Ben
- HELLA - thermal management a major topic at Automechanika Birmingham
- HELLA - to launch thermal management, braking and next-gen ADAS at Automechanika Birmingham
- HELLA UK - Sales Director, Ian Boyle, to cycle 180 miles from London to Paris to raise funds for Banbury hospice
- HELLA - Volkswagen ID. Buzz rear lights new to range
- HELLA - wiring looms are now the most repaired part following a vehicle collision
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- heycar - Tesla Model 3 most searched-for used EV in February
- HF - insurance legal specialists open new office in Birmingham
- Hilton Coachworks - Lamborghini approval is the 18th brand for Hertfordshire bodyshop
- Hilton Coachworks - Paul Underdown promoted to Managing Director role
- Hilton Coachworks - Sun European invests in Hilton Coachworks to support long-term growth
- H&L Twickenham - awarded structural body repair approval by Aston Martin
- HM Treasury - Chancellor appoints London School of Economics Professor as growth adviser
- HMG Paints - celebrates Three Peaks success and fundraising triumph
- HMG Paints - discover one of the earliest examples of metallic paint being used on a vehicle
- HMG Paints - employees prepare for Three Peaks Challenge raising ££ for 3 charities
- HMG Paints - Manchester-based business gain ISO14001 accreditation
- HMRC - Approved Mileage Allowance Payment (AMAP) rates for business travel apply equally to electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles
- HMRC - doubling staff trained in tax evasion
- HMRC - electric company car mileage rate cut to 7ppm
- HMRC - Income after tax rose across the board in 2022/23, with middle-income groups seeing the largest rise with the median income rising 4% year-on-year
- HMRC - seasonal parties and presents – taxable or not?
- HMRC - Spring Statement updates: a number of changes that employers should know
- Honda - agree multi-year joint development with Helm.ai for next-generation self-driving capabilities
- Honda and Nissan - Nikkei reports that negotiations are starting on a possible merger (plus probably Mitsubishi) to compete with Chinese
- Honest John - real world data shows Toyota, Suzuki and Nissan are the UK’s most efficient cars
- HORIBA MIRA - celebrate the first anniversary of updated Passive Safety Centre
- Horiba Mira - new multi-million-pound Passive Safety Centre Crash Facility in the Midlands is first in the UK capable of testing frontal car-to-car impacts
- How much will the increase in NI from April cost a business? (Answer: around £1,000 per year per employee)
- How ready are we for self-driving cars? - 41% of drivers fail to recognise basic cruise control warning lights
- How will Trump's tariffs affect UK car manufacturers? - 34% of Aston Martin sales are to USA
- Howden - calling all rugby fans... win tickets to the first and second Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne
- Howden - expands South and Thames Valley presence in move to Farnborough Business Park to drive growth
- Howden Insurance - ABP Recommended Business Service explains why business interruption cover is an essential aspect of any motor trader policy
- Howden Insurance - minimum wage rise – good or bad news for small businesses?
- Howden UK - ABP Club Recommended Business Service: why have inspection contracts?
- Howden UK - ABP Club Recommended Business Service: 6 things to consider when looking for insurance
- Howden UK Brokers - introducing the team: Daniel Grace
- Howden UK Broker - introducing the team: Steve Walker, Client Director
- Howden UK Broker - introducing the team: Oliver Rodin
- Howden UK Broker - introducing the team: Sam Hawthorne, Account Exec
- HPI - 22% would trust a driverless car and be comfortable travelling in one
- HPI - 57% drivers are concerned about the feeling of not being in control of self-driving cars
- HPI - one in every 28 cars on HPI’s register has been written off
- HPI - SUVs make up third of all vehicles on UK roads, accounting for 60% of all new car registrations in 2023
- HPI - vehicle cloning warning
- HPI - vehicle modifications can harm a vehicle’s resale value
- HR Owen - "relinquish Bodytechnics facility" in Slough; "in its place partnering with Steer Automotive’s Luxury Division"
- HSE - 1,000 targeted inspections of motor vehicle repair businesses across Great Britain to tackle occupational asthma
- HSE inspections - 3 recommendations for testing for exposure to isocyanates
- HSE - targeted bodyshop inspections begin as part of isocyanates awareness campaign
- Hugh J Boswell - business insurance specialist team at the ABP Convention
- Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Repair Alliance (HEVRA) - tech support expanded to include 15 supercars and rare models
- Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) - Glasgow-based firm secures its first international investment from Qatar
- HyHAUL project - HGV hydrogen fuel stations to be deployed along the M4 corridor
- Hymans Robertson - Insurance Outlook for 2025 inc more "focus on core blocks of business, resulting in the potential sale of non-core blocks"
- Hyundai - appoints Loop to drive retailer performance through data
- Hyundai - Evans Halshaw Hyundai Leeds named Hyundai Global Dealer Group of the Year
- Hyundai i10 - named most ‘depreciation-proof’ car; EVs depreciate fastest
- Hyundai i30 - tops new Kwik Fit "maintenance index": models which are most likely to have components replaced by their owners
- Hyundai Motor and GM - sign deal to explore collaboration on vehicles, supply chain and clean-energy tech
- Hyundai Motor and Škoda Group - to collaborate on hydrogen advancement and energy efficient solutions for mobility
- Hyundai Motor Group - unveils production-ready autonomous mobility robot platform ‘MobED’ at iREX 2025
- Hyundai Motor Group - expands testing and R&D facilities in Europe
- Hyundai Motor Group - opens new €150m European Test Facility for next-gen tech
- Hyundai Motor - hits major milestone with 100 million vehicles produced globally
- Hyundai Motor, Kia and Samsung Electronics - new Alliance for software-developed vehicles (SDVs) and smartphones
- Hyundai Motor UK - announces Amazon sponsorship
- Hyundai Motor UK - sales up 5.4% in 2024; follows 8.3% YOY rise during 2023; 4.7% market share
- Hyundai - named EV Brand of the Year at the 2025 Electrifying.com Awards
- Hyundai - reopens bursary funding to support school trips as two-thirds of UK parents say they struggle to afford them
- I M Accident Repair Centre - officially accredited as a Tesla Approved Repair Centre
- IAA - auto recycling company adds 21 new DAF truck to its fleet
- IAA (formerly SYNETIQ) - acquires 21 new DAF trucks, shifting from 12-tonne to 16-tonne GVW to address weight challenge of electric vehicle recoveries
- IAA Mobility 2025 - new car launches from Polestar, Mercedes-Benz, Škoda, Volkswagen and BMW
- IAA - opens new branch in Banbury, largest site in the United Kingdom
- IAAF - call for increase in £54.85 MOT test fee; last increase was in 2010
- IAAF - Shaftec targeting £30,000 of fundraising during special anniversary year
- IAEA (Institute Automotive Engineer Assessors) - new 36-page Autumn magazine - Assessors Journal - now available on-line
- IAM RoadSmart - 2100% increase since 2001 in the number of children receiving uninsured driving endorsements; escooters likely to blame
- IAM RoadSmart - 64% drivers surveyed want speed limit on a rural single carriageways lowered to 50mph
- IAM RoadSmart - "alarming spike" in the number of young women killed in the past 12 months
- IAM RoadSmart - annual awards event pays tribute to a network of more than 5,000 volunteers and 160 local groups
- IAM RoadSmart’ - bodyshops: If just one of your van drivers adopted ‘eco-driving’, they would save more than £500 a year on fuel and tyres
- IAM RoadSmart - call on banning the sale of driving tests for "anything other than the official list price"
- IAM RoadSmart - drivers and cyclists "can coexist safely"
- IAM RoadSmart - GB slips down international rankings for road safety
- IAM RoadSmart - introduces new in-vehicle technology content for drivers and fleet managers
- IAM RoadSmart - motorists spend more than £1,000 on pothole repairs
- IAM RoadSmart - not reducing insurance premium tax is a missed opportunity
- IAM RoadSmart - one in two motorists pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving fail roadside drug tests as number of fatalities rises
- IAM RoadSmart - reaction to 2023 road traffic casualty statistics
- IAM RoadSmart - responds to the release of the 2025 Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey
- IAM RoadSmart - responds to the UK Government’s new motor insurance taskforce
- IAM RoadSmart - welcomes plans to reduce driving test waiting times
- IAM RoadSmart - welcomes plans to reduce driving test waiting times
- iBodyshop - Driver Allocation feature in system is streamlining courtesy car management
- iBodyshop - owners Clear21 receive investment from Australian PE firm Nash Capital
- ICDP - founder Steve Young takes additional role of heading up the entry into the UK market of Çetaş Otomotiv, the largest Turkish dealer group
- ICO - 8 men guilty of using personal information from repairers to generate PI claims
- IFB - 115,000 fraudulent motor insurance applications in 2 years
- IFB - 4 specific GenAI and Machine Learning (ML) tools that help tackle motor insurance fraud
- IFB - 50% increase in ghostbroking in 2 years, increasingly targeting young drivers who face higher premiums
- IFB - Bradford, Glasgow, Cemaes Bay & Enniskillen top UK’s fraud hotspots list
- IFB - crash for cash scams uptick in poor driving conditions
- IFB - more than £153.3 million in suspected insurance fraud investigated in 2024
- IFB - Saami Salami from Brent sentenced after selling fake motor insurance and using victims’ details to declare ‘fault’ of collisions
- IFED - fake car insurance fraudsters ordered to pay back £376,000
- IFED - fraudster Danny Phipps found guilty of fraudulent classic car claims made against Aviva and RSA
- IFED (Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department) - man jailed & 2 men sentenced for unsuccessful ‘crash for cash’ plot worth £103,000 against LV
- IFED (Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department) - summary of their 2024 fraud fighting activity
- IFED (Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department) - executes 5 warrants across East and South London in major crash-for-cash investigation
- IFED (Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department) - Bamikole Fadoju gets 9 months suspended sentence selling fraudulent motor insurance policies
- IFED - Jack Higgins from Bradford sentenced for £60k ‘crash for cash’ claim involving fake collision in California
- IFED - more than 860 uninsured vehicles seized by City of London Police in 2024
- IFED - “predatory” fraudster, Nathan Atkins, sentenced for orchestrating staged car crashes using women he met online
- IFED - West Midlands Scammers jailed after pocketing £320,000 in "reckless crash for cash scheme"
- IGA Chair - demonstrates perseverance for BEN following stage 4 cancer treatment
- IGA - highlights shortfall of support for independent garages in the Budget
- IGA (Independent Garage Association) - calls for rise in MoT fee, unchanged for 14 years
- IGA - joins forces with IPO to protect motorists and garages from counterfeit vehicle parts
- IGA - Minister confirms MOT fee review
- IGA - opposes biennial MOT Testing in Northern Ireland
- IGA - opposes biennial MOT Testing in Northern Ireland
- IGA - secures UK launch of Security-related Repair and Maintenance Information (SERMI) scheme
- IGA - urges Automotive Businesses to act now ahead of SERMI rollout
- IGA - urges Government action as financial pressures mount on independent garages
- IGA - urges government to support independent garages ahead of Autumn Budget
- IM Accident Repair Centre - Hampshire bodyshop secures BSI Kitemark and aluminium structural repairs approval
- IMI - 2024 saw a 6% drop in technicians gaining EV certification; more support needed to support growth in EV sales
- IMI - 3 key priorities for 2025: upskilling, upskilling and future skills
- IMI Annual Dinner and Awards - wins include Automotive 30% Club Awards for Solus and Steer
- IMI - Armed Forces Covenant re-signed
- IMI - bursary recipient, Victoria Steele, uses funds to invest in SATA UK kit
- IMI - Car-O-Liner supported masterclass prepares Body Repair finalists for success ahead of the National Finals
- IMI - confirms board refresh chaired by Graeme Potts
- IMI - "critical" (that) a share of this (£2bn) Budget commitment is allocated to training and CPD"
- IMI - “Government urgently needs to shift its myopic vision – and fiscal support – of automotive beyond manufacturing and R&D”
- IMI - issues a last call for the MOT Annual Assessment; 11,000 technicians must still complete an assessment before 1 April
- IMI - launches Employment Engagement Survey to drive automotive talent forward
- IMI - manifesto sets out roadmap to solve the UK automotive skills crisis
- IMI - meet the woman matching personality to performance in automotive CX
- IMI - motorists face continued delays to servicing and repairs as IMI analysis suggests employers have pulled back on recruitment
- IMI - Nick Connor reflects on first two weeks as CEO
- IMI - Nick Connor (ex Volvo and Polestar) appointed as CEO
- IMI - nominations for the IMI Skills Competition 2025 now open!
- IMI - nominations for the IMI Skills Competition 2025 now open!
- IMI - number of motor trade vacancies down but sector still ranked joint 2nd highest vacancy rate (after hospitality)
- IMI - open letter to Government calls for automotive skills to be made a priority
- IMI - Pro-Align hosts Light Vehicle Skills competitors at IMI Masterclass to prepare for the National Finals
- IMI - refinish and body repair finalists annouced for IMI 2025 Skills Competitions on 25-28 Nov in Cardiff
- IMI - responds to the Department for Work and Pension’s Green Paper – Pathways to Work
- IMI - responds to apprenticeship and adult skills policy move to DWP
- IMI - response to government’s new Apprenticeship Reforms and Skills Strategy
- IMI - School of Thought Automotive and Autotech jobs portal now offers automotive work experience placements for 2025
- IMI Skills Competitions - Automotive Body Repair and Automotive Refinishing underway at Eyebox
- IMI Skills Competition finals - officially underway in Bolton
- IMI Skills Competition - medal winners announced on Friday evening
- IMI Skills Competition UK Final - ABP catches up with the finalists ahead of the Competition next month
- IMI Skills Competition Refinishing Masterclass - hosted by ITAS and delivered by Glasurit and BASF
- IMI - Steve Nash to leave at end of year after stepping down as CEO in July; recruitment underway for new CEO
- IMI - thank team of volunteer judges from companies across the motor sector
- IMI - the leadership skills needed in the rapidly transforming automotive sector
- IMI - to engage with the new consultation to ensure V Levels and Level 2 pathways "reflect the realities of modern automotive training"
- IMI - training savings for SMEs are "wiped out" by the rise in the minimum wage and NI contributions
- IMI - UK-USA deal could now give automotive sector confidence to invest in future skills
- IMI - urges Chancellor to consider the impact of raising employer NI contributions
- IMI Vacancy Rate Tracker - ‘Motor Trades’ back in number 1 spot and vacancies rise to 21,000
- IMI - welcomes Skills England’s call for reform but urges greater focus on the automotive sector
- IMI World Skills Competition - medal winners announced for refinish and body repair
- Important Announcement: Apprenticeship Central Returns - led by Director, Eleanor Baker-Barnes, supported by Chris Oliver
- IMPORTANT! BBA - Joining Instructions for this evening: Black Tie, Drinks Reception at 6pm, take your Seats by 6:50pm
- IMPORTANT - Delegate Joining Instructions for Thursday #NightofKnights
- IMPORTANT! - Joining Instructions for the 2025 ABP British Bodyshop Awards
- IMPORTANT - please send your guest names for Night of Knights by 5pm TOMORROW (Tuesday 29 October)
- INDASA Abrasives UK - 100k in May 501 darts challenge raising ££ for Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
- Independent Garage Association (IGA) - responds to Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review
- Independent Garage Association (IGA) - calls on workshop managers to prioritise succession planning
- Indicata - 2.5% fall in the price of used Mild Hybrids (MHEVs) since the summer has helped fuel sales
- Indicata - demand for used EVs rise in September as the UK remains short of stock
- Indicata Market Watch - used BEV prices have "bottomed out"
- Indicata - oversupply in China has the potential to impact European new and used car markets
- Indicata - Tesla’s Model 3 is the UK’s fastest-selling used car
- INDICATA - UK is currently the most stable retail used BEV market in Europe and good for residual values
- Indicata UK - new Portfolio Valuation product enables large fleets to value their current assets in real time
- INDICATA UK - retail prices of used BEVs showed signs of recovery in early 2025
- Indicata - UK used EVs are fastest sellers in Europe; top sellers: Nissan Leaf, VW ID.3 and Tesla Model Y
- INDICATA - UK’s top three fastest-selling used cars were all electric
- Indicata - used BEVs accounted for 6.29% of all used cars sold through UK dealerships in Feb
- Indicata - used BEV sales reach record high as prices remain some of the most stable in Europe
- INDICATA - used hybrids outpace all other fuel types in July; market share of used petrol cars falls by more than 10% in 18 months
- Indicata - volume of 36-48-month-old used cars in the UK fall to record levels
- Industry Insights - publish a report on the impact of US tariffs on the UK motor claims supply chain
- Industry Insights - 2nd in class result for Race Team at Silverstone
- Industry Insights - Alan Cottrill (Audatex, Sikkens and Trak Global) joins motor claims business consultancy team
- Industry reacts to self-driving announcement that could prevent 60,000 serious collisions by 2040
- INEOS Automotive - CEO statement from Lynn Calder following EU-US Trade Agreement
- INEOS Automotive - expands UK retail and service network and adds mobile aftersales service
- INEOS Automotive - strongly worded statement on the US tariffs announcement
- Inflation rate – big jump in inflation; CPI now 3.5% and RPI now 4.5% for the 12 months to April 2025
- Inflation rate – CPI annual inflation rate unchanged at 3.8% in August
- Inflation rate – CPI inflation unchanged at 2.2% for the 12 months to August 2024; RPI inflation down slightly to 3.5%
- Inflation rate – CPI inflation falls to 1.7% for the 12 months to September 2024; RPI inflation down to 2.7%
- Inflation rate – higher than expected rise in July; CPI now 3.8% and RPI now 4.8% for the 12 months to July 2025
- Inflation rate – inflation up for second month in a row; CPI up to 2.6% (from 2.3%) and RPI up to 3.6% for the 12 months to Nov 2024
- Inflation rate – inflation up for fourth month in a row; CPI up to 3.0% (from 2.5%) and RPI up to 3.6% for the 12 months to Jan 2025
- Inflation - rate of increase eases to 3.6% for CPI for the 12 months to October 2025
- Inflation rate – slight fall in inflation; CPI now 2.8% and RPI now 3.4% for the 12 months to February 2025
- Inflation rate – slight fall in inflation; CPI now 2.6% and RPI now 3.2% for the 12 months to March 2025
- Inflation rate – sharp rise in inflation; CPI up to 2.3% (from 1.7%) and RPI up to 3.4% for the 12 months to October 2024
- Inflation rate – tiny fall in inflation; CPI now 3.4% and RPI now 4.3% for the 12 months to May 2025
- Inflation rate – unexpected rise in June; CPI now 3.6% and RPI now 4.4% for the 12 months to June 2025
- Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - former BISL claims advisor sentenced for unlawfully accessing personal injury claim records
- Inn-Track - UK motor vehicle theft is 74% higher than 10 years ago; 68% of stolen vehicles are not recovered or returned to owners
- Innocent Driver - launch new digitally enabled add-on insurance products
- Innocent Driver - appoints Paul Taylor (AXA, Plantec, Crawford & Co, Horwich Farrelly & Kindertons) to Advisory Board
- INSHUR - cuts claim email handling time in half with industry’s first AI Claims Adjuster
- Inspektlabs (automating vehicle inspections) - new and improved web App and more updates
- Inspektlabs (blog) - how does Inspektlabs facilitate repair vs replace decisions for glass repair networks?
- Inspektlabs (blog) - vehicle part detection using AI for vehicle damage and repair estimation
- InstaVolt - Winchester Superhub opens; largest ultra rapid only EV charging superhub in the UK
- Institute for Public Policy Research - "around 25,000 UK jobs at risk due to Trump’s car import tariffs"
- Institute of Directors (IOD) - research finds employment law reforms will damage UK economic growth
- Institute of Directors - (IoD) - two-thirds of business leaders react negatively to Budget
- Insurance DataLab - Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 60,000 complaints about motor insurance in 5 years
- Insurance DataLab - claims remains key area of concern, complaints data reveals
- Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - fraud-fighting plans for 2025 inc tech and boosting membership
- Insurance Fraud Bureau’s (IFB) - industry counter-fraud databases integrated into one platform
- Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - spike in clip for cash scams in Uxbridge
- Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) - ghost broker’ who made £7.5k by selling fraudulent Hastings Direct insurance policies sentenced
- Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - new crash for cash tactic involving mopeds and identity theft
- Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) - George Sawyer from Somerset charged with £100k stolen car scam
- Insurance fraud - up 25%, driven by false applications and identity theft in motor insurance
- Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - City of London Police #ghostbroking operation sees two arrests and £48k criminal assets seized
- Insurance fraud - three family members sentenced for role in £60,000 insurance fraud scheme
- Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - misleading claims adverts costing motorists thousands
- Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - Scott Clayton, Head of Claims Fraud for Zurich, appointed as IFB Chair
- Insurance Post - Allianz tells Post the LV brand is to be dropped in 2026 (except for Pet)
- Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards - full list of all 17 winners plus finalists
- Insurance Times Awards – full list of finalists for the 35 awards; winners announced on Wed 4 Dec
- Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards - full list of all 15 winners
- Insurers and the The Credit Hire Organisation (CHO) - fundamental reforms to the GTA will cut claims costs and benefit customers requiring mobility
- Intellectual Property Office (IPO) - consumer campaign highlights dangers of counterfeit vehicle parts
- Intelligent Motoring - just 10% of dealers offer cover to protect customers after FCA investigation paused sales
- Intelligent Motoring - save drivers more than £1.7m in car maintenance and repair costs
- Interest rate cut to 4.75% - second reduction in a year (just the second in almost 4 years)
- Interest rate held at 4% - follows 0.25% cut in August
- Interest rates cut to 4.5% - UK growth forecast cut from 1.5% to 0.75% in 2025
- Interest rates held at 4.5%. - March 2025
- Interest Rates - held at 4% ahead of Autumn Budget
- (INTERNATIONAL) AkzoNobel - to sell AkzoNobel India (inc Sikkens in India) to JSW Group
- INTERNATIONAL: Czech Republic - 51-year-old arrested after evading police for 6 years in "Ferrari Formula 1 car"
- (INTERNATIONAL) Global NCAP - Indian-built Nissan Magnite improves from 2 to 5 stars with six airbags and ESC as standard
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Volkswagen Group - first vehicles developed exclusively in China for Chinese customers are making their debut at Auto Shanghai 2025
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: European Commission - proposes a comprehensive overhaul of the EU's road safety and vehicle registration rules due to EVs
- (INTERNATIONAL NEWS) Thatcham Research - appoints HORIBA MIRA China as our sole re-seller in China
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Repairify Italia - celebrates one year of growth and success
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS (China) VW Group - first self-developed automated driving system (ADAS
- (INTERNATIONAL NEWS) AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes - teams with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) to accelerate net zero strategies for Sustainable Repair Network
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Mitchell - average cost of repairing an EV last year in the United States was on par with newer combustion vehicles
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: BASF Coatings - Dongfeng Nissan (China) launch new battery electric model, the N7, featuring 6 BASF paint colours
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: AkzoNobel - new all-electric Automotive Training Centre (ATC) for vehicle refinishes business in France
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: The Auto Maintenance and Repair Expo (AMR) - US among top 10 exhibitors and visitors to Beijing show
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: EQUIP AUTO Paris - 91,500 visitors attend 50tha anniversary trade show
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Targa Telematics - Hertz Italia to use Smart Vehicle Protector" service to prevent theft and preserve the value of its fleet
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Hertz - to deploy UVeye systems across major US airports
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: ALLDATA Europe - sign partnership with Würth Spain to bring original repair data to independent repairers
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Kia - invests £2.1 billion future PBV production hub in Korea
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: S&P Global - electric vehicle prices are nearing parity with gas cars in the US
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: CSN Collision (400 bodyshops in North America and Europe) - PE firm, ONCAP, acquires "various sites"
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Fix Network - Timothy Barnes named Director of Sales for Fix Network’s TAG Network in the US
- INTERNATIONAL NEWS: VW Group - Volkswagen Group now able to fully develop and validate products in China for China
- (INTERNATIONAL) Škoda - new paint shop in the Czech Republic will have a capacity of up to 1,600 units per day from 2029
- (International) Zurich - "global outlook for 2025 is best described as being in a state of flux"
- IPO - fake vehicle parts worth over £100,000 seized in major operation
- Ipswich Accident Repair Centre - Rick Kerry celebrates 34 years in business
- Ipswich Accident Repair Centre - Director, Rick Kerry, racing at Donington this weekend
- Ipswich Accident Repair Centre Director - Rick Kerry's Hyundai i30 wrapped and ready for Brands Hatch this weekend
- Ipswich Accident Repair Centre - box-fresh brand refresh!
- Ipswich Accident Repair Centre (ARC) - switch to BASF's Glasurit 100 Line
- Ireland: changes ‘80’ to ‘60, - new 60 km/h speed limit on Irish rural roads implemented
- iRG - cool partnership with the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team
- iRG – largest bodyshop group in Wales recognised for outstanding staff wellbeing
- iRG Repair Group - backs Customer Service Advisor at Merthyr branch, Andrea, for her 2nd season with Dowlais Women’s RFC
- iRG Repair Group - Steve Peart returns to iRG as Executive Chairman
- iRG Repair Group - Pontypridd site Panel Apprentice, Cameron Vincent, to compete in Welsh Skills Competition
- iRG Repair Group - Pontypridd site open as usual and ready to help local people affected by Storm Bert
- iRG Repair Group - supporting JUST ONE Tree campaign; making donations for births, birthdays and 5-star reviews
- iRG Repair Group - new VDA joins Cardiff team from the USA
- Irv’s Auto Body Repairs & VW Restorations - complete stage 2 BS10125:2022 assessment
- Isuzu UK - celebrates servicing excellence in Technical Skills Competition final
- Isuzu UK - three-quarters of motorists feel worried about driving in wintry, icy or cold conditions
- ITAI Crash Day - ABP Club attends investigation day to witness 8 staged collisions
- ITAS - 63% drivers will likely change their vehicle within six months of a repair
- ITAS - announce new network of approved repairers for Renault Group (inc Dacia and Alpine)
- ITAS - appoint Theo Theodosiou, the former Head of Technical at Solus, as a Non-Executive Director
- ITAS - appoints Body Repair Solutions Europe BV as exclusive reseller across Europe
- ITAS - appoints Jason Vizor as Technical Trainer and Consultant
- ITAS - Chairman, Bryan Young, welcomes Danny Rota as the new Chief Executive Officer
- ITAS - changing dynamics of VM-approved repair networks
- ITAS - David Harvey and Philip Briggs complete ISO9001 Lead Auditor accreditation
- ITAS - developing a carbon fibre repair course
- ITAS - International Technical Automotive Systems - 15 manufacturers and 15 insurer / repair attendees confirmed to attend insurer open day
- ITAS (International Technical Automotive Systems) - Trieu To, accredited instructor for the IMI and JLR
- ITAS - managing director, Tony Young, announces his departure
- ITAS - manufacturer and insurer Open Day success
- ITAS - Mercedes-Benz and VW Group renew contracts until 2030
- ITAS - open Ixell Paint Training Academy to support the Renault Group Body and Paint Program
- ITAS - signs new 10-year lease agreement for Milton Keynes HQ
- ITAS - to host insurance day at training facility in Milton Keynes in November
- ITAS - training insurers about benefits of “a level of accuracy in damage diagnosis that surpasses what AI can provide"
- It's World Mental Health Day today - Ben shares tips for workplace mental health
- Iveco - Tata Motors to acquire Iveco in €3.8bn (£3.3bn) deal
- Iveco - to be acquired by India's Tata Motors for EUR 3.8 billion; deal to complete in H1 2026
- Jaama - fleet management software firm celebrates 20th anniversary with new appointments and investment
- Jaama - fleet management co celebrates 20th fleet anniversary with new appointments and investment
- Jaama - highlights Key2 software innovation for blue light fleets at Emergency Services Show 2025
- Jaama - to launch new MyTechnician App at RTX 2025
- Jaguar - dramatic rebrand
- Jaguar - have now stopped selling any new cars in the UK until their new £100,000 EV in 2026
- Jaguar Land Rover - cyberattack is a "stark reminder of how exposed today’s supply chains really are"
- Jaguar Land Rover - bodyshops report issues with parts after cyber attack
- Jaguar Land Rover - cyber attack impacts JLR's H1 revenue by £11.5bn
- Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack - workers face huge financial and emotional pressures despite Government loan, charity warns
- Jaguar Land Rover - "some sections of manufacturing operations" will resume in the coming days
- Jaguar - managing director, Rawdon Glover, defends controversial "copy nothing" rebranding in FT interview
- Jaguar - unveil Type 00, a design concept of their new £100,000 EV which be revealed in late 2025
- Jameel Motors - appoints Tom Carney (ex Inchcape) as Managing Director, Jameel Motors Farizon Auto, ahead of launch of EV van
- Jameel Motors UK - will leverage DHL’s expertise in fleet management
- Jameel Motors UK - appoints Calum James (ex Mercedes-Benz) to General Manager of Geely's CV brand, Farizon UK
- James Alpe - Annual Charity Golf Day raises £3,896.50 for Dementia UK
- James Alpe - Apprentice of the Year: Katie Nell Horn
- James Alpe - Charlotte Wright, Business Development Manager, to "Brave the Shave" for Pendleside Hospice
- James Alpe - now a Tesla Approved bodyshop
- James Alpe - raises over £5,500 for East Lancashire Hospice
- James Alpe - raises £5,406.21 for East Lancashire Hospice from Annual Charity Golf Day 2025
- James Alpe - receive Customer Service Award from Enterprise for Quarter Four
- James Alpe - Triumphs in Large Business Award at Pendleside Corporate Challenge 2024
- James Fraser, Fraser Accident Repair Centres and Chris Mortimer, Head of Operations at Entegral UK & Ireland - raising £ for Ben
- Jans Etrux fleet - 40 commercial vehicles available after company goes into administration
- JATCO - Nissan supplier confirms £48.7m UK investment to open new factory in Sunderland
- JATO Dynamics - new car market in Europe inc UK (January): Chinese brands up 52%, Tesla down 45%
- JCB - announces £100 million UK investment in Staffordshire HQ as JCB marks 80th birthday
- JLR and Tata Communications - strengthen partnership to deliver smarter, data-driven connected cars
- JLR - BBC report that government is to guarantee £1.5bn JLR loan
- JLR - CEO Adrian Mardell (64) to retire after less than 3 years in the job
- JLR - collaborating with EV.Energy Plan to reduce charging costs through smart charging
- JLR - confirm production restarted this week at Solihull and at the Defender/Discovery factory in Slovakia
- JLR - creates 50 new roles dedicated to material mapping and traceability of parts and components
- JLR - cyber attack could be hitting profits by £5 million a day
- JLR cyberattack - 8,000 articles, 89% negative: comment by media monitoring firm, CARMA
- JLR - delay production of electric Range Rover says Guardian report
- JLR - extend factory closure to 24 September; no cars made since 30 August
- JLR - first to use newly developed tyres containing more than 70% renewable and recycled materials
- JLR- Glasurit and R-M selected as Preferred Paint Partner Brands for JLR's Global Body and Paint Program in Europe
- JLR - "Global Parts Logistics Centre is now returning to full operations"
- JLR - Government approves £1.5bn commercial loan guarantee for Jaguar Land Rover
- JLR - Government and SMMT joint statement: "government cyber experts are supporting the task of restoring production operations"
- JLR - "government is looking at ways to financially support the companies in supply chain" says BBC
- JLR - Government ministers meet JLR bosses and supply chain companies to help secure future of car industry
- JLR - investing £65m in paint shops in Castle Bromwich, UK and Nitra, Slovakia
- JLR - invests £500 million to prep Halewood factory for EV production, inc 750 autonomous robots and ADAS calibration rigs
- JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) - pauses export shipments to the USA in April in response to Trump's 25% tariffs
- JLR - latest update as they confirm restart of production lines at Solihull this week
- JLR - P.B. Balaji (Chief Financial Officer of Tata Motors Group) appointed as CEO
- JLR - pilot smart charging after investment in startup
- JLR - production supension extended another week to 1 October; no cars made since 1 September
- JLR - Q1 (3 months to 30 June) results: 11th successive profitable quarter, albeit 49% down on last year
- JLR - redeploys £100m of equipment and tools through reuse, refurbishment and repurposing
- JLR - "retail and production activities severely disrupted" by cyber attack
- JLR - rolls out large‑scale solar installations in UK and China to help power its operations.
- JLR - to cut 500 management jobs in UK as part of a major cost-cutting exercise
- John Barr Cars KGM - joins KGM Motors UK (formerly SsangYong) dealer network for sales, parts and aftersales
- John McGowan Auto Body Repair - joins Fix as Fix Auto Enniskillen; 7th appointment in NI in 4 years
- John Newman Bodyworks - named Commercial Vehicle Repairer of the Year by Avant Repair Network at BBA
- John Newman Bodyworks - ABP reports from award-winning Bedfordshire bodyshop
- Join Supertracker at Mechanex - the destination for straightforward wheel alignment solutions
- Jonathan Trent, Charles Trent Director - sad news of the passing of Jonathan
- JRP Distribution - automotive firm further modernises its operation
- JRP Distribution - helps raise more than £700 for local charity
- JRP - wins Retail Supplier of the Year Award from A1 for the second year running!
- JS Bodyworks - High Wycombe bodyshop is the first UK site to adopt iBodyshop
- JTAPE - Commercial Director Chris Jevons writes about right-to-repair legislation, an aging vehicle parc and a collision repair surge
- JTAPE - launch next gen aperture masking solution, T-TAPE
- Julian Allen (ex Motorvation) - cycling 55 miles along the Taff trail from Brecon to Cardiff to help raise money for EB
- Junair - install new spraybooth oven for Tameside College
- Junair Spraybooths - need a sub-contract machine shop supplier for various mild steel parts including milling and turning - can you help?
- Junk Car Medics - 11% Jaguars on Auto Trader have had price reduced since Jaguar’s viral rebranding campaign
- Just Cars and Commercials - bodyshop founded by teenage apprentice technicians joins Fix Auto UK as Fix Auto Sheffield
- Kapci - new 6090 fast-drying 2K clearcoat
- Karen Jakes and Martyn Rowley - hit £20,000 Sahara Desert challenge sponsorship target for Ben
- Karen Jakes (Thatcham Research) and Martyn Rowley (NBRA) - desert trek to raise ££ for Ben
- Karen Jakes, Thatcham Research & Martyn Rowley, NBRA - 50 days until Sahara Desert fundraising Trek in aid of Ben
- KC Autos - 100% pass with no minor non conformances in unannounced BSI audit
- KC Autos Accident Repair Centres - new Greater Manchester bodyshop features in ABP Magazine
- KC Autos - BSI success for Manchester and Liverpool bodyshops
- KC Autos - carbon compliance success for Group Compliance and Programme Manager, Bob Gee
- KC Autos - celebrate their Winsford site winning at the 2025 Stellantis “Stellar” Accident Repairer Awards
- KC Autos - impressive bodywork restoration of a 1969 Fast Back Mustang
- KC Autos - in the final stages of completing ISO 14068-1 carbon-neutrality self-certification
- KC Autos - new energy efficient Bredbury bodyshop up and running
- KC Autos - North West and North Midlands bodyshop passes BMW/MINI audit
- KC Autos - pass annual VWG audit with "flying colours"
- KC Autos - Stoke site passes BS10125 audit
- KC Autos – Winsford site appointed as the UK’s first Volvo Emergency Service Approved Bodyshop
- KECO Body Repair Products - next-day turnaround at Mustoe's (Fix Auto Caldicot & Bristol) for KECO's GPR system
- KECO - issue a statement in response to copycat products
- KECO UK - rollout KECO GPR Systems across 24 Direct Line Group (DLG) sites
- Keeley Tait, Steer Automotive Group - ABP Apprentice of the Year wins silver medal at WorldSkills UK finals
- Kennedy's - ghost broking: A 21st century problem on the rise
- Kenneth Howley - appoints TNS 365 as sole fleet support provider
- Kent Trading Standards - Ryan Regan, Thomas Hamilton, and Darren Cradduck sentenced following 23-vehicle clocking investigation
- Keoghs and AND-E (Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe insurance) - claim for credit hire reduced from £48,000 to £1,175
- Keoghs and Aviva - secure custodial sentences for organised group of 4 fraudsters targeting elderly motorist
- Keoghs - what insurers need to know about the Automated Vehicles Act Implementation Programme (AVAIP)
- Keyloop - appoints Tim Smith (ex Automotive Transformation Group (ATG)) as Chief Strategy Officer and launches all-new Automotive Retailing Platform
- KGM Motors UK - appoint Jonathan La Porte and Richard Clarke as Dealer Commercial Managers
- KGM Motors UK - promotes Regional Aftersales Manager, Stephen Bucci, to Aftersales Director role
- KGM Motors UK (SsangYong) - appoints Baden Powell as new dealer in North Lincolnshire
- KGM Motors UK (SsangYong) - expands dealer network with addition of TW White & Sons
- Kia Academy - celebrates first technician apprentice graduation at Derby training centre
- Kia - announces battery passports to improve reparability
- Kia - dealers vote Kia the best brand for the fifth consecutive time
- Kia - introduces petrol-scented car freshener for new electric car owners in Finland
- Kia - new foil design GT Wrap dedicated to the company’s electric GT prototypes
- Kia - new merged App available for download in the UK
- Kia - opens Hyundai Motor Group’s first dedicated EV manufacturing facility, in South Korea
- Kia - retains ‘Carmaker of the Year’ title at Motor Trader Industry Awards
- Kia - starts production of electric EV4 at its European plant in Slovakia
- Kia - to install Samsung’s SmartThings controls in electric vans
- Kia - two Kia models, the Ceed estate and Carens MPV, sell the fastest in February, taking just 11 days on average
- Kia UK - announces PBV Centre locations and commercial vehicle partners
- Kia UK - appoints Dave Williams as new Head of Fleet as John Hargreaves retires after 14 years
- Kia UK - number one volume franchise in the UK (NFDA) named ‘Carmaker of the Year’ for third consecutive year at Motor Trader Awards
- Kia UK - senior management promotions: Steve Hicks (Marketing Director) & Sanka De Silva (Sales Director)
- Kidderminster College - officially opens £4m Green Technology Centre (designed, owned and built by Gemini properties)
- Kinetic'25 - hits full capacity with 1,467 registered to attend
- Kinetic’25 - Reaches Capacity. Final Registration Closes at Midnight Tomorrow
- Kinghorn Bodyshop - Aberdeen bodyshop celebrates 40th anniversary
- KJ Rule - Keith pops back to help out at Cornwall bodyshop
- Komoo (20 bodyshops) - acquire Melksham Bodyshop Accident Repair Centre (MBARC), to locate and rebrand as Komoo Swindon
- Komoo - achieves carbon neutrality in accordance with PAS 2060, with ECA Business Energy
- Komoo - appoints Simon Slocombe as Site Manager for Komoo Bristol Airport and Weston-super-Mare
- Komoo Gatwick - Komoo opens 18th bodyshop
- Komoo - new Slough bodyshop opens, 21st Komoo site
- Komoo - open 17th bodyshop, latest site located in Stansted, Essex
- Komoo - opens bodyshop number 19: Komoo Aberdeen, with 20th site "around the corner"
- Komoo - promote Simon Kay to Site Manager at Komoo Huddersfield just 10 months after he completes VDA training
- KTM - Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer, enters self-administration in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy
- Kudos Bodyworks - MD, Marcus Dhanjal, joins ACG on stage at the ABP Convention
- Kwik Fit - average pothole damage repair bill reaches new high: one million drivers faced bills over £300
- Kwik Fit - new advertising campaign "baffles" rural Texas, the Australian outback and the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo
- Kwik Fit - under 35s are more open to buying used EVs, and unfamiliar brands
- LA Bodyworks - Plymouth bodyshop joins Fix Auto UK
- Labour rates – average labour rate for UK bodyshops hits £50 hour
- Labour rates must increase
- Laddaw (acquired by Autoglass owner, Belron) - celebrates 50th anniversary
- Laird - accurate, independent, EV-competent assessments are "essential"
- Laird Assessors - analysis of the newly published ABP Guide to Retail and Non-Contract Charges
- Laird Assessors - major technological upgrade to Swiftcase assessment platform
- Laird - Bodyshop Interaction Hub now AI-powered
- Laird - unveils powerful next-gen claims intelligence to to accurately predict repair costs
- Laser Tools - EV battery lifting table for precision handling for EV battery maintenance
- Laser Tools - Land Rover ball joint splitter
- Laser Tools - neat and comprehensive Spot Repair Sander & Polisher kit
- Laser Tools - new 4-drawer workshop trolley
- Laser Tools - professional-grade, rechargeable work lamps
- Last call for advertisers! - just 2 pages left in the next ABP magazine
- Last chance! - enter the ABP's Bodyshop Excellence Awards before 6pm tomorrow
- LAST CHANCE! - get your bodyshop recognised
- LAST DAY to make your voice count! - ABP Repairers Choice Awards 2024 closes @6pm
- Late Brake Show - UK’s cheapest Tesla (2016 Model S, 266k miles and priced under £5k) still retains 76% battery capacity
- LD Autovogue - pass BSI Kitemark Audit with no minors
- LD Autovogue - pristine Porsche repairs
- Leapmotor UK - introduces own electric car grant (£3,750) to UK drivers
- Leapmotor UK - £30k B10 SUV launches with CGI tech advert
- Lease Cars Direct - used car stock currently returns an average of 89.9% state of battery health at 96,159 miles
- Leasys - 32% growth in its corporate customer fleet, to 131k vehicles
- Leasys (Stellantis JV) - launching a new e-commerce platform to promote low-emission vehicles
- Leasys UK - appoints Stuart Menzies as Sales Director, and promotes David Robertson to Marketing Director role
- Leasys UK - Highly Commended in Best Leasing Company category at the 2025 Business Motoring Awards
- Leasys UK - promotes Marketing Director, Shane Coomber, to Managing Director role
- Leasys UK - rises to number 8 in the Fleet News 2025 FN50 rankings (2024: 9th position)
- Leasys UK (Stellantis JV) - partners with FMG to provide Accident Management and Fleet Safety services to its corporate customers
- Leasys UK (Stellantis JV) - two new Leapmotor vehicles available to lease drivers
- Leasys UK (Stellantis JV) - rises to 9th position in 2024 FN50 listing
- Legacy automakers falling behind newcomers - Chinese OEMs develop vehicles at just 27% of the cost of top German manufacturers
- Leighton Coachworks - joins Fix as Fix Auto Leighton Buzzard.
- Lennons Accident Repair Specialists - NI bodyshop joins Fix as Fix Auto Cookstown
- Letchworth Autoways - first dealer to feature new’R Store corporate identity
- Lex Autolease - explain in detail the move from in-house to FMG accident management for their 103,000 vehicles
- LexisNexis - partners with Kia for personalised insurance
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions - number of UK drivers shopping around for motor insurance up up 4%
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions - UK firms spend £21.4k per hour fighting financial crime and fraud
- Lexus - breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles of the longest tennis rally on top of two moving cars
- L&I Eaton ARC - going green with LED lighting and solvent recycling gun cleaners
- L&I Eaton ARC - host students from North East Scotland College at Apprentice Open Day
- L&I Eaton ARC Ltd - announce the opening of a brand-new site in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottingham this January
- L&I Eaton ARC - new Nottingham bodyshop (number 17 for L&I Eaton) to open in December 2024
- L&I Eaton ARC - open new bodyshop in Nottingham
- L&I Eaton - Nottingham bodyshop, which opened in March, achieves BS10125
- Lighty - new AI edge software offers VMs a "lifeline" amid rising tariffs
- Lindleys Autocentres - appoints Paul Wright as Managing Director
- LinkedIn - six in 10 UK professionals say they are interested in changing industries
- Liquid Fleet (9% vehicle hire procurement market share) - aims to double its fleet to 5,000 vehicles within the next 2 years
- Liquid Fleet - appoints new sales and marketing director to electrify future sales growth; fleet of 3,000 to fleet of 5,000
- Liquid Fleet - launches new SMR and damage recharge rental products
- Liquid Fleet - rental companies return to seasonal fleet replacement policies thanks to improved vehicle supply reports
- Liquid Fleet - reports an increase in EV rentals for models with a good range and price
- Liquid Fleet - stronger than expected summer demand for EV hire
- Lithia UK (c200 Stratstone and Evans Halshaw dealerships) - agree a five-year exclusive remarketing contract with BCA
- LJ Transportation / NWVA - Kasey Foreman wins Outstanding Contribution Award at the Professional Recovery Tow Show
- LKQ - 7 new appointments to bodyshop team
- LKQ Academy - host first ‘Introduction to Refinish Application’ for The Car Group Bury and The Volksmaster
- LKQ Academy - launches new flagship training centre
- LKQ - achieves significant carbon savings in HGV biofuel transition
- LKQ - adds c700 new-to-range crash repair parts
- LKQ - advises bodyshops as they grapple with rising repair costs
- LKQ and Fix Auto UK - sign five-year strategic partnership with LKQ as "preferred sole supplier"
- LKQ (blog) - the EU Data Act
- LKQ (blog) - "today’s vehicles are no longer just machines – they’re computers on wheels"; what it means for the aftermarket
- LKQ Bodyshop Division - Car Magic and Kent Auto Panels win bodyshop vouchers
- LKQ Bodyshop Division (UK & ROI) - bodyshops can boost revenue streams with Intelligent Repair courses
- LKQ Bodyshop - promotes Divisional Director, Pete Brookes, to newly created Sales Director role
- LKQ - bodyshop team repair wheel on the (Ben charity) bus!
- LKQ - bodyshops can win £500 equipment in LKQ giveaway
- LKQ - call on the Transport Secretary to support the independent workshop in tomorrow's Budget
- LKQ - congratulate customer and partner Patrick Mackin, from Mackins Accident Repair Centre, winning the Special Recognition Award
- LKQ Corporation - Q3 results: worldwide turnover up 0.5% but pre-tax profits fall 4.2%
- LKQ Corporation - John Mendel to succeed Guhan Subramanian as Chairman
- LKQ Electriq - new business offering bodyshops a solution to EV batteries and high-voltage components
- LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ - ready to ‘keep fighting’ at scene of early-season success
- LKQ Euro Car Parts - new structure for Directors, reporting to Andy Southby, CCO, and Tony Shearer, COO
- LKQ Euro Car Parts - Ring showcases its tyre offering in LKQ Euro Car Parts stores
- LKQ Euro Car Parts - WD-40 is giving away 25,000 cans of Specialist Contact Cleaner in latest promotional campaign with LKQ
- LKQ Euro Car Parts - working with Motorpoint on a £1.5m workshop upgrade programme
- LKQ Europe - Andy Hamilton (blog): "battery replacements and the battle for aftermarket access"
- LKQ Europe - appoints Diederik van Erven Dorens as new Chief Financial Officer
- LKQ Europe - call for repairers to provide input for Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (MVBER) consultation response
- LKQ Europe - commits to train 24,000 technicians in hybrid and electric vehicle maintenance by 2028
- LKQ - Gareth Taylor recently appointed to Regional Account Manager role for West Midlands
- LKQ - growth through collaboration drives LKQ UK and Ireland's 2025 conference
- LKQ - honest reviews from bodyshop customers
- LKQ - host apprentice winners of Automechanika 2025 competition at the LKQ Academy
- LKQ - hosts bodyshops at Regional LKQ Academy Open Day
- LKQ - interesting insights into European business and recycling EVs
- LKQ - introduces 'Show and Tell' sessions to help bodyshops unlock growth opportunities
- LKQ - launches intelligent repair proposition to help bodyshops unlock new revenue streams
- LKQ - Lee Berridge joins ARIES Governance Advisory Group
- LKQ - new Collision Kit
- LKQ - plans to sell Keystone, its speciality parts division says Reuters report
- LKQ - proud supporting partner of the ARIES, Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard
- LKQ - publishes 2025 training dates to support bodyshops this year
- LKQ - Q1 results: worldwide profit up 2% on sales down 6.5%; UK sales down 6.3%
- LKQ - Q4 and full year 2024 results; record profits for Europe
- LKQ - spotlights sustainability at dedicated apprentice training day
- LKQ - supporting bodyshop customers with skills and profit margins amid declining work volumes
- LKQ SYNETIQ - appoints Annick Jourdenais (ex ECP Chief Financial Officer) as Managing Director
- LKQ Synetiq - full details of company formation, shows 60% owned by LKQ and 40% by IAA
- LKQ SYNETIQ - LKQ and IAA establish joint venture for parts
- LKQ SYNETIQ - what the JV means for sustainable vehicle repair
- LKQ - two teams from LKQ are taking part in 2025 Industry Leader Challenge, raising £££ for Ben
- LKQ UK and Ireland - install 6,500 solar panels at Tamworth HQ to cut energy use by up to 32% per year
- LKQ UK and Ireland - Ben Automotive Industry Charity selected as one of the winning organisations in this year’s LKQ Cares Holiday Vote
- LKQ UK and Ireland - School of Thought (Automotive) partnership to promote sector to young people, educators and parents
- LKQ UK & Ireland - recognised by Embassy of Ukraine for aid efforts
- LKQ - used car market "booms" and pre-loved EVs see record demand
- Lloyd Bodyshop - Recovery Driver, Alan Wilkinson, retires from Newcastle bodyshop
- Lloyd Motor Group - Apprentice Technician at Cockermouth BMW, Daniel Rudd, makes a pit-stop at the British Touring Car Championship
- Lloyd Motors - northern dealer group with 11 sites & 5 bodyshops; profits down 15% on turover up 8% to £940m
- Lloyds - alerts learner drivers as scams related to driving lessons and tests spike 92%, with victims losing an average £244
- Lloyds Banking Group - triples the amount set aside to cover the car finance mis-selling scandal
- Lloyds Banking Group - sets aside £1.95bn to cover car finance mis-selling
- Lloyd’s of London - CEO John Neal leaves after 6 years to become Global CEO at Aon
- Local Government Association (LGA) - "demand and geography" dictate where "EV chargepoints and supporting infrastructure are located"
- Local roads branded “national embarrassment” - Govt urged to tackle £15bn repair backlog
- LOCTITE - supporting EV body pepairs with new adhesive solutions for e-mobility
- London - congestion charge rises to £18 from 1 Jan 2026; electric vehicles no longer exempt
- London EV Show 2024 - 26-28 November at Excel London
- Lookers - to open new "super site" bodyshop in North Shields
- Lotus Cars - announce 550 job cuts, 40% of UK workforce of 1,300
- Lotus Cars - Chinese owners Geely to cut 270 of the 1,200 jobs at Hethel factory in Norfolk
- Lotus Cars - launch new insurance programme through Car Care Plan with £250 Lotus Excess Return voucher
- Lotus - FT says head of Europe, Matt Windle, (third CEO in 18 months) has left after 4 months in job
- Lotus - owner Geely merges UK sportscar business with Chinese EV business
- Lotus - reports say Hethel to close and production moved to USA; Lotus say they have "no plans to close the factory"
- Lotus Robotics - launch autonomous driving platform for robotaxis with CaoCao Mobility
- LV= discusses integration of the Allianz brand
- M & L Coachbuilders, Falkirk - take CSI feedback win for Allianz UK
- M & W Autos - independent Citroen, Peugeot and Renault specialist joins Eurorepar Car Service as 300th UK member
- M25 closure reminder - J10 to 11 shutting at 9pm tonight (Friday) until 5:30am Monday
- M25 - full weekend closure this weekend (Friday 7 March 9pm - Monday 10 March 6am) between junction 10 and 11
- M25 (J10 and 11, both directions) - closed this weekend for bridge demolition: 9pm Friday 21 March - 6am Monday 24 March
- M&A Coachworks (Powered by Steer) - presented with Bentley Bodyshop of the Year Award
- Macklin Motors (Vertu Group) – Scottish dealer rebrands to Vertu
- Major new crackdown on insurance fraud - new insurance fraud charter announced at the latest Joint Fraud Taskforce meeting
- Major support for closer relationship with EU - including with Reform-leaning voters
- Majority believe 2035 deadline will not be achieved - 59% will keep ICE car going "as long as possible"
- Make your vote count! - a reminder to vote for Repairers Choice Awards 2025
- Make your vote count! - Repairers Choice Awards 2024
- Make your vote count! - Repairers Choice Awards 2024
- Marcos Motor Company - to build Marcos vehicles for first time in two decades
- Mark Armitage - leaves Autotech Group after 2 years; sets up his own Coaching & Consultancy business
- Markerstudy - announces the appointment of Kartina Tahir Thomson as an independent Non-Executive Director (iNED)
- Markerstudy - annual Charity Challenge raises £60k for Cancer Research UK
- Markerstudy - appoints former Allianz Distribution Director, Victoria Price, as new Capacity and Partnerships Director
- Markerstudy - Chief Investment Officer, Emma Rawlinson, promoted to the role of CEO Markerstudy Distribution
- Markerstudy - donated over £300,000 to charity in 2024
- Markerstudy - employee Rizwan Manjra receives suspended prison sentence for selling personal information from crashes
- Markerstudy - Feilim Mackle joins Markerstudy Distribution Board as Chair
- Markerstudy Group - announce completion of Hughes Insurance (85,000 customers) acquisition
- Markerstudy Group - embraces AI to handle growing motor claims call volumes
- Markerstudy Insurance Group - increases resilience, efficiency and data centre sustainability with Schneider Electric and on365
- Markerstudy Insurance - blatantly dishonest claim by ‘Yorkshire’s Strongest Man 2023' busted after he was caught pulling an 8-tonne tractor
- Markerstudy - raises £6,470 for Cancer Research UK
- Markerstudy - strengthens ESG sustainability commitment with launch of Green Legacy Project
- Markerstudy - sustainability milestone with Silver EcoVadis Rating
- Markerstudy - volunteers from motor insurer's IT & comms team undertake equivalent of around 18 days’ work for Hospice in the Weald
- Marsh McLennan - tariffs will lead to increased repair costs and extended repair time
- Marsh - UK cyber insurance claims in 2024 trend one-third higher than 2020, 2021 and 2022
- Marshall - acquires Aston Martin Sevenoaks
- Marshall - announce partnership with XPENG
- Marshall - announce major expansion of BYD representation
- Marshall - expand Jaguar Land Rover territory with purchase of JLR Swindon from Cambria
- Marshall Motor Group - acquire SEAT & CUPRA Reading from Citygate Automotive
- Marshall Motor Group - to introduce Chery's OMODA & JAECOO brands to Nottingham
- Marshall Motor Group - appoints David Tyler (ex Inchcape) as Estates and FM Director
- Marshall - ramps up Chinese VM partnerships with Chery and OMODA & JAECOO
- Marshall - to open new BYD Swindon dealership
- Martec Training - Autotech Connect trial transforms the learning experience for SEN motor students with AR headsets
- Masons ARC - achieve BS10125:2022
- Matt Cleevely - "don't wait for EV customers to walk through the door"
- Max Norstrom, Thatcham Research - makes the shortlist for Autocar Business' Drivers of Change - New Talent
- Mazda - 17% reduction in paint usage using ABB’s paint atomization tech
- Mazda - Bourne Road Mazda Crayford named 'No.1 Aftersales Dealer'
- Mazda UK - Sales Director, Laura Brailey, receives OEM Leader Award at Motor Trader Women in Motor Industry Awards
- McLaren Automotive - appoints Matthew Boguradzki as new Regional Director for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa Region
- McLaren Automotive - integrated with British luxury start-up, Forseven, under new McLaren Group Holdings Ltd, owned by CYVN of Abu Dhabi
- McLaren Automotive - aerospace industry-grade carbon fibre comes to supercars with McLaren ART carbon
- McLaren Glasgow - named United Kingdom McLaren Retailer of the Year
- M&E Accident Repair Centre - Leicester bodyshop now PAS2060 compliant after working with ECA Business Energy
- Mercedes-Benz - 75% reduction in carbon emissions from production facilities, compared to 2018
- Mercedes-Benz - 793 raids in 2024 and more than 1.5 million counterfeit products seized worldwide
- Mercedes-Benz - automated parking system now parks twice as fast as before
- Mercedes-Benz - CEO says 2035 ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars has plunged European car industry into crisis,
- Mercedes-Benz - EQS with solid-state battery covers c750 miles on single charge
- Mercedes-Benz - more than 1.5 million Mercedes counterfeit products seized worldwide In 2024
- Mercedes-Benz - new kind of solar paint could generate enough electricity for more than 7,450 miles of driving per year
- Mercedes-Benz - now using image, video and sensor data from its customers to further develop ADAS
- Mercedes-Benz - optimised operating time via real-time diagnosis
- Mercedes-Benz - real-world crash test confirms structural stability and integrity of the eActros 600 battery
- Mercedes-Benz Vans - delivers c5,000 electric vehicles to Amazon’s delivery partners
- Mercedes‑Benz Vans - announce new Van Electric Architecture (VAN.EA) starting 2026
- Mercedes - end Citan and T-class vans as well as van partnership with Renault
- Mercedes Truck plant - introduces new painting process ultra-high-solid paint materials that reduce energy consumption by 40%
- Merseyside Car Hospital - 100% score in annual VWG and BMW audits AND BSI Audit
- Merseyside Car Hospital - Stephen Siddell celebrates 10-year work anniversary
- Merseyside Car Hospital - four students complete work experience at Birkenhead bodyshop
- Merseyside Police - enhanced security in Liverpool ahead of Isle of Man TT
- Merseyside Police - Ford and JLR "by far" the most willing manufacturers to help officers processing Liverpool chop shop
- Met Office - sub-zero temperatures and snow on the roads
- MG Accident Repair Centre - marking two years of sustainable excellence
- MG Accident Repair Centre - Wolverhampton-bodyshop wows with Christmas window
- MG and GWM - join Leapmotor to offer EV discount ahead of UK government's EV grant
- MG Car Club - new insurance scheme from Peter James Insurance
- MG Motor UK - new 15,000 m² warehousing and parts distribution centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire.
- MIB - 75% drivers support increasing the fine for driving without insurance from £300 to £1,200
- MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) - make commitment to "eradicate uninsured driving for good"
- MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) - Digital Green Cards to be allowed in all 47 countries in the Green Card system, making cross-border travel quicker and easier
- MIB (Motor Insurers Bureau) - Chief Services Officer, James Dalton, made redundant
- MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) - announces the permanent appointment of Harkamal Phagura as Chief Financial Officer
- MIB (Motor Insurers’ Bureau) - Birmingham tops updated uninsured driving hotspots revealed
- MIB - North Wales Police joins Operation Scalis to tackle uninsured driving
- MIB - Op Drive Insured tackles uninsured vehicles on our roads
- MIB - over 4,500 uninsured vehicles seized in annual ‘Week of Action’
- MIB - Police Scotland partner with MIB to tackle uninsured driving along M8
- MIB - £7 million of supercars seized during antisocial driving crackdown in London
- MIB - three police forces across the South West of the UK seize 13 uninsured vehicles in 1-day operation
- MIB - Thurrock (Essex) and Birmingham top list of UK's uninsured driving areas
- MIBI - new legal requirement for motorists to provide their driver number when renewing or taking out motor insurance takes effect from today
- Michael Douglas - joins BWS (Basic Welding Services) as National Sales Manager after 10 years with Car-o-Liner
- Michael Golding, LV - tackling the Maldon Mud race in May raising ££ for DEBRA
- Michelin - just 11.7% UK drivers currently fit winter-suited tyres, despite 82% believing they improve safety
- Mick Whitehead - details for funeral on Monday 28 April
- Mick Whitehead - tragic death of founder of M&M Vehicle Repairs (Fix Auto Stoke) announced
- Mike Slater - leaves Kindertons to join Blackthorn Repair Management
- MIKES Motor Mania - weekend event for charity for knife crime education returns for the third year
- Milltek - invests in latest laser welding tech to reduce manufacturing times
- Minden Systems - offering bodyshops a free energy savings assessment
- MINI - David Beattie appointed as Director for MINI UK and Ireland from 1 January 2025
- MINI - first Cooper Convertible rolls off the MINI Plant Oxford production line
- Minimum wage - increases by 4.1% to £12.71hr (£26,437pa for 40hr week) from April for over 21year old
- Mipa - how to avoid the 5 biggest mistakes in refinishing
- Mipa - launches new products into its MP Range: precision, performance and professional results for every paintshop
- Mipa Paints - appoints James Taylor (ex Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin and Bentley) as UK field-based Technical Support
- Mipa Paints - appoints Tony Mitchell as Technical Support
- Mipa Paints - appoint Bethany Gallagher as new Digital Marketing Executive
- Mipa Paints - apprentices Cameron Moore, Jamie Mason & James Lawson shortlisted for AZ Awards 2025
- Mipa Paints Competition - WIN an MP Cordless Mini Polisher enter our giveaway below.
- Mipa Paints - confirm membership of BAMA – The British Aerosol Manufacturer’s Association
- Mipa Paints - Gary Smith (ex Sherwin-Williams) appointed as Business Development Manager
- Mipa Paints - hands-on training at Grŵp Colegau NPTC Group of College in Neath, Wales
- Mipa Paints - investing in the future with commitment to apprenticeships and industry excellence
- Mipa Paints - Terry Barnett (ex PPG) appointed as new Distribution Manager
- Mipa Paints - visit the Mipa stand at Automechanika Frankfurt (stand F02 - F04 in hall 11.1)
- Mirka - acquire Hermes Bonded Abrasives
- Mirka - demonstrate a real commitment to sustainability
- Mirka - expands battery sander range to deliver precision and comfort
- Mirka - head to the Mirka Putting Green at the Convention and Night of Knights Exhibition!
- Mirka - invest 25 million euros in new "green" production line in Finland
- Mirka - kicks off new season as MK Dons Business Alliance+ Partner
- Mirka - new DEROS Rotary Sander tackles collision repair with ease
- Mirka - new Iridium Soft high-performance fine sanding solution
- Mirka - next generation of tools and abrasives coming to Auto Trade Expo
- Mirka UK - expanded belt sander range includes new lightweight Mirka FBS-B battery file belt sanders
- Mirka UK - launch new POLAROS RP 600 polisher
- Mirka UK - new DEXOS 1230 M AFC bodyshop dust extractor
- Mitsubishi Motors - to introduce new vehicles to the UK market from Summer 2026
- MJ Warner (bodyshops in Ware and Hertford) - celebrates 60th anniversary!
- M&M Group (Fix Auto Stoke on Trent) - secures Tesla Body Shop Approval
- M&M Group - pay tribute to founder Mick Whitehead who passed away on 23 March
- MOKE International - British car manufacturer opens new manufacturing facility in Leamington Spa
- Moneybarn - renews with BCA in exclusive two-year remarketing deal
- Morelli - automotive engineers of the future showed off their talents at Eyebox
- Morelli Group - congratulates WorldSkills 2024 "automotive stars", David and Miguel
- Morelli Group - double win at Night of Knights
- Morelli Group - INFO for the 11-a-side football match at London Stadium raising £ for DEBRA
- Morelli Group - Michael Massey (ex FMG Repair Services and 3M) joins Morelli as Brand Development Manager
- Morelli Group - promote Nigel Calnan to Sales Director - Wales
- Morelli Group - raise £450 for Breast Cancer UK and £320 for Plassey Juniors Community Golf
- Morelli Group - review of Eyebox Supplier Equipment Showcase
- Morelli Group - seeking volunteers to help at Bury Hospice (5 and 6 April)
- Morelli Group - thanks volunteers who helped at Bury Hospice Paint Project - part of PPG's Colourful Communities Programme
- Morelli Group vs NWVA Charity football match - Morelli Group win and fundraising hits £20k
- Morelli Group - Wales Golf Day raises £3,400 for DEBRA UK
- Morelli - only 5 spaces left on the 2025 five-star DEBRA Charity Sports Car Rally
- Morris Associates - BVM Consultants (T/A Morris Associates): Adrian Brimicombe acquires the BSI support business from Brent Morris
- MOT failures - 3 in 10 admit to continuing to drive despite MOT advisories due to high repair costs.
- Motability - 30% increase in users of the scheme in 5 years, potentially fuelled by TikTok 'influencers' encouraging takeup
- Motability Operations (Direct Line) - learn about sustainable repairs at Direct Line Group’s Technology Centre in Birmingham
- Motability - removes Premium brand vehicles, including Mercedes and BMW from scheme as it aims to buy British
- Motofix - champion charity, Kinship, a vital cause supporting "unsung heroes" who keep families together
- Motofix Group (=10th largest independent bodyshop group) - hosts annual apprenticeship onboarding day in Swindon
- Motofix Group - all ten Motofix locations are registered on the ARIES portal
- Motofix Group - appoints Kelly Watson as Head of Business Development & Growth
- Motofix Group - Cirencester bodyshop helps driving instructor get BMW i3 back on the road, pronto
- Motofix Group - Ginny Etherington (ex Head of Roadside Operations Supply at the AA) as Head of Central Services
- Motofix Group - High Wycombe bodyshop secures Ford approval
- Motofix Group - MET Apprentice at Prestige centre in Cirencester, Archie Piggot, attends SMMT's 'Rising Star' apprentice event at the Houses of Parliament
- Motofix Group - named Best New Bodyshop of the Year
- Motofix Group - opens Prestige bodyshop in the Cotswolds
- Motofix Group - paint and prep tech, Chris Spinks, retires after 35 years in the bodyshop industry
- Motofix Group - £850,000 investment in Exeter accident repair centre
- Motofix Group - smart key exchange platform, Keycafe, boosts security for bodyshop customers
- Motofix - National Apprenticeship Week highlights
- Motor Assist - 67% EV drivers would refuse an ICE car replacement if their EV was off the road due to an accident
- Motor Assist (AX) - wins accident management contract with Drivalia
- Motor Auction Group (MAG) - new £5m LCV auction centre officially opens with 100 vehicles sold in first sale
- Motor Auction Group - announces team to head up new £5m purpose-built LCV auction site in Goole, Yorkshire
- Motor Auction Group - investing £5m in new dedicated five-acre LCV centre in Goole
- Motor finance - BVRLA's Legal and Membership Director reports from the Supreme Court hearing
- Motor finance compensation - NFDA Members quiz FCA on industry-wide scheme
- Motor finance compensation - many VMs and lenders "running on outdated systems, scattered records, and incomplete commission data"
- Motor finance - NFDA "engaging with the FCA, including participation as a stakeholder in the Consumer Redress Scheme Design Panel"
- Motor Insurance Taskforce - proposals will include a fundamental review of the costs of spare parts
- Motor Insurers’ Bureau - 60 uninsured vehicles seized in two-day crackdown across Luton and Peterborough
- Motor Ombudsman - records nearly one million contacts as ADR Regulations mark a decade of service
- Motor Parts Direct - orders 300 new Renault Kangoo vans
- Motor repair sector - faces £5bn potential lost revenue as workers "switch off" early for festive season
- Motor Trader awards - finalists announced with two bodyshop categories
- Motor Trader awards - Angus MacKinnon, Uttoxeter, win Bodyshop of the Year
- Motor Trader Awards - Autotech Telford win Bodyshop of the Year (Large Enterprise) award
- Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) - wave of insurer consolidation threatens consumer competition and bodyshops
- MotorEasy - claims analysis highlights the increased risk kerbs present to alloy wheels on premium vehicles and low-profile tyres
- MotorEasy - GAP insurance pay-outs almost triple the 2021 average
- MotorEasy - GAP insurance claims pay-outs at a record high
- MotorEasy - Hyundai IONIQ named most expensive car to repair
- MotorEasy - launch new GAP cover product for leased vehicles
- MotorEasy - most expensive parts to repair create £78k "Frankenstein’s Car”
- MotorEasy -Toyota Previa tops Reliability Index
- Motornomic - launches Marketplace giving independent garages & bodyshops access to trade-only pricing
- MOTORS - used car website reports highest ever volume of December traffic
- MotorServ UK - joins Dack Motor Group in strategic sale
- Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) - UK motorsport and engineering turnover (£16bn) near doubled in 10 years
- Multigen workforces - 37% businesses are seeing employees working longer and retiring later compared with 5-10 years ago
- Mustoe's (Fix Auto Caldicot & Bristol) - Nissan Approved Bodyshop
- Mustoe’s Specialist Vehicle Body Repairs - new site: Fix Auto Bristol Central (former A J Taylor Accident Repairs in Fishponds)
- NAMA - August was one of the joint strongest on record for vehicle auction values
- NAMA - average used car values at Auction down -0.8% in Oct vs Sept
- NAMA - demand for cars at auction outstripping supply; EVs over two years old popular
- NAO - 44% of public chargepoints in the UK have been installed in London & South-East, just 15% in rural areas
- Naran Automotive - former Jaguar Land Rover Special Commissions head joins UK-based hypercar manufacturer
- Nathan Hoe, autobody repair apprentice from Steer Sleaford - joins WorldSkills UK's 18-month intensive training programme
- National Accident Repair Group - appoints Edwin Harrell as Group Chief Executive Officer and Kate Goodwin as Chief Client Officer, Victoria Turner takes NED role
- National Apprenticeship Week - apprenticeships contribute £25bn to England’s economy
- National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) - tell ABP what you have planned for next week's apprenticeship focus
- National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) - tell ABP what you have planned for next week's apprenticeship focus
- National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) - share your apprentice news with ABP for the next magazine!
- National Apprenticeship Week 2025 - website and toolkit launched
- National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) - tell ABP what you have planned for next week's apprenticeship focus
- National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) - strong values for vehicles - all makes, models, derivatives and mileages
- National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) - "unexpected" increase in auction search activity for diesel; up 10% vs January 2024
- National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) - ICE models outperform EVs at auction
- National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) - investing in cosmetic refurbishment can move a vehicle’s grade from a 4 to a 2
- National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) - new branding and focus on LCV Grading and Licenced Auctioneer schemes
- National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) - vehicles requiring work "seeing more resistance from buyers" at auction
- National Autoglaze - new service from Nationwide Vehicle Assistance Group
- National Crime Agency (NCA) - 30 luxury stolen cars recovered by Thai authorities in Bangkok
- National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) - cyber threats facing the UK continue to escalate with record "nationally significant" attacks
- National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - macro environment remains difficult for franchised dealers
- National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - Spring Statement impact on automotive industry
- National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - launch Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme to recognise workshop standards
- National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - used car market "resilient" in 2024
- National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) - urges review of ZEV mandate and 2030 phase-out date
- National Grid - trials the New Isuzu D-Max EV in landmark partnership
- National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) - large decline for new motorcycle market as registrations dip -18.6%
- National Motorcycle Dealers Association - new motorcycle sales down -20.4% YTD compared to 2024
- National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) - new motorcycle registrations down -14.6% in April; year-to-date market decline of -22.8%
- National Paint Championships 2025 - Richard Glover clinches the title at Automechanika Birmingham 2025
- National Parking Platform - Government teams with "parking giants" to ensure drivers can use preferred apps in all car parks
- National Pothole Day - the AA handled 643,318 incidents of tyre, wheel, steering, and suspension damage caused by potholes
- National Travel Survey (NTS) - 70% (81% in rural areas) people rely on their cars
- National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) - number of stolen vehicles detected at UK ports up 29% in Q2 2024
- National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) - signs deal with Freight Association for freight crime prevention
- National Windscreens - James Reynolds (Finance Director for Cary UK) takes on role of Director of Commercial and Finance for all Cary/National Windscreens sales and revenue interests in the UK
- National Windscreens (Cary Group) - announces acquisition of Autoglazing
- National Windscreens - improvement in 2024 Net Promoter Score (NPS), rated as ‘excellent’
- National Windscreens - host ADAS training sessions with fleet management specialist, Venson Automotive Solutions
- National Windscreens - opens 4,600 square feet fitting and calibration centre in Luton
- National Windscreens - opens new fitting centre in Westfield London's shopping centre car park
- National Windscreens - promotes Clare Bestall to the newly created role of Head of Insurance Sales
- National Windscreens - Sarah Marvell (ex Nexus Vehicle Rental) appointed as Key Account Director
- National Windscreens - sustainable digitalisation provides further emission reductions
- National Windscreens - Andy Hodge and Phil Homer appointments post Autoglazing acquisition boost fleet and operations expertise
- National Windscreens - Stuart Boon appointed Managing Director of parent group, Cary UK
- Nationwide Assistance Group - Executive Chairman, Mick Jennings, receives Lifetime Achievement Award
- Nationwide Assistance Group (NWVA) - Mick Jennings thanks sponsors as charity football match raises £20k
- Nationwide Assistance Group (NMWA) - remote-controlled tracked machines recover vehicles from fire-damaged Westfield Shopping Centre car park
- NaVCIS - seize £2.5 million worth of stolen vehicles at UK ports
- NBRA, Ageas UK and LKQ - partner to launch Apprentice Breakfast Club
- NBRA - challenge to non-payment of repairers by EDAM administrators
- NBRA - publish National Insurance Calculator to help bodyshops calculate NI contributions (changes from 1 April)
- New ABP Club website launched!
- NEW ABP Club website - launching next week!
- New ABP magazine - 76-page Winter edition of Auto Body Professional online and in print, NOW!
- New bodyshop site? Superstar Apprentice? - tell us, and enter the ABP Bodyshop Excellence Awards
- New research - petrol and diesel models accounted for just 36.6% of all new vehicles registered across the EU this year
- New Secretary of State for Transport - Heidi Alexander MP replaces Louise Haigh MP
- New ‘Youth Jobs Guarantee’ - guaranteed paid work for young people; aimed at tackling long-term youth unemployment
- Newcastle Accident Repair - joins Fix Auto as Fix Auto Newcastle NI
- NFDA - battery electric vehicles at 6.3% UK LCV market share
- NFDA - Budget proposal includes call to "remove apprenticeship levy clawback" and "business rates stealth tax"
- NFDA Business Solutions - new division to provide support re motor finance compensation schemes
- NFDA - calls for automotive sector to be included in new V-level qualifications
- NFDA - calls for EV tax changes and extension to ICE deadline in Budget
- NFDA - Chief Executive, Sue Robinson, receives Outstanding Leadership award
- NFDA - "cumulative effects of tariffs will be profound"
- NFDA - current measures to support the demand for ZEVs in the UK are "inadequate"
- NFDA - "deeply concerned" at plans to make cars supplied under an Employee Car Ownership Scheme (ECOS) subject to benefit-in-kind tax
- NFDA - EVs record best month ever for sales
- NFDA - Government support for EV transition is "insufficient"
- NFDA - government’s £950 million Rapid Charging Fund has been scrapped due to a lack of interest from motorway service operators
- NFDA - hosts annual Parliamentary Dinner ahead of Autumn Budget
- NFDA - "largely disappointing 2024 for private (new car) demand" down by 8.7% vs 2023
- NFDA - macro environment still a challenge for dealers as new car sales drop 5% in July (vs July 2024)
- NFDA - meets Shadow Minister for Transport and Shadow Business and Trade Minister, to discuss automotive policy
- NFDA - new car market likely to continue to fluctuate
- NFDA-NI - Department for Infrastructure consultation on biennial MOT testing
- NFDA Northern Ireland - key industry issues addressed at NFDA Northern Ireland meeting
- NFDA - obtaining legal advice after Court of Appeal decision on discretionary commission arrangements
- NFDA - obtains permission to intervene in Supreme Court appeal on motor finance commission cases
- NFDA - persistent downturn in LCV market offset by steady BEV interest in September
- NFDA - remains "cautious on macro economic environment" despite the new car market’s recovery in September
- NFDA - responds to US - UK trade deal
- NFDA - results of latest Dealer Attitude Survey: Kia top rated, Citroen lowest rated
- NFDA - revised rules on ZEV Mandate "accepted but not enough"
- NFDA - Runnymede and Weybridge MP, Dr Ben Spencer, visits Trident Honda to discuss key issues
- NFDA - sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) up 25.8%
- NFDA - submits response to the Government consultation on ZEV
- NFDA - to attend Labour and Conservative Party Conferences, representing automotive sectors
- NFDA - urges Government to reconsider plans to scrap Employee Car Ownership Scheme (ECOS) in letter to the Chancellor
- NFDA’s CV dealer members - support LCV manufacturers in calling for a "short moratorium of the ZEV mandate"
- NFU Mutual - 30% dealers have had damage caused during a test drive wish crashes costing business av £8k per year
- NFU Mutual - 9/10 motor traders hit by crime in last 12 months; crime costing motor traders av £44K
- NFU Mutual - countryside roads are disproportionately dangerous for all road users
- NFU Mutual - damage from potholes and other poor road conditions cost the average road user £576
- NFU Mutual - deaths on rural roads 70% higher than on urban highways
- NFU Mutual - first UK-based firm to be named 'Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025’ for the 10th consecutive year
- NFU Mutual - named "UK’s most satisfying insurer" by HonestJohn readers
- Nigel Farage - anti-EV stance could be increasing support for green vehicles
- Night of Knights - finalists announced for ABP awards for the "Fastest Growing Bodyshops"
- Night of Knights - COMPLETELY FULL with a record 850 guests; wait-list now in operation for returns
- Night of Knights - the full list of winners
- Night of Knights - URGENT request PLEASE for your guest names by 5pm Tuesday 29 October; record attendance of over 788
- Night of Knights - completely FULL with record 877 guests booked; waiting list now operating
- Night of Knights - a HUGE selection of 728 photos from Thursday's event is now available on-line
- Night of Knights
- #NightofKnights - Delegate Joining Instructions for Thursday
- Nineteen Group - global exhibition organiser acquires Commercial Vehicle Show
- Nissan and Honda - more details on merger plus the 7 expected synergies from integrating the businesses
- Nissan - announces third generation LEAF and updated Qashqai e-POWER, plus new Juke EV coming in FY26
- Nissan - calls for urgent action on UK ZEV Mandate; UK industry set to miss 2024 EV sales targets due to slowdown in consumer demand
- Nissan - could have just months to secure funding or risk going under says FT report
- Nissan - further boosts Hella Gutmann’s comprehensive secure gateway coverage
- Nissan GB - Audi UK's Ed Jones to join Nissan as Sales Director in June
- Nissan GB - James Taylor appointed as Managing Director
- Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi - sign MOU on a business integration through the establishment of a joint holding company by end Jan 2025
- Nissan - new Sunderland-made Nissan LEAF qualifies for £3,750 discount under EV grant
- Nissan - the only brand with more than one model in 2024’s top-five best-seller list
- Nissan - to cut 250 jobs at its Sunderland factory
- Nissan - to cut 9,000 jobs globally as operating profits fell 90% in first half of financial year
- Nissan - to reduce global workforce by 20,000 and cut number of plants from 17 to 10 by FY 2027
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- Non-compliance with the CO2 2025 targets - VMs' pay penalties estimated at around €16 billion industry-wide
- Northdoor - commercial cyberattacks reach an all-time high
- Northern Accident Repair - work with AGM Services for optimal energy upgrades as part of ARIES commitment
- Northern Accident Repair - celebrating 25th anniversary with charity challenge
- Northern Accident Repair Group - supports local hospice, Overgate in Elland, after break-in
- Northern Accident Repair Centre - Apprentice Loyalty Scheme
- Northern Accident Repair - bodyshop group fundraises for four fantastic charities to celebrate 25th anniversary
- Northern Accident Repair Centres (NARC) - exclusive profile in ABP!
- Northern Accident Repair Co - appoint Ian Parkinson (ex LKQ) as Commercial Director
- Northern Accident Repair - new MET Apprentice, Alfie, takes NARC's apprentice tally to 9
- Northern Accident Repair - relocate Rochdale bodyshop to new site
- Northern Accident Repair Group (NARC) - apprentice Alysia completes NVQ Level 3 MET
- Northern Accident Repair Co (NARC) - new 19,000 sq ft site in Rochdale
- Northern Accident Repair - more than 2,500 miles covered for charity challenge
- Northern Automotive Training Academy (part of Blackpool and The Fylde College) – VDA training dates now available
- Northgate - calls for greater fleet inclusion when Gov shapes LCV legislation
- Northgate - Drive to Zero Transition Hub identifies 79% of vehicles analysed are EV-ready
- Northgate - enhances fleet security and efficiency with new asset tracking solution with ‘geofence’ capability
- Northgate - highlights how smarter telematics help fleets make every journey safer this Road Safety Week
- Northgate - Peabody adds Northgate electric cargo bike to its fleet to cut emissions
- Northgate - two key senior promotions: Nora White (Northgate Businesses Group UK&I business process optimisation director), and Spencer Davi (UK sales and marketing director)
- Northgate Vehicle Hire - launches Drive to Zero Consultancy to support fleets on the road to Net Zero
- Northgate Vehicle Hire (Redde Northgate / ZIGUP, inc FMG) - 62% LCV fleets say carbon reduction is their main motivation for lowering emissions
- Northvolt - Europe's biggest manufacturer of batteries for EVs files for bankruptcy
- Norton Motorcycles - introduces financing options and national recovery offer from RAC
- Norton Motorcycles - confirms the end-of-production of its V4SV, V4CR and Commando 961 models
- Norton - to build new generation of motorcycles at Solihull HQ
- Nottinghamshire Police - five charged after police discover 20 stolen cars in farm shipping container
- Nova Automotive Group - opens 3rd bodyshop, Nova Automotive Cambridge
- Nova Automotive Group - to open 5th site, bodyshop in Lakeside, Essex
- Nova Automotive Group - new Cambridge bodyshop achieves BSI 10125 Kitemark "in record time"
- Nova Automotive - pay tribute to colleague, Norman Case, who was tragically killed in a road traffic accident
- Nova Automotive Group - open new Colchester bodyshop
- Nova Automotive Group - new bodyshop opening in Hertford in November
- Nova Automotive Group - inside the new Colchester bodyshop
- Nova - new Lakeside bodyshop officially opens today!
- Novelis - aluminium is the key to unlocking a lighter, greener, simpler, and safer future for vehicle manufacturers
- NSK - automotive supplier of bearings for steering columns and wheel hubs to close Peterlee factory with loss of 350 jobs
- NSK - plans to shut UK automotive bearings factories puts 400 jobs at risk
- NTT DATA - 12th consecutive month of decline for car manufacturing
- NTT Data - are rising used EV sales just papering over the cracks?
- NVIDIA - sales growth “currently so rapid” at AI chip firm
- NWVA and Morelli Group - AUGGIE sponsor the AV for The Bob Linwood Memorial Trophy Football Match
- NWVA and Morelli Group - 11-a-side football match at London Stadium raising £ for DEBRA
- NWVA - appoints Matt Wilkinson to the NWVA Blue Light Team
- NWVA - appoints Paul Gerrish as Stolen Vehicle Recovery Manager
- NWVA - charity game at The London Stadium on Tuesday 31 March 2026 in aid of DEBRA UK
- NWVA - dedicated Stolen Vehicle Recovery division headed up by Paul Gerrish, formerly at Essex Police’s SVIU
- NWVA - developing a new Level 3 Vehicle Recovery Technician Apprenticeship Standard
- NWVA - open third depot inside London
- NWVA - SAVE THE DATE! Upcoming charity game at The London Stadium on Tuesday 31 March 2026
- NWVA's Stolen Vehicle Recovery Division - appoints Phil Pentelow (ex Essex Police)
- Octopus - launches unlimited smart EV charging for just £30 a month
- OEC - private-equity owners Genstar, exploring $5 billion sale in Q4 says Reuters
- Ofgem - drivers expected to spend £1.7 million less from 1 July following latest announcement
- Ofgem price cap decrease - drivers expected to spend £1.7m less from 1 July
- Ofgem price cap increase - British motorists expected to spend £2.78 million more a month
- Ogilvie Fleet - agrees multi-year contract renewal for Fleet Assist’s managed garage services
- Ogilvie Fleet - expands sustainable mobility solutions with Ogilvie ReLease (nearly new vehicles)
- Ogilvie Fleet - launches 90+ day rental solution
- Ogilvie Fleet - new leadership team announced
- Ogilvie Fleet - recognised with an ‘Outstanding’ Best Companies accreditation for sixth year running
- Ogilvie Fleet - supplies MSL Property Care Services with Nissan Primastar vans
- Ogilvie Fleet - supports urgent care provider Medvivo with mobility solution
- Ohme - collaboration with E.ON Next to make home charging more affordable
- Ohme - EV drivers earn more than £400,000 with Ohme during energy flexibility trials
- Ohme - the official smart EV charger partner for UK’s largest electrical retailer, Currys
- Older drivers - one in 20 Brits think drivers should have their licence automatically revoked at the age of 50, due to 'old age'
- Oldfields Garage - labour rate rises are needed if you can demonstrate the value
- OMODA 7 - new £29,915 mid-size SUV, arriving in the UK from January 2026
- OMODA 9 SHS - rated one of Europe’s safest SUVs in latest NCAP tests
- OMODA UK - Thatcham Research partnership means OMODA & JAECOO UK lineup introduced to more than 90 UK insurers
- OMODA&JAECOO - in its launch year, new duel-brand registered 3,383 vehicles in the UK
- OMODA&JAECOO UK - celebrates 25,000 new car sales with £25,000 donation to CarFest charities
- OMODA&JAECOO UK - Toomey Brentwood win Aftersales Performance award at inaugural dealer awards
- One in four workers in the automotive industry - considering leaving the sector, half of those due to mental health
- *** ONE WEEK TO VOTE *** 13 Repairers Choice Awards for BODYSHOP ONLY votes
- One.funding - new launch to drive growth in the UK automotive repair industry
- ONS - 1 in 5 adults (16 to 64) are "economically inactive"
- ONS - 12.5% 16 to 24 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET)
- ONS - 18% businesses reported that their turnover had increased MoM in March 2025
- ONS - 20% of businesses reported an increase in staffing costs in the last three months
- ONS - average regular wages up 5.0% in last 12-months to £35,308
- ONS - average salaries up 5.0% in 12-months to May 2025; average salary now £35,204 (exc bonus)
- ONS - average UK salary increased 5.9% in last 12 months to £34,684 (exc bonuses)
- ONS - average UK salary increased 5.9% in 2024 to £34,528
- ONS data - UK trade with the United States (2024): £57.1bn (imports) and £59.3bn (exports)
- ONS - employment AND unemployment numbers up in last 12 months
- ONS - est 14% of households where no member of the household was in employment
- ONS - monthly GDP up 0.1% in August 2025
- ONS - no of people employed in the UK rose slightly in 2024
- ONS - Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024: number of new businesses up 2.8%, number of closures down 4.4%
- ONS - share of total UK income going to workers up 6% in 25 years
- ONS - small (0.5%) increase in the number of business in the 'motor trade' in a year
- ONS - small decrease in the number of businesses inc -1% drop in wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles
- ONS - "surprise" fall in UK inflation to 2.5%
- ONS - the number of people in the UK aged 90+ has more than doubled since 2004
- ONS - UK unemployment rate rises to 5%
- ONS - UK unemployment rate up 0.3% to 4.3% (July - Sept 2024)
- ONS - value of UK total trade up 2.6% on the previous 12 months
- Onyx - next-gen Bodyshop Management System and tech mobile app at Convention
- Onyx (stand 12 at #NightofKnights) and BodyNet - merge to launch connected systems to streamline bodyshop repair management
- OOONO - new ‘no-distraction’ speed camera alert system now available to UK drivers after 4 million sold in Germany
- OPTIMAL - strengthens engine mounting offering across European market
- Oracle Car Finance - London supercar funding peaks in Enfield, Kingston upon Thames, and Kensington & Chelsea
- Oracle Car Finance - raise over £50,000 for local Martin House Children’s Hospice
- Oshe Automotive - Northants-based bespoke engineering firm signs-up 'Game of Thrones' actor as ambassador and creative partner
- Osprey Charging - new charging sites in Watford and Merseyside
- OSRAM - advises bodyshops "don’t limit a bulb check to just headlights"
- OSRAM and Ring - named Car Supplier of the Year winners at IAAF Awards
- OSRAM - automotive lighting specialist provides training to Leicester automotive students
- OSRAM Automotive – automotive lighting firm turns 100
- OSRAM - celebrates NAPA Racing becoming BTCC’s Teams Champions for 2025!
- OSRAM - launches Bulb Check Week (20 – 27 October) ahead of clock change
- OSRAM - provide training to apprentices at North London Garages GTA
- OSRAM - renew BTCC sponsorship
- OUTSORC - achieves Cyber Essentials Plus certification
- Outsorc - launch MONITRR; an AI-powered predictive model to transform auditing of standards compliance
- Ovoko - Rutland is home to the fastest drivers in England; Brighton and Hove home to the slowest drivers
- Page Automotive - Todd Engineering install two Zeus all-electric spraybooths
- Page Automotive Group - southern accident repair group appoint Declan McCluskey (ex Marshall Motors) as Managing Director
- Page Automotive Group - all 8 bodyshops transition to the new BS10125:2022 standard
- Page Automotive Group - Operations Director, Shane Lawrence, raising £ for DEBRA UK in the Great South Run
- Page Automotive Group - all 8 bodyshops transition to the new BS10125:2022 standard *** CORRECTION ***
- Page Automotive Group - receive second award for Net Promotor Score from Enterprise Mobility
- Paint cost increases
- Paint costs - reminder from Audatex about the AZT paint calculation system and how Audatex will announce any pricing updates
- PaintGo - Stephen Naylor (ex Axalta) reports from refinish robot demo at Parkway Prestige
- PaintGo UK - first spray painting robot now installed in the UK; see it in action at Manchester bodyshop this month
- Panasonic - new anode-free battery tech could mean 90-mile increase in range for the Tesla Model Y
- Panel Discussion at the ABP Annual Convention - “The value of collaboration and integrated data solutions in the repair supply chain”
- Panel Financial - the Christmas tree is up!
- Parked cars - a major factor in road collisions (more than weather-related hazards)
- Parkers - campervan sales up 35% in 2024
- Parkers - MINI Cooper named "depreciation winner" with -17% depreciation in 12 months vs "sinner" Fiat 500e (-52%)
- Parking fail: three-quarters of drivers have run into difficulties when paying to park by mobile app
- Park’s Motor Group - opens first XPENG UK dealership in Scotland, in East Kilbride
- Parkway Prestige - see the PaintGo spray painting robot in action from today at Manchester bodyshop
- Parkway Prestige - fit out "in full swing" at new 32,000 sq ft site due to open next month
- Parkway Prestige - new Manchester bodyshop to open soon!
- Parkway Prestige - Junair spraybooth installation at new bodyshop (case study)
- Parkway Prestige - 2.7 million investment programme at Manchester bodyshop
- Parliamentary group research - The UK has more than 34,000 number plate suppliers, operating with no background checks and minimal oversight - some with criminal records
- PartsMarket (from e2e) - only recycled parts supplier that can automatically intercept and ‘read’ a repair estimate and match parts instantly
- PartsMarket - info on new parts portal from e2e
- PartsXchange - announce new partnership with Vehicle Image Assessors
- PartsXchange - new updates announced
- PartsXchange - partners with Eladene Systems to bridge the gap between VRA Approved recyclers and bodyshops
- PartsXchange - temporary suspension of App for crucial development work between 18/12/24 – 13/01/25
- Paul Sewell, Barnsley College - FE specialist announced impending career change!
- Paul Wood - retires after 45 years in the motor trade
- Pay - average regular pay up 5.2% in last year to £34,112 pa
- Pearson Ham Group - top-five quoted van premiums down -20% in a year
- Pearson Ham Group - motor insurance premiums down 16.3% in last 12-months
- Pearson Ham Group - motor insurance premiums down 8.5% in last 12 months
- Pearson Ham - motor insurance premiums down 16% in December 2024 (vs December 2023)
- Peggs Accident Repair Centre - pass Hyundai Authorised Body Repair Centre audit
- Peggs Accident Repair Centre - no minors in latest BSI Kitemark BS10125 audit
- Penn Garage - ADAS calibrations and fixing rodent damage, all in a day's work!
- Percayso Vehicle Intelligence (formerly Cazana) - Keith Binley (ex Lexis Nexis) appointed Group CEO
- Perfect Finish - Ezi Compliance System helps bodyshop secure 100% Kitemark compliance
- Perfect Paint - Milton Keynes bodyshop secures Genesis Select Accident Repairer status
- Peritus Learning - ensure compliance with new Worker Protection Act with courses from £24.99
- Peritus Learning - have your teams completed Worker Protection Act training yet?
- Pete Brookes, LKQ Sales Director - running to raise money for Ben
- Peter James Motor Group - awarded Evolution Repair Group, Advocate of the Year 2024
- Peterborough Skills Academy - LKQ and The Vella Group in the spraybooth!
- Peterborough Skills Academy - congratulates Rio from LKQ for Vehicle Damage Paint Technician training
- Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) - responds to the Chancellor’s Spending Review
- Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) - urge Chancellor to freeze fuel duty ahead of Autumn Budget
- Petrol Retailers Association - new Accreditation Standard for fuel retails and cost recovery agents
- Peugeot - drivers in the UK spend on average £450 per year on vehicle repairs
- Peugeot - electric van drivers are more concerned about the environmental impact of their vehicle vs electric car drivers
- PEUGEOT - road rage: 26% van drivers have been threatened with violence from another driver
- PEUGEOT - technology and connectivity are valued most by Gen Z and Millennials
- PEUGEOT - two fifths of UK motorists rate their understanding of electric vehicles as poor
- Photographs from the Night of Knights - available to view and download from Monday
- Pilkington Automotive - UK-based team see boost in fleet driver behaviour feedback
- PJB Accident Repairs - BSI and carbon neutral success and courtesy car investment
- Plastrepair - win the NBRA GBA Industry Innovation Award
- Plenham (IBIS and bodyshop mag) – founder and joint owner, David Young, resigns as director; Chris Mann now sole shareholder
- Plenham Ltd (bodyshop mag and IBIS) - Quintin Cornforth becomes 50% shareholder
- Podium Insurance - new motorsport broker set up by race drivers partners with Shepherd Compello
- Point S - calls for an immediate reform to MOT tyre defect assessment
- Point S - independent network of repairers launches Next-Gen campus for young automotive leaders
- Point S Tyre & Autocare - FOI investigation exposes Britain's hidden tyre safety crisis
- Point S UK - announce partnership with tech specialist to boost member’s digital marketing
- Point S UK - nears 400 independent automotive service network members by end-2025, up from 340+ earlier this year
- Point S UK - Spring Statement response
- Polestar 4 - receives Red Dot “Best of the Best” award
- Polestar adds car keys in Apple Wallet - drivers can lock, unlock, and start their vehicle with iPhone and Apple Watch & share with 5 others via text or WhatsApp
- Polestar - introduces battery health certificates on pre-owned cars during its UK sales event
- Polestar - launches UK-wide Gran Turismo 7 competition with latest performance GT: Polestar 5
- Polestar - new Fleet Telematics introduces real-time insights and smarter operations for fleet customers
- Polestar - reports 36% global retail sales growth for the first nine months of 2025; fastest growing premium brand in the UK
- Polestar - switches on bi-directional charging, launching vehicle-to-home (V2H) offer to Polestar 3 customers in California
- Polestar - targets profitability in 2025; Polestar 7 will be a premium compact SUV from Europe
- Polestar UK (30,000 cars on UK roads) - develops sales model abd retail footprint with expansion plans
- Policy Expert - private equity firm Cinven acquire 50% of UK’s fastest growing motor & home insurance MGA,
- Porsche AG - will cut at least 3,900 jobs over the next four years and expects market conditions to remain very challenging
- Porsche - delays electric vehicles due to lack of demand
- Porsche Macan - slowest-depreciating family car in the UK, losing 19.9% of its value over 3 years
- Porsche - Robert East (ex BMW) joins Porsche Cars GB as Sales Director
- Porsche - scraps plans to produce their own high-performance batteries
- Porters Bodyshop - partnership with Charles Hurst Specialist Cars Belfast bring Aston Martin, Bentley, and Ferrari repairs
- Porters Bodyshop - Portadown, Northern Ireland repairer announces BSI success and JLR approval
- Post mag Claims & Fraud Awards - full list of all winners and finalists from last nights ceremony in London
- Post Office - Gen Z drivers are more likely to have their car stolen than boomers
- Post Office - named Best Car Insurance Provider at Personal Finance Awards
- Pothole Prevention Week (8-14 September) - RAC and RSTA call for mandatory training for councils who fail on pothole prevention
- Potholes report - the backlog of road repairs has reached new £17 billion high
- £15.6bn funding - local transport projects in England’s city regions – including South Yorkshire, the North East, the East Midlands and Tees Valley
- £18bn bill - banks that issued UK car loans may still face compensation costs of up to £18bn
- £25m local authority fund - will make electric vehicle charging easier for residents in England
- £88 million industry and Gov funding - 46 innovative projects get ££ to boost zero emission vehicle tech
- Power-TEC 92645 Cold Glue Dent Pulling Kit — fast, safe glue-pulling without a glue gun
- Power-TEC - compact, cordless, quick and efficient portable hot stapler for repairs in seconds
- Power-TEC - compact electric Dual-Action sander with advanced features
- Power-TEC - comprehensive hammer & dolly sets for steel and aluminium panel repair
- Power-TEC - Hy-Jacks now available in sets of four complete with mobile storage stand
- Power-TEC - new parking sensors hole cutter set for fast, clean, dimensionally accurate holes for PDC refit
- Power-TEC - new PDR kit includes hot glue dent repair combined with the accuracy of a slide hammer
- Power-TEC - securely mount and spray smaller components with magnetic paint clamps
- Power-TEC: smart leverage for tricky dents – PDR Roof Lever Support
- Power-TEC - the ultimate slide hammer for Paintless Dent Repair (PDR)
- PPG - 2024 results: "record results for automotive refinish coatings"
- PPG - a warm welcome from #BBA2025 Headline Partner!
- PPG and Morelli Group - transform Bury Hospice to celebrate 10 years of PPG's community programme
- PPG - announces strategic partnership with Toyota Motor Europe to support its European bodyshop network
- PPG - #BBA2025 Headline Partner prepares to welcome guests to Manchester this week!
- PPG - celebrates 3,000th installation of MOONWALK paint mixing system at U.S. collision center
- PPG - celebrating refinish apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week
- PPG - CEO says that YTD "motor insurance claims are significantly down" due to 3 factors
- PPG - collaborates with luxury EV manufacturer Lucid Motors to develop unique exterior color effects
- PPG - Communications Manager, Josef Jones, promoted to Digital Colour & Equipment Product Manager role
- PPG - digital refinish tools and bodyshop tech at Automechanika Frankfurt 2024 next week
- PPG - donates the PPG LINQ digital automotive refinish ecosystem to 15 vocational schools in over 10 countries
- PPG - IAL confirmed as preferred supplier for PPG's Nexa Autocolor 2K automotive refinish products
- PPG - introduces PPG MIX‘N’SHAKE automated stirring technology for bodyshops; improves productivity, reduces waste, enhances colour accuracy
- PPG - introduces PPG MAGICMIX software for high-quality repairs in all weather conditions
- PPG MOONWALK - paint mixing system now has customers in all 50 US states
- PPG - next gen basecoact tech with MaxMeyer AquaMax Extra
- PPG - promotes Martin Laugharne to National Sales Manager PPG Direct role
- PPG - Purple Basil named 2025 Colour of the Year
- PPG - receive the Irish Auto Trade Award for ‘Paint Brand of the Year’
- PPG - sets paint stirring world record at SEMA show
- PPG - to extend the 'Colorful Communities' program through 2035
- Prasco UK - adds 2,600 new items to product line in six months
- Prasco UK - celebrates 20th anniversary
- Prasco UK - confirms parts price freeze
- Prasco UK - invests in 27,000 sq ft unit specifically to house expanding portfolio of replacement EV parts, inc parts for Tesla, MG, Jaecoo and BYD
- Prasco UK - talks to ABP about certified non-OE replacement parts
- Prasco - visit Prasco in Hall 5.1, stand C79, at the 2024 Automechanika Show in Germany
- Precision Repair Group (PRG) - newly launched Group invests in Turners Accident Repair; PRG is now Alton Cars, Hilton Coachworks and Turners Accident Repair
- Precision Repair Group, now 3rd largest repair group (Alton Cars, Hilton Coachworks, and Turners Accident Repair) - invests in HB Accident Repair Network
- Premier Insurance Company Limited - 36th largest UK motor insurer enters administration
- Prestige Underwriting - applauds new law to enhance E-bike battery safety
- Prestige Underwriting - launch new Multi-Vehicle product underwritten by Aviva to GB broker network
- Primary Engineer Vehicle Programme – Morelli Group to host pupils and teachers at Eyebox in July
- Primary Engineer event at Morelli's Eyebox - "wow I've never been in a place like this before!"
- Privacy and personalisation in automotive -79% consumers worry about how their data is used
- Private car parks review - driver taken to court for £1,906 in fines for taking more than five minutes to pay for parking
- Private Parking Code of Practice - drivers frustrated government-backed Code still not in force 5 years after becoming law
- Prohire - has now collapsed into administration; all but a handful of the 80 staff made redundant
- Prohire - lodges a Notice of Intent to appoint an administrator
- Protean Electric - industry-first mainstream OEM application of in-wheel motors
- Pump prices - unleaded drops by 0.6p while diesel reduces by 0.8p
- Purchase Direct - celebrates 30th business anniversary
- Purchase Direct - waste management service, Outsourced Waste, can help bodyshops reduce costs by more than 50%
- Purchase Direct - are you ready for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) Action Plan deadline?
- Purchase Direct - sponsor The Bob Linwood Memorial Trophy Football Match raising £ for DEBRA
- Purchase Direct - sponsors the Bob Linwood Memorial Trophy in aid of DEBRA UK
- Purchase Direct - joins ARIES Governance Advisory Group
- Purchase Direct - supports local charity ADD-vance with £3,301 donation to help neurodivergent families
- Purchase Direct - driving sustainability success with an award-winning 2024 for Purchase Direct's customers
- PwC - motor insurance premiums in England and Wales to fall-by av of £50 (5%)
- PwC Strategy& division - effects of tariffs on insurance and automotive sectors
- PwC UK - Trumps tariffs will increase the cost of motor insurance claims in the UK
- QBE - fires caused by EVs up 77% in 2 years
- QBE - promotes Hannah Wilkinson to UK Motor Trade Underwriting Manager
- QCD Autocentre Brackley - appointed an approved repairer for Skywell (Chinese EV brand, UK launch Q3 2025)
- QCD Revive Collision Centre, Brackley - become first UK bodyshop to achieve ISO 14068-1 certification with guidance from Motornomic
- Quality Repair Centre (QRC) - joins Fix Auto as Fix Auto Bedford
- Quentin Wilson - Chris McKie, CEO Vizion, pays tribute
- Quentin Wilson - TV presenter and Kinetic host, sadly passes away at age of 68
- QuestGates - loss adjusting & claims specialist acquires investigation specialists, Brownsword Group
- Questgates - Toyota Hilux thefts up 549% in last year; Land Rover thefts down substantially due to security upgrades
- RAC - 1 in 4 drivers say getting their vehicles repaired or serviced is a hassle with the time taken to drop off and pick up at garages their biggest complaint
- RAC - 18m bank holiday trips planned
- RAC - 200 new 150kW+ chargers installed at motorway service areas in England since the beginning of the year
- RAC - 21m getaway trips planned as schools break for Easter
- RAC - 32-year contract with the CV industry roadside assistance programme, DAFaid
- RAC - 36% drivers have accidentally driven in a bus lane
- RAC - 50% jump in number of motorists caught driving unroadworthy vehicles in last 12 months
- RAC - 81% drivers say excessive speeding now commonplace on UK roads
- RAC - 82% support the introduction of alcohol interlocks to reduce instances of repeat drink-driving
- RAC - a fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MOT and not replacing worn-out tyres to cut costs
- RAC and Continental Automotive - launch telematics partnership for fleet and business vehicle operators
- RAC and INRIX - record 29m festive trips before 25 December
- RAC - announce roadside assistance partnership with OMODA (Chinese VM)
- RAC - Asda cuts fuel prices by 4p per litre amid drop in wholesale costs
- RAC - average car in the UK is oldest it has ever been at nearly 10 years old
- RAC - average unexpected repair bill goes up to £650
- RAC - brighter headlights more likely to cause glare for drivers, study finds - RAC comment
- RAC Bristol - wins ‘South West Contact Centre of the Year’ for second year running
- RAC - calls on private parking industry to publish "full and transparent" complaints and appeals data
- RAC - calls on retailers to cut the price of fuel by 6p per litre to reflect lower wholesale costs
- RAC - Christmas at the pumps set to be cheapest since the pandemic
- RAC - clutch problems, brakes and EVs running out of charge the top reasons for a breakdown at last year’s Glastonbury
- RAC - diesel now at its lowest price since end of September 2021
- RAC - drink-drive deaths are up 7% in a decade
- RAC - drivers fined almost £1m from just 36 yellow box junctions last year
- RAC - drivers set to take nearly 18m getaway trips on last bank holiday before Christmas
- RAC - driving test booking ‘black market’
- RAC - Easter bank holiday weekend could be the busiest since 2022
- RAC Europe - 57% drivers says UK’s "pothole-ridden roads" are worse than Europe’s motorways
- RAC - EU’s new Entry-Exit System now in force
- RAC - EV charge points at supermarkets increase by a third in 18 months
- RAC - EV drivers unable to charge at home are paying a significant premium over those that can
- RAC - February fuel rise sends pump prices to six-month high: petrol av 139.65ppl and diesel av 146.48ppl
- RAC Foundation - 10million MOT tests ended in failure last year - more than a fifth of all those carried out
- RAC Foundation - cost of car insurance in the first year of driving has fallen by 22% in 2025 (average £1,387)
- RAC - fuel falls by 4p in March
- RAC - fuel prices close to 2019 levels (petrol = 136.9ppl and diesel = 142.9ppl average)
- RAC - fuel prices down 6.5p in September saving drivers £3.60 a tank
- RAC - fuel prices fall in August after two months of rises
- RAC Fuel Watch - fuel prices expected to fall from a six-month high
- RAC Fuel Watch - fuel prices remain at a three-year low
- RAC Insurance - partners with insurtech Ticker for connected motor products
- RAC - Irish RAC patrol comes to the de‘fence’ of six-year-old boy who got his head stuck in railings
- RAC - issues warning to drivers during heavy winds this weekend
- RAC - just 3% of England’s 183k-mile local road network received any form of maintenance in 2023/24
- RAC - just 39% of drivers know what the minimum tyre tread allowed by law is
- RAC - Leicester’s Sean Kimberlin named as RAC Mobile Mechanic of the Year
- RAC - Monday (6 Jan) predicted to be one of the busiest days for breakdowns for the whole of 2025
- RAC - MPs and roads experts meet face-to-face to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis
- RAC - nearly 28,000 people convicted of drink-driving multiple times in the last 11 years
- RAC - number of roads policing officers falls by more than 1,000 in 10 years
- RAC - number of young drivers illegally using phones behind the wheel reaches eight-year-high
- RAC: oil price rises - average price of a litre of petrol has increased by 1.5p in a week
- RAC on airport drop-off fees - on a per-minute basis, dropping off at Manchester costs more than a return flight to Turkey
- RAC - one in five MOT tests ends in failure
- RAC - one-in-six drivers who ignore MOT advisories suffer a breakdown
- RAC - petrol and diesel prices could drop to their lowest in three-and-a-half years
- RAC - petrol goes up a penny while diesel jumps by almost 2p
- RAC - petrol prices hit three-year low
- RAC - Portsmouth’s Chris Alexandrou named RAC Patrol of the Year
- RAC - ‘pothole breakdowns’ double in first three months of 2025
- RAC - pothole compensation claims double in a year
- RAC - pothole-related breakdowns up by 9% compared to Q2 2024
- RAC - pothole-related breakdowns up by a quarter in just 12 months
- RAC - predicts a ‘costly Christmas’ at the pumps in 2025 with more expensive prices than in 2024
- RAC - predicts fuel duty will go back up to 58p a litre in October’s Budget
- RAC - private parking companies issue a record 14.4m tickets to drivers in a single year
- RAC - pump prices falling faster than they have all year
- RAC - Q4 pothole breakdowns up 17% compared to previous 3 months
- RAC - quarter of drivers affected by bright headlights drive less at night as a result
- RAC - rare red weather warning for motorists
- RAC - roadside assistance and vehicle recovery operators can now apply for permission to use red flashing lamps
- RAC - second month of lower fuel prices as petrol and diesel fall by 2p a litre in April
- RAC - September sees August price reduction reverse as petrol and diesel rise by a penny
- RAC - snow causes travel disruption across UK as warnings issued
- RAC - some GOOD pothole news!
- RAC - Students across England can now become patrols or RAC Mobile Mechanics through the ‘RAC Academy’
- RAC - summer holiday traffic: 13.9m trips planned this week
- RAC - talking to passengers and daydreaming found to be biggest causes of distracted driving mistakes
- RAC - tensions in the Middle East push cost of petrol to rise by 2p last month
- RAC - trials HVO to run seven of its HQ-based recovery trucks
- RAC - trials hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to run 7 of its HQ-based recovery trucks, hoped to save around 300,000kg of CO2 per year
- RAC - two thirds of eCall activations are false alarms
- RAC - UK Government due to announce next steps on tackling problem pavement parking in England
- RAC - unexpected car repairs cost drivers more than £600 a year
- RAC - unplanned repairs leave four-in-10 drivers without cars for a day or more
- RAC - warns drivers of longer waiting times for patrols as today "will undoubtedly be the busiest of the winter so far"
- RAC - warns drivers to plan ahead for the bank holiday ‘rush hour’ on Friday 2 May
- RAC Warranty - engine failure claims most expensive with £26k 2016 BMW replacement engine claim topping the list
- Radius Vehicle Solutions - partners with Fleet Assist in multi-year SMR agreement
- Rapid Repair Network (RRN) - ECA Business Energy confirm that RRN USE ONLY 40% of the carbon footprint of traditional bodyshops
- Rapid Repair Network - 11 teams revving up for the inaugural Rapid Repair Rally (2-3 October)
- Rapid Repair Network (RRN) - Sarah Kirkham joins Rapid Repair Network as Chief Commercial Officer
- Rapid Repair Network (RRN) - check out the trailer for RRN's fundraising Rally documentary
- Rapid Repair Network - Rapid Repair Rally 2026 confirmed!
- Rapid Repair Network (RRN)- first-ever Charity Rally: Wales to Cotswold, 2-3 October 2025
- Rapid Repair Network - Lizzie Cove promoted to National Account Manager
- Rapid Repair Rally - 500 miles of fun raises thousands for charity
- Ratan Tata - the former chairman of Tata has died, aged 86
- RB Bruce (part of the Elder and Paton Group) - Allianz UK's August 2025 CSI monthly winner
- recell.store - appoint Tom Rumboll (ex SYNETIQ) as a Board Advisor and Simon Reid as MD
- RECLAMET - announced as a headline sponsor for Martha Trust's 2025 'Music on the Farm' Festival
- RECLAMET - appoints Simon Bastin-Mitchell as Commercial Manager
- RECLAMET - double whammy award nominations
- Reclamet - Vehicle Recyclers' Association Certification (VRAC) parts platform will have an estimated 5 million+ parts
- RECLAMET - wins National Vehicle Recycling Company Award 2024
- RECORD voting for the 2024 ABP Repairers Choice Awards!
- Red lamp applications now live
- Reminder to enter the Bodyshop Excellence Awards’ – If you do not enter you cannot win!
- Remit Training - Automotive Apprenticeships & Technical Training provision
- Renault - buys Nissan's 51% stake in India manufacturing unit
- Renault - first images of Renault 4 E-Tech 100% electric revealed ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show
- Renault – French recycling company Suez, to take 20% stake in Renault Group’s recycling business unit, The Future Is Neutral
- Renault - grey remains the most popular car colour choice in 2024 – for seventh year in a row
- Renault Group and Ford - new partnership to improve competitiveness; to launch two affordable electric cars in Europe in 2028
- Renault Group - launches a large-scale health program for all employees
- Renault Group, Nissan & Mitsubishi Alliance - to produce EVs at plant in France
- Renault Group - successful public transport trials of autonomous vehicles
- Renault Group UK and RAC - partnership wins ‘Customer Experience Brand of the Year’ at CCA Global Excellence Awards 2025
- Renault Group - wins ‘Manufacturer Used Car Scheme of the Year’ at Car Dealer Used Car Awards 2025
- Renault - Luca de Meo to step down as head of Renault Group after 5 years
- Renault - shares EV fire suppression technology with other VMs
- Renault UK - Adam Wood appointed as Managing Director Renault brand UK and Country Head Renault Group UK
- Renault ZOE and Nissan Leaf - found to be the fastest depreciating cars, data reveals
- Repair and Restore Bodyshop (Goole) - Carl Smith (MD): "This is what's wrong with the repair industry at the moment"
- Repair and Restore Body Shop (Goole) - sponsor brain injury charity team taking part in Black Beacon Ultra Marathon
- Repair and Restore Bodyshop (Goole) - migrating to Solution Repair Group (Chris Weeks network); 2.5 yrs with Evolution "life-changing" with support and advice
- Repair and Restore Body Shop (Goole) - happy 10th anniversary!
- Repair and Restore Body Shop (Goole) - Director, Carl Smith, has been interviewed for ITV News (on TV this evening @ 6pm)
- Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - BODYSHOPS, vote for your favourite suppliers!
- Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - the ONLY awards where ALL the winners are chosen by bodyshops
- Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - bodyshops: you have just 48 hours left to vote!
- Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - voting closes at 6pm on Wednesday
- Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - the ONLY awards where ALL the winners are chosen by bodyshops
- Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - ONE WEEK LEFT TO VOTE!
- Repairers Choice awards - finalists announced at 11.00am tomorrow (Tues 15 Oct)
- Repairers Choice Awards - 2025 Scoring published
- Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - voting closes at 6pm TOMORROW!
- Repairers Choice Awards 2025 - the ONLY awards where ALL the winners are chosen by bodyshops!
- Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - voting closes at 6pm Tues 8 Oct
- Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - VOTE NOW!
- Repairers Choice Scoring Sheet - available in the publications section of the ABP website (link below)
- Repairers Choice Awards 2024 - the ONLY awards where ALL the winners are chosen by bodyshops
- Repairers Choice Scoring Sheet - now available in the publications section of the ABP website (link below)
- Repairify - ADAS calibration becoming the second most common service type
- Repairify - appoints first mental health first aider
- Repairify - appoints Marcus Phillips as UK technical sales executive (South)
- Repairify - awarded European patent for Remote Services solution
- Repairify - expands service and technical sales departments in the UK and Europe
- Repairify - grows again with two new starters
- Repairify - invests in its apprenticeship programme
- Repairify - launches Digital Technician Apprenticeship Programme in conjunction with QA
- Repairify - meet the team at Convention on Thursday
- Repairify - raises £1,000 for Autoraise
- Repairify - regains 14001 Environmental Certification
- Repairify - success at Automechanika putting advanced diagnostic vehicle tech on the global stage
- Repairify - teaming up with AutoRaise at Automechanika Birmingham (3-5 June) serving up ‘coffee for a cause’
- Repairify - warns bodyshop about the rapid rise in Toyota and Lexus thefts
- Reported road collisions in Great Britain - casualty and fatality levels down YOY; 75% road deaths were male
- (reports) EV targets - rules could change as demand for EVs stalls
- (reports) Tesla - to "ramp up production of the more affordable model during the second half of this year"
- (reports) UK Government - 10-year infrastructure plan worth £725bn to be announced, including £1bn for roads
- (reports) USA trade tariffs - car manufacturers' share prices fall across Europe
- (repost) "Bodyshop labour rates must increase" - ABP Forum discussion
- Reserv - Andrew Makepeace appointed as UK Motor Claims Director
- Resolution Foundation - inactivity is rising and unemployment has not yet peaked
- Resolution Foundation - jobs treading water and wages cooling ahead of big tax and minimum wage changes in April
- Resolution Foundation - Government will fail to meet its employment target unless firms recruit and retain more disabled workers
- Resolution Foundation - a "baby bust" and Brexit mean that London is the only major city in Britain that’s getting older
- Retail rates guide
- (Reuters) esure - Ageas and Allianz explore bids for British insurance group esure, sources say
- Revised GTA - new set of maximum daily rates for credit hire mobility from today (1 July)
- "Revive apprenticeships" - Education Committee publishes recommendations for skills
- Revive! Auto Innovations - seeing a 78% rise in demand for scratch and dent repairs from hit-and-runs
- Revive! Birmingham North - celebrates five-year anniversary
- Revive! - "bodyshop repair demand is sitting at around 130% of available capacity"
- Revive! Bournemouth - SMART repairer celebrates 15th anniversary
- Revive! Cambridge - SMART repair franchise wins award at 2024 BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards
- Revive! - celebrates National Doughnut Day with UK-wide business drive
- Revive! - cosmetic repair firm expands national coverage with King’s Lynn franchisee
- Revive! Crewe - franchisee runs smart repair business and family flooring company
- Revive! - demand for alloy wheel services has skyrocketed 32% in regions suffering from the longest pothole repair times
- Revive! - expands its network with new Exeter and Crewe Franchisees
- Revive! Glasgow - SMART repairer celebrates 5th anniversary
- Revive! - Gloucester & Bristol Central franchise shortlisted for HSBC/BFA Awards
- Revive! Gloucester & Bristol Central - win Highly Commended 'Dynamic Duo' title at franchise awards
- Revive! Gloucester & Bristol Central - SMART repair franchisee up for a trio of awards
- Revive! - new Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) initiative allows franchisees to buy adjacent territory, profitably
- Revive! - new Taunton & Bridgewater franchise expands SMART Repair network
- Revive! - officially one of the top ten British franchises
- Revive! - opens a new franchise in Reading
- Revive! - opens new franchise in Wakefield
- Revive! - opens new franchise in Maidstone to expand SMART Repair network
- Revive! - predicts a 33% increase in demand for mobile bodywork and alloy wheel repairs this spring
- Revive! Preston - M&A specialist, Rohit Kumra (ex Ernst and Young and Cox Automotive) acquires Revive! Preston from previous owner Mike Morgan
- Revive! - raises £4,680 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in annual charity fitness fundraiser
- Revive! - recognise network excellence at Annual Awards Dinner
- Revive! - renew sponsorship with the Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey team
- Revive! Slough - owner Kyle Thorburn is "way ahead" of his original five-year plan
- Revive! - smart repair business sales in 2024 up 13% YoY to £24m
- Revive! Southport (case study) - better work-life balance for former car salesperson
- Revive! - strengthens senior leadership team to accelerate business growth
- Revive! Surrey - franchise opened by British Army Veteran in 2010 celebrates 15th anniversary
- Revive! - Swansea franchise boosts monthly turnover from £9,000 to £30,000 in one year
- Revive! Tamworth - bodywork and alloy wheel repairer celebrates 15th anniversary
- Revive! - UK’s largest SMART mobile vehicle repair firm targets £25m turnover for 2024
- Revive! West Lincs - from ‘man in a van’ to business Leader
- RFF - The Economist: “when a car crashes with an SUV or pickup, rather than another car, the driver’s fatality rate increased by 31%"
- rFpro - launch the industry's most advanced autonomous vehicle simulation solution, AV elevate
- Rhodes Accident Repair Group - impressive graffiti wall at new Rugeley site
- Rhodes Accident Repair Group - 20 young people express interest in a career in the bodyshop industry at open day
- Rhodes Accident Repair Group (5 bodyshops) - Rugby site joins Fix Auto as Fix Auto Rugby
- Rhodes Accident Repair Group (5 bodyshops) - diversifies with additional restoration service at Birmingham bodyshop
- Richard Hutchins - industry pays tribute to "a gentleman and a mentor"
- Richard Steer - named one of five EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 UK regional winners for London & South East
- Richard Taylor (ex Jifeline, AsTech, GT Motive, LKQ and Audatex) - starts new position as Managing Director - Europe for All Clear Diagnostics and Calibration
- Richard Tutt, Motofix - how motorists try to save money on their motor insurance by increasing their excess
- Rick Kerry, Ipswich Accident Repair Centre - ABP hits the track with bodyshop's motorsport man
- Rick Kerry, Ipswich Accident Repair Centre - wins 2024 TCR UK Gen 1 Cup Award at Silverstone
- Right to Repair - move to bring campaign to Europe says "we need vehicles to stay repairable by design"
- Rimac Technology - shows new solid-state battery tech at IAA Mobility
- 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"
- Ring - Connor Beard takes on new role as Operations and Carnation Director
- Ring - double award win from WhatCar?
- Ring - illegal bulbs found to be a leading reason why drivers are dazzled by headlights
- Ring - partners with TyreSafe for Tyre Safety Month
- Rivervale - acquires Concept Vehicle Leasing and Fleet Solutions
- Rivervale Leasing - extends SMR partnership with Fleet Assist for a further three years
- Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies (RV Tech) - Volkswagen and and Audi brands enter first winter testing phase
- Rivian and Volkswagen Group - launch $5.8 billion software joint venture
- RMI - pre-tax profit of £1.5m in 2024 plus a tax-credit of £1.5m giving £3.0m profit for the year
- Road casualty statistics 2024 - four people killed and 76 seriously injured on the roads every day
- Rob Ally, XL Motors - your 2025 Industry Knight!
- Roberlo - 30 years of popular bodyshop product: Multiextender putty
- Roberlo - adds new effect basics to the Blucrom water-based system
- Roberlo - Aircolor Isofill is the new aerosol primer suitable for spot repairs
- Roberlo - Airex Porcess reduces repair time by more than 75% compared to conventional air drying systems
- Roberlo - appoint Technical Specialist, Mark Ayres
- Roberlo - new Kronox 530 clearcoat
- Roberlo - new technical content to maximise the performance of Blucrom Universe
- Roberlo - Primapox 6131, a new high-performance 2K epoxy primer designed to provide temporary protection for metal surfaces
- Roberlo - ROBMIX EVO, the new paint mixing and application system
- Roberlo - The Blucrom Universe to maximise bodyshop efficiency and profitability
- Roberlo - xCrom Vision is the new spectrophotometer for textured color readings
- Rolls-Royce - 2025 Apprenticeship Programme includes Level 3 Vehicle Paint Engineering and Maintenance
- Rolls Royce - bespoke commission for "significant" US client has 7-layer lacquer holographic paint job that inc magnesium fluoride and aluminium flakes
- Rolls-Royce - commits £300 million investment at Goodwood to expand profitable Bespoke and Coachbuild capabilities
- Rolls-Royce - construction phase begins on multi-million-pound extension; £300+ million project is the largest single investment in Goodwood facility since 2003
- Rolls-Royce - marks National Apprenticeship Week with special alumni event
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars - promotes James Crichton to the role of Regional Director Middle East & Africa
- Romans International – "supercar dealer" sees profits rise to £1.5m on turnover down 2% to £100.2m
- Rowes Garage - Truro bodyshop fined £200,000 after employees exposed to risks from vibrating tools
- Royal Mail - unveils their 7,000th electric vehicle; 1,800 more to be added over next 12 months
- R&R Autos Bodyshop - Kitemark success for Hampshire bodyshop
- RS Dawe - Gravesend bodyshop joins Fix Auto UK as Fix Auto Ebbsfleet
- RSA - 25,000 UK businesses could be at risk of criminal liability under the new crime and transparency act
- RSA Insurance - (and NIG) to rebrand as Intact Insurance by end of 2025
- RSA Insurance - completes rebranding to Intact Insurance in the UK, Ireland, and across Europe
- RSA - Insurance Times launches new Talent Development Report in association with RSA
- RT Autos Bodyshop - Lincolnshire repairer sponsors road safety education for local children
- RT Auto's Bodyshop - Skegness accident repair centre thanks Lincoln Pentagon Vauxhall
- RUPES - D-A ULTRA-FINE polish for bodyshop use
- RUPES - Dan Hartley appointed as National Sales Manager UK & I
- RUPES - new high-performance HSE73L Orbital Mini Sander for bodyshops
- Rupes - new iBrid Nano II compact polisher
- RUPES - new TA156A pneumatic random orbital sander launched
- Ruth Moring, Morelli Group - wins ABP Lifetime Achievement Award
- RWC Training - CPD programme success
- RWC Training - host series of training days for Thames Valley Police Officers
- RWC Training - launches automotive CPD Programme 'Train to Gain' at Automechanika
- RWC Training - partners with Calex to deliver the Ford Body & Paint Apprentice Programme
- RWC Training - secures alignment with all three UKAS accredited certification bodies active in the sector (BSI, RMISC and CARS QA)
- RWC Training - strengthens Train to Gain with appointment of Paul Sewell (ex Barnsley and Chesterfield Colleges and WSUK)
- RWC Training - Train to Gain CPD programme offers "sustainable way to comply with BS 10125"
- Rygor Auto - Rygor’s sites in Reading and Oxford now have Farizon franchises from Jameel Motors UK
- Sabre Insurance - 9 month trading update: gross written premiums up 15%; "signs of claims inflation moderating"
- Sabre Insurance - trading update: "healthy levels of business at strong margins"
- Sabre Insurance (UK's 24th largest motor insurer) - 2024 results: profits more than double to £48m on premiums up 5% to £248m
- Sabre (UK's 24th largest motor insurer) - half-year results: profits up 26% on written premiums down 20%
- Sabre (UK's 24th largest motor insurer) - trading update: "continued signs of claims inflation moderating"
- Sabre (UK's 24th largest motor insurer - appoint David Neave (ex DLG, Co-op, LV, RSA) as non-exec director
- Sad death announced of Richard Hutchins, IMI Skills Competition Manager
- Safe2Drive (driving licence and grey fleet checking business) - employers and employees urged to review their car insurance policies
- Safe2Drive - new partner The Fleet Safety Academy to deliver fleet management support
- Saga - Ageas in exclusive negotiations to acquire Acromas (Saga's underwriting business) and enter a 20-year Insurance partnership
- Saga - confirm they are in discussions with Ageas about a potential partnership arrangement for its Insurance business
- Saga - half-year results delayed whilst they "explore partnership opportunities to support the Group's capital-light growth ambitions"
- Saga - half-year update: "strong set of financial results....insurance business ahead of expectations"
- Saga - Lloyd East, becomes CEO of Insurance replacing Steve Kingshott
- Saga - trading update: sale of Acromas to Ageas to complete in Q2 2025
- Saga - trading update; sale of Acromas Insurance Co to Ageas to complete on 31 July 2025
- Salvage Code update - what it means for repairers
- Salvage Wire - CEO Andy Latham has been appointed as acting chairman of the vehicle Recyclers Association
- Samsara - AI-powered safety systems cut crash rates by 73%
- Sandal BMW / MINI Group - renew exclusive remarketing deal with BCA
- SATA UK - partner with School Of Thought Automotive to support bodyshop work experience and apprenticeships
- SATA UK - presents IMI Bursary winner, Teagan Whiteman, with sprayguns
- SATA UK - primary school student, Zohra, wins competition to design Special Edition SATA Spray Gun
- Saxon Accident Repair Group - Chichester Cars rebrands as Saxon Accident Repair Group
- SCAM EMAIL WARNING - penny09.harris@gmail.com
- Schaeffler - repair and spares supplier expands UK regional distribution centre increasing storage capacity in the warehouse by 50%
- School Of Thought - Auto Windscreens, Apprenticeship Central and DC Lomas support at The British Motor Show
- School of Thought - partnership with The British Motor Show to highlight bodyshop career opportunities
- School of Thought - launch a new Advisory Board called "Springboard"; members will be young non-executive directors (NEDs)
- School of Thought - campaign to recruit more businesses to support increased interest in work experience in the industry
- School of Thought (Automotive) - put a call out for companies to get involved in industry project
- School of Thought - Garage Talk interviews at the 2024 British Motorshow
- School of Thought - donate 'Kids Art' mould to BEN to be auctioned as part of Bangers4Ben
- School of Thought - Auto Windscreens becomes the newest partner
- School of Thought - donate artwork to NBRA to auction for DEBRA UK
- School of Thought Automotive, The IMI and Autotech Academy - portal for work experience pledges remains open
- School of Thought - Dave Reece presents student and employer Portal at the Automechanika Birmingham Exhibitor day
- School of Thought - responds to the 2024 ABP Club State of the Body Repair Industry Report findings on apprentices
- School of Thought (Automotive) - success at The British Motor Show
- School of Thought - an update from the team during a busy National Careers Week
- School of Thought - launches young person advisory board, Springboard, at the LKQ Academy
- School of Thought - collab with Apprenticeship Central to support the next generation of automotive talent
- Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - invites car makers and parts manufacturers to pilot test draft Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard
- SEAT and CUPRA - interim CEO, Markus Haupt confirmed as permanent CEO
- SEAT - to encourage employees to drive EVs to turn them into "electrification ambassadors"
- Seeking a buyer - Completely Motoring, Thunder Road Motorcycles, and John Wilkins (Motor Engineers) in administration
- Self-Driving Industry Awards - 3rd annual awards open for entries
- Self-Driving Vehicle of the Year 2024 - New Zealand-based Ohmio wins Vehicle of the Year 2024 for its Lift shuttle
- Selsia - appoints Max Dickson as Operations Manager and Diana Sics as Accounts Manager
- Senior drivers - 67% motorists believe older drivers should be required to retake their driving test
- Service Certainty - partners with Essex-based family and children’s charity, SNAP
- Seven awards just for bodyshops - enter the ABP's Bodyshop Excellence Awards before 8/11/24
- S&G Response - integrates Bdeo AI to streamline repairs and claims management
- S&G Response - trusted repair deployment from S&G
- Sherwin-Williams - 2024 results. pre-tax profits up 11.0%
- Sherwin-Williams - Summer tips for automotive refinishers as UK heatwave forecast
- Sherwin-Williams - BIG reveal from TV host Tim Shaw at 12pm on Thurs (ABP Convention and Night of Knights)
- Sherwin-Williams - Paul Buckingham promoted to the role of Sales Director - Europe North
- Sherwin-Williams - find out about Collision Core Pronto, an automated paint dispenser, at Convention
- Sherwin-Williams - quality paint refinishing key in protecting vehicles from extreme weather conditions
- Sherwin Williams - Octoral PA38 1K UV Primer
- Sherwin-Williams - top tips to boost bodyshop efficiency
- Sherwoods Motor Group - announce the death of their former owner and MD Alasdair MacConachie
- Shine! - mobile smart repairer adds PHEVs from Fleet Alliance to network
- Shorade - announce their 4th site, Tonbridge, which will open "in the coming weeks"
- Shorade Tonbridge - update from Shorade's 4th bodyshop; due to open soon
- Shorade UK - appoint Kelly Watson as Business Relationship Manager
- Shorade UK - host The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts Club to talk about Porsche repair
- Shorade UK - Jon Biggins appointed as Managing Director
- Shorade UK - local students, Dan and Alfie, complete week of work experience
- Shorade UK - prestige and multi-brand VM approved bodyshop group appoints Rob Harbord (ex Steer)
- Shorade UK - repair group celebrates 57th anniversary
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) - higher new car prices pave the way for new Chinese OEMs, while long term success will depend on RVs claims
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) - celebrates 15-year anniversary running the auction business the Wright way
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) - welcomes bees and their beehives to the auction team
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) - to host Carnival fun with 200 vehicles on offer
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) - economic downturn switches businesses from new to used LCVs
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions - majority of operators still view eLCVs as unfit for purpose
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions - hosts 15th annual charity auction for Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospice
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions - spare keys, Covid spec vehicles, V5s to illegal tyres impacting used car values
- Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) - 170 used cars sold at first Zenith Vehicles sale including 64 EVs
- Show us your Christmas trees! - Parkway Prestige kicks off ABP's bodyshop Christmas decorations series
- Silverlake - ABP Repairers Choice Green Parts Supplier winner
- Silverlake - achieves ISO Quadruple Certification
- Silverlake Automotive Recycling - Big Sustainability Awards winner
- Silverlake Automotive Recycling - Southampton-based firm awarded Salvage Company of the Year 2024
- Silverlake Automotive Recycling - St Mary’s Stadium fundraising tournament
- Silverlake Automotive Recycling - responds to the 2024 ABP Club State of the Body Repair Industry Report findings on green parts
- Silverlake Automotive Recycling - 105 vehicles seized in Police force's Operation Crush - up from 41 in 2023
- Silverlake Automotive Recycling - new Electric Vehicle Training Academy launched with Cold Cut Systems UK
- Silverlake - awarded ‘Leading Hampshire Business’ status
- Silverlake - champions low-cost routes into motorsports with BRSCC sponsorship
- Silverlake - destroying e-scooters and electric motorcycles seized by police
- Silverlake - Hamble Pan Disability FC kit sponsors step in to ensure the Christmas Party goes ahead
- Silverlake - new cost-cutting, eco-friendly car battery reuse scheme
- Silverlake - powers up with Team BRIT to drive accessibility and sustainability in motorsport
- Silverlake - raises over £7,900 for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
- Silverlake - rising demand for certified green parts
- Silverlake - successful assessment and recertification to ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO 14001
- Silverlake - supports emergency services’ ‘Festival of Rescue’
- Silverlake - talking tech to source parts for bodyshops at NoK
- Silvester Crash Repair - fit out underway at new Guilford bodyshop
- Silvester Crash Repair - meet Guilford bodyshop apprentices: James, Callum and Max
- Silvester Crash Repair - new bodyshop opens in Guilford just four weeks after picking up the keys!
- Silvester Crash Repair - new Guilford bodyshop which opened earlier this month achieves BS10125
- Simon Bailes Accident Repair Centre - Northallerton bodyshop secures new BS10125:2022 standard
- Simon Bailes Peugeot – Northallerton bodyshop successfully completes first BSI surveillance audit of the year
- Simply Brands - introduces new dash camera range
- Skills England unveils new AI Skills Framework - help for UK businesses to fill £400bn AI skills gap
- Škoda - becomes the first European car brand to offer real-time vehicle availability via Amazon
- Škoda - bodywork and construction complete Škoda Student Car project heads to the paint shop
- Škoda, CUPRA and VW - confirm £1,500 ‘Grant Guarantee’ ahead of Electric Car Grant
- Škoda - new Kodiaq Armoured: bullet-resistant glass & tested with in excess of 200 rounds of ammunition
- Škoda UK - Eric Boutin to become Director of Škoda UK as Matthew Bowden moves to global role
- Škoda UK - Philip Taylor joins as Head of Network Sales, former Head of Product and Planning at VW
- Skoda - VMs on EV sales: "we need to be flexible and cater to what customers actually want"
- Škoda's aftersales package - wins Car Dealer Magazine’s Manufacturer Used Car Scheme of the Year
- Skywell - Chinese EV brand strengthens network with 4 new dealers in South Wales
- Skywell UK - approved repairer network grows with the addition of three new sites
- SL Restoration - impressive results at Porsche-approved Glasurit bodyshop
- Slater and Gordon - 23 million people expecting car finance compensation
- Slim's Detailing - Morelli Group's online business celebrates 10th Anniversary
- smart #5 - £39k mid-size all-electric SUV launched
- SMART Bodyshop Solutions Group - open 18,000 sq ft in Reading
- SMART Bodyshop Solutions - acquires former JC Accident Repairs
- SMART Bodyshop Solutions Group - open 10th bodyshop, in Swansea
- Smart Car UK Car Body Repairs - Swindon bodyshops joins Fix Auto UK as 130th franchisee
- smart - enters the premium mid-size SUV segment with world premiere of #5
- Smart motorways - rate of fatal and serious collisions involving stopped vehicles is almost double that conventional motorways / dynamic hard shoulder
- Smart repair - Revive! opens new franchise in Crawley & Horsham Territory
- SmartRepairs.co.uk - turnover up 10% and insurance work up 50% in a year
- SmartXpress - Acorn Group are helping SmartXpress Apprentices with Levy Funding
- SmartXpress Arc - host Aerospace Engineering student from Leicester University
- SmartXpress - host two local students for a week of work experience
- SmartXpress - new site in Preston to open in January
- SmartXpress - new Preston site (2nd site for SmartXpress) to open next week
- SmartXpress - new Preston site (video)
- SmartXpress - pass BS 10125 audit 12 weeks after opening new Preston bodyshop
- SMMT - 12 VMs (75% of the market) call for tax cuts to get drivers buying EVs as VMs set to spend £2 billion discounting EVs
- SMMT - 5 years on from Brexit, UK Automotive remains £115bn "trading powerhouse"
- SMMT - 81% repairers ready to service EVs with 4 in 5 investing in skills and tools needed to maintain EVs and advanced safety tech
- SMMT and British Motor Museum - 4 apprentice winners of competition will drive 1904 Thornycroft Tourer in this years London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run
- SMMT - August UK car production down -8.4%
- SMMT - auto sector can deliver £50bn economic boost & return Britain to a top 15 global auto manufacturing hub
- SMMT - automotive sector “front and centre” for UK growth
- SMMT - automotive in South East supports 17,000 jobs, with £1.4 billion invested by global brands since 2015
- SMMT - British car and commercial vehicle production down -17.7% in January
- SMMT - British car production down -15.3% in October
- SMMT - British commercial vehicle production rises 4% to 125,649 units in best year since 2008
- SMMT - British vehicle production down -11.8% in 2024 (CV production up 4% but car output down -13.9%)
- SMMT - "Budget must support, not undermine Industrial Strategy growth ambitions"
- SMMT - calls for Gov to "energise demand" for EVs and put two million more on the road by 2028
- SMMT - car production up for second successive month, up 5.6% in July
- SMMT - comment on changes to Zero Emission Vehicle mandate; "government has rightly listened to industry"
- SMMT - commercial vehicle output up massive 71.7% in best July since 2008
- SMMT - cutting energy costs for car manufacturers "would arguably be the biggest boost to the sector’s competitiveness and global attractiveness"
- SMMT - CV manufacturing output increases 25.9% in September
- SMMT - CV production records best January-October performance in 16 years
- SMMT - electric CV charging infrastructure not up to scratch
- SMMT - electric van uptake grew 41% in Sept to deliver best ever month for volume uptake, while taking 8.9% market share
- SMMT - EU-UK agreement "should pave the way to greater price stability and reduced costs"
- SMMT - "Europe remains our largest trading partner"
- SMMT - four in five models available as battery electric, plug in hybrid or hybrid
- SMMT - HGV market fell 11.2% in Q2; down 11.6% in first half of year
- SMMT - just over a quarter of new cars registered last month were electric
- SMMT - light commercial vehicle registrations rise 10.5% in second best November on record
- SMMT - Mike Hawes, CEO, says "2025 must be the year in which industry and government put both hands on the wheel"
- SMMT - Mike Hawes, Chief Exec: "back automotive apprentices to drive local and national growth"
- SMMT - Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Exec: EV incentives must improve, not go into reverse
- SMMT - new car and commercial vehicle production volumes fall by -32.8% as "multiple challenges beset industry"
- SMMT - new car market up 6.7% in June
- SMMT - new car market up 13.7% last month; best September performance since 2020
- SMMT - new car market stable (down -1.3%) in traditionally quiet month of August
- SMMT - new car market fell by -1.6% in November
- SMMT - new car market up 1.6% in May (year-on-year)
- SMMT - new car market rises 12.4% during plate change month of March
- SMMT - new car market down -10.4% in April
- SMMT - new car market down -5% in July
- SMMT - new car market up 0.5% in October; battery electric cars take 25.4% market share
- SMMT - new car market fell 6% last month; BEV the only powertrain to see uptake rise
- SMMT - new car registrations reach 1.953 million in 2024 with market up 2.6% YOY
- SMMT - new HGV market falls but ZEV uptake quadruples
- SMMT - new LCV deliveries fall -14.9% in April; 5th consecutive month of decline
- SMMT - new LCV market falls -5.1% in July
- SMMT - new LCV registrations fall -19.3% in Feb
- SMMT - new LCV registrations up 1.7% in August; demand for EV uptake down -30.3%
- SMMT - new LCV registrations down -11.8% in May; ELCVs up 60%
- SMMT - new LCV registrations down -3.2% in March, 4th consecutive monthly decline
- SMMT - new LCV sales up 2.4%, delivering best October performance in 3 years
- SMMT - new LCV sales down -15.1% in October
- SMMT - new risk arising from tax charge on auto workers
- SMMT - new van market down -20.5% in January; "tough economic backdrop and weakened business confidence to invest"
- SMMT - new van registrations down -22.2% in November
- SMMT - only by maintaining positive momentum and delivering certainty will we fully realise our zero emission ambitions
- SMMT - Paul Philpott, President and CEO, Kia UK, announced as 84th SMMT President
- SMMT - Q1 used car sales up 2.7% on the same period last year
- SMMT reaction to the Budget - we need an "urgent review of the market and regulation"
- SMMT - record 42 million vehicles on UK roads in 2024, as volumes rise 1.4%, with cars up 1.3%
- SMMT - reform of the electricity supply market is urgently needed
- SMMT - responds to US - UK trade deal
- SMMT - statement on Comprehensive Spending Review
- SMMT - UK automotive industry is an export-led sector that trades with more than 140 countries
- SMMT - UK car and commercial vehicle production down -15.8% in April
- SMMT - UK car and commercial vehicle production dropped -11.6% in February
- SMMT - UK car and CV plants generate record 60.3 GWh of renewable energy, up almost a third on previous year
- SMMT - UK car manufacturing output down -10.2% due to drop in exports; JLR cyber attack NOT included in these August figures
- SMMT - UK car production down -23.8% in October
- SMMT - UK car production down -20.6% in September, but auto (£47bn) remains UK’s largest exporter of manufactured products
- SMMT - UK car production down -27.1% in September (70-year low) due to "unprecedented" JLR cyber incident
- SMMT - UK car production fell 30.1% in November, the ninth consecutive month of decline
- SMMT - UK car production down -14.4% in July; electrified output stable at 37.5% total
- SMMT - UK CV production fell 4.1% in Nov but is up 5.6% year-to-date
- SMMT - UK deal remains America’s first – and so far only – automotive trade deal
- SMMT - UK LCV market up 3% in 2024
- SMMT - UK new car market down -2.5% in January; BEVs up 41.6% year on year to 21.3% market share
- SMMT - UK new car market up just 1% in the key 74 plate change month of September
- SMMT - UK new car market down -1% in Feb; EVs account for 1 in 4 new car registrations
- SMMT - UK-US trade deal comes into force
- SMMT - UK year-to-date car output down -7% and CV down -45%
- SMMT - UK’s new car market fell by -1.9% in November; "market demand for EVs remains weak"
- SMMT - UK’s £500m remanufacturing sector set to harness green growth potential
- SMMT - used car market bounces back to pre-pandemic level in first half
- SMMT - used car sales up 2.8% to surpass two million units in Q3, the best performance for the quarter since 2021
- SMMT - used car sales up 5.5% in 2024; Ford Fiesta top selling (306,207 sold)
- SMMT - van market shrinks every month in first half of 2025; down 14% in June
- SMMT - vehicle production up 17.1% vs March 2024, but total Q1 output down -6.3% ahead of new US tariff announcements
- SMMT - "weak demand and unsustainable business costs undermine" UK car industry; VMs face £6bn bill to meet ZEV Mandate in first year
- SMMT - welcome yesterday's news of EV grant for vans and lorries being extended to 2027
- Snows Motor Group - renew exclusive three-year deal with BCA
- Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) - battery-electric sales up 73% in September
- Solera Audatex - a sneak peek inside newly renovated offices in Leeds
- Solera Audatex - £1.7 million in new data sales (FY25) reflects "growing market demand for data"
- Solera Autodata - IGA announces Autodata EV & Hybrid Support
- Solera cap hpi - new data highlights EVs are clocking up more miles than petrol cars
- Solera cap hpi - volume of BEV variants has increased by 66%
- Solera - integrate PPG’s premium coatings into their Sustainable Estimatics platform, enabling precise CO₂ emissions tracking per vehicle repair.
- Solera - integrates Stellantis-owned Eurorepar parts data
- Solera - NEXUS partnership for Roadnet Anywhere solution
- Solera - reportedly delaying their initial public offering (IPO)
- Solus Accident Repair Centres - Head of Technical, Andrew Hooker, on quality control in repairs
- Solus - apprentice multiskilled paint technician at Solus Finchley, Celine Aslan (video)
- Solus - apprentice Celine attends PPG Training Centre in Stowmarket
- Solus - Aviva Consultant spends a "secret placement day" at Solus' Sheffield bodyshop
- Solus - Aviva-owned bodyshop group launches new website
- Solus - Aviva's director of personal lines home and motor claims, Hazel Johnson, officially opens Sheffield bodyshop
- Solus - Aviva’s supply chain director for UKGI, Brian Moore, cuts the ribbon at new Solus Exeter bodyshop
- Solus - Board members visit Solus Dunstable bodyshop
- Solus - celebrates National Mentoring Day (Monday 27 November) by shining spotlight on bodyshop heroes
- Solus - Customer Consultant at Basingstoke bodyshop, Gary Neat, celebrates 45 years of service
- Solus - Dunstable bodyshop now open
- Solus - Engineers inspected over 26,000 repairs in 2024
- Solus Exeter - new electric powered bodyshop: coming soon!
- Solus - IT Platform Manager Scott runs 100km to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society
- Solus - Megan, the daughter of Devilbiss's Tyson Southern, joins the industry as Apprentice at Solus
- Solus - new bodyshop opening in Sunderland will create 30 new jobs
- Solus - PPG host three-day training session for Solus Apprentices
- Solus Sheffield - a look inside the new 22,448 sq ft repair centre
- Solus - Steph Brindley reflects on talk with body repair students at Macclesfield College
- Solus - talks to ABP about growth plans
- Solus - Technical Development Lead, Rob Bishop, receives Outstanding Achievement bodyshop award
- Solus Washington - new Sunderland bodyshop officially open!
- Solus - Washington and Gateshead South MP, Sharon Hodgson, tours new Solus Washington bodyshop
- Solus - welcomes 25 new Apprentices to repair group
- Solution Repair Group - new logo to unite independent, non-competing repairers under one brand
- Solution Repair Group - new network for independent repairers launched by Chris Weeks
- Solution Repair Group - appoint Peter Harris (Peter James Motor Group) as Commercial Director
- Solution Repair Group - hosts successful inaugural National Meeting in Telford
- Solution Repair Group - Chris Weeks' independent bodyshop community brand (18 bodyshops on board)
- Somerset Bridge Group - underwriter renews partnership with AX as specialist repair management, vehicle replacement and claims handling partner
- sopp+sopp - fleet repair costs up 34% on average since 2022
- sopp+sopp - Gary Champion, Head of Insurance Customer Operations, talks about third-party service and operational efficiency
- sopp+sopp - launches ‘SafetyNet’: AI-powered FNOL validation
- sopp+sopp - new AI-powered inspection tool to reduce fleet repair costs
- sopp+sopp - Q&A with Managing Director, Callum Langan, who started out in contact centre sales
- sopp+sopp - Technical Claims Handler, Bethan McCarthy, selected to play for England at the World Roller Games in Italy
- Sorted Garages Leeds - impressive results on Aston Martin Vantage V8
- South & City College Birmingham (SCCB) - new hydrogen skills training facility opens in Birmingham
- South Yorkshire Police - "chop shop" located and shut down in Barnsley
- South Yorkshire Police - Officers unearth 'chop shop' containing stolen cars in Rotherham
- Southside ARC - ABP BBA finalist celebrates a year of major achievements inc Kitemark, PAS 2060 and Ford approval
- Southside ARC in Woolwich - celebrate 4 consecutive flawless BSI Kitemark audits
- Sovereign Automotive - ABP Club welcomes newest Member!
- S&P Global - big drop in BEV market share forecasts for 2025, from 27% in the first half of the year to 21% today
- S&P Global Mobility - forecasts 89.6 million vehicle sales worldwide in 2025
- S&P Global Mobility - Q2 2024 saw experienced a 1.3% decline globally in automotive demand
- S&P Global - what’s new in AI automotive trends; a CES 2025 review
- Spanesi Group - "huge" installation at Cichy-Zasada Group Poland
- Spartan Motor Factors - open new Chelmsford branch
- Specialist Risk Group (SRG) - acquires modified and performance vehicles insurance broker, Brentacre Insurance
- Spectrum VR - invests £6.2 million in new commercial repair facility
- Spectrum VR - open new commercial vehicle bodyshop in Thurrock
- Speeding - 48% police forces have caught motorists doing 90mph in a 30mph
- Speeding gender divide - men pay more than double in speeding fines
- Spies Hecker - new Magic Red Permahyd Mixing Colour
- Sportif Suzuki - Long Hanborough-based dealer celebrates 45-years milestone
- Spray Shack - North Yorkshire bodyshop leads the way in sustainable vehicle repair with ARIES partnership
- Spraybooth Technology - impressive project to extend paint shop capacity
- SprayStyle Body Masters - appoints Dave Willett (ex M&M Vehicle Repairs and Fix Auto Stoke & North Staffs); new bodyshop in Newcastle-Under-Lyme to open
- Spring Statement - defence spending, gov department and welfare cuts and a crack down on tax evasion as OBR revises UK growth from 2% to 1%
- SQA results day - the IMI shares the story of Steer Automotive Group's Paint Tech, Madison Godfrey
- Squad UK - 5 bodyshop Apprentices to go into training for Shanghai 2026
- Standox - helps Fix Auto Redhill work more sustainably
- Standox - introduces new Standocure UV Filler U7150 designed for high-quality fast repairs
- Standox - new Standofleet HS Pro Topcoat in Europe for precision, performance and "unmatched innovation"
- Stanners Equipment - from 1947 to today: milestones for bodyshop equipment supplier
- Stanners - UK distributors of the new Guni x V2Push
- Start Rescue - named a Which? Recommended Provider for 7th year
- Start Rescue - pothole-related call-outs up by almost 50%
- Start Rescue - third of UK’s 2.9 million students drive a car
- Startline - 36% drivers would welcome wider use of 20mph speed limits if car insurance was cheaper
- Startline - 90% of dealers say the used electric car sector needs an industry-wide scheme for battery health tests
- Startline Used Car Tracker - 1 in 3 motorists say there are too many SUVs on the road
- State Farm (largest motor insurer in the USA) - has removed electric vehicle charging stations from its staff parking garages
- Steer Automotive Group - Derby bodyshop wins Enterprise Customer Service Award for a World Class Net Promoter Score
- Steer Automotive Group - Richard Thorogood takes on the role of Chief Commercial Officer
- Steer Automotive Group - acquires SW bodyshop group, Accident Repair Centre Group (ARC Group); 5 bodyshops: Bristol and Bristol Central, Chippenham, Weston-super-Mare, and Swindon
- 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 (video) - Steer’s growth: from 4 sites in 2018 to more than 200 bodyshops today
- Steer Automotive Group - Chris Brightmore, previously CEO of Chartwell, appointed as Managing Director of newly launched 'The Steer Luxury Collection'
- Steer Automotive Group - congratulate CEO, Richard Steer, the 2024 ABP Industry Knight
- Steer Automotive Group apprentices - share their story with The IMI at Automechanika UK
- Steer Automotive Group - win Large Apprentice Employer of the Year at Nottingham College Apprenticeship Awards
- Steer Automotive Group - 17 colleagues on Steer Management Development Programme (MDP) attend teambuilding adventure in Lymington
- Steer Automotive Group - Daniel Thacker crowned as the Steer Apprentice Skills Champion 2025 in Body Repair
- Steer Automotive Group - Dominic Motani from Steer Polegate - East Sussex, presented with Level 4 VDA Apprenticeship Certificate
- Steer Automotive Group - Chloe Trasler appointed as Site Operations Manager at Northampton
- Steer Automotive Group - Dean Lander, Thatcham Research, talks to ABP about XPENG and Steer collaboration
- Steer Automotive Group - appoint Attiq Qureshi as Chief Technology and Information Officer after 6-month advisory role
- Steer Automotive Group - shortlisted for an Award from The Apprenticeship Guide
- Steer Automotive - appoint Darren Mee as Chief Financial Officer
- Steer Automotive Group - awarded an improved “Industry Leading” ESG rating
- Steer Automotive - 70% bodyshop group's estate is powered by renewable electricity
- Steer Automotive Group - ADAS training for apprentices
- Steer Automotive Group - Steer Prestige High Wycombe named UK Bodyshop of the Year by Bentley
- Steer Automotive Group - Alicia Gowland (Steer Farnham) passes Porsche Parts Apprenticeship
- Steer Automotive Group - steps taken to boost recycling at the bodyshop group include 41.9% reduction in landfill waste
- Steer Automotive Group - acquires Lloyds Autobody (two bodyshops, in Liverpool and Manchester)
- Steer Automotive Group - host team of UK Motor Claims specialists from Admiral to learn more about repair
- Steer Automotive Group - acquires React Accident Repair Group (2 bodyshops: Hull and Scunthorpe); Barry Whittles & Chris Elton exiting post-acquisition
- Steer Automotive Group - Thatcham Research Apprentice Employer of the Year (BBA) and Best Apprenticeship in Automotive/Transport (Apprenticeship Guide Awards)
- Steer Automotive Group - acquires Glasgow-based Collision Repair; deal secures the business which was in administration and saves 19 jobs
- Steer Automotive Group - Automotive Body Repair 2025 competition underway
- Steer Automotive - "3 more deals in due diligence and a further 29 deals in initial discussions"
- Steer Automotive Group - host Admiral’s new Admiral Steer Claims Team at Pontypridd bodyshop
- Steer Automotive Group - acquire CarComm Coachworks, large commercial repairer in Ashford Middx
- Steer Automotive Group - Richard Steer invited as guest speaker at Oakley Capital’s annual meeting of investors
- Steer Automotive Group - showcase chosen charities and community initiatives supported by the Steer Community Fund
- Steer Automotive Group - marks second year of its Steer VIP Awards
- Steer Automotive Group - all sites now using oxo-biodegradable seat covers
- Steer Automotive Group - Charity & Community Committee - a dedicated team focused on boosting community impact
- Steer Automotive Group - acquires Paint Tec Fife in Scotland
- Steer Automotive Group - "every arm of the organisation" now officially registered with ARIES
- Steer Automotive Group - donates to six initiatives through Steer Community Fund
- Steer Automotive Group - Panel Technician, Arran Cooper, fundraising for Ben with London to Brighton 2025 bike ride
- Steer Automotive Group - celebrates Apprenticeship Excellence at the Steer Academy Apprentice Awards, hosted by 3M in Bracknell
- Steer - Automotive Refinishing Apprentice Skills Competition underway!
- Steer Automotive Group - talk to students about bodyshop careers at Portsmouth show
- Steer Automotive Group - Ellie Morris named Apprentice of the Year for Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro
- Steer Automotive Group - Steer Apprentice Skills Competitions to include MET for the first time
- Steer Automotive Group - publish tips to help with mental health
- Steer Automotive Group - opens second dedicated EV repair facility, 14,000 sq ft bodyshop in Milton Keynes
- Steer Farnham - relocation of original Premier Panel Skills site (acquired in 2021) into a new flagship facility
- Steer Group - Apprentice Skills Competition underway at Axalta Refinish Academy in Welwyn Garden City
- Steer - pipeline includes "3 near-term deals and a further 10 deals in the earlier stages of negotiation"
- ‘Steering Assistance Module Replacement’ - tops the list of most-common jobs performed using Hella Gutmann’s macsRemote diagnostics
- Stellantis - Accident Repair Programme Awards celebrate UK-wide multi-brand network
- Stellantis - Antonio Filosa announces new leadership team on first day as CEO
- Stellantis - automated driving tech ready for deployment
- Stellantis - Carlos Tavares resigns from his role as CEO with immediate effect
- Stellantis - discontinues its Hydrogen Fuel Cell development program as there are "no prospects of mid-term economic sustainability"
- Stellantis - expanded Eurorepar parts range now includes front wings
- Stellantis - expands its Eurorepar parts range to include new bumpers and front grilles
- Stellantis - moves into original used parts market through its subsidiary B-Parts as it expands offer to repairers in UK
- Stellantis - Nicola Dobson (Peugeot) and Giuseppe Cava (Fiat) appointed as managing directors
- Stellantis - one of the few OEMs in the UK to comply – through sales – with the ZEV mandate for both cars and vans in 2024
- Stellantis - plans to close Vauxhall van factory in Luton; 1,100 jobs at risk
- Stellantis - shelves Level 3 Driver-Assistance program due to customer acceptance, high costs & technical challenges says Reuters report
- Stellantis - team tackle the Yorkshire 3 Peaks raising ££ in memory of colleague, Mark Pickles
- Stellantis - third annual Student Awards recognises more than 660 recent high school and university graduates of Stellantis employees from 22 countries
- Stellantis - to be one of first OEMs to deliver at least 5,000 NVIDIA-DRIVE-powered L4 vehicles to Uber for robotaxi operations in the United States and internationally
- Stellantis - to close Luton Vauxhall van factory in April
- Stellantis - to use ABB’s PixelPaint on the all-electric DS N°8 (duo-tone paintwork)
- Stellantis UK Accident Repair Programme - host 4th annual fundraising golf day
- Stellantis UK Accident Repair Programme - Peter Donohoe from USI Italia Spraybooths wins model Alfa Romeo F1 Car at ABP Convention
- Stellantis UK Accident Repair Programme - 2024 Stellantis Audatex Estimator of the Year - Central Region Winners
- Stellantis UK Accident Repair Programme - launch Distrigo Total Loss Avoidance (TLA) Programme
- Stellantis UK Accident Repair Programme - 2024 training wraps up at Eyebox Training & Conference Centre in Coventry
- Stellantis UK - announces the passing of Mark Pickles, Parts & Service Director
- Stellantis UK - appoints Vizion as it’s Accident Management Partner for their multi-brand Accident Repair Programme
- Stellantis UK - opens new Parts Distribution Centre in Ellesmere Port
- Stellantis UK - Stellar Chocolate Bars "went down a treat" at last week’s ABP Convention & Night of Knights
- Steve Hoe, Head of Academy & Organisation Development at Steer - supporting Miguel Harvey at WorldSkills Lyon 2024 in France
- Steve Lawrence (Regional Business Manager at Fix Auto UK) - organising an industry-wide Christmas party: Fri 20 Dec at Hilton St George's Park
- Steve Plunkett - joins Vizion Network as Commercial Development Manager
- Steve Plunkett - leaves Volkswagen and sets up PCS (Plunkett's Consulting Services)
- Steve Plunkett - returns to the industry with Volkswagen as Body Repair Channel Manager
- Steven Eagell Group & the NFDA - meets with Northampton South MP Mike Reader to discuss key automotive issues post-Budget 2025
- Steven Eagell - renews remarketing deal with BCA until 2028
- Stevens Collision Repair Specialists - Market Drayton bodyshop hosts two students for work experience
- Stoneacre - EPA Autocare assessments for dealer group apprentices underway with The IMI
- Stoneacre - tackles skills shortage with Toyota’s Autotech Academy Internship Programme
- Stoney Cross Garage - saves £1,760 on motor trade insurance through industry-first collaboration underwritten by Covéa
- Storm Bert - insurance advice for businesses affected by the storm
- Storm Bert - set to bring 70mph wind, snow and rain to UK this weekend
- Storm Darragh - strong winds and heavy rain set to hit UK
- Straightset - free, centralised customer-focused data hub accessible by QR code launches today
- Straightset - interactive equipment stand at Automechanika Birmingham 2025
- Straightset - new workshop furniture brochure featuring solutions to streamline bodyshops
- Straightset - recognised as Ravaglioli’s Installation of the Month for recent project installation
- Subaru - one of top 3 brands on Forbes’ 2025 Best Brands for Social Impact list & top-ranked brand in the automotive category
- Subaru UK - develops dealer network coverage with five new appointments in Q1 2025
- Subaru UK & Ireland - aftersales award wins Jade Mason at Drive In Autocentres, and Simpsons of Swindon
- Suez - waste management company halves downtime with AssetGo
- Suffolk County Council - £1.3 million of dangerous electric vehicles seized, inc 63mph electric motorbike
- Summers Accident Repair Centre - sign Morelli Group as preferred paint supplier
- Summers Accident Repair Centre - chosen by the Marshall Motor Group working alongside Auxillis as preferred bodyshop covering Kent
- Summers Garage Equipment - full turnkey project managed and designed contract for a new bodyshop
- Sunday Times Rich List - the ten people in the car and insurance industry on the list
- Supertracker - advantages of a hang on system for wheel alignment
- Supertracker - launch space-saving, tablet-controlled CCD aligner
- Supertracker launches ‘Proudly British’ campaign championing UK-made innovation in wheel alignment
- Supertracker - partners with Mantra Learning to train future vehicle technicians on wheel alignment systems
- Supreme Wheels (BCA, part of Constellation Group) - check out alloy wheel operation in Milton Keynes!
- Sutton Car Repairs - secures Ford bodyshop approval
- SUV Alliance - call to drop Range Rover sponsorship of Wimbledon as "SUVs 82% more likely to kill children"
- SUVs dominate the used car market, accounting for seven of the ten spots in ranking of the fastest-selling used cars of 2024
- Suzuki Cars GB - appoints embedded insurance platform Wrisk to power its new car insurance proposition
- Suzuki - celebrates its National and Regional Dealer of the Year winners
- Suzuki - congratulates Dealer Trust Awards winners, inc Luscombe Suzuki Leeds
- Suzuki GB - wins UKCSA Customer Strategy Feedback Award
- Suzuki - launches 10-year Service Activated Warranty and 10-year battery warranty for e Vitara
- Suzuki - launches first battery EV in Europe, the e VITARA
- Suzuki - opens doors to new dealership in Cheltenham
- Suzuki - promotes Jodie Brooke to role of General Manager Marketing Automobile
- SW Vehicle Body Repair - Isle of Wight bodyshop partners with Complete Diagnostics for coding, ADAS and EVs
- Swansea University and King’s College London - self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste, could solve pothole problem
- Swansway Motor Group - host music festival with BYD UK
- (Sweden) Chalmers University of Technology - electric cars and their warning signals difficult to locate at low speed
- Swinton Insurance - Two-thirds of drivers avoiding bank holiday due to traffic chaos
- Synergy Car Leasing - wins Broker of the Year award
- SYNETIQ - #ANDYSMANCLUB talks to colleagues on International Men’s Day
- SYNETIQ - climate targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative
- SYNETIQ - help 61st Doncaster Air Scouts get back on the road
- SYNETIQ - helps foodbank charity in Doncaster, after delivery vehicle was vandalised
- SYNETIQ - IAA confirms rebrand of SYNETIQ’s auction business (NOT parts, recycling or dismantling) to IAA
- SYNETIQ - new VRA Certification study highlights environmental benefits of repairing damaged vehicles with green parts
- SYNETIQ - promotes Finance Director, Jonathan Pervin, to Managing Director role
- Synetiq - Sarah Hirst re-joins as Commercial Director / Board after a year with Davies Group
- SYNETIQ - win three ATF Professional Awards
- Sytner - Land Rover Service Centre in Wakefield "switches focus" to bodyshop services and specialist 4x4 sales
- T plates - tourists in an effort to prevent accidents and save lives on Scotland’s roads
- Targa Telematics - announced as the Official Sponsor of the Aprilia Racing Team for the 2025 MotoGP™ World Championship
- Targa Telematics - IoT tech firm to optimise rental and leasing operations at MCVR
- Tate Leasing - chooses Key2 fleet software to launch its new vehicle funding business
- TC Harrison Group - agree three-year exclusive remarketing deal with BCA
- TCH Leasing - renews accident management partnership with AX Motor Assist
- Teagan Whiteman, Fix Auto Newport - awarded an IMI bursary
- Team LKQ Euro Car Parts with SYNETIQ - head to Silverstone (currently in 4th place) in BTCC
- Telegraph - Britain could become a dumping ground for cheap Chinese EVs as trade war spreads
- Temp Cover - 18 used cars buyers skipped a test drive because "the car looked to be in excellent condition"
- Tempcover - MG, Volvo and and Hyundai vehicles are top-selling cars most likely to pass MOT
- Tesco- complete sale of banking business, but retain insurance business; Gary Duggan appointed CEO Tesco Insurance
- Tesco - "insurance and money services" profit up 113% to £141m on revenue up 41% to £725m
- Tesco Insurance - extends outsourced motor claims management solution with FMG including Auxillis and FMG Repair Services
- Tesco Insurance - appoint Craig Bundell as CEO
- Tesco - strong underlying performance in their insurance business led to a £341m insurance revenue in H1 2024 - up 53% on H1 2023
- Tesla - approves GYS PTI Genius Spot Welder
- Tesla - at launch of Cybertruck in Oct 2023, Elon Musk claimed "1 million reservations"; reality is just 47,000 were delivered since!
- Tesla - cheaper Model Y for US drivers costs £28K with federal tax credit cuts
- Tesla Cybertruck (illegal to drive in the UK) - 46k Tesla Cybertucks recalled in the US over faulty trim
- Tesla - $1tn (£760bn) pay deal for Elon Musk approved by Tesla shareholders
- Tesla - file patent for "method of manufacturing paint-free vehicle body panels"
- Tesla Model Y - best selling BEV in 2024
- Tesla - new £60k mid-size SUV Model Y revealed
- Tesla - "next 12–18 months will be critical as Tesla looks to claim its place as the king of autonomous driving"
- Tesla - one of the fastest-depreciating car brands, losing av 45% of value in 3 years
- Tesla - Q1 profit down 71% on sales revenue down 9%
- Tesla - self-serve test drive programme now available at 17 UK sites
- Tesla - unveil Cybercab, a 2-door, 2-seater robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals due "before 2027" at cost of £23,000
- Tesla – value exceeds $1 trillion ($1,000,000,000,000) more than combined value of Ford, GM, Toyota, BMW, Stellantis and Honda
- Thames Water - record £122.7m fine welcomed by Car Wash Association
- THAO GROUP - acquires North Shields-based West Chirton ARC
- THAO GROUP - Kevern Thompson joins senior leadership team
- Thatcham Research (comment) - Government must prioritise public trust in adoption of Automated Vehicles
- Thatcham Research - BBC reports from inside a "world-class insurance research facility"
- Thatcham Research - asks repairers to sign petition to raise the Apprenticeship Levy cap (currently £15,000 per apprentice)
- Thatcham Research - 34 new apprentices from Solus and ABL 1 Touch Group join new intake
- Thatcham Research - Chris Gray and Zach Smith from Security team complete the Thatcham Security Certification renewal of their Asset Location System
- Thatcham Research - latest webinar: "How a fresh approach to gauging risk will make modern cars insurable"
- Thatcham Research - appoints Nick Caplan as Independent Non-Executive Chairman
- Thatcham Research - Richard Billyeald, Chief Research & Operations Officer, appointed as the Chairman of the RCAR Steering Committee
- Thatcham Research - 20% of new apprenticeship starters are young females
- Thatcham Research - a shout out to the 120 new apprentices starting their journey in automotive repair and technology!
- Thatcham Research - advocates for battery standards and skills development in UK's ZEV transition
- Thatcham Research - current 1-50 Group Rating system to be replaced with five ‘insurability’ assessments, inc damageability, repairability
- Thatcham Research - new Dacia Spring EV on the ramps at Repair Technology Centre
- Thatcham Research - 10 of the safest cars on UK roads shortlisted for safety award as take-up of ADAS tech ticks up
- Thatcham Research - new legislation on theft devices marks "important step in vehicle security evolution"
- Thatcham Research - joins international engineering organisation, FISITA
- Thatcham Research - XPENG repair data now available on Escribe
- Thatcham Research - comments on latest Government Automated Vehicle consultation
- Thatcham Research - assessments for the What Car? Safety Award 2026 underway
- Thatcham Research - tease the launch of a new "vehicle risk assessment system"
- Thatcham Research - DVSA staff attend Connected Car workshop
- Thatcham Research - Parliament "open" to working with industry on the repair skills gap challenge
- Thatcham Research - announce nationwide Escribe agreement with Steer Automotive Group
- Thatcham Research - a dip in repair volumes isn’t a signal to slow down, it’s a moment to look ahead
- Thatcham Research - Geely Auto UK repair methods are now live on escribe
- Thatcham Research - continue sponsorship and judging the What Car? Safety Award
- Thatcham Research - new partnership to unlock "the full safety potential of ADAS" for repairers and insurers
- Thatcham Research - host ITV at Repair Technology Centre for a feature on EV sustainability
- Thatcham Research - host insurers and repairers at esure Group EV Roundtable
- Thatcham Research - 10 bodyshops represented at Repair Sector Technology Working Group
- Thatcham Research - insights from Stellantis and Renault at the FT Live Future of the Car conference
- Thatcham Research - congratulate the ABI for winning the Insurance category at the Self-Driving Industry Awards
- Thatcham Research - unveil new logo and brand identity to reflect their changing role
- Thatcham Research - open forum invite to discuss repair methods, training & data at NoK
- Thatcham Research - Democratic Republic of Congo, UAE, Cyprus, Jamaica and Georgia top UK's stolen vehicle exports
- Thatcham Research - new member value proposition with Elixirr for data on automation, connectivity, repair, security and electrification
- Thatcham Research - 82% drivers feel safer with ADAS tech, 55% say it has actively prevented collisions
- Thatcham Research - Which? research reveals the ADAS tech most often turned off by drivers
- Thatcham Research - new EV repair service 'EV Alert' simplifies complex VM repair methods
- Thatcham Research - present new Vehicle Risk Rating system to more than 20 Chinese VMs
- Thatcham Research - ALL ABP Club members welcome to attend their FREE Automotive Risk Intelligence LIVE 2025 event
- Thatcham Research - attend CHERY UK launch event with insurability partnership
- Thatcham Research - joining panel at ABI "Challenges in Motor Insurance" event
- Thatcham Research - comments on US study showing high-visibility clothing may "thwart" pedestrian crash prevention sensors
- Thatcham Research - team currently in China meeting with 10 Chinese VMs
- Thatcham Research - three Apprentices excel at the Steer Apprentice Skills Competition
- Thatcham Research - to host product showcase with CHERY UK
- Thatcham Research - Volkswagen Passat named 2025’s safest car
- Thatcham Research - Daniel Payne, Chief Product and Data Officer, celebrates 25-year milestone
- Thatcham Research - undertaking research into why "Motor Claims Frequency is Falling"
- Thatcham Research - host EV training session for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
- The AA - 44% of drivers admit to speeding in 20mph zones
- The AA - a fifth of drivers say motorways are in a poor condition
- The AA and Zapmap - EV charge points now visible on the AA App
- The AA - average delay now at 11.6 seconds per vehicle per mile on England's major roads, up 5.5% in a year
- The AA - calls for evidential roadside saliva testing on 10th anniversary of drug-driving law
- The AA - calls for clarity on comprehensive motor insurance as policies are sold without windscreen cover
- The AA - celebrates 120 years of motoring assistance
- The AA (comment) - "give councils stronger powers to get a grip of disruptive street works," MPs say
- The AA - comments on £15bn roads repair backlog
- The AA - councils made £1.189 billion in profit from off-street and on-street parking
- The AA - councils in England raise £1 billion in parking fees
- The AA - drivers paid 9% more in insurance premium tax (IPT) last year
- The AA - drivers would pay private parking charges even if they'd done nothing wrong
- The AA - electric vehicles are 6p-a-mile cheaper than petrol cars to drive
- The AA - fake emails being sent telling people they’ve won an emergency kit
- The AA - fire brigade flood rescues of car occupants doubles in last three years
- The AA - Graduated Driver Licences could save 58 lives annually
- The AA - launches AI programme in partnership with Cambridge Spark
- The AA - more than half of drivers claimed they were not worried about flooding last week (before Storm Bert hit)
- The AA - more than 450 unauthorised ‘Car Meets’ in 2024 causing disruption to neighbourhoods
- The AA - new EVs jump by 20% but av age of a car remains at 10 years vs 8 years pre-COVID
- The AA - not wearing seatbelts holds back "hopeful" road casualty statistics
- The AA - petrol: 11.76ppl (pence per litre); domestic EV charge: 5.42ppl; ultra-rapid: 17.40ppl
- The AA - prices of second-hand EVS and hybrids rise in the final three months of 2024
- The AA - several sections of All Lane Running on the M1 have a higher KSI rate now than before the loss of the hard shoulder
- The AA - Spending Review reaction: "hope" for drivers with M25 traffic
- The AA - to provide nationwide service, maintenance, repair and roadside assistance for electric Farizon SV
- The AA - triples roadside connectivity target with Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions
- The AA - van drivers travelling more miles than they did pre COVID
- The AA - wins the 2024 IVECO Daily Mission Awards with eLCV
- The AA - wiring looms most repaired part of a vehicle, beating bumpers fixings and doors
- The ABI - Motor Conference with Thatcham Research speaker: "Motor insurance in a changing world"
- The ABI - repair costs (£2.1bn this quarter) push motor claims to hit record high of £3.2bn
- The ABP Club magazine - latest issue out NOW (in print and online, link below)
- The Advantage Group of Companies - recertifies ISO 27001:2022 designation
- “The Age Advantage” - new report on how employers can overcome age bias to hire experienced talent
- The Assessors Journal - the IAEA's magazine, published by ABP Club, is out!
- The Austin Motor Company - confirms the appointment of first new Austin aftersales & dealer in over 40 years
- The Autocraft Group (Telford and Shrewsbury bodyshops) - announce 2024/25 sponsorship deal with ice hockey team, Telford Tigers
- The AutoRaise Bursary - breaking down barriers for small bodyshops with up to £7,500 over 6 months to eligible employers
- The Bank of England - interest rates cut to 4.25%
- The British Motor Show - the World Truck pulling Champion to be crowned at this year’s Show
- The British Motor Show - announces relaunched Cazoo as Headline Sponsor of the 2025 show.
- The CAPS Consortium - Paul Nichols promoted to the role of UK Sales and Development Manager
- The Car Buying Group - new partnership with Sun Motors
- The Car Expert - Chinese brands are accelerating in UK market; BYD up 570% year-on-year
- The Car Expert - "Don’t blame the Budget or hybrids, November’s always slower for new car sales"
- The Car Expert - EVs are nearly 30% cheaper to service over five years than petrol, diesel or hybrid models
- The Car Expert - Government’s EV Grant "chaos" risks three-month power cut to the UK’s electric future
- The Car Expert - next steps in the motor finance "saga"
- The Car Expert - welcomes FCA scheme: "without finance, there’s no car market"
- The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) - National Insurance changes prompt widespread plans to cut hiring and increase redundancies
- The Drive (report) - 'this is what happens when Hertz’s AI scanner finds damage on your rental'
- The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) - critical chip shortage worsens by the day
- The FCA - proposals to firm-up environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings
- The FCA - updates on non-financial misconduct (bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination) in financial firms
- The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - improved fair complaint resolution and compensation
- The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - bans Mr Harris and Reeds Motors director following grievous bodily harm conviction
- The future of bodyshop labour rates – is it time for a new approach?
- The Glasgow Bodyshop - impressive enhancements at Scottish accident repair centre
- The Green Insurer - eco-friendly broker, launched Nov 2023, has closed
- The Green Parts Specialists - unveil new HQ in Skelmersdale
- The Green Parts Specialists - open delivery hub in South of England
- The Green Parts Specialists - new Head Office building in Skelmersdale
- The Green Parts Specialists - welcome customers to new HQ in Skelmersdale
- The Green Parts Specialists - win ABP Repairers Choice Green Parts Supplier Award
- The Green Parts Specialists (GPS) - setting the standard in green parts supply
- The Grove Group - team up with Power-Tec for bodyshop road trip
- The Grove Group - celebrating the 40th anniversary of Business Analyst, Mick Kelly
- The growing use of green parts - ABP talks to SYNETIQ, LV, Halo and The Vella Group
- The IAEA - newly released AQP exam update and future plans
- The IGA - "vital to set (labour) rates that are fair"
- The IMI - 2-minute survey: share "your journey with automotive"
- The IMI - 2025 Spring Statement response
- The IMI - 47% of the automotive workforce is aged 45+
- The IMI - 6% drop in automotive apprenticeship starts; calls for critical reforms in apprenticeship funding
- The IMI - ABP Club receives copy of letter sent to the IMI re: "serious governance issue"; IMI responds
- The IMI - appoints Rose Butterworth (ex Volkswagen Group UK) as Chief Financial Officer
- The IMI - Apprenticeships announcement: “nuanced impact on the automotive sector”
- The IMI - calls for professional standards for technicians to be made law
- The IMI - free apprenticeships for under 25s in SMEs good but Levy needs rethink
- The IMI - green skills in automotive improves parents’ perception of the sector
- The IMI - highlights from the IMI Refinish Skills Competition Master Class held at ITAS
- The IMI - how the agency model (inc Mercedes, Volvo, MINI. BMW and VWG) is shifting sales
- The IMI - Invest 2035 (gov strategy) ignores 724,000 automotive workforce outside the factory gates
- The IMI - just 2% of automotive technicians are trained to work on the 13% of vehicles with ADAS
- The IMI - launches 2025 Skills Competitions with backing from Milwaukee Tool
- The IMI - LKQ's Andy Hamilton joins new NED line-up
- The IMI - member contacts ABP Club anonymously raising series of concerns, IMI responds
- The IMI - more than 28,000 technicians have yet to complete their MOT Annual Assessment (31 March deadline)
- The IMI - new Executive Team: Kevin Finn (Exec Chair), Azlina Bulmer (MD), and Simon Barrell (CFO); Steve Nash remains as CEO
- The IMI - numbers starting Accident Repair Technician pathways are down by 23%
- The IMI - opens nominations for 2026 Annual Dinner and Awards
- The IMI - panel session on skills at Automechanika on Thurs 5 June at 1pm
- The IMI - responds to newly published Commons Education Select Committee report on FE and Skills
- The IMI - revised plans re ZEV Mandate "increase the demand for a skilled, omni-competent workforce"
- The IMI - Sarah Sillars OBE appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer; Kevin Finn, Interim Executive Chair of the Board, steps down
- The IMI - shortlist for Annual Awards includes Solus and Morelli
- The IMI - sign up to the Apprenticeship Growth Pilot
- The IMI - support for training in aftermarket skills must be a focus in Government consultation on ZEV mandate
- The IMI - urges members to share their voice as it prepares response to Industrial Strategy Consultation
- The IMI - Vacancy Rate Tracker: ‘Motor Trades’ remain in number 1 spot with 21,000 vacancies
- The IMI - welcomes Government’s AI skills drive and acknowledgment of automotive's vital role in the UK
- The Independent Garage Association (IGA) - calls for more support in automotive training and jobs
- The Independent Garage Association (IGA) - disappointment with lack of SME focus in Spring Statement
- The Independent Garage Association (IGA) - to meet with roads minister, Lilian Greenwood MP, to discuss MOT fee cap
- The Independent Garage Association (IGA) - call for views on MOT fee freeze
- The Insolvency Service - six-year directorship ban for construction boss who sold £100,000 of classic cars for just £1
- The latest issue of The Assessors Journal is out now - link below to read online
- The Law Gazette - "FCA clamps down on hundreds of motor finance claims promotions"
- The Little Car Company (now called Hedley Studios) - rescued from administration
- The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) - recover €55K (£45K) from uninsured driver
- The Motor Ombudsman - busiest third quarter on record for vehicle service and repair case submissions
- The Motor Ombudsman - Q&A about the Consumer Rights Act re vehicle purchase most searched for article
- The Motor Ombudsman - Christmas car travel survey
- The Motor Ombudsman - rising operational costs, taxes and utility bills, are set to be the biggest operational challenge for 89% garages and workshops this year
- The Motor Ombudsman - expands the scope of its Codes of Practice to include ADAS
- The Motor Ombudsman and BEN - publish guide to help bodyshops support employees with mental health challenges
- The New Car World Championships - Renault 4 named best new car
- The Road Emulsion Association (REA) - road surface dressing volumes have increased since last year
- The SmartXpress Academy - building underway on solution to skills crisis
- The Sunday Times and The Sun - Mini John Cooper Works Convertible and Nissan Leaf triumph at awards
- "The Third Key" - QuestGates claim investigation reveals reinvention of traditional motor theft method
- The Times - "China’s BYD leaves rivals for dust"
- The Times (report) - Trump sets Wednesday deadline decision on UK for steel tariffs
- The ultimate supercar auction – £1M+ of seized Lamborghini, Porsche & Aston Martin to be sold with no reserve
- The Vehicle Recyclers Association (VRA) - Chas Ambrose steps down as Secretary
- The Vella Group Repair Centres - impressive paint skills from six Vella Group apprentices
- The Vella Group - opening new accident repair centre in Denton, Greater Manchester later this year; Vella's 16th bodyshop
- The Vella Group (now 18 bodyshops) - acquires Birmingham-based First National Vehicles (Central Accident Repairs)
- The Vella Group - to open 17th site in Cumbria
- The Vella Group Repair Centres - progress update from new Penrith site (18th Vella bodyshop)
- The Vella Group - celebrate Cultural Food Friday across bodyshop sites
- The Vella Group - partner with Allianz UK to volunteer at Manchester Young Lives adventure playground.
- The Vella Group - new signing in place at Penrith bodyshop, due to open soon!
- The Vella Group Repair Centres - Manchester East bodyshop now officially open!
- The Vella Group Repair Centres - progress update from Manchester East bodyshop
- Theory test - just 2% of UK drivers would pass if they took it today
- ThingCo - 2025 is the year for wider adoption of telematics
- ThingCo - Acorn Group continues partnership with ThingCo for further three years
- ThingCo - secures further £2m funding from majority shareholder BHL (UK) Holdings (majority owner of comparethemarket)
- ThingCo - telematics Insurtech secures a place in InsurTech 50 ranking for 2024
- ThingCo - telematics insurtech restructures management team after BHL investment; Mike Brockman, CEO, continues to lead exec team
- Thinkcar UK - appoints Dally Singh (LKQ Euro Car Parts, Andrew Page & The Parts Alliance) as Key Accounts Manager – Automotive Diagnostics and Equipment,
- Thinkcar UK - sponsors TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK as BTCC 2025 gets underway
- This is Money (Daily Mail) - joins forces with MotorEasy to launch its own branded Motoring Club to 3.5 million users
- TiDaeX - measures up to TireCheck fleet inspections
- TIDAL - now fully owned by its 16 member companies
- TIDAL UK - new showroom in Glasgow for TIDAL Distribution Partner, Paintline
- TIDAL UK - partner, Turner and Ponswood Supplies, appoints Vanessa Moore as Sales Director
- TIDAL UK - signs exclusive distribution agreement with BESA for the UK and Ireland
- Tim Wood, Data Analyst at AutoFlow - completes Manchester Marathon raising ££ in loving memory of his little boy, Sonny
- Times - Tesla almost halves monthly lease costs as UK sales slump
- TIP Group - acquires Trailer Auto Group (TAG) to strengthen refurbishment services in the UK
- TJ Paint and Panel - achieve latest BSI Kitemark BS10125:2022 standard
- Todd Engineering - repair damage to Nemesis Smart Repair Facility
- Todd Engineering - completes comprehensive turnkey project for Gemini Taunton
- Tom Hartley Jnr – "classic and supercar dealer" sees profits of £7.3m from selling just 81 cars in y/e Mch 2024
- Tom Hartley – the “Ultimate Name in Luxury, Performance and Classic Cars” saw profits fall to £2.3m on turnover down 9% to £47.8m
- Tom Reeve Cycles to Paris
- Tony Young (ex ITAS) - appointed as Director Manufacturer Solutions at Vizion Network
- Tool theft - £40 million worth of tools were stolen in 2024
- Toomey Bodyshop - newly relocated bodyshop in Basildon, Essex
- Top car colours - 20% cars on the road are black
- Top Coat Body Shop - Halifax bodyshop installs two bespoke Midi Spray Booths from Rowley Spray Booths
- Total losses - over 3 million insurance write-offs in the UK in last six years
- Totaljobs - North East outstrips South as pay rise capital of the UK
- Touch Ups Bodyshop - Glasgow bodyshop now Tesla approved
- Touch Ups Bodyshop - lunch is on the bosses, every month, at Glasgow bodyshop
- Touch Ups Bodyshop - Glasgow bodyshop secures VW Group approval
- Touch-Ups Glasgow - 100% compliant during HSE spot-check
- Town & Country - "the benefits of buying quality products from a company with a UK warehouse"
- Toyota - becomes New Principal Partner to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) 2 of 2
- Toyota (est 92 bodyshops) - offers customers £1,000 off a new Toyota throughout May and 15% discount on insurance
- Toyota Insurance Services Europe - award wins for Jemca Toyota and Lexus Woodford
- Toyota Insurance Services - three-year fixed price insurance offer for new cars inc £300 a year for Aygo X
- Toyota - new recycling facility at Burnaston will process 10,000 end-of-life cars a year from Q3, producing120,000 recycled parts
- Toyota - the official automotive partner to Cricket Scotland
- Toyota - to move some GR Corolla production from Japan to Burnaston plant in Derbyshire
- Toyota Yaris - best and safest first car for learners should buy
- Tracker - car supermarket V12 Sports and Classics partners with Tracker to safeguard customers against vehicle theft
- Tracker - escalating vehicle tool thefts put vans at serious risk
- Tracker - help police shut down 60 illegal chop shops in 2024; criminals arrested up 80% vs 2023
- Tracker - recovers £35 million worth of vehicles between January and October 2025, a 15-year high
- Tracker - rising cost of vehicle parts is fuelling an increase in car cannibalisation
- Tracker - stolen 20-year-old Audi TT saved from being stripped for rare parts
- Tracker - stolen vehicle recoveries hit 15-year high
- Tracker - warns of the rising risk of theft in January
- Tracker - welcomes new laws that will ban keyless car entry signal jammers; 97% vehicles Tracker recovered in 2024 were stolen without the key fob
- Trades Union Congress (TUC) - more than half of business leaders say they are losing staff time due to poor state of public services
- 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
- Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML) - UK in "mass adoption" phase of EVs
- Treasury pre-budget briefings - extra £1.3 billion for the Electric Car Grant
- Trend Tracker - body repair market value predicted to be >£9bn THIS YEAR
- Tribute to Geth - BBA guests welcome Geth's wife, Louise, and eldest daughter, Molly, to Manchester to celebrate "founding father of BBA"
- TrustFord - recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Retail, Hospitality & Leisure
- TTC - 35% grey fleet drivers would not tell employer about points for alcohol or drug driving, or speeding
- TTC - 84% of drivers support the government’s proposed digital driving licence
- TTC - Fleet and business drivers must adopt ‘defensive driving’ techniques this autumn as the clocks go back
- TTC Group - acquires Think Eleven to expand driver competency and compliance capabilities
- TTC Group - Anna Jackson joins as Chief Operating Officer
- TTC Group - appoints Kate Perry as Chief of Staff
- TTC Group - appoints Roy Hastings as Chief Financial Officer
- TTC Group - driver training and compliance firm appoints Ryan Wells as Learning Director
- TTC Group - Kylie Wilson appointed as Public Sector Director
- TTC - highlights digital divide in driver risk management
- TTC - Interactive Young Driver Workshop for schools provides potentially life-saving skills to prepare young people for learning to drive
- TTC - launches new EV eLearning courses
- TTC - partnership with Telent halves injury-related incidents and reduces licence points by 42%
- TTC - the importance of employer driver training for 17–24-year-olds in preventing ‘driving-for-work’ accidents
- TTC - urges business to be more responsible as data shows drug driving collisions have increased by 170% in a decade
- TUC - 51% of the public are concerned about the impact of AI and new technologies on their job
- Turners Accident Repair - open new Durham bodyshop in Chester-Le-Street; 7th site for Turners
- Turners Accident Repair - new Ripon bodyshop approved by Tesla
- Turners - check out the new USI spraybooths and flooring at Turners' new Durham bodyshop!
- Twisted - 4x4 re-engineering specialist acquires high-end carbon fibre firm, KS Composites
- Tyre supply chain - stockpiling at 9-year low despite "unprecedented global trade volatility and tariff uncertainties"
- Tyres a “major opportunity” for independent workshops - Cleevely Motors see 30% increase in tyre sales
- TyreSafe - 5-year average for tyre-related KSIs also "shows a concerning lack of improvement"
- TyreSafe - alarming lack of tyre safety knowledge among UK drivers
- TyreSafe - supports NPCC’s Fatal Four Operation to highlight dangers of illegal tyres
- TyreSafe - welcomes self-driving vehicle advancement but emphasises tyre safety
- Uber and ENSO - launch specially discounted high-performance EV tyres for drivers in London
- UHY - number of "supercars" on UK roads has reached record of 23,323
- UK AI market worth more than £16.8 billion - expected to grow to £801.6 billion by 2035
- UK Auto Recyclers - Road Trip 2025 (October)
- UK Autolinks and Repair and Restore - factor in the support of ACG
- UK automotive aftermarket sector worth £56.5bn - SMMT at Automechanika
- UK automotive - tariffs a "deeply disappointing and potentially damaging measure", UK exported £9bn cars to US in 2024
- UK car production - YTD output below COVID levels
- UK Carbody - achieves Level 4 accreditation under the Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard (ARIES)
- UK Carline - appoints Jonathan Wade to spearhead sales and fleet growth
- UK charge point data - 37% rise in total number of charge points in the UK compared to 2024
- UK drivers - 15% admit to damaging their car while parking
- UK Ecomony - grew by 0.3% in Q2 2025, down from 0.7% in Q1 2025
- UK economy - GDP up 0.7% Jan to March 2025
- UK economy - UK GDP flat in July; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles down 1.3% (May - July)
- UK-EU agreement - new EU rules will save UK steel £25 million per year
- UK Finance - fraud up 14% in 2024 YOY
- UK Finance - late, long, wrong: far-reaching proposals to address poor payment practices
- UK GDP - 0.5% growth in February 2025
- UK GDP - down -0.3% in April; contribution from repair of motor vehicles subsector up 1.4%
- UK GDP - falls for second month in a row
- UK GDP - UK economy contracted 0.1% in Jan, wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sub-sector saw 0.7% growth
- UK GDP - up 0.1% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2024, following no growth in the previous quarter
- UK Gov - 28 reforms to employment inc statutory sick pay from day1, flexible working & ending zero hours contracts
- UK Government Spending Review - Government commits £24bn to road maintenance by 2030
- UK inflation - a 3.8% in September (was forecast to come in at 4%); 3rd month in a row at 3.8%
- UK weather - one of the RAC's busiest weeks for breakdowns since COVID
- UK's first ever GMC Hummer EV - Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon 'spotted' driving rare £190k
- 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
- Unite - Birmingham BMW strikes off after union secures improved pay deal
- Unite - calls for furlough scheme to stop thousands of JLR supply chain workers losing jobs
- Unite - fall in car production must be wakeup call for reform to electric vehicle sales rules
- Unite - union comments on drop in UK car and CV production
- Unite union - JLR supply chain workers being told to apply for universal credit in wake of cyberattack
- University of Birmingham - BEVs now have a lifespan of 18.4 years and can travel up to 124,000 miles, surpassing traditional petrol cars in mileage
- University of Nottingham - a passenger could improve safety for drivers in semi-autonomous cars
- UPDATED AT 2PM: Storm Éowyn – AA Advice
- URGENT! - ABP State of the Industry Report Survey closes at 6pm TODAY
- (US) NHTSA - opens formal investigation into Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ software and says it has 58 reports, including 14 crashes and 23 injuries
- US tariffs - Mexico and Canada were the second and fifth largest countries of origin for new vehicles sold in the US in 2024
- US UK trade deal - American tariff on UK cars cut to 10%
- USA: Caliber - largest multi-site operator in US files for floatation (IPO)
- USA: electric vehicles - facing a grim future in America
- USA: Focus Advisors and Veritas Advisors - merger announced of biggest M&A firms in collision repair industry
- USA: Hertz - customers push back over charges for minor vehicle damage identified by new AI-powered damage detection system
- USA: J.D. Power 2024 Auto Claims Satisfaction Study - shows claims cycle time has fallen to 18.9 days
- USA: Lemonade - offer to insure Teslas "for (almost) free" when running in Full Self-Driving mode
- USA: LKQ - announces potential sale of its Specialty segment in the US.
- USA: LKQ Corporation - sells its Self-Service salvage business (“Pick Your Part”) to private equity firm for $410m
- USA: President Trump - imposes 25% tariff on ALL cars and car parts imported to the USA from 2 April
- USA tariffs - tariffs on cars imported from UK will reduce from 27.5% to 10%
- USA - total motor insurance premiums increased 13.3% in 2024 to $359,000 million; list of top 20 auto insurers
- (USA) Trump tariffs - court rulings, Tesla and Musk, cars and steel and aluminium unaffected
- USA - where did all the accident repair work go?
- USI - catch up with Peter Donohoe and Suzanne Ruston at the ABP Convention and Night of Knights
- Uswitch - 48% of UK motorists have never used their car manufacturer’s app
- Uswitch - 50-59 yr olds are the worst driving offenders in the UK
- Uswitch - Drivers aged 50-59 are the worst offenders on the road receiving 241,940 penalties in a year, 91% for speeding
- UVeye (AI imaging) - accelerates UK expansion and appoints Itay Erel as General Manager of UK and EU Operations
- Valeo - chiller range to support garages on EV/hybrid battery repairs
- Valeo - EV and ADAS focus for all-new Tech Academy
- Valeo - extends EV aftermarket line-up for popular Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen models
- Valeo - grows camshaft/crankshaft and engine sensor offering with focus on hybrids
- Valeo - issues air con advice as workshops face seasonal spike
- Valeo - new, free EV air conditioning training
- Valeo - provides clutch support to garages as traffic levels rise
- Vanaways - agrees Artura Consulting maintenance partnership
- Vauxhall - 38% UK councils do not have on-street EV charging points that meet accessible charging standard
- Vauxhall - 90% UK business fleet operators say drivers would be reliant on residential charging if they switch to a fully electric fleet
- Vauxhall - cuts EV range price so all new cars are sub-£40,000, to avoid EV drivers paying VED
- Vauxhall - house hunters can now filter Zoopla property listings to only show those with a home EV charger
- Vauxhall - last ever Luton-built vehicle left the production line on Friday; 1,100 jobs to go
- 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
- VCR (Vehicle Crash Repairs) - celebrates successful first year in Tongwell, Milton Keynes
- Veetec Hayes (VIDEO) - new bodyshop in West London
- Vehicle Bodycare Centre - developments at Leeds bodyshop for Elite Truck & Van standard
- Vehicle Crash Repairs - opens new environmentally-friendly bodyshop
- Vehicle recalls - ten times more likely in 2024 than 30 years ago
- Vehicle Recyclers' Association - nearly half of bodyshops not aware of the VRA certification scheme (State of the Body Repair Industry Report)
- Vehicle Recyclers' Association - send Secretary, Chas Ambrose, aerial images of vehicle recycler sites
- Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) - “healthy” used car market could deteriorate in Q4 if consumer confidence dips
- Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) - Japanese manufacturers “losing ground” to Chinese new entrants
- Venson - 10 combustible everyday items to remove from vehicles as temperatures soar
- Venson - 44% future fleet drivers say they would feel safe in a self-driving car
- Venson - 69% of drivers back EV road tax as fleets face rising bills
- Venson - 87% young drivers surveyed to plan their EV switch sooner because of Electric Car Grant
- Venson Automotive Solutions - 17% drivers have ignored “give way” signs, and narrowly avoided colliding with traffic having the right of way
- Venson Automotive Solutions - one in three UK motorists express concern over road safety as self-driving taxis arrive
- Venson Automotive Solutions - appoints Hypervolt as official home EV charging partner
- Venson Automotive Solutions - increasingly complex automotive landscape calls for fleet compliance skills
- Venson - calls for urgent revisions to EV Mandate; against "unachievable targets and restrictive regulations "
- Venson - fleets urged to embrace neurodiversity with 1 in 5 drivers affected
- Venson - is lack of key data adding to the delays in MOTS for 4.25 tonne EVs?
- Venson - renews call for Government action as E-HGV MOT bottleneck remains
- Venson - research shows almost half of motorists back congestion charges for EVs ahead of key TfL consultation deadline
- Venson - trust in ADAS such as collision warning systems has up nearly a quarter in two years
- Venson - UK motorists back the Chancellor’s call for extra tax contributions from EV drivers with a mileage-based road charge
- Venson - urges businesses to ensure grey fleet drivers understand the importance of SMR Checks
- Venson - using a rapid public charging station can cost EV drivers 690%. more than home charging
- Verisk - named Guidewire Marketplace Partner of the Year
- Verrall’s Accident Repair - joins Fix Auto UK as Fix Auto Worthing
- Vertas - accident repair savings of £37k and insurance premium savings of £39k with telematics
- Vertu Accident Repair - appoints Alex Hill as VARC Divisional Parts Manager, promoted from Trade Parts Manager at JLR Leeds
- Vertu Accident Repair Centres - welcome Burrows Accident Repair Centre's Doncaster and Sheffield bodyshops
- Vertu Accident Repair Centre Truro - Tony Bird named Accident Repair Centre Manager of the Year
- Vertu Banbury - receives two major awards at the PEUGEOT Guild of Gold Lion awards
- Vertu - Birmingham City FC Partnership
- Vertu - CFO, Karen Anderson, to walk 100km along the Thames to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support
- Vertu - Ellis Green, Divisional Aftersales Degree Apprentice at Vertu Jaguar Land Rover Leeds
- Vertu - half-year results: profits fall 26%; Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors brands to end by April
- Vertu - half-year results: "The Group has performed well despite continued upheaval in the new car market"
- Vertu Jaguar Land Rover Leeds - Assistant Parts Manager, Gareth Crooks, makes JLR finals
- Vertu Motors (15 bodyshops) - signs new data partnership with Solera cap hpi
- Vertu Motors - CEO Robert Forrester comments on the new Electric Car Grant
- Vertu Motors - confirms acquisition of Burrows Motor Company (9 dealerships), taking Vertu to 202 sites
- Vertu Motors - James Bentley promoted to manager at Leeds Clever Repair Site at Elland Road
- Vertu Motors - “rebrands to Vertu across all retail operations”; end of the Macklin and Bristol Street Motors brands
- Vertu Motors - renews partnership with online aftersales booking platform SecretService
- Vertu Motors - trading update: profits will fall "significantly below current market expectations"
- Vertu - North East-based dealer group named Automotive Retailer of the Year
- Vertu - results for y/e Feb 2025: accident and smart repair grew 3.8% to £27.5m; now have 15 bodyshops plus 106 smart repair vans
- Vertu - trading update: "Accident and Smart Repair operations continue to deliver growth in revenues and in gross profit"
- Vertu - trading update: robust used cars, aftersales and cost focus are offset by new car market
- Vertu - trading update: full year results expected to be in line with current market expectations.
- Vestel Mobility - low inflation figures further improve the costs benefits of EV ownership
- Vic Turner - appointed as the new Managing Director of National Accident Repair Group as Malcolm Banner retires
- Visa - average amount lost to fraud by SMBs is almost £4,000
- Vision Vehicles - sponsoring the Food for The Bob Linwood Memorial Trophy Football Match Sunday 15 October in London
- VisionTrack - appoints Kuldeep Singh as Head of Operations
- VisionTrack - strengthens longstanding partnership with Fleeto
- Visit ABP's stand (H5) at Kinetic today and tomorrow (3-4 Sept) in Telford
- Visit ABP's stand (H5) at Kinetic - 3-4 Sept in Telford
- Vizion - announces finalists for 2025 Shine Awards
- Vizion - ARIES panel to tackle critical environmental change on Day 2 of Kinetic (Thurs @ 2pm)
- Vizion - call for feedback after Kinetic’25 event
- Vizion Drive charity fundraising for DEBRA UK - every repairer can help and benefit this Christmas
- Vizion Ireland - Climb4Cancer 2025 raised was just over €6,000
- Vizion - Kinetic’25 special in the new ABP magazine
- Vizion - listed by the FT1000 list of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies Report 2025
- Vizion Network - a year after launch, 791 repair centres are committed to ARIES
- Vizion Network - appoint Frank Byrnes as group business development manager for Vizion Ireland.
- Vizion Network - BYD appoints Vizion Network as UK partner for accident repair and aftercare infrastructure
- Vizion Network - charity skydive raising ££ for The Air Ambulance and St. Margarets Scouts
- Vizion Network - Financial Times names Vizion one of Europe’s long-term Growth Champions
- Vizion Network - Max Naughton, Senior National Account Manager at Vizion Network
- Vizion Network - named on The Independent's E2E Dynamic 100 list for 2025
- Vizion Network - Paul Wood, Auditor, celebrates 10 years at Vizion Network
- Vizion Network - speakers announced for Kinetic’25 in Telford (3-4 Sept 2025)
- Vizion Network - staff braving skydives for Air Ambulance and St Margarets Scouts
- Vizion - on list that honours the top UK-based companies with a turnover exceeding £25 million over the past 2 years
- Vizion Shine Awards - Saxon Accident Repair Group named Overall Bodyshop Repairer Winner
- Vizion Vehicle Solutions - £10 donated to DEBRA, for each month of the lease, when bodyshops lease a Ford Puma Gen E (£199 per month)
- Vizion Vehicle Solutions - brings 2 brands together: Vizion Vehicle Replacement (insurer) and Vizion Drive (bodyshop)
- VJ Day - national 2 minute silence TODAY (Fri 15 Aug) at 12 noon to honour the 80th anniversary
- Volkswagen - adds eHybrid variants to Multivan and Caddy Cargo line-ups
- Volkswagen - AI-powered “factory cloud” connects 43 factories worldwide
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - study reveals 57% of UK van drivers still physically check their phones while driving
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - East Midlands is top spot for UK tradespeople, according to index
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - tool theft on the rise as UK businesses face bill of £3.5bn
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - 25% van drivers experienced issues relating to their mental health in the last year
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - Stefan Mecha becomes new Chairman of the Board of Management of the brand
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - EV customers get 30,000 free miles with OVO offer
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - three quarters of UK van drivers say EVs are right for their businesses
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles - UK van drivers are "overworked and overwhelmed", finds survey
- Volkswagen - delivers around 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in 2024
- Volkswagen Financial Services - named Best Leasing Company of the Year at the Business Car Awards
- Volkswagen Group UK - Catherine Baker joins Board of Management as Director of Aftersales
- Volkswagen Group UK - the Group’s 5 car brands accounted for a 22% of new car registrations in the UK
- Volkswagen Group UK - now a Silver Carbon Literate Organisation
- Volkswagen Group - new ‘Brands at TPS’ range offers trade customers biggest ever range of parts
- Volkswagen Group - sign MoU with Thyssenkrupp Steel for the supply of low- carbon steel
- Volkswagen Group UK - highlights for outgoing MD, Alex Smith, inc trebling VWG's aftersales business
- Volkswagen Group - announces changes to Northern Ireland dealer network
- Volkswagen Group - delivers 50% more all-electric vehicles worldwide
- Volkswagen Group UK - promotes Franco Iannotta to Insurance Ratings & Technical Projects Manager role
- Volkswagen Group & Avant Consult - H&L Motors & Chaplane Accident Repair Centre recognised for customer communication
- Volkswagen Group in China - presents new AI-powered ADAS system for the next generation of intelligent electric vehicles
- Volkswagen - reveals entry-level €20,000 (c£16,000) EV
- Volkswagen - to shut three factories in Germany, with job losses and pay cut by 10%, says union
- Volkswagen UK - Head of Aftersales Retailer Operations, Simon Lynch, promoted to Head of Fleet Sales role
- Volkswagen UK - Kevin Rendell (ex Škoda UK and former VW Head of Aftersales) appointed as Head of Network Sales
- Volkswagen (VIDEO) - how Emergency Assist really works
- Volkswagen - ‘Zukunft Volkswagen’ [Future Volkswagen]; 35,000 job cuts in Germany by 2030; Golf production moves to Mexico in 2027; reduction in capacity of 734,000 units across the German plants
- Volvo Car UK - announces £1,500 grant to support UK customers to purchase an EX30
- Volvo Car UK - to move accident management provision from Vizion to Wrisk and Allianz; changes in April 2025
- Volvo Cars - CEO Jim Rowan to leave with immediate effect; former CEO Håkan Samuelsson appointed as his replacement
- Volvo Cars - cuts EV target from 100% EV by 2030 to 90-100% EV / hybrid by 2030
- Volvo Cars - expand partnership with Google for Gemini (AI) integration
- Volvo Cars - expands collaboration with NVIDIA for software-defined vehicles (SDVs)
- Volvo Cars - introduces world first multi-adaptive safety belt in the upcoming Volvo EX60
- Volvo Cars - multi-adaptive safety belt, debuting in the upcoming EX60, named one of TIME’s Best Inventions 2025
- Volvo Cars - signs recycled steel deal with SSAB; aims to use an av 30% recycled content across the fleet by 2030
- Volvo Cars - starts production of the new fully electric Volvo ES90
- Volvo Cars - uses AI and virtual worlds with the aim to create safer cars
- Volvo - new ES90 has 434-mile range, powered by 800-volt tech
- Volvo Trucks - launches the 14-tonne Volvo FL Electric for city transport
- Volvo Trucks - order books open for special edition Volvo FH Aero Euro NCAP
- Volvo - XC60 (2.7m sold) overtakes Volvo 240 as the best-selling Volvo model ever
- Vospers - SW group with 18 dealerships & 4 bodyshops; profits down 56% last year on unchanged turnover of £270m
- Vospers Van Centre - receives visit from South West Devon MP ( member of the Transport Select Committee) to discuss key automotive industry issues
- VOTING OPEN! - ABP Night of Knights Repairers Choice Awards 2025
- VW CV - 75% UK van drivers say EVs are right for their businesses
- VW - selected Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 models join the ID.3 in qualifying for £1,500 Government-backed discount
- VW - UK’s van drivers face a triple threat of longer working hours, greater distances between jobs, and higher fuel bills
- Waiting for payday? - UK households have an average of £196 left at the end of the month.
- Wales - first full year of 20 mph default limits shows early safety gains and speed reductions
- Wales to host WorldSkills UK National Finals 2025
- Walton Accident Repair - working towards being a carbon neutral bodyshop business
- WANTED! - second-hand Car-O-Liner equipment for South East bodyshop
- Waregrain - UK's 11th largest paint distributor is wound up and liquidated
- Warranty First - car warranty company sets for rapid growth and expansion with a buyout backed by investment house
- Warranty Solutions Group - Nissan LEAF is the country’s most reliable EV
- Warrantywise - appoints Antony Diggins as Managing Director
- Warrantywise - average repair costs up nearly 20% for Britain’s top 10 most popular used cars
- Warrantywise - ranks most reliable models as average age of UK cars hits 10 years
- Warrantywise - Toyota Aygo and Suzuki Swift named most reliable used superminis based on repair costs
- Warrington’s Own Buses - retires entire diesel fleet, replacing it with 105 EVs —one of the largest orders for electric buses in the UK
- Waymo - Sky News (video): man nearly misses flight after his Waymo taxi starts driving around in circles in car park
- Waymo - to launch their fully autonomous ride-hailing taxi service in London next year
- Wayve - co-founder of billion-dollar AI for autonomous driving company and Cambridge alumnus wins Princess Royal Silver Medal
- 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
- (We) need a HERO! - ABP Business Hero Award entries open NOW
- Weather warning! - rain-driving issues that could cost you £10,000
- Weather warning - gusts could reach up to 90mph in northwest Scotland; amber warning for wind, valid from 4pm on Tuesday until midnight
- WEATHER WARNING - amber warning issued as Storm Claudia to sweep UK over washout weekend
- Wendy Ewbank, Commercial Contract Engineers - Finance Director, Wendy, passes away aged 65
- Wessex Fleet - first to roll out Fleet Assist’s new high value technical authorisation service
- West Midlands Accident Repairs - Dudley bodyshop named Best Vehicle Repair Bodyshop 2025 – West Midlands
- West Midlands Accident Repairs - becomes Dudley’s only Ford Certified Collision Repair Centre
- West Midlands Police - technology exposes over 4,300 illegal ‘ghost plates’ in Birmingham
- West Midlands - virtually all roads’ in Birmingham set to become 30mph or less
- Westminster Hall debate on headlight glare - four-in-five drivers concerned about dazzling headlights
- Whaley Bridge Accident Repair Centre - apprentice, Callum, completes "flawless" full repaint just 6 months into apprenticeship
- "What a night. What an industry" - thank you for the fantastic #NightofKnights feedback!
- What has happened to work volumes? - ABP investigates
- What the US-UK trade deal means for UK car buyers – Carmoola comments
- Which? - car insurers still hitting customers with "crippling" interest rates for paying monthly
- Which? - "End the Insurance Rip-off" petition
- Which? - Fiat Panda cheapest car to insure at £282
- Which? - launches home and travel insurance 'super-complaint'
- Which? - NFU Mutual voted best car insurer by customers
- Which? - NFU Mutual named 2025 best car insurance company
- Which? - sizeable reductions to car insurance renewal quotes after haggling "cast doubt on insurers offering fair value"
- Which? - some car insurers are still charging "exorbitant" interest rates to pay monthly
- Whiplash - new tariff compensation figure goes up by 15% from current 2021 figure, but only for accidents after 31 May 2025
- Whiplash - Shabana Mahmood (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) issues her review of regulations
- WhoCanFixMyCar - appoints Amanda Webb as CEO and and Isaac Hughes as as CEO and Chief Product & Technology Officer
- Williams - NW dealer group with 14 centres & 4 bodyshops; profits down 26% last year on turnover up 6% to £577m
- Winn Group - achieves carbon neutral status
- Winn Group - appoints Mike Wall as Head of Insurance Relationships
- Winn Group - Jack Lambourn achieves CILEX Litigator and Advocate (Civil) title
- Winn Group - Jake Robinson celebrates a decade with Winns
- Winn Group - Jeff Winn, Group Exec Chairman steps down
- Winn Group - shortlisted as CMC of the Year at the Personal Injury Awards 2024
- WINNER WINNER! - read on if you are an Eco Friendly Bodyshop!
- Winter woes - calls to RAC 50% higher than usual on Thursday
- Women in Insurance Awards - the 31 winners from the 274 finalists were announced Thursday night
- World Economic Forum - autonomous and electric vehicle specialists top fastest growing jobs by 2030
- WorldSkills 2024 - Bronze for David McLeown in Autobody Repair & Medallion for Excellence in Car Painting for Miguel Harvey
- WorldSkills Lyon 2024 - President Macron welcomes competitors to France during Opening Ceremony
- WorldSkills UK - apply to become an Endorsed Trainer
- WorldSkills UK - Body Repair and Refinishing Finals Medal Ceremony (online) tonight 7:30-9pm
- WorldSkills UK - Competitor Support Fund helps with travel, SME costs and equipment to help towards the cost of taking part in on-site National Qualifiers
- WorldSkills UK - Chief Executive Officer, Ben Blackledge, congratulates National Finals winners
- WorldSkills UK / IMI Skills Competition - registration of your apprentices closes 11pm FRIDAY
- WorldSkills UK - join the #WorldSkillsLyon2024 celebration and cheer on Team UK, including David McKeown (James McKeown ARC) and Miguel Harvey (Steer)
- WorldSkills UK (photos) - David McKeown (James McKeown Accident Repair) and Miguel Harvey (Steer Automotive Group)
- WorldSkills UK - to raise standards in technical and vocational education with local skills focus
- Worldwide searches for 'Jaguar stock' up 3,900% - 40 times increase compared to average levels in the last five years
- Wrisk - to deliver branded direct-to-customer car and van insurance proposition for Stellantis
- WSUK25 Competitions - 1 month to go until registration opens; sign up for updates today
- WTW - artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving — and insurers are evolving with it
- WTW - average motor premium is £757, £144 (16%) less than a year ago
- WTW / Confused.com - car insurance premiums down 16% in a year to £735 average
- WTW - partners with Kayna to drive next generation Affinity Insurance product solutions for UK and US-based SMEs
- WTW (survey) - 65% businesses said cyber-attacks are main threat to a company's reputation
- WTW - UK car insurance premiums see biggest annual fall in over 10 years; down 16% (£161) in a year
- Würth and Plasnomic - form strategic partnership to advance plastic repairs
- Wyndon Motors and XL Accident Repair Centre - pilot 3M’s RepairStack system in the UK
- Wyndon Motors - Coventry bodyshop celebrates Apprentice success as Samuel Burdus achieves Tesla MET Level 3
- XL Motors - achieves ARIES Level 4 Status; one of only 6% repairers in the UK to reach this stage
- XL Motors - Coventry City announce bodyshop, XL Motors, as a new Club Partner
- XL Motors - join with Morelli Group to help out Tim Shaw who "had his own Car SOS"
- XL Motors - launch Coventry City charity sleeve initiative
- XL Motors - new behind-the-scenes company video
- XL Motors - repair car belonging to Coventry Rugby Club player, Senitiki Nayalo
- XL Motors - second site in Coventry installs Morelli Group's Koch-Chemie wash system
- XL Motors - success for Paint, Panel and MET apprentices with Auto Assess Apprenticeships
- XPENG - announces its official launch in the UK, including world's first AI-defined vehicle and flying car
- XPENG UK - opens first retailer sites as new all-electric G6 SUV goes on sale
- YASA - opens UK’s first super factory dedicated to the production of axial-flux electric motors
- Yaxley Coachworks - BBA winner and F1 supplier profiled in Auto Body Professional
- Yokohama Rubber - joins international joint research project on "untapped resource" of natural rubber seeds
- Yokohama - transport supervisor giving educational talks at Northampton College
- Young Driver - road safety scheme which reduces accidents by 84% delivers its 1.5 millionth lesson
- Young drivers - 75% of Brits say 17 is too young to drive
- Younger driver collision statistics - Minister rules out graduated driver licensing in debate
- YourParkingSpace - a driveway can add £20k to the value of a property
- Youth Guarantee trailblazer scheme - £45 million scheme extended for another year
- Zapmap - 20,000+ new charge points were installed throughout 2024
- Zapmap - <3% of EV drivers said they would switch back to an ICE vehicle
- Zebra Law - personal injury market firm joins the IFB membership
- Zeekr (Geely) - Europe-wide Electric Vehicle survey finds growing interest in e-mobility and acceptance of Chinese brands
- Zego - "the end of car insurance"
- Zego - UK insurtech extends partnership with Clearspeed
- Zenith - appoints Richard Jones (ex Lex and Aldermore Group) as CEO
- Zeus Accident Repair - invest in transformation of yard at Dartford bodyshop
- Zeus Accident Repair (Rochester bodyshop & Sittingbourne SMART centre) - acquires Dartford-based A Pile & Son bodyshop
- ZEV consultation - SMMT comment
- ZEV mandate - government to make "further announcement later in the spring"
- ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) mandate - government consultation launched as they confirm no new petrol or diesel cars will be sold in the UK after 2030; hybrids only 2030 - 2035
- ZIGUP - 16 apprentices from FMG Repair Services and Northgate Vehicle Hire take part in skills competitions
- Zigup (Auxilis and FMG) - results y/e Apr 2025: FMG RS "delivered strong profitable growth"
- ZIGUP - celebrating gold and silver medals for FMG Repair Services and Northgate Vehicle Hire Apprentices
- Zigup (FMG, Auxillis, Northgate) - trading update: " performance ahead of market expectations"
- ZIGUP (formerly Redde Northgate, owner of FMG) - half year results: profits down 42% to £56m on turnover down 1% to £904m; "FMG and FMG Repair Services performed strongly"
- ZIGUP (inc FMG Repair Services) - Daryl Head, Group Talent Facilitator, named as Lead Judge for the 2025 Automotive Refinishing Skills Competition
- ZIGUP (Northgate, FMG and FMG RS) - honoured with King’s Award for Enterprise
- Zigup (parent of FMG & Auxillis) - trading update: "activity levels in Claims & Services are as expected"
- Zigup plc - half year results: strong first half; simplifying its UK operating model into Northgate Mobility and FMG
- ZIGUP plc (inc Auxillis, FMG and Northgate) - brief trading update
- ZigUp plc (parent of FMG & Auxillis) - new Chief Financial Officer, Rachel Coulson, starts today
- ZIGUP - Rachel Coulson (Pearson) appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- ZIGUP - Tim Bailey retires as Fleet Director after 16 years, Matt Slater (ex Ford & West Wallasey) appointed to replace Tim
- Zipcar - car-sharing company to close UK operations; formal consultation with staff underway
- Zurich - 990 drivers submitted fake claims worth £14.3 million – up by 26% in the last 12 months
- Zurich - accelerating industry transformation using the power of AI
- Zurich - business leaders remain concerned about the potential impact of economic downturn and inflation in the near-term
- Zurich - frequency of claims (for EVs) "might be slightly higher for new EV owners in the first months of ownership"
- Zurich UK - 2024 results: record customer satisfaction levels alongside a 39% increase in profit
- Zurich UK - 4,562 workers were caught stealing from their workplace in the last year
- Zurich UK - Drazen Jaksic appointed CEO; current CEO, Tim Bailey becomes CEO of Zurich’s new global Life Protection business
- Annual Convention and Night of Knights
- British Bodyshop Awards 2026
- Networking Golf Day
- Networking Golf Day