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74% of garages hit by MOT exemption slump

14 June 2021

The ongoing impact of 2020’s MOT exemption had been laid bare in a survey that found that 74% of garages saw their business decrease in… Read More

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Sector PR agency Chicane scoops industry award

11 June 2021

Automotive public relations and marketing agency Chicane has won an industry award.The company was named as ‘Industry Partner of the Year’ Award, as voted for… Read More

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LKQ Euro Car Parts: Focus on Summer

11 June 2021

LKQ Euro Car Parts has outlined the five key areas of vehicle health that garages should be focusing on this Summer:.1. Air con 2. Read More

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Garage Buying Group signs up 100th member

10 June 2021

The 100th garage has signed up to Garage Buying Group (GBG) seven weeks after launching.Everything Auto of Dudley, West Midlands became the 100th garage to… Read More

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Watch: Book in a customer in less than a minute via TechMan GMS

10 June 2021

TechMan has a released a new video to demonstrate how its GMS enables garages to book in customers in less than a minute.This efficiency has… Read More

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Automechanika Birmingham shifts to 2023

8 June 2021

Automechanika Birmingham is moving its next show to June 2023, with an interim specialist national garage and bodyshop event scheduled for 2022.The move following the… Read More

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Driving up in popularity: 75% prefer staycations

7 June 2021

75% of motorists said their attitude and interest in the idea of a staycation has increased due to COVID-19, according to new research.The survey, conducted… Read More

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EV-qualified workforce levels “should ring alarm bells” – IMI

7 June 2021

Just 6.5% of the automotive sector workforce was EV-qualified at the end of 2020 according to analysis by the IMI, despite the growing popularity of… Read More

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Temperature and state-of-charge management key to EV battery life

4 June 2021

Parking up an EV that is on a 70%-80% state of charge, (SoC) causes the greatest damage to the Lithium-ion (Li-ion) and temperature plays a… Read More

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Fleet demand drives May new car sales

4 June 2021

New car sales in May were up 674.1% on the same month in 2020, but were 14.7% down on May 2019’s total and 13.2% down… Read More