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New car sales crash by 97.3% in April as Coronavirus shuts showrooms
5 May 2020UK new car registrations fell by a whopping 97.3% in April, the lowest point since 1946, according to figures published today (Tuesday 5 May) by… Read More
Autoparts UK and Midwest Motor Factors gradual reopening unfolds
5 May 2020Autoparts UK and Midwest Motor Factors have gradually started to reopen branches. Autoparts Inverness, Newcastle, Stoke, Aberdeen, Trafford Park Manchester and Sighthill Edinburgh all opened… Read More
May the 4th be with you: Small business Bounce Back loans go live
4 May 2020Garages can from today (Monday 4 May) take up small business lending 100% backed by the Treasury through the new Bounce Back Loan scheme. Businesses… Read More
PM: “Comprehensive plan” on lockdown lift next week
1 May 2020Garages could be able to be open in greater numbers, if the Prime Minister’s aim to begin lifting lockdown restrictions soon is achieved. At his… Read More
COVID-19 causes UK car production fall
30 April 2020UK car manufacturing fell 37.6% in March, as the Coronavirus crisis shut factories according to figures released today (Thursday 30 April) by the SMMT. Just… Read More
