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Volvo Car UK opens £6m training and development centre

15 December 2017

Volvo Car UK has opened a new £6m training and development centre in Daventry, Northamptonshire.The site includes a 16-bay vehicle workshop, auditorium and classroom spaces… Read More

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NSK planning ProKIT extension

7 December 2017

NSK is planning to extend its ProKIT range to increase coverage across the car parc.ProKIT is a range of bearing products developed specifically for… Read More

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CMA decides on ECP/Andrew Page merger

31 October 2017

Euro Car Parts’ acquisition of Andrew Page has been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), subject to the sale of nine depots.The CMA… Read More

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Valeo: New references for Volvo car applications

11 October 2017

Since February 2017, 24 new references for the most popular Volvo applications have been launched by Valeo Service. References cover the Volvo S60 and XC60… Read More

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GSF Car Parts to reintroduce Bendix to UK

4 October 2017

The Parts Alliance, GSF’s parent company, has secured a long-term exclusive Western European distribution agreement to sell the Bendix brand of braking products. The company… Read More

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Garage wins game-changing makeover through Pagid Workshop Winners

5 September 2017

Pagid has awarded a UK workshop a £10,000 upgrade, through its Workshop Winners campaign, which took place this summer.ABP Motorsport, based in Shavington near Crewe… Read More

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Right2Choose returns as ‘Your Car, Your Choice’

26 June 2017

‘Your Car, Your Choice’ is the new rallying cry for the sector, as the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) relaunches Right2Choose for today’s world.The campaign… Read More

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Pagid offers £10,000 workshop upgrade with ‘Workshop Winners’ promotion

12 June 2017

Braking brand Pagid, part of TMD Friction, is to give a UK workshop a £10,000 upgrade via its Workshop Winners campaign, taking place this summer.Workshop… Read More

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“No to 4-1-1 MOT” say motorists

24 April 2017

In the YouGov survey, when told about plans to change the date of a car’s first MOT, more than three quarters of car owners said… Read More