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Convertible opportunity?

22 August 2022

Garages in the North of England may be best placed to exploit the UK’s ongoing love affair with convertibles, new research has shown, with Mercedes-Benz… Read More

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Let’s Amarok!

25 July 2022

This month’s topic looks at a VW Amarok 3.0, engine code DDXC, with SCR additive emission control. It is the additive system we… Read More

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MAM Software supports supplier via accurate data

22 October 2021

Capricorn Car Parts has updated its product data from V7 to V8 in MAM Software’s vehicle parts catalogue Autocat, allowing products to become available to… Read More

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VLS clears product under investigation

29 September 2021

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has given a clean bill of health to a Mannol engine oil, following an investigation.VLS received a complaint regarding… Read More

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Automotive communication networks

2 September 2021

In recent years to meet the demands of Drive wire systems as well as the addition of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), vehicle manufacturers in… Read More

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IAAF continues to highlight in-vehicle data access rights

18 August 2021

Access to in-vehicle data by independent garages would be severely threatened if the VM-backed Extended Vehicle (ExVe) model becomes the standard, the IAAF and its… Read More

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JackFinder appoints new Country Manager

6 August 2021

Online real-time manufacturer data service pricing provider JackFinder has appointed James Onions into the newly created role of Country Manager.JackFinder has a suite of solutions… Read More

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LKQ Euro Car Parts round-table

20 July 2021

While the familiar face of LKQ Euro Car Parts will be your local branch, or perhaps more accurately the delivery van, there is a lot… Read More

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Win 12-month GMS subscription with TechMan

7 July 2021

TechMan is giving away a free 12-month subscription of its garage management system as part of a prize package worth more than £1,200.TechMan Digital Marketing… Read More

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The measure of a car or van: IAAF campaigns on access to data

25 June 2021

The IAAF has teamed up with a pan-continental coalition representing the automotive aftermarket in Europe, including FIGIEFA, which is calling on the EU to accept… Read More