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LKQ Corporation Q2 results

5 August 2022

LKQ Euro Car Parts parent company LKQ Corporation reported organic revenue growth of 3.8% in its second quarter 2022 financial results, in the face of… Read More

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Full year and Q4 growth for LKQ Europe

24 February 2022

LKQ Corporation, the parent company of LKQ Europe, recently reported fourth quarter and full year 2021 results, with full year revenue growth of 10.4% to… Read More

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UK car production: Worst since 1956

27 January 2022

UK car production in 2021 was the lowest since 1956 according to the latest figures from the SMMT, eclipsing even 2020 as the effect off… Read More

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Older cars dominate Q2 used car sales

10 August 2021

Independent garages could soon see a boom, as used car sales increased by a massive 108.6% in the second quarter of 2021 according to the… Read More

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Used car market bounces back in Q3

10 November 2020

Continued consumer concerns about public transport during the Coronavirus pandemic may have helped the used car market increase by 4.4% in Q3 following two consecutive… Read More

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UK unemployment running at highest rate in three years, redundancies highest since 2009

13 October 2020

While garages continue to be busy as a result of the MOT backlog created by the exemption, they could see more and more customers forced… Read More

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Calls for furlough replacement grow louder

17 September 2020

While garages face the prospect of perhaps too much work going into the autumn thanks to the end of the MOT exemption, calls for the… Read More

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Study shows small business confidence bounce-back

23 July 2020

With the end of the MOT extension in sight, and the easing of lockdown meaning more custom coming through the door, you would expect business… Read More

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Workshop Quarter at Automechanika Birmingham 2018

5 September 2017

A dedicated Workshop Quarter will be among the enhancements to be found at Automechanika Birmingham 2018, taking place next June.Over 300 exhibitors are confirmed, including… Read More

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24 Top Technicians

14 March 2014

Following completion of the initial Top Technician 2014 online test, the two dozen highest scoring entrants have been announced and will go forward to the… Read More