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Classic car sector to fight back against draconian EU and environmental rules
26 May 2021Complex EU import rules and environmental concerns could put the classic car scene at risk of disappearing along with 113,000 specialist small businesses and supply… Read More
Open letter from the IMI: Missing link in upskilling automotive sector?
13 May 2021The last 48 hours have seen two significant announcements relating to skills, training and apprenticeships. Firstly, the Queen’s Speech outlined the government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee,… Read More
New IGA Chairman named
26 March 2021Rob Collison has been named as the new IGA Chairman, succeeding Colin Parlett, who recently stepped down after many years in the role.Rob is Managing… Read More
How can automotive businesses be more gender inclusive?
8 March 2021The automotive industry is ready to race ahead with a raft of technological advancements, but in other ways, the sector is held back by a… Read More
“Reasons to be cheerful?” Garage market continues to react to Budget 2021
4 March 2021The automotive sector has continued to give its views on the potential impact of the March 2021 budget.IAAF Chief Executive Wendy Williamson observed: “The extension… Read More
Budget 2021: UK automotive sector reacts
3 March 2021In what is likely to be viewed as one of the most significant Budgets of the last few years, possibly in a generation, on 3… Read More
Car dealerships set to reopen in April
23 February 2021Car dealerships are likely to remain closed until April at the earliest, it was revealed yesterday (Monday 22 February).While garages have been able to… Read More
UK automotive sector welcomes post-Brexit trade deals
4 January 2021After years of anguish over the prospect of trade tariffs being imposed on car parts being imported from the EU once the UK’s reached the… Read More
Industry welcomes ongoing UK-EU trade talks but keeps options open
15 December 2020The extension of UK/EU talks for a post-Brexit trade deal beyond the deadline at the weekend was seen as positive across the industry, but companies… Read More