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The Industry Needs Your Help
Our industry is facing critical skills shortages, and we desperately need a solution to these problems. One solution would be to recruit suitably skilled and qualified Painters, Panel Beaters and Technicians from outside of the UK. A major hurdle to this, turns out to...
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MOT Tests Increase 86% in June
In June, there was over 2.6 million vehicles MOT tested, despite the Government’s six-month extension scheme which ended on July 31st.A Freedom of Information Act request by Motorway.co.uk showed that MOT activity started to increase in June. After car showrooms...
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Pendragon Plans To Cut 1,800 jobs and car dealership closures across the UK
A statement issued via the London Stock Exchange today (July 30) revealed that Pendragon has a plan to cut 1,800 jobs from its UK car retail network to create a “leaner and more sustainable operating model” in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The group will initially...
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Ford to Close Almost Half of its 400 UK Dealerships
It has been announced that Ford will close almost half of it’s 400 UK franchised dealerships as part of a ‘Ford 2025 dealer plan’. 160 - 180 dealerships will be closed, which Ford said had been formed “in a spirit of partnership” with dealers and their investors to...
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HMRC Publishes New Advisory Fuel Rates – March 2020
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have released the latest advisory fuel rates, which will come into force from March 1st 2020. Decreasing by 1p per mile (ppm), the new rates for diesel car with an engine size over 2,000cc will decrease from 14ppm to 13ppm. The rate for a...
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Mercedes-Benz UK Launches New Online Showroom
Mercedes-Benz have launched a new online showroom to make car shopping easier. Website features: A live stock locator with a filtered location. The capability to run finance quotes, which includes the retailer’s best offer on a specific car. Allowing customers to...
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Pendragon Begins Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Closures
In order to shrink its UK retail network, Pendragon is preparing to close several of its Evans Halshaw Vauxhall dealership locations. Consultation is underway with staff at Evans Halshaw’s Vauxhall dealership in Peterlee. The group will not comment on the location of...
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Motor Industry’s Record Investments
The UK motor industry hits record investments of £3.7bn as automotive businesses increased spending on research and development by £154m. With a rise of 4.3%, this is an all-time high. Increasing by 5.8%, more UK businesses across all sectors have invested in R&D -...
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Government to Introduce Green Number Plates for EVs
In order to “turbo-charge” zero emission revolution, the Government launch the idea of pure electric vehicles to have green number plates. The idea could help drivers benefit from: Free/cheaper parking. Priority access to limited-use lanes currently reserved for buses...
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1 In 3 UK Automotive Companies Cutting Jobs
According to the SMMT, a new survey shows that 1 in 3 UK automotive companies have cut jobs to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, and 80.3% are concerned of their future business prospects. 11% of firms said that they had already divested from their UK-based operations....
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