Fix Auto UK has appointed Steve Thompson of Industry Insights as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Reporting directly to Ian Pugh, Steve joins with extensive experience in strategic development of businesses within the automotive repair and mechanical markets. Commenting on making the appointment, Ian said, ‘With a proven track record at director level for [...]

In its 40th anniversary year East Midlands based Renault trucks dealer, RH Commercial Vehicles, has secured a top spot as one of the top performing business in the East Midlands. RHCV (through its holding company RH Developments) was listed as number two in the study of financial performance across the whole of the region. Since [...]

New findings have demonstrates a move away from saloons in favour of alternative body styles, but has this change in demand filtered down to residual values? Historically, the saloon was the bread and butter of the motor industry throughout the last century, however by the beginning of the 1980’s, the hatchback was in the ascendancy.  [...]

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has unveiled its 2017 automotive colour collection, Color_gen, to European car manufacturers (OEMs). First released in China at Axalta’s 2017 Colour Show in Chongqing and Shanghai in March, Color_gen offers light vehicle OEMs an insight into global colour trends that will dominate the [...]

Leading telematics insurer Marmalade is the driving force behind the UK’s first ever Learner Driver Week and introduces an innovative, new insurance product. A census carried out by Marmalade of more than 1,800 young and learner drivers has highlighted some worrying insights. Young people feel they receive inadequate support whilst learning to drive, that the process is [...]