Tarnock Garage, the Ford Service centre in Tarnock, Somerset, is set to move premises next summer.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is offering a second round of subsidised hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) Level 3 courses to members.
Castrol Auto Service has launched in the UK to support independents operating car repair workshops in their brand awareness and revenue generation.
The decline on new cars sales, caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the semiconductor shortage, in the last two years is estimated to have cost the aftersales sector £600 million.
The Volkswagen Group Aftersales Commercial Programmes team has appointed Stuart Carr as its new business development manager.
Arbury and Hendy Group have joined Real Time Communications (RTC) dealer group partners, while Johnsons and Heritage Automotive have renewed contracts.
The European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association (ADPA) has launched a new quality label.
As the new car market declines and EV ownership becomes more widespread, dealer groups are increasingly turning their attention to older vehicles to keep workshops full.
Even the traditionally slender margins that car dealerships make on new and used car sales once all the overheads have been factored in, aftersales is key to profitability.
Aftersales departments have been kept busy for the best part of a decade by a buoyant new car market with each dealerships’ own customer base keeping workshops full.
Harold Bowden has passed his BMW master technician accreditation for the seventh time and is the only one in England to retain the certification for so long.
The fourth RMI Academy of Automotive Skills training site has opened in Lincoln.
Engineers from Caterham will attempt to build a new Caterham Seven 170 in less than six hours in a glass pod elevated 450ft above Brighton’s seafront.
The aftersales team at Sytner Group’s Harold Wood BMW/Mini dealership at Harold Wood claimed the AM Awards 2021’s Best Aftersales Team category.
Alan Day Group is set to launch a pure electric ABT Volkswagen e-Transporter 6.1 onto VW’s Mobile Service Clinic fleet to offer zero-emission maintenance to London-based customers.
Automotive motor factor The Parts Alliance has appointed “passionate business leader” Mark Eburne as its new president and chief operations officer.
Hyundai Motor UK and Volkswagen UK have announced partnerships with eDynamix as part of efforts to automate and streamline their dealers' aftersales customer service.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) will address automotive sector challenges at a virtual conference featuring speakers from JLR, Halfords and Sytner Group.
Bridgestone has outlined a strategy to install 3,500 electric vehicle (EV) charging points across its European retail and service network.
Car retailers enjoyed a 364% year-on-year increase in profits during July as appreciating used car values boosted the sector, according to ASE.