Three-quarters (76%) of car buyers are concerned about returning to car showrooms when the Coronavirus lockdown is lifted.
AM is urging retailers to share their experience of trading during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and their hopes for a recovery once current restrictions are eased.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that online car sales and deliveries “remain acceptable” during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
The PSA Group is set to complete a final review of COVID-19 coronavirus healthy working measures at its Ellesmere Port Vauxhall car manufacturing plant before deciding when to recommence production.
Moneypenny and Inductus have joined the list of suppliers offering services for free in a bid to help car retail businesses cope better with the impact of COVID-19 cornoavirus.
The family of a car salesman who suffered a brain injury in an incident at CarGiant in 2017 are seeking more than £300,000 damages in a lawsuit.
More than half of the calls to motor industry charity Ben’s helpline in 2018 were about mental health issues.
Renault Retail Group has been fined after health and safety inspectors discovered evidence of serious safety breaches relating to faulty vehicle lifts at its dealerships in Coulsdon and West London.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has urged independent garages to invest in training for its technicians as EV sales reach a record high.
Pendragon has announced a deal with St John Ambulance which will see it install defibrillators at all of its UK car dealerships in anticipation of EV-related incidents.
The independent police watchdog has warned West Midlands Police to carry out more effective ammunition after dealership staff detonated a grenade left inside a vehicle.
Serious duty of care concerns have been sparked by statistics which revealed that the average UK dealership failed to replace 71% of severely worn tyres in November, autoVHC has claimed.
The Institute of the Motor Industry is preparing for a meeting with the Minister of State at the Department for Transport to discuss the implementation of a Licence to Practice for technicians working on high-voltage AFVs.
A string of fatalities at US auctions has prompted the formation of a safety sub-committee at the Vehicle Remarketing Association.
North Yorkshire-based Ray Chapman Motors has invested in two defibrillator machines for its Malton and York showrooms to safeguard its technicians and members of the public.
ATS Euromaster has won a gold award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the fourth year running.
An air ambulance was called to an Arnold Clark dealership after a 55-year-old employee suffered leg injuries in an incident in its workshop.
The Institute of Motor Industry has repeated calls for new standards for EV technicians, stating that workshop injuries could result from charges that are “worse than being plugged into the electric chair.”
A self-employed garage mechanic was fined after a customer suffered spinal fractures and a slipped disc when he fell into an inspection pit while collecting his vehicle.
November 10 has been designated ‘Hats On For Mental Health Day’ by motor industry charity Ben, in its first campaign since its rebranding.
