ARC360 set to explore practical impacts of industry challenges
Customer satisfaction, reshaping supply chain relationships and having the ‘why’ in your business are just some of the key topics set for November’s ARC360 ‘Gaining Ground Together’ event.
Taking to the stage to help explore these three key areas are:
Chris Brightmore, CEO, Chartwell
Dawn Marsden, Head of GI Supplier Management, LV= Insurance
Sharna Thomson, Head of Customer – UK Claims, Zurich Insurance
Amazon set to disrupt UK insurance sector
Amazon has launched a new comparison site for UK customers seeking to buy buildings and contents insurance.
Its portal has been developed as a direct competitor to established comparison websites such as Moneysupermarket, Uswitch, Compare the Market and GoCompare.
Mercedes sets new Assisted Driving standard
The Mercedes-EQ EQE achieved the highest ever score in Assisted Driving Gradings in the latest round of Euro NCAP testing.
Driven Brands reaches 1,000 sites
North America-based repair group Driven Brands has taken its number of sites to beyond 1,000.
Including brands ABRA Auto Body Repair, CARSTAR, and Fix Auto USA, Driven Brands entered the market in 2015 and has since quadrupled its footprint to operate in 48 US states and all 10 provinces in Canada.
Solera updates paint material prices
Solera Audatex updated its paint materials table on Thursday, 13 October, for its Irish customers.
RWC secures Ford training contract
Milton Keynes-based training provider RWC Training has announced a new partnership with Skillnet to deliver Ford’s Body and Paint Apprenticeship programme.
CMA urges government to replace MVBER
The CMA is recommending that the government replace the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption (MVBER) with a UK Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MVBEO).
All set for launch
Castle Vehicle Servicing is set for its official launch next month. It will repair cars, mini-buses and light commercial vehicles from a fully-fitted 12,000 sqft workshop in Northampton.
Castle Vehicle Services (CVS) was established as a sister company to Castle Coachworks.
Ben releases more tickets to the ball
Automotive charity Ben has made more places available at this year’s Ben Ball.
The black-tie event will take place on 7 December at Old Billingsgate Market, London, backed by AutoTrader.
Repairify unveils remote diagnostics solution
Repairify has launched the asTech All-in-One, a tablet-based solution for local and remote automotive diagnostics, calibrations and programming.
The solution enables more than 400 remote technicians to view reports and scan more than 1,000 OEM-compatible diagnostic tools.
European car market rallies in September
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has reported that new car registrations across the European Union rose by 9.6% in September compared to the same month last year.
This follows marginal growth in August.
However, the car market remains 9.9% down year-to-date, with 6,784,090 registrations.
Devonshire Motors achieves PAS2060 certification
Devonshire Motors has achieved carbon neutral status in accordance with PAS2060.
It achieved certification with the support of the NBRA, Glasurit and ECA Business Energy.
Fix Auto UK celebrates Green treble
Fix Auto UK collected a hat-trick of awards at the fifth annual NBRA Green Awards last night.
Fix Auto Rochester and Fix Auto Penzance were presented with Silver awards in recognition for their concerted efforts in providing a sustainable repair service, while Fix Auto Luton received the coveted Carbon Footprint Award for an Independently Owned Repair Centre.
People
Jade Johnson has been appointed as Commercial and Sustainability at Steer Automotive Group.
IRG Innovative Repair Group has appointed Kieran Nowland as Area Manager.
Mark Newberry has been named Commercial Director at Europcar Mobility Group.
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webinARC – Business development 2022: 30 November
In this webinARC we offer a host of interviews, comments and insights via recorded interviews focusing on business development opportunities and challenges in 2023 and beyond.
