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An acute shortage of ADAS-qualified technicians within the UK could pose a serious risk to road safety, based on The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). It estimates that by the top of 2023, no less than one in ten cars on UK roads will feature Level 2 autonomy, growing to almost half of the automotive parc by 2030. Nonetheless, based on latest data which features in ADAS TechSafe Technician Forecasts that may require 18,000 technicians to satisfy current ADAS requirements – currently there are only around 3,500. Steve Nash, CEO of the IMI, believes all of the noise about EV…

Corporations House has confirmed it’s investigating the malicious hacking of Vertu Motors’ official information. A spokesman told AM that Corporations House which is an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade: “We’re aware of this case and are working with the corporate to determine the facts.” The publicly available records of Britain’s third-largest automotive dealership Vertu Motors had been falsely amended to point out that quite a few directors had resigned from the corporate and fictional latest board members ncluding a ‘Mr Ice Crystal Augustus’ had been appointed of their place. The group, which continues to be attempting to correct the record,…

Two Rugby entrepreneurs are celebrating after transforming a used automotive business during lockdown that’s seen them go from selling vehicles from a driveway to opening their very own bespoke showroom.  Best friends Steve Kempster and Richard Turrall had each spent 10 years working in dealership chains across the region. After losing his job in the beginning of the pandemic, Kempster risked the whole lot to fulfil a lifelong dream of getting his own independent dealership.   Kempster recalled: “I had £2,000 in savings and I invested all of it in two cars. At the identical time, I built an internet…

Confidence in battery health will likely be vital in supporting more consumers switch to pure electric vehicles within the years ahead, and the industry must turn into adept at identifying underperforming cells and restoring battery health to optimal levels writes Dr Sara Ridley, engineering and quality director at Autocraft EV Solutions, a part of Autocraft Solutions Group. Because the transition to electric gains momentum, several essential obstacles must first be eliminated if EV is to actually turn into a viable alternative to the inner combustion engine (ICE).  While much of the discussion tends to deal with aspects like range anxiety…

Peoples Group saw turnover increase by 11.3% year-on-year to £306.8 million, while profits for the yr reduced by 9.5% to £7.67m on what was a previous record yr. The annual results for the yr ended July 31, 2023 was boosted particularly by the group’s aftersales performance. Latest automobile sales were up 21%, used automobile sales up 11% and aftersales profits soared by 31%. Business vehicle sales were down 17% as a result of an industry-wide shortage.  The group saw a 2.5% return on sales across the group’s locations in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Livingston and three sites in Liverpool. Brian Gilda, chairman of Peoples,…

Automobile retailers from across the country are facing a series of rapid clean-up operations following the flood damage brought on by Storm Babet. Storm Babet brought widespread flooding to parts of the UK. A rare Red severe weather warning was put in place in eastern parts of Scotland, together with quite a few Amber and Yellow rainfall warnings in lots of parts of the country which led to widespread flooding. Scotland’s family-owned and operated John Clark Motor Group which has heavily invested in a brand new dealership in Aberdeen – where exceptional rainfall predictions prompted a Yellow warning – luckily…

Marshall Motor Group has been appointed the authorised Nissan sales & service franchise for Doncaster. The brand new dealership on Merchant Way will open on 1 December and create 25 local jobs. The 1-acre facility will likely be Doncaster’s only Nissan recent automobile and van, approved used automobile and van, fleet/business, service and parts franchise serving customers across South Yorkshire and beyond. This recent facility includes 12 automobile/van double height showroom, 40 used automobile/van display, 10 bay workshop, a hub of electrical charging points, customer lounges, customer interaction areas and a coffee bar. Paul Stapylton, Marshall Nissan franchise director, said:…

September sales of Renault electrified models enjoyed a headline-grabbing year-on-year uplift of 71% in comparison with last yr underlining how the manufacturer is meeting the UK’s increasing appetite in that space. Ben Fish joined Renault UK in August 2022 as network operations director and spoke to AM to debate the automobile maker’s priorities over the subsequent 12 months which is able to see the launch of the Scenic E-Tech electric and the all-electric Renault 5 as a part of an ambitious ‘Renaulution’ strategy. You had some great sales figures for September. What do you attribute that performance to? It was probably the primary time for…

The recent annual FBI crime report has unveiled the highest ten cars most vulnerable to theft, signaling a concerning 20% surge in vehicle theft cases. The Virginia-based Highway Loss Data Institute conducts this comprehensive study every year, examining the frequency of theft claims based on automobile make. In keeping with their findings, the Charger SRT Hellcat, a two-door muscle automobile, stands out because the riskiest, with theft claims exceeding the typical by over 60 times, reaching a staggering 6,128 claims. The Dodge Charger HEMI, one other robust model, takes the runner-up spot, being stolen at a rate over 20 times…

UK automobile makers are celebrating a two-year extension to rules which help British firms to access lower or zero tariffs when selling goods to South Korea. The extension has been secured under the UK-South Korea free trade agreement and comes as welcome news for businesses who can proceed to avoid the high tariffs imposed by South Korea on products entering the country.  South Korea is the thirteenth largest economy on the earth and set to grow rapidly with an import market expected to grow 45% by 2035. The UK’s trade with Korea has greater than doubled for the reason that original…