Features

After a grim few months on the High Street, we speak to retailers and suppliers in our sector to find how they have adapted.

Despite what the world at large might have told you, DIY car maintenance isn’t dead. Admittedly, driveway servicing isn’t as prevalent as it once was, nor are people tackling quite the same jobs as was once the case ­– for example, where a reasonably competent DIY’er might once have swapped an alternator or a starter motor with little problem, they would probably avoid fiddling around with a modern stop and start system.

CAT Contributor Sarah Carlton, explains the roles of Phoenix companies and firms that have come back from the brink.

Injectors and related components need special care, but do garages appreciate this? Our CAT Ed finds out.

Insurance premiums might seem like they only go one way but manage your risks and you could get a reduction.

Is training garages partly the responsibility of the supplier? We speak to some suspension firms to find out.

Ever-tighter rules mean workshops need to take advantage of training opportunities, writes Daniel Moore.