Garages delaying EV investment are missing out on a big opportunity
Analysis
Aftermarket alarm over 'sledgehammer' crackdown on ghost plates
Blanket calls for a ban on 4D plates miss the point of the 'ghost plate' problem, say aftermarket leaders
Missed MOTs cost the trade
No-shows on MOTs are a problem for garages, but how best to fix it?
"Ambiguous" 2025 Budget offers "little real world support" for automotive
Budget brings changes to apprenticeship funding and clarity on EV taxation, but little support for the trade
'Fake always breaks' – but garages struggle to identify counterfeit parts
Increasingly convincing fakes leave well-intentioned garages facing a hurdle in providing authentic parts
Collaboration, not competition, is key to independent garage growth
Isolated garages could struggle to survive in a fast-moving business environment
The manual transmission is dying – is it time to gear up for repairing automatics?
As EVs and hybrids surge in popularity, the days of changing your own gears are ending
JRP Distribution has quadrupled turnover since 2015 - and it aims to keep growing
CAT heads to the firm's warehouse near Chichester, West Sussex for a peek behind the curtain.
SERMI “right opportunity” for UK aftermarket as launch nears
New scheme will give garages access to critical information such as keys and ECU coding from vehicle manufacturers
Review: TechFest 2025 at Wembley Stadium
GSF Car Parts’ 2025 series of Techfest trade events came to a conclusion on 18 September