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BEN cycles to victory at Rockingham oval

In the inaugural outing of the CAT Council, we ask suppliers, factors, trade associations, garages and retailers to discuss the future of the aftermarket. We also get their thoughts on what challenges the industry will face in the coming years, and what opportunities it needs to take advantage of.

Since 1985 the A1 Motabitz store in Ferndown, Dorset has enjoyed an ever-growing reputation with local residents. Most of the sales staff are on first name terms with customers, and every inch of shelf space is used to its maximum sales potential. Read more about our Retailer of the Year.

That's the message from the Good Garage Scheme today, which is celebrating receiving its 500,000th piece of feedback on its website. The feedback, left for Denbighshire’s Autoservices NW Limited by Mr and Mrs Sturgess, praised the independent's good service

MOT ball joint advice from Delphi

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his annual budget report in the Houses of Parliament today. Osborne said the budget this year was set to: "reward working families" and make tax "more competitive" for businesses. Find all the latest here.

Richard Walters left school when he was 15 and got a sales assistant job at his local motor accessories store. He now owns the shop and four others, so how has he done it?

Federal Mogul is relaunching its MOOG brand in the UK, thanks to a new distribution agreement with the RAPID group. The steering and suspension range will be relaunched from April, with nationwide coverage being achieved by the RAPID group.

The IFA buying group is expanding its borders with multiple branch openings across the UK. New stores opened by Motex, BBC Superfactors and Bennetts has brought the total number of IFA member branches to over 200 across the country.

BRT Group has partnered up with TecDoc to help drive new growth for the bearings specialist. TecDoc says the BRT Group’s decision to use its systems is a sign that more parts suppliers are increasingly turning to using bespoke software suites.