Aftermarket

The newest branch of Andrew Page has thrown up its shutters. CAT pays a visit to see how the business has taken off since its launch.

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit came in four marks since it's launch in 1980. We give the vehicle the 'once over' on our ramp

By: Neil Pattemore, Xen Consultancy 

Perhaps you’ve got one eye on retirement – but is handing over your business to a family member the best plan?

For those of you who can still remember being a teenager, you may recall thinking that you would never get old, or if you were going to, it was so far off your radar. However, for those of us who are now of a certain age and can’t remember what being a teenager was like, then we are probably also at a point in our lives where planning for some form of retirement has become a consideration.

The Department for Transport has ruled on its investigation into allegations of malpractice by exhaust

and catalyst manufacturer Klarius Products Ltd.

The main allegation made against the company was that replacement catalytic converters were being placed on the market that didn’t meet type approval standards as they bore invalid approval numbers taken from old stock.

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Nigel Williams updates us on this fabulous charity:

If you ask anyone in the aftermarket if they have heard of BEN, the chances are that they will have done – and in all probability have donated to the organisation at some stage or other.

However, if you ask the same person to describe what the charity does, the chances are you will get a minute errs before a description of an ancient care home in the countryside somewhere. This will mostly be pieced from dim recollections of very old magazine articles and sepia-tinged adverts from days past.

The Porsche Boxster is the latest car to get the once over on our ramp.

Originally launched in 1996 the 986 was styled on the 550 Spyder, before in 2005, the model was replaced by the 987 in 2005 and was in production until 2012. The second generation Boxster took the roadster concept and improved it both cosmetically and mechanically. It eventually became the basis on which the much-coveted Cayman was then spawned.

New tech means that VMs will pull the strings, so how can the aftermarket break free? Neil Pattemore

[caption id="attachment_17224" align="alignright" width="230"] Neil Battemore
Business Analyst at XEN Consultancy and FIGEFA representative[/caption]