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Renault renews Castrol contract

Both firms to work together to produce aftermarket lubricants

29 September 2022

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BMW Academy anointed IMI 'Centre of Excellence'

Inaugural award recognises the achievements of the facility

27 September 2022

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Nissan to sell Westway

13 dealer owned sites to be sold to existing franchise holders.

14 July 2022

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VM problems 'benefit' used market says ECP's Hamilton

LKQ Euro Car Parts' CEO speaks about the buoyant used car market and the aging vehicle parc

12 May 2022

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CMA TO INVESTIGATE VM's 'END OF LIFE' COMMITMENTS

Competition body to ensure that vehicle manufacturers are fulfilling their obligations to recycle vehicles responsibly

16 March 2022

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Nissan to target out of warranty vehicles

New servicing plan aimed at three to ten year-old segment two and three vehicles

26 January 2022

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STELLANTIS LAUNCHES ONLINE USED CAR PROGRAMME

Customers can buy entirely online, or chose to visit the dealer in approved-used car shakeup

16 June 2021

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IGA LAUNCH DATABASE OF GARAGES 'SAFE' FOR DATA ACCESS

The Independent Garage Association is to build a database of garages that are 'safe' and can be trusted by VMs to access security-related systems.

The plan comes in light of Block Exemption renewal in 2023, and the increased data security levels on modern 'connected' vehicles. To start, the trade body wants to build a network of audited and verified independent garages, to be known as 'Garage Safe', which is planned to be in place by Q3 2021.

02 June 2021

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SMMT CHIEF WELCOMES BLOCK EXEMPTION 'COMPETITION'

Mike Hawes voices support for regulation 'that will be of benefit to the consumer'

24 November 2020

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MERCEDES REACHES OBD AGREEMENT WITH SCAN TOOL MAKER

Techs will now have to buy security access to change or delete certain OBD data

22 October 2020

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