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Payment Assist launches all-in-one payment platform for UK dealers

Payment Assist has launched an all-in-one payment platform, dubbed IGNITION, for UK dealers. The new service gives dealerships, bodyshops, garages and fitters a single place to manage customer payments. Chris Masters, chief commercial officer of Payment Assist, said: “IGNITION is…

WSG BLOG The Ceiling Is Unlimited

  The Ceiling Is Unlimited: Why Automotive Needs to Show Women Where Their Careers Can Take Them Steph Newbery, WSG group director, and Lisa Casey, WSG group director   The automotive industry has spent a great deal of time talking…

Jason Cranswick appointed CEO of automotive technology firm RockarTech

Jason Cranswick, ex-managing director of Norton Way, has been appointed CEO with Rockar Tech. Rockar Tech is automotive e-commerce technology company and consultancy. Cranswick has held senior leadership roles at Volkswagen Group, Jardine Motors, Cinch and managing director of Norton…

Strong demand sees Chinese car sales accelerate in August

Chinese brands dominated the fastest growing new brands in August led by Chery which from a standing start in August last year when it sold 13 cars surged to 2,380 in August 2026, Just published SMMT data saw Leapmotor registrations…

Autorola Group appoints business unit director for Indicata

Autorola Group has appointed Edwin Acosta Burga as business unit director for Indicata, effective from 1 September 2026. He will lead Indicata’s continued development and strengthen its ability to help customers turn real-time market intelligence into better commercial decisions. Acosta…

Lepas L8 PHEV order books open in UK

Orders books have officially opened for the Lepas L8 PHEV in the UK. The L8 PHEV Essence is priced from £34,900 OTR and the Elevate is priced from £37,900 OTR. Ray Wang, managing director of Lepas UK, said: “Opening the…

Chery UK raises more than £25k for CarFest charities

Chery UK has raised over £25,000 for CarFest’s charity partners, following a successful prize draw. The donation was presented on the main stage on 29 August, where brand ambassador Sir Mo Farah joined event founder Chris Evans to reveal the…