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WSG highlights ‘spiralling costs’ of repairs and parts shortages in LCV sector
Warranty Solutions Group (WSG) has published its first Commercial Vehicle Market View Report. Drawing on over 1,000 LCV claims paid by the company between January 2025 – December 2025, WSG analysed the top 10 highest-value claims for light commercial vehicles,…
Carmoola named in Startups 100 Index for 2026
Carmoola has been included in the latest Startups 100 Index, published by Startups.co.uk. The Startups 100 is the UK’s longest-running index of new and disruptive businesses. It highlights companies that are building something useful, gaining real customer traction, and showing…
Steer Automotive buys Cambridgeshire bodyshop from Marshall
Steer Automotive Group has acquired Marshall Motor Group’s Paint & Body Centre in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire. The business strengthens Steer’s national Prestige network and will be rebranded to Steer Prestige Cambridge. The business has approval from a raft of OEMs, including…
Stellantis sees 1,200 dealers attend annual conference in Manchester
Stellantis UK held its annual national business conference from in Manchester, inviting 900 of its dealers to present its plans for 2026. At the end of week, on Saturday 10 January, it opened up the convention to the public, hosting…
Vertu launches VW Leeds Rent-A-Car
Vertu has opened its third Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Rent-A-Car operation at its Volkswagen Leeds dealership. Claire Jones has been appointed to lead the new service at Leeds, and brings more than 30 years’ of experience in the vehicle rental…
First VRA meeting of 2026 to focus on crime impacting remarketing
Crime affecting the used vehicle sector is the focus of the first Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) member meeting of 2026. The meeting will take place at epyx’s Meriden offices on 22 January, covering topics including the rise of ghost plates,…
Phill Jones to leave Motors & Cazoo
Phill Jones, Chief Operating Officer of Motors & Cazoo, will leave the business at the end of March. Jones has been with the business since 2010 and departs to take up a CEO position within the automotive sector. He said:…