At its 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday 11 May 2016, the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) executive council elected Autogem managing director Prashant Chopra as vice chairman of the association.
The RMI opened its Academy of Automotive Skills today (Friday 6 May) in Southam, Warwickshire. The brand new, state of the art training facility set up by the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), will act as a an industry resource for MOT tester training, and in time will offer wider automotive technical training.
Courses will include: New MOT Tester Training; New Motorcycle Tester Training; MOT Manager Training; ATA L3 Light Vehicle Inspection; CPD/Annual Assessment; and F-GAS.
Peter Sephton, chief executive of The Parts Alliance, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
He is one of 34 leaders from businesses across the Midlands who will compete in the regional final on Tuesday, 14 June, at Birmingham Council House.
This month, Continental is introducing a new aftermarket tyre sealant kit and other sealant products. The company says these products are made to OEM quality and offer a solution to drivers looking to replace existing kits – products that, according to Continental, need to be substituted after around four to five years.
Following the demise of the DVSA NTTA, technicians looking to become MOT testers have found it more difficult to achieve the qualifications they need to follow the right path. That’s why Bosch is offering training for Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) level 3 qualifications.
Launch UK is set to attend Automechanika Birmingham 2016, exhibiting its full range of automotive diagnostic tools on stand 10K14 from 7 – 9 June at the NEC in Birmingham. Amongst other products, Launch reports it will present its X431 range of OE level diagnostic equipment to the UK market at the prestigious event.
Autogem’s managing director and National Tyre Distributors Association south east region chairman, Prashant Chopra, is to deliver a talk on TPMS at 15:40 on 8 June at Automechanika Birmingham in the Aftermarket Theatre. The title is “TPMS: a tidal wave of challenge and opportunity”.
RMI Bodyshops, (NAB & VBRA), have commenced a series of activities looking into the use of non-oe parts in the UK body repair market.
There are three main focus areas for the activities: The robustness of the parts approval programmes from suppliers; the commercial incentive schemes being used to drive the use of such parts; and the transparency of the use of these parts to the consumer.
Kent-based engine detox specialist EDT Automotive has turned over £1m since launching in 2013, generating £2.5m in additional aftersales turnover for franchised dealers and high end independent garages.
EDT managing director, David Holmes FIMI, said: “To hit the £1m turnover mark is an important milestone. It exceeds what we thought was an ambitious target when we set up the company three years ago. The treatment makes a real difference to fuel economy and drivers are spreading the word via social media. For workshops, our pay-as-you-go model means the up-front costs are minimal. It’s a winner for all involved and good for the environment.”
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has launched Priority Plus in partnership with APRIL UK, a medical cash plan designed for individuals working within the automotive industry.
IAAF has partnered with APRIL UK, making the award-winning insurance specialist its official Lifestyle Protection Partner, offering IAAF members a range of cost-effective employee benefit schemes, which can be shaped to meet the member’s exact requirements.
Specialist automotive parts supplier, GT Automotive, continues on its path of investing in the UK aftermarket by signing up to SMMT.
GT Automotive will now have access to discounted products, specific member services and member-only areas of the website.
“We are encouraged to see that The Sun newspaper has carried out an investigation into companies offering odometer adjustment services”, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers across the UK, commenting on the issue of mileage fraud.
Ex-Ford specialist dealer, Spry’s of Launceston has joined the Bosch Car Service network. Located on Pennygillam Industrial Estate in Launceston, the garage has been in business for over 100 years, spending many of those years as a Ford specialist repairer and dealer. Now under third-generation family ownership, by becoming an independent garage and joining the Bosch Car Service network, the garage can now offer customers of all makes and models a first class service at a competitive price.
While exploring the products and services of more than 550 market-leading exhibitors, visitors to Automechanika Birmingham can also benefit from an extensive seminar programme to equip themselves and their businesses for a quickly-evolving industry.
Launch UK has supplied the University of Bath with its telematics solution, the PRO 3, enabling students to carry out real-time remote diagnostic checks on vehicles.
Alongside exceptional teaching standards and student satisfaction, the university has a long-standing reputation for excellence in automotive engineering and has been conducting prize-winning automotive research for more than four decades.
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