That’s right, whatever stereotypes are associated with London, it is actually only the 4th most expensive city in the UK when it comes to car repairs.
The data has been gathered by car servicing and repair comparison site Whocanfixmycar.com, who have studied over 320,000 quotes from garages all over the United Kingdom. The data has revealed the average cost of car repairs in our 20 biggest cities.
Comline Auto Parts (Comline), has strengthened its steering & suspension portfolio with the addition of more than 150 new-to-range references.
This raft of new part numbers marks yet another significant development for what is one of Comline’s real up-and-coming product categories. In fact, the introduction of this latest batch of references takes Comline’s steering & suspension development to well over 800 new part numbers within the last 12 months.
Schaeffler AG has announced that its automotive aftermarket business will be upgraded to full divisional status following a prolonged period of growth.
Effective from the 1 January 2018, the Schaeffler Group will be comprised of three separate divisions – Automotive OEM, Industrial and the newly-created Automotive Aftermarket (AAM) – which will be run autonomously within Schaeffler from its headquarters in Langen, Germany.
Autosupplies Chesterfield Ltd has acquired Barnsley-based motor factor Butlers Automotive with immediate effect.
The acquisition is the first of its kind for Autosupplies, having grown its head office and Bolsover branch to be one of the largest single branch motor factors in the UK, occupying a 40,000sqft site and employing more than 90 members of staff and managing a fleet of more than 50 delivery vehicles.
Service Delphi’s braking vans will both be out through September and October, aiming to visit 600 garages. The campaign will support of The Parts Alliance’s ‘Best of Brakes’ promotion, which is offering six spectacular holiday prizes.
The vans remind customers how they can win 25,000 prizes just by buying Delphi brake pads, with a video hosted by three-time BTCC Champion Matt Neal.
A long-term advocate of Banner’s automotive battery product range and Groupauto member, ECC Motor Factors of West Yorkshire, has recently celebrated its 40th trading anniversary. And having earlier this year added a new Ford Transit Courier to its delivery vehicle fleet, co-branded and featuring the striking and bold Banner livery, Banner was again on hand to share in ECC’s celebrations.
The new 2017/2018 edition of the Clutch catalogue dedicated to passenger cars and LCV applications for all Valeo Service aftermarket product ranges has been released.
The catalogue presents the full Valeo Service offer consisting of more than 3,000 transmission products among which clutch kits, DMF, passive hydraulic actuation and spare parts. The catalogue covers clutch applications from the Volkswagen Golf I to the latest Mercedes A Class or Citroën DS3. Valeo Service offers one of the widest European car park coverage of clutch products and the range keeps increasing as Valeo Service launches more than 300 new products per year.
TRICO has recently unveiled a new display area at its European HQ in Skewfields, Pontypool.
With a number of new products and announcements being introduced to celebrate the company’s centenary year, TRICO has a comprehensive array of merchandisers to display its products, from deluxe mobile displays and dealer cabinets to corrugated pre-packs. They are easy to assemble, compact and offer eye-catching visuals to help attract the customers’ attention.
Valeo Service has released 24 new references for major Volvo car applications since February 2017. Those new Lighting Systems references feature applications for the popular XC 90 models.
Supporting Valeo Service ‘We Care 4 You – Trust the Specialist’ strategy, Valeo Lighting Systems is constantly enriching its scope of products and extending its portfolio to many car applications over the world.
Machine Mart’s has released its new catalogue, packed full of all the tools and equipment any garage or workshop may need this winter. Featuring over 500 price cuts and new products, the 500-page Autumn/Winter catalogue is a ‘must have’ for anyone seeking a huge choice at unbeatable value.
GSF Car Parts is offering a promotion throughout September in conjunction with Purflux filters.
All customers purchasing a service kit before 30th September will receive a handy travel mug free of charge, whilst stocks last. The thermal mug is branded with both GSF Car Parts and Purflux logos.
Eight new brake calipers have been added to Brake Engineering’s product range this month, underlining the brand’s commitment to bringing to market products that are in demand at both garages and motor factors.
The new introductions include coverage for BMW X5 and X6 (2007), as well as Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf and Golf SV, Seat Leon, and Skoda Octavia (2012).
Leading Italian brake maker Brembo reports that its revenues increased 10.1 per cent to 1,262.4 million euros in the first half of 2017. During the same period pre-tax profits (EBITDA) grew 12.8 per cent to 255.5 million euros. EBITDA margin was over 20 per cent.
Nottingham based A to Z Car and Taxi Parts & Accessories has recently joined A1 Motor Stores.
Opened in 2011, the retailer and factor supplies the garage and taxi retail and repair trade in the north of Nottingham, currently running two vans delivering a wide range of both hard parts and retail goods.
Valeo has launched the first global research centre in artificial intelligence and deep learning dedicated to automotive applications.
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