Aftermarket

Stoneridge has chosen the 2014 CV Show to release its latest tachograph technology that focuses in on the needs of drivers and operators. The new SE5000 Exakt Duo 2 has been designed with commercial vehicle fleets in mind and enables…

News from Scania: Scania has awarded DHL Supply Chain a three-year contract to manage its aftermarket parts distribution. The new logistics solution provides improved service performance to Scania’s network service centres across the UK and Northern Ireland, while reducing financial…

• Two thirds of annual heavy commercial vehicle registrations risk severe delays from 29 October. • Industry experts say more than 20,000 vehicles a year will not have either full EU or UK national approvals without urgent action by the…

Britain’s membership and involvement in the EU is critical to the success of the country’s automotive industry, a new independent report commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has found. The KPMG study – The UK Automotive Industry…

Apprenticeships are going strong and with more backing than ever from government and business their contribution to industry and the wider economy is set to increase even further. Transport News Brief talked Lord Digby Jones, a standard-bearer for the vocational…

News from CAP: Soaring used van values have added nearly 50% to the trade price of a typical three-year-old van since 2010, according to the independent vehicle information specialists CAP Automotive, although the boom in values is likely to falter by…

Officials from the European Commission have swooped on several exhaust manufacturers in the EU over concerns of cartels, restrictive business practices and/or the abuse of dominant market positions. Commission officials making the unannounced inspections were accompanied by counterparts from relevant…

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation aims to open the minds of hauliers and fleet operators to the benefits of using the aftermarket. It will explain how the aftermarket can support the CV sector with replacement parts, technical support and diagnostics,…

Details on the extra grants announced in the Budget for businesses recruiting apprentices have been released. An extra £170 million is being made available for Apprenticeship Grants for Employers (AGE) in total, half for 2014-2015 and the remainder for the…

Chancellor George Osborne delivered what he described as a ‘budget for the makers, the doers, and the savers’ this week with measures designed to boost manufacturing and export. Industry is at the heart of economic recovery he told the House…