Your Car – Your Choice pilot campaign attracts wider support
The Your Car – Your Choice campaign is receiving widespread industry support, following the launch of a pilot project in Chesterfield.
The Your Car – Your Choice campaign is receiving widespread industry support, following the launch of a pilot project in Chesterfield.
ZF Services will exhibit at Coach & Bus UK on 2-3 October 2019 at the NEC, Birmingham. The free-to-attend trade show will welcome almost 200 of the industry’s leading suppliers that will see the team from ZF (Stand J53) unveil its wealth of technical knowledge, while promoting the benefits of its reman and repair facilities, based at its Nottingham Service Centre of Excellence.
Winner of the INA Torque Challenge at Automechanika in June, Eddie Nazarov, enjoyed a fantastic weekend at Brands Hatch, where he and his wife, Innes, witnessed a Schaeffler victory during round-six of the DTM Championship.
Racing driver David Buky is celebrating his first win of the season in the Civic Cup Championship’s ninth and 10th races at Brands Hatch, as interest from aftermarket sponsors grows.
Fuchs Lubricants claims its cardboard packaging solution has saved 500 tonnes of plastic since its introduction in 2012 – equivalent of 10 million two litre plastic bottles, or 60 million plastic carrier bags. The Lube Cube allows customers to buy its leading products in a recyclable cardboard box rather than a plastic container.
Lumileds has premiered a new series of videos presented by its brand ambassador, Andy Savva, also known as The Garage Inspector. The series, available on the company’s YouTube’s channel, highlights Philips automotive and workshop lighting, explaining the safety and profitability benefits to technicians, and the ability to offer more safety and comfort to their customers. You can view the first video in the series below.
LKQ Corporation has announced the forthcoming retirement of its European executive vice president and CEO, John S Quinn, and the selection of Arnd Franz, current chief operating officer of LKQ Europe, to succeed him effective 1 October, 2019.
History records the inspiring story of how the Ford GT40 hit the track in 1966 and went on to secure four consecutive victories for the Blue Oval. In 1967 Ford teamed up with lubricant giant Gulf to create what was to become arguably the most loved racing car livery of all time, the iconic light blue and orange. The colours have certainly stood the test of time, with an ever-growing army of passionate Gulf fans and more than half a century later, the Gulf Oil paint scheme that was worn by both the 1968 and 1969 winning Ford GT40 is more evocative than ever. Now, we honour the legendary feats of teamwork and determination displayed by those all-conquering Gulf-Fords with the arrival of the Brown Lee Performance official Gulf Heritage Mustang-Limited Edition.
Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE) is continuing its development of the Lucas brand across UK and Europe with the introduction of distributor and technician training seminars. The first-ever Lucas training programme under SMPE was in Kiev, with Ukrainian business and Lucas distributor Alt-Star. This was followed by training with Autoaibe, a Temot member in Vilnius, Lithuania. Both Lucas distributors brought a mixture of online, wholesale and electrical specialists to the training and more than 30 people attended in total.
It was a case of mistaken identity which nearly saw a £50,000 prize being given to the wrong man who shared exactly the same name and lived in the same town as the rightful winner. After 10 years and almost 500 winners, even the professionals at BOTB sometimes get it wrong.
On 1 August 2019 synthetic rubber manufacturer Asahi Kasei began operating Asahi Kasei Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (AKAP), a new regional headquarters for business in the ASEAN region based in Thailand.
With SUVs and crossovers currently accounting for a third of the UK’s best-selling cars of 2019 to date, and with the demand for SUVs increasing, Yokohama has extended its range with additional 4×4 products and sizes – specifically the Geolandar X-CV G057.
With schools soon to be back in session in the US, Cooper Tire’s Tread Wisely programme, a tyre and vehicle safety program for teens and young adults, is encouraging students to check their tyres as part of their back-to-school routine.
The Ronal Group has added the SC1 Motorismo to its Speedline Corse range in two special designs. The new wheel is an everyday, roadworthy wheel with racing character, the company states. It is particularly suitable for sporty vehicles and combines the necessary clearance for high-performance braking systems with approval for road use.
A motocross world champion has joined some of the sport’s brightest lights on Bridgestone’s Battlecross products. Graham Noyce famously won the 500cc World Championship in 1979 and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his success, he will get back in the saddle of his Honda, fitted with Bridgestone Battlecross tyres. The rider will showcase the skills that made him a champion at the Farleigh Castle Motocross of Nations (VMXdN) on September 7 and 8, along with other household names of the sport.
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