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Steve Nash Interview

Mon, 04/03/2013 - 11:08
He describes his 26 years with BMW as ‘a fabulous time’ but Steve Nash is delighted at becoming chief executive of the IMI and to champion a complex, multifaceted and evolving motor industry.

Learning Budgets

Mon, 04/03/2013 - 11:06
With so many approaches to learning, our need for instant information and personal and targeted development, it is difficult to determine where we should focus our learning budgets, says Kathryn Searle of RTS Consultants UK.

LPG: Think Tank

Mon, 04/03/2013 - 11:03
In the discussion of alternative motor transport fuel, centre stage is firmly occupied by EVs and hybrids. But what of LPG? Richard Yarrow asks whether OEMs are missing a trick.

CV market weaks in 2012

Mon, 04/03/2013 - 11:02
Commercial vehicle registrations fell by an average of 5.9% during 2012, writes John Kendall.

Caterham: Group Effort

Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:52
It might not get pulses racing as quickly as victory on the track but Caterham Group's best overall stand accolade at this year's Autosport International show represented just the sort of impact the expanding enterprise is looking for, as Gareth Price discovers.

Bodyshop: We want to get back to repairing cars

Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:51
From SLAs to AMCs, the bodyshop trade has seen vast changes in the last two decades. Former editor of VBRA magazine Body Heather Grant offers her take on an industry desperate to loosen the chokehold of the insurance giants.

Diesel or Petrol

Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:49
Since the invention of the four-stroke internal combustion engine in the mid 1800s by Nikolaus Otto and the later development of the compression ignition derivative by Rudolf Diesel, there has been a lively debate as to which one is the better engine. In truth they both have advantages and disadvantages.

Ben: A very special Job

Tue, 05/02/2013 - 09:47
My name is Kerry Whitaker and I am a regional development manager for BEN, the automotive industry charity, and before you say you already know about BEN or don’t want to know why another charity needs your money, please spare a few minutes to read this very important article.