CAT - Car and Accessory Trader for Aftermarket Professionals

18 July 2014

Andrew Page to drop CAF brand

Andrew Page (AP) is to phase out the Camberley Auto Factors (CAF) brand over the next two months.

BEN opens its doors to former UA employees

Automotive charity BEN has offered its support to former employees of Unipart Automotive. The industry charity has urged the 1250 workers who lost their jobs when UA went into administration last week, to contact it for ...

CAT Council

07 July 2014

CAT’S INSIDE LINE: RENAULT ESPACE (2003-2012)

Carrying on the Inside Line series, we move on from looking at the Mark VI Volkswagen Golf and turn our focus towards a popular MPV in its day, the Renault Espace

16 June 2014

CAT’S INSIDE LINE: VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2009-2013)

Carrying on the Inside Line series, we move on from looking at the Hyundai i30, and turn our focus on the daddy of hatchbacks, the Volkswagen Golf. Now in its seventh generation the popular car has always been a firm fav ...

Latest from the CAT Blog

02 June 2014

Mechanix inspires youngsters to develop passion for industry

As the Haynes Mechanix course drew to its conclusion after seven weeks (actually eight in the end) of training, the first group of youngsters have now successfully completed the pilot project and achieved a well-deserve ...

19 May 2014

Haynes’ course gets youngsters delving deep into car mechanics

As Haynes’ Mechanix course, designed to inspire the next generation of technicians, enters its final week, CAT catches up with Mentor Paul Lawry to find out how the youngsters have taken to their first taste of the mot ...

Out and About with CAT

18 June 2014

CAT Garage Lives: Autopontiac

Robin Gray explains his passion for American muscle and especially Pontiacs. To be a specialist in American cars in the UK isn’t easy and having a great passion for them certainly helps

20 May 2014

CAT Factor Lives: John Woolfe Racing

David Riswick says trends, fads and skateboards have shaped John Woolfe Racing’s history. John Woolfe Racing has been around for almost 50 years, and the name harks back to a racing great who tragically lost his life a ...