BUYING IN TO A FRANCHISE
Buying into a franchise should reduce the risk, but it doesn’t always work that way.
Ed Browne
OSRAM LATEST: WORKERS UNION REJECTS AMS BID
German workers’ union IG Metall has rejected the recent €4.3 billion euro takeover offer by sensor firm AMS for lighting company Osram, according to a report by Reuters.
NEW €4bn+ BID FOR OSRAM
Following Bain Capital/Carlyle bid last month, Austrian chip manufacturer AMS AG puts higher offer on the table
GOV. ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR EV CHARGING
DfT to speed roll-out of residential charging points
SCHAEFFLER REVENUES DOWN IN ‘PERSISTENTLY DIFFICULT’ MARKET
‘Persistent weakness’ of global automotive market mean increased discipline regarding costs at the tier one supplier
COMPANIES HOUSE – THE CASE FOR REFORM…
Change is coming to the dated work and practices of Companies House
PUTTING A STOP TO BRAKE DUST
It isn’t just smokey exhausts that have caught the attention of the powers that be
IS THE AFTERMARKET EMISSIONS COMPLIANT?
There has never been so many clean air technologies available for traditional powertrains
NEWS
SMMT SIGNS ‘COVENANT&#…Pledge to retrain ex-service men and women for work in the motor trade...
PRA CALLS FOR RATE RELIEF EX…Association boss writes to Sunak over tax matter...
COLD SNAP BRINGS WELCOME RIS…Vehicles with frozen brake drums, weak batteries and broken springs needed aftermarket attention...
APRIL DEALER REOPEN DATE …NFDA boss is not happy that members need to wait for seven weeks ...
MOTUL JOINS OESAALubricant brand to join OE suppliers association...
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