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UK GOVERNMENT DOUBLES EV INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

Second budget increase in six months will go towards residential chargers and data publication

21 January 2020

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SCOTTISH DEALERSHIP SALE SAVES 101 JOBS

Edinburgh franchises saved from closure by dealer groups Vertu and Grange Motors

21 January 2020

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HELLA RECORDS SHARP SALES DROP IN 2019

Components firm feels the effects of a global automotive slow-down

15 January 2020

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BREAKING: KLARIUS CASE THROWN OUT OF COURT

Cheadle-based manufacturer exonerated as High Court judge dismisses type approval trial

04 December 2019

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BOSCH TO ACQUIRE UNIPART CAR CARE CENTRES

UCCC, KiS Online and Unipartner app to transfer to German industrial giant

26 November 2019

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LAND ROVER SPECIALIST BRITPART ACQUIRES ALLMAKES 4X4

Shropsire-based Land Rover specialist acquires rival firm

13 November 2019

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HALFORDS ACQUIRES MCCONECHY'S FOR £9.3M

Firm snaps up one of UK's biggest servicing chains following a turbulent six months

07 November 2019

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NTDA BOSS: 'TOTAL BAN ONLY WAY' FOR PART WORN TYRES

Chief Exec Stefan Hay announces hardline stance at conference, following an investigation that showed 75 percent of tyres 'were dangerous'

03 October 2019

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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.

20 August 2019

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NEW €4bn+ BID FOR OSRAM

Following Bain Capital/Carlyle bid last month, Austrian chip manufacturer AMS AG puts higher offer on the table

15 August 2019

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