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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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TP CATS TO CEASE UK PRODUCTION

Disruption to orders and availability predicted as production switches to Portugal

07 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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EMISSION PARTS PRODUCER LOSES COMPLIANCE CASE

Hampshire-based EEC gets fined in a 'landmark' DVSA prosecution

06 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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SCHAEFFLER REVENUES DOWN IN 'PERSISTENTLY DIFFICULT' MARKET

'Persistent weakness' of global automotive market mean increased discipline regarding costs at the tier one supplier

07 August 2019

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OBITUARY: KEVIN SHORTIS 1939-2019

Founder of the Wilco chain of accessory shops has died following a short illness

21 June 2019

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PROFITS SLUMP AT HALFORDS FOLLOWING MILD WINTER

Cycle sales volume up, but overall profits down at retailer

20 June 2019

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EXCEL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ACQUIRED BY AUTOELECTRO BOSS

New MD Adrian Lamb has 'unfinished business' with the brand that he plans to return to being a market leader

04 April 2019

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