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The Parts Alliance To Feature Limited Edition Petronas Oil Barrels In Their Latest Promotion

15 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

The Petronas brand is synonymous with quality engine oil and is rapidly becoming a major fixture in garages up and down the country. Coinciding with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend, The Parts Alliance will be launching a special Petronas promotion commemorating the seven consecutive world championship wins for the Mercedes AMG Petronas […]

10,000 drivers issued penalties for car faults

13 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

Defective tyres, brake issues and steering glitches among most-commonly caught faults Some 10,000 drivers have been issued penalties for driving with vehicle faults such as defective tyres, brake issues and steering glitches, DVSA figures show. More than 31,900 drivers have been caught with detective tyres over the past four years, while 4,600 were caught with […]

Vauxhall to go all-electric by 2028

13 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

Complete line-up of cars and vans to be fully electric Vauxhall is the latest vehicle manufacturer to announce its intentions to go ‘electric only’. From 2028, Vauxhall will focus entirely on full battery electric vehicles. Paul Willcox, managing director at Vauxhall Motors said: “As of 2028, Vauxhall will only offer fully electric cars and vans […]

Schaeffler REPXPERT app adds VIN reader

13 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

New scanning functionality provides accurate vehicle identification Created ‘By experts – For experts’, Schaeffler’s REPXPERT service programme is designed to equip vehicle technicians with the information they need to make professional repairs simpler and more efficient, which has been further improved by with the addition of a new VIN number scanning function to the REPXPERT […]

Cars and vans driven an hour a day in England, report finds

13 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

Vast majority of time vehicles are left parked-up at home Vehicles in England are driven just four per cent of the time on average, analysis by the RAC Foundation has found. The research suggests that cars and vans spend 73 per cent of their time parked at home. It concluded that on average, English vehicles […]

Japanese Ambassador visits GS Yuasa plant to see multi-million pound investment plans

13 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hayashi Hajime, visited global battery manufacturer GS Yuasa’s factory in Ebbw Vale on Friday 9 July as part of an official two-day visit to Wales During the visit, Hayashi Hajime toured the plant, which is owned by the Japanese based corporation and celebrated its 40th anniversary earlier this year, seeing […]

Highs and lows for NGK-sponsored motorcycle star James Alderson

13 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

Top spot on podium in first race only for misfortune in next race There were highs and lows for NGK-sponsored motorcycle star James Alderson at Donington Park. For after winning the first heat of the BSB Pirelli Junior Superstock championship he suffered a dislocated shoulder in the second race to curtail his meeting. He said: […]

Delamere Motors Score Big In Parts Alliance Football Promotion

8 July 2021/in Latest News /by The Parts Alliance

Delamere Motors in Telford will be cheering on England at the Euro 2020 final in style, after they won the main prize in The Parts Alliance latest promotion. As the big winner of the Score More promotion, the garage has won a complete package to watch final between England and Italy, with family and friends, […]

THE PARTS ALLIANCE DELIVER GROUND-BREAKING VIRTUAL ALL-STAFF CONFERENCE

7 July 2021/in Latest News /by The Parts Alliance

The Parts Alliance captivated and engaged staff across its nationwide network of more than 170 branches and support centres with its first Virtual Conference in June. The conference, run on events platform vFairs, gave staff at every level the chance to explore and interact with a virtual venue over the course of two ‘live’ days […]

Used car values continue to rise, report shows

6 July 2021/in Auto Torque /by The Parts Alliance

Values increased by £1,700 in last three months and by £2,500 for one-year old cars Used car values have increased by £1,700 in the last three months, a according to data analysis by Cap HPI. Live trade values reported an overall increase of 4.8 per cent at the three-year point during the month of June, […]

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