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How driver behaviour influences battery ageing

|Date: July 22, 2024

How driver behaviour influences battery ageing

Aviloo, Austrian battery diagnostics and solutions company, analyses the key role of driving behaviour in ...

Aviloo, Austrian battery diagnostics and solutions company, analyses the key role of driving behaviour in the battery ageing of electric vehicles. Aviloo Battery Diagnostics has conducted a study on t ...

July 22, 2024
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Why do green lasers benefit wheel alignment?

|Date: July 19, 2024

Why do green lasers benefit wheel alignment?

Supertracker discusses the future of wheel alignment and why it’s green. Supertracker is synonymous with ...

Supertracker discusses the future of wheel alignment and why it’s green. Supertracker is synonymous with wheel alignment, with a history spanning over three decades and tens of thousands of machines i ...

July 19, 2024
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Common problems associated with tyre changing

|Date: July 18, 2024

Common problems associated with tyre changing

Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common prob ...

Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common problems associated with tyre changing. The process of changing tyres is often overlooked by many. ...

July 18, 2024
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How to monitor tyre pressure

|Date: July 17, 2024

How to monitor tyre pressure

Autogem is proving that small can be beautiful, courtesy of its most compact and lightweight TPMS sensor ...

Autogem is proving that small can be beautiful, courtesy of its most compact and lightweight TPMS sensor to date, known as Gemini. Suitably named after the star sign which can ‘talk to anyone’, Gemini ...

July 17, 2024
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Best practice for A/C Servicing

|Date: July 16, 2024

Best practice for A/C Servicing

Many misconceptions persist in the industry, and one of those is that air conditioning service and mainte ...

Many misconceptions persist in the industry, and one of those is that air conditioning service and maintenance is only necessary in the spring and summer. However, regular inspection of the system is ...

July 16, 2024
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The opportunity presented by EVs

|Date: July 16, 2024

The opportunity presented by EVs

Our new regular columnist Matt Cleevely kicks off his EV feature on how he got into EVs in the first plac ...

Our new regular columnist Matt Cleevely kicks off his EV feature on how he got into EVs in the first place. With 27 years of experience under my belt, I’ve seen the automotive industry evolve from poi ...

July 16, 2024
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How to get rid of bad smell from A/C system

|Date: July 15, 2024

How to get rid of bad smell from A/C system

After not using their car’s A/C system throughout the winter months, drivers can often be left with an un ...

After not using their car’s A/C system throughout the winter months, drivers can often be left with an unpleasant, smelly surprise once the weather starts warming up. Wynns advises on how to tackle th ...

July 15, 2024
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The new A/C products coming to market

|Date: July 12, 2024

The new A/C products coming to market

Wood Auto walks PMM through its latest ranges of A/C compressors and condensers. Wood Auto, which forms p ...

Wood Auto walks PMM through its latest ranges of A/C compressors and condensers. Wood Auto, which forms part of the PSH Group, has recently launched a range of OE and aftermarket A/C compressors and c ...

July 12, 2024
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What’s causing the rise in counterfeit refrigerants?

|Date: July 11, 2024

What’s causing the rise in counterfeit refrigerants?

R134a refrigerant is going up in price, leading unscrupulous criminals to supply counterfeit refrigerant, ...

R134a refrigerant is going up in price, leading unscrupulous criminals to supply counterfeit refrigerant, supplied in illegal containers, to take advantage of unsuspecting workshops across Europe. So, ...

July 11, 2024
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Bilstein Group deep dives into its history

|Date: July 10, 2024

Bilstein Group deep dives into its history

We look at the group behind febi and Blue Print and the wide range of products they supply. Consisting of ...

We look at the group behind febi and Blue Print and the wide range of products they supply. Consisting of three brands, febi, SWAG and Blue Print, the bilstein group has been the umbrella group for th ...

July 10, 2024
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Raising standards for independent workshops

|Date: July 09, 2024

Raising standards for independent workshops

Castrol is offering independent workshops the perfect opportunity to compete with and beat franchised dea ...

Castrol is offering independent workshops the perfect opportunity to compete with and beat franchised dealers by becoming certified by the prestigious TÜV Rheinland Group. Castrol has launched a new i ...

July 09, 2024
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What does BMW Groups’ Retail Network offer?

|Date: July 08, 2024

What does BMW Groups’ Retail Network offer?

Things are moving fast in the world of mobility and it can sometimes feel like you're being left behind b ...

Things are moving fast in the world of mobility and it can sometimes feel like you're being left behind by the speed things changing. Here, the BMW Group argues that a career within its Retail Network ...

July 08, 2024
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Garages urged to consider A/C kits for classic cars

|Date: July 08, 2024

Garages urged to consider A/C kits for classic cars

Clayton Classics has urged garages to explore air conditioning (A/C) kits for classic cars, amid a boomin ...

Clayton Classics has urged garages to explore air conditioning (A/C) kits for classic cars, amid a booming luxury aftermarket scene. Data obtained by the classic car restoration specialists, revealed ...

July 08, 2024
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Why was the Ford EcoSport’s fuel filter leaking?

|Date: July 05, 2024

Why was the Ford EcoSport’s fuel filter leaking?

Autodata reassures a garage dealing with a repeat offender. The problem: “We recently had a 2014 Ford Eco ...

Autodata reassures a garage dealing with a repeat offender. The problem: “We recently had a 2014 Ford EcoSport 1.5 petrol in for a service and the customer mentioned that there is a strong odour of fu ...

July 05, 2024
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Leveraging vehicle data for better diagnostics

|Date: July 04, 2024

Leveraging vehicle data for better diagnostics

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at u ...

In the last instalment of our guide to Bosch’s KTS diagnostics software, ESI[tronic] 2.0, we looked at using ‘Actual Values’. In this instalment, we are accessing vehicle data. In the last issue of P ...

July 04, 2024
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