Neil Pattemore discusses how the rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) will alter the way that we diagnose and repair cars. But could it impact the independent workshop negatively as well ...

From a business perspective, the beginning of the year is the opportune time to look at what shape your business is in and how it could be improved in the year ahead. ...

Neil Pattemore, the aftermarket’s ‘man in Brussels’ believes that there is a very poor understanding among garage owners when it comes to the new business opportunities that may be developing, but mor ...

With Christmas just around the corner, money is tight. With the additional burden on their budgets, drivers will be looking for value for money and lower cost offers. So how do you keep your customers ...

The Automechanika exhibition has recently taken place in Frankfurt, and there are some aspects of the event that Neil Pattemore feels are worthy of immediate investigation. Over to Neil... ...

The aftermarket sector is changing exponentially. As the changes in vehicle technology drive changes in how vehicles are being diagnosed, serviced and repaired, the current skills shortage is worsenin ...

For those who did not pay attention in your history lessons at school, there have been three previous revolutions – the introduction of mechanisation, the use of new power sources, and the introductio ...

Neil Pattemore updates PMM on the latest progress in the battle to save aftermarket access to vehicle data. ...

Neil Pattemore examines whether it’s still possible, in today’s complex repair market, to turn your hand to any vehicle that rolls into the forecourt. ...

After the dark days of winter, spring has now sprung and it is a good time to conduct a regular ‘spring clean’ of your business, says Neil Pattemore. ...

Neil Pattemore reports on new threats to the traditional independent garage business model, and how trends in ‘mobility’ might affect the way in which your business will have to operate in the future. ...

Neil Pattemore gives his assessment of the 2017 IAAF Conference. ...

For today’s independent workshop owner, the challenge of managing a business from under the bonnet is mounting, as Neil Pattemore explains. ...

It is clear that vehicle powertrains are evolving rapidly away from the pure internal combustion engine, but Neil Pattemore is surprised by the apparent apathy amongst aftermarket workshops when it co ...