Automechanika Birmingham and IAAF serve up new collaborative industry event at Padel Social Club.  Automechanika Birmingham, in partnership with the IAAF, has announced an exciting new collaborative format that brings together the long-established Women in Automotive programme and the IAAF Gender Balance community for a fresh, engaging industry event. Places are filling up fast for ...

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Delphi took to the stage at Automechanika Birmingham in June to address what it believes is one of the biggest misconceptions in the aftermarket: that Teslas are too complex for independent workshops to service and maintain. With more than 250,000 Tesla cars on UK roads, Delphi used its live sessions to demonstrate how routine Tesla ...

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Jean Claude Dal Grande, Brembo’s aftermarket GBU – VP EMEA Sales, donated some time to PMF during Automechanika Birmingham, answering questions about the state of play in the trade and Brembo’s ambition and strategy to increase its market share. Q.What’s your overall feeling about the current market landscape? A. My feeling is that, in Europe, ...

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“The UK aftermarket needs a reset with the consumer,” according to IAAF Chief Executive, Mark Field, who has produced the first of two columns exclusively for PMF. Having recently visited many garages, motor factors and suppliers it is obvious, perhaps more so than ever throughout my 25 years in the trade, that we undervalue the ...

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The best-of-the-best technicians will once again be celebrated at the Automechanika Birmingham Garage Awards 2024, hosted by the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF), with the aftermarket motor parts group, LKQ Euro Car Parts, announced as the headline sponsor for the second year in a row. Taking place on Wednesday 5th June at the UK Garage ...

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Here, PMF gives a preview of some of the exhibitors gearing up for the Automechanika Birmingham 2023 event. Esprit (Hall 20 Stand D71) Interested in recommending an add-on service to your workshops? Windscreen repair is an excellent way for garages to provide an extra service to their customers, according to Esprit, but maybe they haven’t ...

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Messe Frankfurt gives an insight into this years’ Automechanika Birmingham show preparations, and introduces the motorXfactor club programme. PMF is excited at the prospect of welcoming you, as well as fellow industry professionals, to our stand (Hall 18 Stand ZZ72) between the 6th and 8th June at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. With only ...

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