Author: Eoin Cuttle

Chris O’Rourke has been appointed the new managing director of LKQ’s Bodyshop Division.

UFI Filters has named Stefano Gava as its new group chief executive, succeeding Rinaldo Facchini who has held the position for the past 10 years.

In July 2023, Andy Gratton took over as managing director of Ring Automotive, after serving as finance director for three years.

Almost half of the more than 1.5 million cars put through a full NCT last year in Ireland failed.

Marc Roder has joined rotating electrics supplier and electric vehicle charging cable specialist, WAI, as sales director for the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, effective since 4th January 2024.

Total new car registrations for 2023 finished at 121,850, a 16 per cent rise on 2022 (105,398) and up four per cent on pre-pandemic 2019 (117,109), according to figures released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). A total of 22,789 new electric cars were registered in 2023, an increase on the

Munich-based industrial group Aequita has completed the acquisition of braking manufacturer TMD Friction from Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

ATR International AG has honoured Hengst Filtration with its ‘International Supplier of the Year 2023’ award.

TecAlliance, an expert in data management and processes for the automotive aftermarket, has developed an e-commerce solution for the Comline Group.