TechMan 2.0 combines workshop management, technician workflows, Autodata Premium and AI-assisted customer communication.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) says the measures do not go far enough to support independent workshops.
Halfords Autocentres like-for-like sales rose 6.1%, excluding Avayler, as the group maintained its annual profit outlook.
Blackcircles lists mobile fitting vans across 14 cities as trade reports detail the addition of 13 vehicles.
Connected tyre retail software links online sales, supplier stock, fitted pricing and workshop capacity as AI capabilities develop.
Point S has brought future workshop leaders from nine countries together for its second Next Generation Campus.
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