CAT Awards 2026
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February’s awards celebrate all of the best in the UK automotive aftermarket
Latest stories
Movers and shakers: new changes across the aftermarket
All the latest changes from across the sector, including new roles, promotions, and retirements
GSF opens new Wokingham branch as first of 20 for 2026
The new opening follows a big 2025 for the factor which saw it grow its network to more than 200 branches
T10 Automotive launches new consultancy business
T10 Performance is aimed at offering automotive firms data-led performance improvements
Aftermarket leaders call for SERMI to be mandated
Mandating scheme would bring clarity and consistency, aftermarket leaders argue
ICE phase-out “ambiguity” risks garages missing “increasingly profitable” EV opportunity
Garages delaying EV investment are missing out on a big opportunity
ELTA acquires Cooling Components Limited
New acquisition will bring “significant investment and additional resources”
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Latest features
ICE phase-out “ambiguity” risks garages missing “increasingly profitable” EV opportunity
Garages delaying EV investment are missing out on a big opportunity
Aftermarket alarm over ‘sledgehammer’ crackdown on ghost plates
Blanket calls for a ban on 4D plates miss the point of the ‘ghost plate’ problem, say aftermarket leaders
Number of ‘barely legal’ tyres doubles on UK roads
Findings come as part of a new tyre check which involved a study of 58,000 random vehicles
Missed MOTs cost the trade
No-shows on MOTs are a problem for garages, but how best to fix it?
TPS unveils new Ipswich site – and CAT goes behind the scenes
CAT is given an exclusive look behind the scenes at new “phenomenal” site
“Ambiguous” 2025 Budget offers “little real world support” for automotive
Budget brings changes to apprenticeship funding and clarity on EV taxation, but little support for the trade