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There are now just nine months to go until the highly-anticipated 2026 Auto Trade EXPO and CV Workshop EXPO – Ireland’s auto and transport industries aftermarket exhibition. It will be the biggest aftermarket exhibition across Ireland and the UK this year.

PPG, in partnership with BMW Group, BCOMP Ltd, SGL Technologies and Cobra Advanced Composites, has won a JEC Innovation Award for a natural fibre substrate that can replace carbon fibre in composites.

AkzoNobel and the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team have extended their long-running partnership – which includes expanding into the world of endurance racing.

British motor factor group, GSF Car Parts has revealed its expansion plans for 2026 which promises a number of new sites in Northern Ireland.

BYD is extending the warranty of its Blade Batteries to eight years or 250,000km, which will apply to all new-car customers and existing BYD owners in Ireland and across Europe.

Euro NCAP has revealed its Best-in-Class cars of 2025 – the safest models its experts tested over the past year.