LKQ Academy, the aftermarket’s leading training provider, has partnered with battery manufacturer VARTA to launch a new course on servicing hybrid, pure electric and hydrogen low voltage batteries. 

Trusted partner to the automotive aftermarket, LKQ UK & Ireland, has donated more than £64,000 to 139 community causes across the nation, from boosting grassroots football teams to supporting vital palliative care charities, through its 280-strong LKQ Euro Car Parts branch network in 2024. 

LKQ, the bodyshop industry’s only complete service provider, is offering bodyshops the chance to win up to £500 off workshop equipment when they book training through the LKQ Academy. 

To enter the prize draw, entrants will need to book any practical training course worth over £199* with LKQ Academy, the aftermarket’s leading training provider. The bodyshop listed against an attendee will receive one entry for each eligible training course booked. Courses must be booked between 21st February and 31st March 2025. 

LKQ achieves SIGNIFICANT carbon savings in hgv biofuel transition. 

LKQ UK & Ireland, the region’s leading supplier of parts, consumables and added value services to the UK automotive aftermarket, is set to cut its yearly carbon emissions (CO2e) significantly after transitioning its HGV logistics fleet to run on low carbon hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) – also known as Biofuel. 

LKQ Academy opened its new headquarters in Tamworth last week as it continues to invest in its support for the independent aftermarket.

The new site is located at LKQ’s T1 site at Birch Coppice Business Park and will be the only location in the country where garage and bodyshop customers can access the full and unrivalled range of LKQ Academy courses.