George Osborne has completed his Budget 2012 presentation. Here AM picks out some of the aspects which have implications for motor retailers and their customers.
The Institute of Customer Service has honoured BMW Group UK for its commitment to excellent and innovative customer satisfaction.
The level of equipment on our long-term test Ford Focus Titanium is astounding, considering what was available for the average family hatchback buyer just five or six years ago.
A new partnership between Cardiff University and Ford's manufacturing plant in Bridgend has been praised by Edwina Hart AM, Welsh Government Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science.
Isuzu UK has announced prices and specifications for the new D-Max pick-up, its replacement for the Rodeo, supplies of which have been run out.
Two decades have seen Essex Auto Group grow from a single outlet to selling different marques through its five showrooms. But despite the changes it’s still Ford – its original franchise – that sits at the heart of its business.
Former World Rally Championship competitor Dave Paveley is the new dealer principal at the Honda showroom in Llandudno.
Twenty-one managers from across JCT600 have graduated with a Certificate in Automotive Management following the completion of an 18 month course at the Centre of Automotive Management at the University of Buckingham.
Pendragon had to redeploy the staff of its Durham Evans Halshaw Renault dealership earlier this month after the business was destroyed by fire.
Car dealer group Ford Retail has appointed Celia Pronto as board director for marketing and e-commerce.
Budget measures which would help dealers' business customers better plan their car replacements are being called for by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.
Inchcape’s full-year 2011 pre-tax profit improved 5.9% to £203.4 million from £192.1 million, and pre-tax profit before exceptional items grew to £227.7 million from the prior year's £214.0 million.
Car dealer group Gordon Lamb has taken over the Skoda dealership in Derby from Clock Garage.
German premium carmaker Audi is in talks to acquire Ducati, the sports motorcycle manufacturer, according to reports from AM's sister magazine Car.
David Scotland is to leave Inchcape's board in May after seven years as a non-executive director.
