Inchcape Automotive has invested £1m in a new customer care initiative, which will see it offering a vehicle handover service direct to drivers
Banbury and Leamington Spa based Volkswagen dealer Spirit is expanding its portfolio, taking on the Kia brand at two sites.
David Heslop has resigned from his position of chief executive officer at former Kia and Mazda importer MCL after a 20-year career with the company.
Bodyshop network ABS – in the process of finalising its £1.7m sale to insurance claims group Aquilo – has responded angrily to a move by estimating systems specialist Audatex to bypass what it says it a longstanding group buying arrangement and increase prices for the 240 independent repairers on its membership.
The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroen have unveiled a new, jointly developed petrol engine.
Honda has commissioned the first car brochure designed for children.
The gap between volume and prestige models is closing, and the quality/specification baseline keeps rising, which means the pressure is building on carmakers to increase market share.
The internet is now an everyday part of most people’s lives – more than half of the UK’s 25m homes have web access – and consumers are becoming increasingly confident when using the ’net to buy products.
Perrys Motor Sales (ranked 24 in the AM100) has been given Financial Services Authority (FSA) approval to sell financial products.
Peugeot has launched its new Quiksilver model, a special edition 307 with Smartnav, a satellite navigation system by Trafficmaster, as standard.
Inchcape Automotive Remarketing Management will hold its first open online auction on January 12.
BMW has posted its 10th consecutive month of rising group car sales.
Tata Motors has denied reports it was planning to stop selling its Indica supermini to MG Rover in response to the UK company’s planned association with China’s SAIC.
Inchcape is predicting a rise in profit amid trading conditions it describes as more favourable than expected as it announces a growth in its Eastern European business.
AM 100 No 26 group Dutton-Forshaw has agreed to acquire Whitehouse Group’s Kent-based Mercedes-Benz and Smart operations for an undisclosed sum.
Ford Motor Company president Nick Scheele, will retire in early 2005 after 38 years with Ford, the company said yesterday.
A new breed of wearable robotic vehicles that envelop drivers are being developed by Toyota.
One in eight vehicles has at least one illegal and potentially dangerous tyre, according to data from car care company motoreasy.
Nissan and Mitsubishi may jointly develop a small city car.
General Motors Europe says it will shed 12,000 jobs over two years -- around a fifth of its workforce -- to cut €500m (£350m) from costs at the loss-making business.
Driving in freezing conditions could become safer thanks to research at the University of Edinburgh into how we slip on ice.
New car prices are on the rise again, and the greatest increases are to be found in the compact family hatchback sector (Vauxhall Astra, Ford Focus, Renault Mégane).
Drivers with passengers on part of the M1 will be given their own motorway lane, the transport secretary, Alistair Darling, announced yesterday.
The Financial Services Authority has back-tracked on a statement issued yesterday claiming the motor industry is the most ill-prepared sector for new regulation on the sale of insurance and warranties from January 14, 2005.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has released regional new car registration figures for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
General Motors says it cannot guarantee there will be no job losses, as it tries to bring its European unit back into profit.
Peugeot is enhancing its 607 range for 2005, with prices starting at £20,300 OTR.
Over three-hundred workers at the new Rolls-Royce factory at Goodwood near Chichester have won a negotiated pay deal.
Peugeot has announced the appointment of a new marketing director.
Calls by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to abolish outdated credit rules - which cost the industry £83 million a year - are receiving industry support.
