AM100 retail group Caffyns will this month open a dual Vauxhall and MG Rover outlet in Tunbridge Wells, the latest stage in a steady expansion plan which has seen the group acquire the Skoda franchise for Tunbridge Wells and add a Volkswagen outlet in Brighton and Hove.
Trade figures for October pre-registrations in the UK car market show Ford pre-registered more cars than any other manufacturer with Peugeot a close second.
MG Rover's proposed deal with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation is causing disquiet at another corporation with which the UK firm has a long-standing deal with.
New car sales last month have kept alive hopes that 2004 will break the annual sales record set last year.
The Prime Minister's special adviser will be meeting the Retail Motor Industry Federation later this week as the motor industry trade body visits 10 Downing Street for talks on Thursday.
Vehicle modifications that enable the use of alternative fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) could soon be checked as part of the MoT test, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
Triple P, the performance and accessory supplier and part of warehouse distributor GP Automotive, has launched Cool Wheels, a new all wheel cleaner.
Porsche has revealed details of the new 911 Cabriolet.
An expected wave of VAT repayments to motor dealers over the past two years, totalling more than £1bn, has failed to fully materialise.
Bernd Pischetsrieder has categorically denied that Volkswagen Group puts pressure on VW UK or its retail network to force-sell increasing numbers of cars into the UK market.
Moray Peugeot and MG Rover dealer Alan Milne has announced plans to drop the MGR franchise in the New Year, but says it intends to continue supplying new MGR cars by sourcing them from other franchised dealers in the area.
Zero per cent finance offers are among the most effective tools to attract customers into a car showroom.
The Mitchell Motor group has added a £2m Skoda dealership to its 4.5-acre complex adjacent to the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village near Chester.
This is the first official picture of the all-new Bora, and thanks to a sharper design and improved dynamics, it's set to be more than simply a Golf with a boot.
Car manufacturers are failing to grasp the challenge of selling to a rapidly ageing population, says Peter Cooke, KPMG professor of Automotive Industries Management, Nottingham Business School.
Jaguar workers in Coventry are being balloted on whether to take industrial action over the proposed 1,150 job cuts faced by the doomed Browns Lane plant.
The company secretary of BMW and Mini dealership Specialist Cars in Stevenage who was accused of stealing almost £1.5m from the business, threw himself under a train, an inquest has heard.
There has been a dramatic fall in European residual values in the second half of the year as the positive effect of new model introductions declines.
The Chancellor’s pre-Budget statement has sent a positive message to small businesses in the motor industry.
Donalds Motor Group, a Mazda dealer for 25 years in Peterborough, has relaunched two former Garneys and Hill Mazda dealerships in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.
JD Power and Associates, the US marketing information services company which conducts an annual study of the UK’s automotive customer service levels, says it is looking for outside investment to support global expansion.
Dealers are being warned to be wary of any approaches made by a company calling itself Budget Fleet Remarketing.
Sewells Information & Research, a sister organisation to AM, has just published the New Car Finance House Survey 2004.
Toyota’s new Yaris range, due in showrooms by the end of next year, will not include a Verso MPV/estate car version.
Rover dealers have welcomed the news of the planned tie-up with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation – on which, according to MG Rover boss John Towers, “the future of the company rests”.
MG Rover has won its appeal against a ‘Jobs for Life’ ruling which would have protected its workers against compulsory redundancies.
Pendragon chief executive Trevor Finn tells Stephen Briers why he’s putting his money on Cadillac/Corvette to succeed in the UK
A night for celebration and socialising with peers, but have you booked your place at the AM Awards 2005 yet?
Prestige and charm – at a modest price
Tim Rose, David Ross and Andrew Peace report on the AM Financial Management conference, November 17
