Reg Vardy plc has taken control of the territory for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in the east of Glasgow. The expansion of the business sees the franchise area of Bellshill brought under the group's control at its Mercedes-Benz of Glasgow dealership in Milton Street.
Midi-MPVs are threatening the dominance of the five-door hatchback in sales terms across Europe, according to research by JATO Dynamics.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has appointed Robert Ayland as its new general manager of retail operations with responsibility for dealerships in Cheltenham, Reading, Bristol and Cirencester, collectively known as the Colt Mid-West Group.
Potential new rules designed to protect consumers from unfair business practices have been welcomed by the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
DaimlerChrysler UK's plans for a technology showcase at Brooklands is a step closer to completion. Elmbridge Borough Council has given the company local outline planning persmission for a Mercedes-Benz Heritage and Technology Centre.
Today's challenges facing automotive retailers are examined at a conference organised by AM. The conference takes place on Wednesday June 25 2003 at The De Vere Belfry Hotel Wishaw, Warwickshire and is sponsored by Grant Thornton.
Ford UK has increased output by 50 per cent on engine production lines at its Dagenham plant using sophisticated analysis of data captured from machining operations.
Hydrogen fuel cells might not be as environmentally friendly as many believe, according to the results of new research in the United States.
Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler's US subsidiary which is expected to announce a 1bn euro loss in the second quarter, has told more than 100 of its North American-based suppliers that they face losing business with the company unless they cut prices.
H.R. Owen has sold the assets and business of its Porsche site at Hatfield and a satellite service centre in North London to Porsche Retail Group in a deal worth £3.5m.
FBI and Michigan state police are taking seriously threats to Ford chief Bill Ford Jnr's safety posed by a radical environmental group.
BP has launched a text messaging service it believes can save franchised repairers thousands of pounds on marketing campaigns, while improving customer loyalty.
The AA has retained its top customer satisfaction rating in the latest JD Power and Associates roadside assistance study, narrowly beating arch rival the RAC.
TRW Automotive and Sussex-based remanufacturer Sovereign Rotating Electrics are poised to sign a joint venture for the aftermarket.
Mercedes-Benz has launched a mobile cosmetic repair service within its London market area as it continues extending its presence across the automotive business.
One of the longest established OE and aftermarket braking brands has undergone an image makeover for the first time in 50 years.
News that the Automotive Trade Show is to return to the NEC, Birmingham, next March has been given a mixed reception by an aftermarket industry with a clear memory of low attendance at the last four-day event in 2001 and the unsuccessful attempt to revive it this year, renamed as auto1.
Independent garages are being offered a new weapon to help win extra business. It's a calculator – but no ordinary one: it comes as part of the Unipart Automotive 'express job price' initiative designed to combat the general decline in general vehicle servicing.
The Saab Unlimited programme faces an uncertain future as the marque comes under the wing of Vauxhall, retailers are warning.
The opening of the Bowers Daewoo showroom in Manchester Road, Bolton, represents the first time that three GM Europe brands – Vauxhall/Opel, Saab and Daewoo – have come together in one single multi-brand site in Europe.
Citroen retailers might be asked to invest in larger premises to accommodate the company's growing range of models.
Carshock, the independent new car retailer, has refuted claims that its plans for expansion have been hit by a decision not to float on the alternative investment market (AIM).
Retail groups will soon be able to access an internet-based stock management system that enables them to promote and control used cars online with minimum effort.
DaimlerChrysler UK president and chief executive officer Joachim Eberhardt is to head up Chrysler Group sales, marketing and service organisation in the United States.
Ford is boosting the appeal of its Mondeo in a bid to revive flagging sales as buyers switch their upper medium motors for smaller models and MPVs.
Tony Woodley, the hard-nosed negotiator who fought MG Rover's corner in the BMW fiasco, has been named as the new general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union.
William Jacks suffered a slowdown in the second half of last year due to global uncertainty and economic downturn.
A host of new ideas for next year's British International Motor Show will be the last chance for success - or organisers will pull the plug on the historic event.
The continuing strength of the euro has moved the UK from being one of the most expensive countries in Europe to buy a car to one of the cheapest, according to the latest eurocarprice.com base price index.
The RMI and the Authorised and Independent Repairers' Organisation (AIRO) have both criticised carmakers for their failure to set their repair standards for potential approved repairers under the new block exemption.
