A car retailer has been fined £125,000, with £4,586 costs, after admitting selling “new” vehicles which had been driven abroad and misleading customers over prices.
Dealer groups are being offered assistance in handling sub prime business from MB&G Insurance, the insurance administration company, through its new website at www.fi-online.co.uk.
Car distribution company Richard Lawson Autologistics has launched a new division aimed at delivering cars with the same punctuality as parcel delivery firms.
Efforts to reverse the skills shortages in the retail motor industry have received a boost with an increase in the number of colleges joining the approved centre network of the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Automotive e-business specialists DCS Automotive has united with the Signum Group, consultants in health and safety law, to launch the H & S Application that will help dealers ensure they stay within tightening workplace laws.
Automotive Training Partners, the initiative designed to raise skill standards, has gone online raising its profile in the motor industry.
Auction halls are experiencing a slump in business calling for a renewed focus on maximising sales. Andrew Shepherd, Manheim's senior group engineer, urges vendors to incentivise.
Virgin Cars is celebrating the delivery of a car to its 5,000th customer, one year after the online car retailer was launched.
British drivers who complain about paying the highest taxes in Europe are mistaken, according to a new report. The independent review of European motoring, published by the Commission for Integrated Transport, says the so-called 'tax burden' faced by UK motorists is the same as 14 other European countries.
Manufacturers are divided over the future of major motor shows in the UK following the axing of this year's London Motor Show.
Hopefully, you have not missed the fact that the new Black Horse brand name which replaces the Lloyds UDT and Chartered Trust brands was launched on July 5. A strong advertising campaign in both the trade press and on national television has certainly ensured the launch has not gone unnoticed – and the new name is already making an impact in the market.
Tesco has broken clear of the rest of the banks and direct lenders with a new range of ultra-low personal loans available through its website.
Carmakers remain nervous about the prospects for the second half of the year, despite the fact that sales are up and dealers say there are plenty of customers about. Salesmen admit it is proving a little harder to close a deal but margins remain good and stock levels low.
Audatex has been named Honda UK's sole estimating and imaging system provider as part of the company's new 'body and paint programme'.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has changed its new and used car warranty programmes in a move designed to give owners improved cover and increase selling opportunities for dealers.
Johnsons Honda at Wheatley has appoointed a new sales executive, Michael Flood, who has 23 years experience in the motor trade.
Jato Dynamics has launched a news service for users of handheld computers, called JatoNews InHand, aimed at professional in the industry who work away from a desk.
Inchcape Retail has completed the redevelopment of its Toyota and Lexus dealerships at Darby Road, Nottingham, costing £2.4m.
Falling profits in the motor trade reflect a UK economy on the brink of recession acccording research published today.
Auction results from BCA, Manheim and Brightwells
MoT testers are calling for the Vehicle Inspectorate to consider providing compensation if the new MoT computer system crashes during its introduction in the next two years.
BMW described the opening weekend of sales of the new Mini as 'phenomenal', with all 148 of participating dealerships reporting packed showrooms.
DaimlerChrysler UK and the Mercedes-Benz dealers today announced that they have reached an agreement on the implementation of a new retail strategy.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has unveiled an improved range of Transporters, plus until October a range of finance offers.
Nissan has named Co-Op Motor Group in Ilkeston its best service department in the UK.
A scheme to help young people qualify as 'customer friendly' fast-fit technicians has won a national training award for Manchester-based dealer group Lookers.
The John Clark Motor Group, the multi-franchise group which operates in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh, has opened its new £2.2 million flagship BMW dealership.
Ford has this morning announced the development of a new diesel production facility at Dagenham as part of a $500m investment in diesel technology at the plant by 2004.
Maserati has teamed up with Car Care Plan to launch a vehicle warranty programme in the UK.
Dealers across Europe are worried about possible changes to Block Exemption rules but feel powerless to influence EC commissioner Mario Monti's decision making.
