By running Ferrari GT racing and touring cars, Prodrive has a connection with one of the most glamorous sectors of motorsport.
Prodrive chairman David Richards, a former world title-winning rally co-driver and navigator, was renowned for making rapid decisions on winding forest tracks. Now he applies corresponding nerve and meticulous preparation to negotiate the concealed curves of business life.
Nidd Vale Group has opened the UK's first combined Vauxhall and Saab retail site in a £3m, 3.4-acre development at Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The 40,000 sq ft showroom can display more than 200 cars.
General Motors has made a £549m bid to acquire Daewoo Motor, according to unconfirmed press reports in Korea.
Volkswagen is to appeal against a European Commission fine of £18.65m which is seen as a warning to manufacturers ahead of Block Exemption review. Other carmakers are understood to be under investigation by Brussels officials for violating European trade rules.
The Department of Trade and Industry has singled out Ebbon-Dacs as an e-commerce 'guiding light' for the automotive industry.
In the first five months of 2001 Mercedes-Benz says it has "shattered" two decades of UK car sales records.
Tough new measures to ensure vehicle body repairers are complying with environmental laws are soon to be announced by the RMI.
Vauxhall is facing continued losses this year because of pricing pressures, the strength of sterling and weak demand for ageing models, according to its chairman.
Labour has won a historic landslide victory in the general election, giving the Tory's a severe drubbing that left their leader William Hague with no choice but to resign.
Dealers must not underestimate the importance of training with both manufacturers and specialist providers, according to Guy Allman of BTC.
The new Mondeo made its auction debut at a special Ford Sale at BCA Nottingham this week.
Five Volkswagen dealers have been given fleet distinction awards in recogition of their performance in the fleet market.
As the country heads to the polls today, the RAC Foundation has criticised the political parties for failing on transport in their election manifestos. It analysed the main party manifestos and found transport was not a priority.
Former Vauxhall fleet sales director Bill Parfitt has been appointed executive director, sales, marketing and customer care after current incumbent Ian Coomber announced his intention to retire in September.
Honda is recalling more than 4,800 of its new Civic 5-door in the UK after discovering faulty fuel filler pipes.
'Excellent' deals in UK showrooms led to the continuing rise in new car registrations last month, according to the SMMT.
Piers Trenear-Thomas of RSM Robson Rhodes analyses trends in automotive retailing over the past decade. RSM RR produces the AM100 list of the UK's leading motor retail groups in partnership with Automotive Management. This article is based Mr Trenear-Thomas's presentation at the AM100 dinner
BMW is confident the new Mini, on sale next month, will sell its full allocation of 20,000 units in the UK next year, putting the carmaker among the top 10 best sellers.
A confidential survey among Britain's leading motor retail groups has revealed deepening concerns about manufacturer power as DaimlerChrysler prepares to confront many of its Mercedes-Benz dealers in the High Court.
A September market as high as 400,000 registrations was one of the forecasts made at the latest AM event, held at the Birmingham ICC.
Volvo franchised dealer Rejimes in Sweden has commissioned a new digital channel called Active TV, which offers viewers an interactive test drive booking service for the S60.
Texaco is planning to expand its dealer customer base by 15% over the next five years by developing a workshop programme designed to boost aftersales profits.
Creditors for TTS Motors in Birmingham have blamed Royal & SunAlliance for contributing to its collapse. The bodyshop has now been sold as a going concern to Gemini.
Dentmaster, the paintless dent remover, has been rebranded Dent Wizard, the name of its parent company, as it bids to take advantage of the growing UK market.
MCP Technologies is confident its AutoFlow bodyshop management system can take conquest business from rival systems, which it says are outdated.
Churchill Insurance is interviewing staff for two new accident repair centres in Middlewich, Cheshire, and Nottingham.
Hutchings HQ has launched a mobile servicing solution in conjunction with Vauxhall that is helping to boost aftersales business and attract older cars.
Online car retailer OneSwoop is close to announcing a deal which would see supermarkets and other high street retailers selling new cars at European prices.
