Snap-on Diagnostics has appointed Julian Woods as under-car product lead
Sales personnel recruitment is picking up as dealers realise they do not have enough staff after making redundancies at the start of the recession.
Jennings Ford Stockton in Cleveland has appointed Jo Tobin as a sales executive.
Paul Turner (35), Company Gordons Ford, Job Business centre manager, Bolton.
Vauxhall has revealed the first interior pictures and further exterior shots of its new Astra model which will reach UK showrooms towards the end of this year.
Tyre maker Michelin is reorganising its business in France, Italy and Spain, however its four UK sites are unaffected.
The report in AM's June 12 issue entitled Pendragon/Chrysler split by mutual agreement contained a piece of incorrect information supplied by Chrysler UK.
Ford is launching a new Econetic version of its Transit van which is priced from £18,095, emits 189g/km of carbon dioxide and will do 39.2mpg.
Easi–Drive has appointed Ricky Jones and Rob Farrell as telesales executives.
Efficient car manufacturer Riversimple has created a new hydrogen powered car which it claims will be ‘open source’ to allow the cars to be built and improved locally.
John Martin Group is doubling its representation of Chrysler in Scotland.
Perrys has opened its Mazda franchise in Portsmouth following the closure of Solent Motor Company which previously had the franchise for the area.
Volkswagen has appointed Listers Group as its authorised repairer in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Hodgson has revealed that its new Mazda sales at its Silverlink dealership in Newcastle are up from the same period last year.
Another company could make a bid for General Motors European arm if the current deal falls through.
A campaign begins this week by VW Commercial Vehicles to promote its lifestyle models.
General Motors has confirmed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg to acquire its Saab brand.
Dealer principals are micro managing their businesses more in reaction to the volatile market, according to research by Castrol Professional.
A Dorset car trader has been ordered to pay out nearly £39,000 from his 'clocked car' crimes, after court action by the county's trading standards service and police financial investigators.
Marshall Motor Group is closing a Peugeot showroom in Cambridgeshire.
More than 60,000 orders have been taken for vehicles through the scrappage scheme, according to new Government figures.
The Office of Fair Trading has revoked the consumer credit licence of Vale Road Cars, a dealership in Rhyl, North Wales.
Bicknells Vauxhall, a dealership inTipton which went into administration a few weeks ago, has been bought by Brindley Garages.
This week's average fuel prices in the UK
A decision to transfer Jaguar Land Rover apprentices and their lecturers from City College Coventry to Warwickshire College has caused unrest among union members.
Seat has opened orders for its new Ibiza FR, Cupra and Bocanegra hot hatches with prices starting at £14,995.
Former Phones4U chief John Cauldwell has said he has a "small amount of interest" in buying the troubled vanmaker LDV.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has completed its purchase of the Motor Vehicle Repairers Association.
Skoda is offering further reductions with the scrappage scheme on its Octavia model with up to £3,500 off the list price.
Infiniti has confirmed prices for its new EX which goes on sale in the UK in September.
