Nationwide Autocentres’ key marketing conundrum has always been to produce a promotion which would bring in customers to its sites when they weren’t due for a service or MoT.
Sytner Group is a major motor retailer, but it does not let its geographical scale stop it from being at the centre of its heartlands.
Smart Insurance saw a gap in the insurance market when it launched in January 2008. It created a top-up policy which caters specifically to cover repairs of small dents on vehicles.
Gladwins’ new accident repair centre in Peterborough was built from scratch with the environment in mind.
Now Motor Retailing (NMR) took over Lance Owen through a joint venture with Vauxhall in 2006 and has managed to turn round a five-year trading-loss into profit in 2007.
Exit interviews with all departing employees which help gather feedback and make improvements is just one way in which Motability Operations has increased its staff retention by 5% to almost 90% over the past five years.
Since its 2005 launch, the Toyota Aygo has found great favour among thousands of motorists looking for a stylish urban runabout from a brand focused on delivering customer expectations.
The new Fiesta topped the UK car sales charts for the third month running in January. Its not surprising for a car which has been one of the best-selling B-sector models for three decades.
Radical thinking and having the confidence to expand paid off for Wokingham Motors, who realised the importance of having a new sales angle for traded-in vehicles.
Overcoming the difficulties of a car market slump has been a major achievement for Crown Honda. The economic troubles of 2008 have not stopped the dealership from reaching its goals.
Lifestyle Europe will soon be needing a bigger trophy cabinet. Last year it scooped the AM Retailer of the Year and Best Retail Group (up to 10 sites) awards; this year it again collects the Best Retail Group (up to 10 sites) category.
Marc Matthew leads a double life. Together with business partner Peter Isted, he is responsible for driving the performance and strategy of Lifestyle Europe, two-time winner of the AM Retail Group of the Year (up to 10 sites).
Few businessmen can lay claim to building two hugely successful plcs, virtually from scratch. In the motor industry, there has been just one: Tony Bramall.
Some car dealers recently described Kia as “a Korean upstart brand”. An upstart indeed. Recently Kia has done plenty to tread on the toes of the established mainstream brands.
Workers at Jaguar Land Rover are due to vote next week on a proposed four day week and one year pay freeze.
Hyundai is launching a pilot fleet scheme which will focus on targeting local businesses.
Ford has launched a new workshop at Central Sussex College to train its apprentice technicians from the south east.
AM is pleased to announce it's new Editor, Jeremy Bennett.
Bristol Street Motors in Oxford has become the latest example of Peugeot’s optional blue box corporate identity following a £1.8 million refurbishment.
The vital March market for new cars should be helped by a delay in price rises reaching showrooms.
The used car market remained busy moving into February, as the high level of stock purchase activity was justified by continuing retail business.
Citroen is launching a business centre programme to improve its sales and aftersales service to LCV customers, following a pilot scheme last year.
The AM Awards are being held tonight in Birmingham. Bring your business cards with you in order to show your support for our Buy A Car Campaign.
The highest paid director at Peoples Motor Group took home more than £365,000 in salary, pension contributions and dividends last year.
As unsold vehicles mount up across the globe, the carmaker Toyota has stashed some of its stock on an empty cargo ship.
Mercedes is eleventh most favoured make in the UK with 2.6% of all registrations with an impressive 41.8% of owners chosing private plates on their cars.
Business secretary Lord Mandelson has announced new funding for training in the automotive sector as part of the government’s £2.5 billion package to support the industry.
Jardine Motors Group has completed a two-year programme to relocate its BMW and Mini dealerships in north London.
Property consultant Rapleys is advising dealers to revisit any previous planning refusals for food retail shop development on their sites.
The 2006 to 2007 year-on-year three-year/30k mile price movement showed a 5.4% drop, with 2007 to 2008 down 20.9%, almost a four-fold increase in depreciation.
