The skills and knowledge of parts advisers are now to be recognised thanks to the introduction of an ATA accreditation scheme.
MAPFRE ABRAXAS helps carmaker increase GAP sales performance by 20% a year.
Gerard Irving (47), Job Marketing manager, NGK Spark Plugs (UK)
CAP treads a careful line but is branded ‘over-optimistic’ for its April edition of Black Book.
Training to create dealership “champions” at selling service plans is being trialled at eight dealerships by the Warranty Group.
A 60 day free trial has drawn more than 2,000 users to Autotradebid.co.uk in its first six weeks.
The government has concluded that lessening the frequency of MoTs would have a significant effect on road safety and has abandoned plans for a change to the system
The market share of service, maintenance, MoT and repair work undertaken by franchised workshops in the UK is on the increase.
There's no doubt next year will be tough for dealerships.
Over 700 attendees at BEN’s annual charity ball raised £160,000 at the event at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.
Business secretary Lord Mandelson is sympathetic to the pleas from the motor industry to agree a financial rescue package that could safeguard the jobs of thousands of UK workers.
Wolverhampton-based Co-operative Motors has closed its Volvo and Hyundai dealerships, with the loss of 23 jobs, reported Express and Star.
Joint general secretary of the Unite union expects good news for Jaguar Land Rover "within days."
Bentley has said that the luxury sector is not immune to the recession and the car industry needs credit guarantees to survive.
A Citroen dealership has backed a proposed new bus route, even though it will cut through part of their site.
Fiat is following in the footsteps of Vauxhall by retailing a special edition of its 500 exclusively through its website.
DC Cook Direct has gone into liquidation and has ceased trading.
Fraudulent car finance applications up to the end of September were 30.4% higher year-on-year and cost £39.3 million.
Bristol-based Wessex Garages will close a £6 million turnover dealership it has run for 15 years.
Strong performance sees turnover rise to £117.4m.
Leasing sector support group Paragon plans to create the third biggest auction company in the UK with a new subsidiary, Paragon Remarketing.
Audi dealers are giving £4,000 towards the deposit for a Q7 3.0 TDi S Line.
Volvo aims to produce the World's first accident-proof car.
Richard Alexander Group, purchased from receivers by Sytner Group, was the second regional dealer business to be rescued within a few weeks.
A new website will be launched in January to help consumers match their needs to deals being offered by manufacturers and franchised dealers.
Hyundai has developed a new six-speed automatic gearbox that will be rolled out across selected models in its range from 2009.
Seat is offering up to £2,000 off its list prices during January.
Graham Wilson returns to Harrogate-based group to head procurement and marketing.
Toyota is to help its dealers beat the credit crunch with higher efficiency and lower showroom costs.
The Hertfordshire-based Waters Group has closed two of its four Peugeot sites in Hertford and Stevenage.
