International Motors, the UK distributor of Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu, has granted approval to DuPont Refinish as a paint provider to its body and paint warranty standards programme.
SPX Service Solutions has opened a £2 million training centre in Gloucester.
Gilder Group has built in a new hydraulic handover bay at its new Volkswagen and Audi dealership in Sheffield.
Dealers and franchises miss out as their share of the market continues to fall.
Car giant says an all-makes national distributor is the only sensible long-term solution.
The Finance & Leasing Association has appointed Russell Hamblin-Boone as its first communications head.
Independent automotive funding provider Southern Finance does not believe threats to banks by Government ministers will change their attitudes to loans for car purchase this winter.
Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) is the new finance provider for Mazda Motors UK, replacing Ford Motor Credit.
Peugeot has PCP offers on its 107, 207 and 308 Sport derivatives.
Five PCP offers on the BMW 1 Series quote 36 monthly payments of under £300 until the year end.
Carlos Ghosn, Renault’s chief executive, is the incoming president of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
Hendy Group has introduced the LDV Maxus van rental programme to its hire division across eight dealerships in the south of England.
Skoda is scrapping VAT on Octavias during December off the back of the Government’s VAT cut to 15%.
Electric car sales have more than halved this year.
The new chief executive of Marshall Motor Group has overhauled its management structure six weeks into the role.
Specialist Automotive Finance, an initiative from the Finance and Leasing Association, has had 5,800 dealers and finance company representatives register for its online competence test in its first full year in operation.
UK production of cars dropped by a third and commercial vehicles by half in November as manufacturers temporarily mothballed assembly plants.
Fiat is delaying the launch of its 2009 models, including the 149, after announcing lay offs at its factories this month.
Retail customers buying the new Ford Fiesta has increased by almost a fifth from 60% to 80%.
Jaguar Land Rover has been in talks with the Government's business secretary Lord Mandelson over the possibility of state aid for the carmaker.
Chrysler is shutting all its assembly plants in the USA for a month to adjust its production volumes.
Toyota is preparing to put a strong marketing campaign behind Access Toyota, its rebranded PCP programme.
The new diesel sports car first for Jaguar.
Sales down 36% as buyers waited for cut in VAT.
Next month’s Detroit motor show is suffering a crisis of confidence.
Benfield, the north-east independent motor group, has embarked on a refurbishment and relocation process, which will see its Kia and Skoda showrooms swap with its Alfa Romeo franchise.
Surprise results in year-end comparison but Ford still tops our Parts Comparison.
Lexus is offering business users a choice of three 36-month contract hire agreements (all amounts are +vat).
A salesman used genuine customers' details gathered while working at the JCT600 dealer group to obtain £145,000 in loans.
