Although this will come as little comfort right now to dealers, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Almost 50 inmates at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution have been awarded technician training certificates.
Denis Houston (43), Aftersales Director, Suzuki GB.
Andy Foxall, presents the findings of a survey that identifies the most frequent problems that inspectors uncover.
Manufacturers are finding new incentives and finance schemes to try to entice car buyers into showrooms following the sharp year-on-year falls.
Portfolio, the supplier of showroom and online used car marketing services, has formed a strategic relationship with Google.
Vertu has appointed Darren Murray, previously Pendragon’s managing director for its Ford dealerships in the Manchester area, as used car sales director for its Ford division.
Ben Cardy, previously quality manager at Thatcham, has now become head of its Automotive Academy.
Hemming Chichester, a Renault dealer in Chichester, has taken on Doug Baker and Adrian Ramsden as technicians.
Vauxhall Insignia has won 2009 European Car of the Year, one point ahead of Ford Fiesta.
Mercedes-Benz of Dorchester has taken on Mathew Carrington as sales manager from its sister site in Poole.
New job appointments within the industry
Cost of ownership is at the top of a car buyer's list of priorities, according to Autotrader.
One of the biggest dealerships in Wales has safeguarded more than 100 jobs after taking on three sites which were on the verge of administration.
Redundancy. AM interviewed employment law specialist Julian Hemming of Osborne Clarke to learn the key points which dealership managers must follow to avoid potential litigation while making redundancies.
Two finance companies have refused to insure British firms supplying Ford and General Motors in the UK.
Latest figures from HPI show some depreciation values are slowing, although the outlook is still grim.
Britain's carmakers are to make their first appeal to government for direct financial support this week, reported the SundayTimes yesterday.
Martin Milne from Lawrence of Kemnay Ford in Aberdeenshire has been crowned Ford's apprentice of the year.
Torquay franchised retailer David Meek is consolidating his business to cope with the recession.
For the first time in its history, CAP has begun a full market re-forecast for used vehicle values covering all model ranges in one exercise.
Glasgow-based Verve Van Centre has opened a new site at Glasgow Business Park, following a move from its old premises in Rutherglen, Glasgow.
Credit hire group Accident Exchange has warned the stock market that its half-year profits will be "significantly below management expectations".
New car sales in Europe fell by 14.5% in October, the sixth monthly fall in a row, said the European carmakers' association, ACEA.
Credit hire group Helphire warned yesterday its first quarter profits would be lower than expected.
Car dealers are on average cutting nearly £2,000 off the price of a new car.
Fraudulent car finance applications are up almost a third compared to the same period in 2007.
There are no plans to close Vauxhall factories in the UK according to the boss of General Motors in Europe.
Kroll’s corporate advisory and business recovery group has split in a management buyout which sees the business rebranded Kroll Zolfo Cooper in Europe.
John Gill Chrysler in Harrogate has closed after becoming financially unviable.
