East Anglian dealer group Cecil and Larter has opened an all-makes parts factoring operation.
Contract hire and leasing company Masterlease has signed a solus deal with Ford’s franchised network for the service and repair of its Ford vehicles.
I get wound up by elements of the consumer motoring press sometimes.
Van registrations were down almost a quarter in August compared to the same period last year.
Inchcape plc has completed the sale of five of its six Volvo franchised retail businesses to Mill Garages North East Limited for £3 million cash.
Bodyshop James Alpe Ltd has completed work on its new reception, showroom and offices which will link together its different businesses.
A Maidstone dealership retailing Skoda and Chevrolet is being closed by Lookers with the loss of 60 jobs.
Renault offers Le Cheque.
Lexus offering £3,500-worth of extras.
Dealers have been warned to wipe clean discarded hard drives after a PC with up to a million bank customers’ personal data was sold on eBay for a reported £35.
Personal finance provider Barclays announced a first-half pre-tax profit down from £4.1 billion to £2.75bn.
Shareholders bear the brunt of first-half year slump.
Volvo hopes an offer of free vehicle checks will drive owners back to its franchised network.
Isuzu dealership Stan Palmer in Carlisle has created a flagship demonstrator for the Rodeo pick-up as a marketing tool.
Mercedes-Benz South West is offering 5,000 miles of free fuel with every new model registered in September.
Just sat through a 90-minute company talk about risk assessment on driving at work – attendance was mandatory.
Vauxhall dealer Murketts has formed a marketing partnership with a housing developer to offer a free Corsa with every sale.
Chris Sutton, Managing Director of Black Horse gives his comment on the tough economic climate.
Joint ruling is designed to draw attention to breaches in PPI regulations
Two-thirds of people asked in a poll by personal finance lender Nationwide said this was a bad time to buy major items such as a car or home.
The average price of car insurance has topped £500 for the first time since it launched a cost survey in June 2005.
Southern Finance is distributing ‘Get a better deal’ posters and other promotional material featuring its own logo alongside a dealer’s.
The latest high street loans.
The latest direct lending deals.
The campaign to win back lost point-of-sale finance has achieved an important psychological victory.
Chrysler Financial will continue to offer its full range of finance and lease products in the UK and the rest of Europe after ending leasing in the USA.
Shares rise as company announces its earnings have slumped by a third.
Ford will cut production of its Transit at its Southampton factory in half to 35,000 units after 2011.
SsangYong will unveil a new compact passenger car concept at the Paris Motor Show next month.
Was it always your plan to be working within the motor industry?
