Jim O’Donnell will leave as head of BMW UK on March 1 to become president and chief operating officer of BMW North America.
We’ve all heard about the credit crunch phenomenon over recent months and it’s been widely reported that the source of the problem was the US mortgage sub-prime sector.
Under BMW, Rolls-Royce has slowly but surely been growing. It all started with the Phantom super-saloon.
There is no doubt which segment was the star performer of last year: lower-medium exceeded 35% of the total market, the first time since 1987, when the car market was far less fragmented than it is today.
The DWS Bodyworks model is all about scale and efficiency. The south-east group has acquired four sites over the past year – the latest is Supreme in Basildon – doubling the size of the business.
The SMMT is awaiting the publication of the European Commission report into Block Exemption Regulation 2010 (BER 2010) before it decides its official policy.
BTC has been appointed as the sole UK sales agent and trainer for the Close-It sales lead management software. And already, the Cheshire-based company has agreed a deal to implement the system in TG Holdcroft’s group of dealerships.
Kia is unlikely to introduce a hot hatch version of its Pro Cee'd until 2010.
General Motors has announced plans to invest in a new biotech company which can make a gallon of ethanol for a dollar.
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 5.25%.
Skoda's new Fabia estate has gone on sale today priced between £9,360 and £13,775.
Used car dealer Michael Barry Adams, who traded as Rugby Road Car Sales in Rochdale, was fined £1,250 at Bolton Crown Court for two offences under the Trade Descriptions Act.
The Academy Group has been appointed to the national Good Garage Scheme as part of its drive to increase customer service.
General Motors Aftersales is offering MoT test insurance to owners of older Vauxhall, Saab or Chevrolets in order to get them back into the dealer network.
Research on 240 patients carried out by the Back Pain Research Group at the University of Sydney traced the progress of the patients from their first visit to the doctor through to recovery.
Fiat has developed a new diesel engine which will initially just be used for its new Bravo range.
A delegation of senior executives from Shanghai Automobile Industry Corporation is in the UK this week to discuss Longbridge operations with Nanjing Automobile (NAC).
Martin Jahn has been named the next general director of Volkswagen Group Russia, where he will be responsible for group sales.
The Kia Cee’d made its BCA auction debut on February 1.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have recently published guidance on how to manage the delivery of Health and Safety in the workplace.
January new car registrations dropped by 2.1% to 162,097 units over 2007 volumes.
The UK's largest dealer group, Pendragon, is the subject of City rumours that link it with a possible bid approach from another organisation.
Land Rover will introduce a new 'HST' derivative to complete its Freelander 2 range in March.
Hyundai is hoping to draw customers into showrooms with a 20% deposit, 0% APR offer on all i30 models until the end of March.
Prestige accident management provider, Accident Exchange, has signed an exclusive contract with online motoring community PistonHeads.com to provide replacement vehicles in the event of a non-fault accident to its members.
Momentum is continuing to increase steadily for the PAS 125 Thatcham/BSI Kitemark for body repair, with 51 bodyshops now having gained accreditation in the year since its launch.
Vauxhall will reveal the concept for its Meriva replacement at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4.
Peugeot has appointed David Peel as its new fleet director and Steve Harris as its fleet operations manager for its Robins & Day retail network.
Consumer Direct the Government agency which now deals with the vast majority of consumer complaints previously taken by Trading Standards, recently reported 41,880 complaints during 2007 in relation to second hand car sales from independent retailers.
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) established that Talk Talk and Carphone Warehouse had opened accounts in the wrong name and passed inaccurate information to credit reference agencies and debt collection agencies.
