Bentley has launched its own on-line recruitment system to enable applicants from around the world to apply for positions at the luxury manufacturer.
CAP is offering benchmark valuation via text to dealers with its Valuation Anywhere service.
The number of automotive businesses going bust last year dropped by 22.3% according to the latest insolvency figures from Experian.
Ex-SMMT chief executive Christopher Macgowan has joined Courland Automotive Practice as its non-executive adviser for its London office.
A total of 181 Legends were registered in the UK in 2007 after Honda insisted that all 160 dealers operate a demonstrator.
Porsche will be building a hybrid drive version of its new Panamera which will go on sale before 2010.
The price of the average three-year-old car could drop by £400 this year due to the gloomier outlook for the UK economy in 2008.
Self-styled adventurers Andy Pag and John Grimshaw have returned from an 8,500km drive from the UK to Timbuktu using biodiesel made from waste chocolate.
Tata Motors is expected to appoint a senior Ford executive to run Jaguar and Land Rover if its bid to buy the brands succeeds.
CV questions to industry high flyers.
The former head of Smart UK has joined the board of Scottish dealer group Peter Vardy.
Apprenticeship numbers in the automotive sector need to double in the next five years, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
Car buyers are baffled by technical jargon and terminology used to describe modern vehicles.
A round up of the latest appointments in the automotive industry.
New car registrations rose by 2.5% or 59,143 units in 2007, surpassing the forecast set at the start of the year by almost 90,000 units.
The new Employment Bill, which is still moving through Parliament, will do away with the existing dismissal and grievance procedures.
A recent case (O’Neil v Wooldridge Ecotech Ltd) shows how strictly limited the modified grievance procedure is.
In a recent case (Royal Bank of Scotland v Bevan) it was held that where an employer concluded an internal appeal against an employees’ dismissal just five hours before the normal three month Employment Tribunal limit, then the tribunal hearing should be extended from three to six months.
HSE have published ten ‘myths’ about paint spraying.
Clients will be aware that when a customer purchases an item on a credit card (between £100 and £30,000) the finance company has equal liability as the retailer in cases of misrepresentation, satisfactory quality etc.
When money is tight it is important to watch cash flow.
If you broadcast music within the work place for the benefit of staff and/or customers then you must have a licence or two.
Cambria Automobiles has acquired 15-site Summit Auto Group from Japanese business enterprise Sumitomo for an undisclosed amount.
Nissan retailers have had a difficult year as their franchise goes through a transition.
General Motors is giving its next Vauxhall model everything it needs for success in the junior executive car segment.
North-east car dealer Sherwoods has acquired the Chevrolet franchise at its Stockton site which already sells Vauxhalls.
Knutsford-based Alfa Romeo dealer Mangoletsi has sold the UK’s first £111,000 8C Competizione.
The Automotive Distribution Federation has released its accounts for the year ending July 31 2007, showing a £13,000 increase in turnover to £205,408.
RBS Insurance has stipulated that its bodyshops must reach Thatcham/BSI Kite-mark accreditation.
Mahindra and Mahindra, the Indian, has decided to pull out of a three-way joint venture with Renault and Nissan to build a factory in India.
