Kevin Johnson, corporate finance partner at Spofforths Chartered Accountants, points to an unclear tax position on the disposal of businesses
UK car buyers will be able to choose from 7,000 different model derivatives this month which is 74% increase over the 4,000 available in eight years ago.
Fix Auto UK is preparing to develop its network in 2008 after a period of consolidation last year.
VW's van and van derivatives are targeted to boost UK sales to 40,000 by 2015.
BCA Walsall has won an award from leasing company Lex for its performance in remarketing.
Third quarter of 2007 fiscal year saw Nissan's registrations worldwide increase 13% and operating profit rise 15.8%
Land Rover has today announced its appointment as the official vehicle partner to Snowsport GB, the British Alpine Ski Team and the British Snowboard Team.
Revenue & Customs plans to make surprise raids on taxpayers’ private addresses have been dropped.
Lex to continue providing Honda branded back office services to Honda dealers throughout the UK in a three year extension to its financing relationship with Honda Finance Europe. Customer relationships will be managed by Honda Finance.
Graham Lenden will join Rolls-Royce Motor Cars later this month as itsnew head of marketing. He replaces Paul Ferraiolo, who was recently appointed president of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars North America.
Dealers can shore up a third of their profits through accident management programmes, claims the head of Accident Exchange
Ebay Motors Pro has revamped its website and changed its fee structure in response to dealer feedback.
Audi has revealed details for its new RS6 quattro avant, which now features a V10 and boasts 578bhp for £77,625 on-the-road.
Nissan is to create 800 jobs at its Sunderland factory in response to demand for its Qashqai model.
Mike Whytock, director of Black Horse’s north region, is running the company until a replacement is found for John Woolley who has stepped down after less than two years as managing director, motor and leisure finance.
Logistics expert CPR Vehicle Deliveries is looking to partner with up to six dealers in a new fleet outsource service designed to take cost out of the process.
Tata Motors will buy Jaguar and Land Rover outright from Ford rather than retaining a minority stake in the two brands as was expected.
Andy Patterson has acquired smart repair product manufacturer Bradleys from the administrators, adding the business to his Automotive Repair Systems network of mobile smart repair vans.
Nissan has joined forces with Akzo Nobel to introduce a paint warranty training programme across its dealer network next month.
In the face of mounting debts Carter & Carter is holding an extraordinary general meeting next month to ask shareholders to allow it to exceed its current borrowing limits and avoid administration.
The automotive industry can dance the night away at the AM Awards next month thanks to a new feature – the Britannia Balcony Nitespot.
Thomas Hardie Commercials the North West Volvo Truck and Bus franchise has added seven LDV van centres to its portfolio of truck depots.
Consumer focus towards more environmentally-friendly vehicles could be a major sales driver for dealers this year, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association.
Alister Leith will be appointed group managing director of East Anglia group John Grose on April 7.
This year's Ford Women into Science and Engineering Awards (WISE) prize has been awarded to 22-year-old Sally Nicholson, a mechanical and automotive engineering student at Newcastle University.
IM Group, UK importer of Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu, and Koelliker, the Italian company in charge of SsangYong’s UK business, are vying for UK distributorship of Chinese carmakers looking towards Europe.
Automotive property specialist Gilbran is offering financial institutions the chance to offset risks in stakes in dealerships as the credit squeeze tightens.
The cars that turned heads at Detroit and had relevance to the UK market included both economy cars and supercars.
Vauxhall, Ford and Volkswagen dominate the list of the 10 most popular company cars supplied by Lex Vehicle Leasing during 2007.
Skoda boss Chris Craft takes the helm of Volkswagen UK as Paul Willis leaves to join Kia Motor Europe
