The team behind the British International Motor Show in 2008 are confident ticket sales will top the 550,000 mark when the show opens on July 23.
Vauxhall Motors is recalling 355,000 UK third generation three and five-door Corsas built between 2004 and 2006 and Combo van and Tigra models built between 2004 and 2008 to replace the ABS brake control unit.
Dealerships can double throughput, increase productivity by 50% or more and achieve returns on sales several times the current industry average (a paltry 0.9%) – all without significant investments in staff, technology or physical assets, according to a new book out this month.
Skoda has revealed the first teaser shot of its new Superb model.
A former sergeant major in the Parachute Regiment has taken on the challenge of drilling home basic sales skills to new recruits in the motor retail industry.
Dealers looking to sell off sites with more than 500 square metres of floor space will need to have Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) from April.
James Bond will drive Aston Martin’s flagship DBS again in the next 007 film.
Construction has begun on a new motor retail park in Chester.
The Court of Appeal has upheld the rights of an employee involved in a TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) transfer to choose between previous contractual terms and the variation.
Nick Whale Group has opened its new Porsche dealership in Leicester.
Cardiff Audi turned its showroom into a giant Christmas present as part of its seasonal celebrations.
Edmund King, executive director of the RAC Foundation, will leave the position at the end of this year to become president of the AA.
Dealership Developments has appointed Roger Ahmed as its new development manager.
Kia Motors has officially opened its second Chinese manufacturing site in a joint venture partner with Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motors.
The Institute of the Motor Industry is attacking the general industry apathy, indifference and ignorance over Automotive Skills by asking companies what they want to see from industry qualifications.
Ian Stewart has been appointed as the new general manager of Bristol Street Motors Worksop Peugeot.
Rolls-Royce has opened its first showroom in Ukraine.
As in everything else, 2008 brings challenges and opportunities on the regulatory front.
The replacement tyre market is booming; heavier and more powerful vehicles are bringing increased wear and placing extra demands on manufacturers to produce more advanced tyres.
GAZ, Russia’s second largest carmaker and owner of LDV, has said it is in talks with Chrysler and General Motors about a possible joint venture in passenger cars.
Automotive Supplies Direct has gained the contract to supply and maintain workshop equipment to the national Retail Automotive Alliance network of dealerships and service workshops.
Jozef Kaban, Audi’s exterior design manager will become head of Skoda’s design department on February 1.
Autodiagnos, the diagnostic equipment supplier, has launched a range of training courses for scan tools aimed at all levels.
The ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, has appointed Christian Streiff, CEO of Peugeot-Citroen as its new president.
The Institute of the Motor Industry wants a 100% increase in the number of apprentices in the retail automotive sector over the next five years.
Italian aftermarket accessories manufacturer Momo is planning a change of strategy, with an added focus on performance and motorsport tuning, after a marked decline of its core market in recent years.
The crash repair bills of British Motorists are being bumped up unnecessarily by more than £2 billion a year, new research from the Thatcham insurer research centre has shown.
Actor Nathaniel Parker has launched Renault Retail Group’s campaign to send a Christmas message for Barnardo’s.
Unemployment is a greater threat to the retail motor industry than the possibility of a credit crunch. That is the view of corporate stock-broker Panmure Gordon.
Shopping centre racing is helping keep Mazda on track for another sales record this year.
