Automotive Skills has embarked upon a sector qualifications strategy (SQS) to help the motor retail industry improve skill levels and performance.
Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge is holding its first birthday party on the weekend of November 3-4.
Kia has put its multi-million pound global media planning and buying account up for pitch.
Mazda has contracted Automotive Services Europe Limited (ASE) to provide dealer risk and business management services to more than 2,000 of its dealers in Europe from 1st January 2008.
Citroen this morning unveiled the new C5 to journalists in Paris.
Mercedes-Benz is abandoning the traditional service record booklet in favour of centrally-held digital records.
TRW Automotive Aftermarket has signed a joint venture with ArvinMeritor to distribute Gabriel and TRW branded shock absorbers to the European aftermarket from January 2008.
Seat UK will not import the two-wheel drive version of its Altea Freetrack 4 to the UK.
The Tiguan, Volkswagen’s new compact 4x4, is now available for ordering from UK dealers ahead of its UK launch in February.
Audi UK is investing more than £6 million to support its R8 high-performance sports car with its claim of
Howard Basford’s Ellesmere Port bodyshop has become the its fourth to be recommended for accreditation for the new British Standards Institute PAS125 quality mark.
London Mazda has appointed Kevin Twinn as its new brand manager with overall responsibility for its three dealerships in the capital.
The advertising watchdog has thrown out a complaint against Vauxhall, which promoted the energy savings achieved at its Ellesmere Port assembly plant.
JCT600 Contracts, the vehicle funding and management company, has signed up with 1link Hire Network e-commerce software.
Inchcape has disposed of Wilcomatic, J&S Components and its VW retail centre in Wrexham for a total of £6.8 million.
Lex, the vehicle leasing company, has set up a new customer service index to monitor the service dealers provide to its drivers.
So I found it interesting while sprinting from stand to stand at yesterday's Equip Auto show in Paris that behind the scenes the aftermarket is supported by producers sited all over the world.
Sometimes a company is lucky enough to get a product just right. It meets or exceeds the expectations of the target audience, proves to be well designed and engineered and stands the test of time.
Kwik-Fit has been taken to court by the Performing Rights Society after being accused of breaking musical copyright because its employees listen to radios at work.
Mazda has revealed specification and technical details for its new Mazda6 saloon which goes on sale in UK in January.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has welcomed the Government’s retreat on a national road pricing scheme, despite the fact the Department for Transport has denied that it actually has been abandoned.
Renault almost seems to be two separate companies nowadays. On the one hand, the Dacia Logan has been the cleverest idea the industry has seen in many a long year, with worldwide production heading to-wards 750,000 per year by 2009.
Rewind five years and Renault was making waves in the world of design. Remember the brave and distinctive Avantime?
Hendy Group has completed its £1m investment in a newly-built bodyshop in Segensworth, near Fareham, Hampshire.
Consultations have begun on proposals for a licensing scheme for exemption from the European Paints Directive (EPD).
Peel back the bin bags from this heavily disguised prototype, and you’ll find the new Ford Ka.
Jaguar has released pictures of its 2008 model year X-Type.
Senior figures in automotive finance are upbeat about the market in the wake of the crisis at Northern Rock, a leading lender for purchases of cars and other items.
In August Datamonitor published a report that showed a contraction in the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market and decline in penetration rates.
Dealers are failing to maximise the used car sales opportunities presented by young drivers that have just passed their test.
