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Volvo is launching an interactive cinema campaign to support the launch of its XC70 all-wheel drive estate car.

Changes in the law concerning directors of companies came into effect at the start of the month.

Castrol has launched an online training solution to help franchised workshops increase their profits on lubricant sales and customer satisfaction without being away from the business.

Suzuki GB has awarded its top apprentices for at its Apprentice of the Year awards last week.

You'd think owning a million pound, 1001bhp hypercar would be enough to set yourself aside and make your presence felt. It's not like you'd expect to find a line, or even one for that matter, parked up outside your local branch of Tesco.

Lack of knowledge of the latest legal changes could leave dealers facing an employment tribunal and paying compensation that equates to months of profit.

Subaru has released detailed pictures of its range-topping new Impreza WRX STI which debuts at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show at the end of October.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has made his inaugural pre-Budget Report presentation to the House of Commons.

Profits at Audi’s retail network have doubled in the last year, according to Jeremy Hicks, director of Audi UK.

Toyota is piloting a short-term maintenance programme in Norway, Denmark and France that will shorten the trade cycle and give retailers the opportunity of selling the car more often.

Mercedes-Benz insists it is not worried about its poor performance in the latest study of retail networks’ satisfaction.

Jardine Motors Group UK chief executive Eamon Bradley will retire at the end of the year.

Cardiff and Newport Volkswagen is one of the Hot 100 fastest-growing enterprises in Wales.

Suzuki has removed its Wagon R+ and Liana models from its UK model line-up.

Customer loyalty to UK dealers has dropped from 46% in 2005 to 32% this year.

Chevrolet has started piloting a sales staff recruitment and retention initiative that will provide dealers with a pool of qualified candidates and help them to keep new starters.

The owner of the biggest car dealership group in Eastern Europe is in London looking for investors to support a flotation and for senior managers from Britain’s car retail industry to help with the group’s dramatic growth.

Rybrook Holdings has bought Conwy Land Rover and Jaguar for an undisclosed sum in its first partnership with the 4x4 brand.

CV questions to industry high flyers.

Renault-owned Reagroup is to revert back to its former name, Renault Retail Group, at the end of the year.

Vauxhall has launched a Service Centre of Excellence award scheme, aimed at rewarding its top 40 Vauxhall MasterFit centres.

Non-fault accident management company Helphire Group plc has announced its financial results for the 2006 to 2007 financial year, showing a 49% growth in turnover to £290m and a 63% increase in pre-tax profit to £40.3m.

Roy Kishor, automotive analyst and partner at Kroll’s Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group, told AM he believed Land Rover will increase its focus on its environmental image.

A round up of the latest appointments in the automotive industry.

How much do you like your job? If you are thinking of moving on, what would persuade you to stay? Next month, you will get the chance to have your say on this important topic.

Peugeot will be looking at sales potential, capacity of profit and customer service/CSI when deciding the future shape of its retail network.

System failure at PSA’s UK parts distribution centre left Peugeot and Citroën franchised workshops with severely limited parts supplies for four working days.

Best performing share price in the auto sector so far this year? Volkswagen. And the worst? Mazda. If you had been keeping an eye on industry news it is unlikely that you would have bet on those two extremes.

Which franchises produced the best return on sales in the first half of the year? No prizes for guessing Porsche in first place, but just behind, according to the Trevor Jones composite figures, is Suzuki.

Lifestyle Mazda Horsham has been officially opened by Philip Waring, vice president of Mazda Europe.