Following the floods that hit Britain and its car dealers this summer, is it worth planning ahead to tackle the possibility of further problems in the future?
General Motors workers in the US have gone on strike after failing to reach an agreement over pension and healthcare contracts.
Windrush Volkswagen has invested £1m to boost sales and aftersales facilities at its Maidenhead and Slough sites.
Bristol Street Motors has relocated its Moseley Ford dealership in the west Midlands to a new location at Kings Norton.
Car production in August was up 37.3% compared to the same month last year, totalling 100,200 vehicles.
AVF Communications has launched a course for motor dealerships aimed at dealing with road-rage.
Tom Rawlings has been appointed as group used car manager for Dales Group in Cornwall.
Cardiff and Newport Volkswagen has been named as one of the Hot 100 fastest-growing enterprises in Wales.
Walon UK has announced the renewal of two contracts with Toyota.
Welding equipment suppliers are devising a code of practice that will give their bodyshop customers clear pricing and better information.
Nidd Vale Group, the £63m turnover Harrogate-based four-franchise retailer, is in talks with its existing manufacturers and others as it plans growth following a second management buy-out.
Vertu Motors has appointed a new managing director to develop its Motor Nation used car supermarkets.
A large majority of franchised dealers (88%) expect increasing manufacturer control of their businesses, according to the latest dealer attitude survey conducted by the National Franchise Dealers Association (NFDA).
Marshall Motor Group has acquired Lisles Motor Repair business for an undisclosed sum.
Franchised dealers are losing service business from fleets to independent rivals, according to a new report.
Indian industrial group Mahindra & Mahindra has pulled out of the race to buy Jaguar and Land Rover, it has emerged.
The growing use of electronic control systems in modern vehicles is leading to concerns among independent aftermarket suppliers for their future prosperity.
When we mentioned the Black Horse Motor Warranty in partnership with Car Care Plan, we described it as “more than just another warranty product”.
October 1 has been announced by the Finance & Leasing Association as the launch date for Specialist Automotive Finance (SAF), its online training programme for dealer staff.
Motorpoint, the UK car supermarket, will sponsor English Premier Ice Hockey League squad, the Peterborough Phantoms for the 2008 season.
Encouragement for the FLA campaign comes from a survey by GMAC that found more retail buyers likely to use point-of-sale finance than personal loans.
GE Money Motor Finance is urging dealers to be pro-active in selling loans for cars to counter summer swings in share prices.
Moves by estimating system supplier Audatex to increase its monthly support fee have sparked outrage amongst bodyshops.
More than two years after the company went into administration, creditors of accident management business ARMS has received an interim payment of just 13p per pound owed.
Fleet service business FMG Support has hosted its latest Partner Support forum, focused on offering advice and support to its members in the repair industry who are looking to achieve PAS 125 accreditation.
A host of new models which your staff will be driving in the near future made their world debuts at the show, including Jaguar’s striking XF and a trio of new Ford offerings. We bring you the top stories, pictures and the glamour (four-wheeled and two legged).
A new sports-orientated version of the Audi A4 Cabriolet joins the UK range this week.
Mitsubishi Motors (UK) has announced the appointment of Andy Wertheim to general manager – press & public relations.
PPG Refinish UK has appointed John McGowan to the role of market director, UK and Ireland.
I recently drove a Fiat for the first time in my life. Despite always liking the look of the little Italian cars, I had a pretty poor impression of the brand. When I was growing up we used to call them “fall apart Fiats”.
