Price still trumps emissions when it comes to priorities for motor manufacturers' customers.
Caffyns has reported an operating profit of £1.4 million in the six months to September 2007, compared to £1.2 million over the same period last year.
Renault has, reportedly, withdrawn an ad over fears that its use of the term
Jaguar and Land Rover are offering apprenticeships to school leavers in an attempt to help them forge a career in its nationwide repair network.
Pity the guys in the industry who do the donkey work. Test drivers, board members and – especially – designers have become the celebrities of the auto world. But they wouldn’t be where they are today without the real brains behind the operation.
Subaru’s new Justy supermini is on sale now priced at £8,495 on-the-road.
The AA has launched a new roadside service which drains cars’ fuel systems after they have been incorrectly filled up.
Credit hire company Accident Exchange said it does not expect to replace chief operating officer Daksh Gupta, who resigned last month after less than a year with the business.
Aston Martin is considering building its Rapide four-door saloon outside the UK for the first time in its 93-year history.
Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis, entrepreneurs from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, have both bought a Maybach 57.
Over the past year AM, in conjunction with QBE Insurance Europe, has been researching and discussing the merits of extended warranty and its role.
The subject of new car sales targets has been a bone of contention for some franchises, particularly if the carmaker takes a new tack and asks the retail network to drive more sales for lower margins.
Unite, Britain’s largest union, has backed Tata's bid for Ford’s Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
UK car production saw a 31% rise in October to 152,253 units.
AM100 Scottish dealer groups Eastern Western and John Martin Group have bounced back from trading at a loss.
Former motor retailer Robin Brundle has taken the managing director’s role at Aston Martin Racing, the prestige brand’s motorsport team operated by Prodrive.
The internet is a technology dealers can’t afford to ignore. That’s because four out of every five consumers make it their first port of call when looking for a new car. And one of the four will go to the showroom to buy the car that they’ve found online.
Parkstone Motor Company, the Essex-based Seat dealer, is offering free flying lessons when customers by a new car.
The first car dealer banned from selling vehicles from a roadside pitch in the UK has been jailed for continually posing as a private seller.
Honda has reacted to 24/7 on demand television culture by launching its own internet TV channel.
Three of the most experienced dealer principals in the Hatfields group are swapping roles with each other as part of a management restructure.
Howard Basford, the independent accident repair group, has acquired Formby based bodyshop business, Auto & Marine for an undisclosed sum.
Lotus Cars has appointed Drivestyle Horseless Carriages in Harrogate as its latest addition to its dealer network.
Ian White has taken independent control of TW White & Sons’ Milford Mazda site, which will now be known as Guildford Mazda, following a demerger.
Suzuki is expecting to appoint new dealers for Milton Keynes and Northampton by the end of the year, to replace three-site dealer group Braylake Motors, which went into administration in October.
Recent changes to MoT rules on vehicle number plates have been temporarily suspended, meaning testers cannot fail a vehicle on these points until the deferment is lifted, warns the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).
Proton will no longer seek to pair up with another manufacturing giant following a decision by the Malaysian government.
Hendy Group has secured a deal with LDV to sell commercial vehicles through three of its dealerships in the south west.
Hybrids are on the way from ambitious Korean car maker Kia, but don’t expect to see them in Europe until at least 2011 or 2012.
Wright’s Mazda in Norwich has been named best dealership in the UK for customer satisfaction for the second year running by Mazda’s European president.
