Nissan is deciding whether to create standalone specialist dealerships for its Skyline replacement, the GT-R, when it goes on sale in the UK in March 2009.
Industry observers suggest Inchcape may have come under pressure from the Office of Fair Trading to quickly sell its Wrexham Volkswagen dealership last month.
SMMT has appointed Paul Everitt as its new chief executive. He will take over from Christopher Macgowan on January 2, 2008.
Citroën will launch a training academy next year that will offer generic skills training rather than brand specific courses.
Kia Motors’ European manufacturing facility at Zilina in Slovakia has been going so well it’s started production of its Cee’d hot hatch six weeks ahead of schedule.
Automotive Skills has embarked on a sector qualifications strategy (SQS) to help the motor retail industry improve skill levels and performance.
AA Warranty has appointed Chris U'dell as commercial director.
Dealers can now buy stocks of used vans online following BCA’s extension of its LiveOnline web-based auction service to the light commercial vehicle market.
The auto analysts in Europe who cover the stock markets concentrate on the financial performance of the listed carmakers.
Arnold Clark has bought north of England dealer Patterson Motor Group. The acquisition will add around £250m to Arnold Clark’s £2bn turnover.
So what do you think of manufacturer training? Is it a tick box exercise or do your staff really improve their skills?
Inchcape has gained the Porsche franchise for the first time, and looks set to build scale within the brand’s 32-point retail network.
Fiat’s new 500 supermini will be priced from £7,999 OTR when it goes on sale in the UK in January.
Capital Bank Motor is to be renamed Bank of Scotland Dealer Finance on December 4 as part of a programme to try to retain its market share “in a time of uncertainty”, said managing director George Grant.
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is putting pressure on Ford and the Government to include it in discussions over the future sale of Jaguar and Land Rover.
Transport secretary Ruth Kelly has established a new agency to manage the UK’s commitment to biofuels.
Ford Retail's Dagenham Motors dealership in Edgware Road London, will be supplying chauffeur company Addison Lee with 600 new Galaxy MPVs.
Nationwide’s accident management arm, Nationwide Network Services, has scored a two contract with Zenith Insurance worth £5 million.
With the start of a new parliamentary term we at Lawgistics like to keep clients fully updated on likely changes in law in the future.
In a recent case (Wood Engineering (North Sea) Ltd v Robertson) a part time receptionist worked for an end user for six years via an agency arrangement.
The answer is yes
Lawgistics updates relate to time limits are very strict – you will recall a previous article where a claim was 88 seconds late!
In a recent case (Smith v Michelin Tyres plc) it was held to be fair in dismissing an employee for a single breach of a ‘no smoking’ policy.
Although we have said there are legal changes afoot regarding disciplinary and grievance procedures a recent case is important while we still have the existing system in place.
In Lawgistics bulletins previously we have explained that you must declare all of the evidence you wish to at the tribunal hearing.
In the case of Harris v NKC Automotive it was held that Rastafarianism was a religious belief and therefore a case of discrimination could succeed in certain circumstances.
The Ministry of Justice has just published guidance for companies and partnerships on the corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.
HSE have recently published guidance on preventing accidents from use of vehicles at work.
A report recently published gives details of a pilot scheme which involved handing over enforcement responsibilities in Peterborough for garages from the Health and Safety Executive to the Environmental Health Department who have traditionally had responsibility for enforcement at shops and other retail premises.
Following our article about Gemini Systems we have been involved in communications.
