Which?’s latest undercover attack on the motor industry has highlighted under- performing garages around the UK.
For example, when I was searching for my new car a few years ago, I was looking pretty much solely on the fact that the boot could hold a drumkit.
The Funding Corporation, launched by former Capital Bank Motor executives in 2001 to challenge major finance suppliers, has ceased to operate in several sectors and is focusing on sub prime lending.
The number of dealers joining a ‘class action’ for millions of pounds of compound interest on VAT repayments could total 1,500.
Martyn Beever has acquired FR Pulleyn’s Skoda franchise in York.
Sewells' Who Owns Who July 2007 edition, the retail group directory, is available now.
General Motors and A123Systems will co-develop a nanophosphate battery for use in GM’s electric drive E-Flex system.
The Hendy Group has supplied Salisbury City Football Club's manager, Nick Holmes, with a Mazda6.
It's one of those comments which has stuck with me, especially considering the Aygo is a car I've always for some reason been interested to try. And, as I stood outside a the rent-a-car shop in Madeira's capital, Funchal, on holiday last week I was curious as to how brave Toyota had been.
Inchcape half-year results showed a company making rapid progress overseas as a distributor and retailer, as well as outperforming as a retailer in the UK.
Dixon’s collapse was not a surprise, certainly not to those dealers who had already been offered sites a few weeks earlier.
Ford Motor Company began presenting the Jaguar/Land Rover business to six interested investors this week as it looks to secure a buyer for the two brands by the end of September.
Pendragon, Britain’s leading consolidator of auto retailers, has stumbled to a 25% drop in earnings compared with the first half of last year according to figures published on August 7.
After a successful 2006, Brian Collier, managing director of Proton Cars UK, explains to AM editor Stephen Briers how realistic growth expecations, ensuring dealer profitability and growing the sales network are cornerstones of his plans for 2007.
XPart is to support BEN’s fund raising efforts through title sponsorship of the charity’s longest running golf competition, the XPart Iliffe Cup.
Subaru will reveal its Impreza World Rally Car Concept at next month’s Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA).
Thatcham has appointed Mike Paterson in the newly created role of business development manager.
Transport for London still intends to link the congestion charge to car carbon dioxide emissions.
Matt Khalili has sold his one thousandth Mini at Blue Bell Mini in Crewe.
Carter & Carter expect adjusted profit before tax for the year ended July 31 will be in line with its £15.5 million prediction.
TRW, the automotive parts supplier, has launched a brake disc scratch card loyalty campaign for distributors.
Autodex has acquired three sites from the Whites Group from an undisclosed sum, taking the total number of repair centres owned by the company to 11.
P&S Motors, an independent Mercedes-Benz specialist and Retail Motor Industry Federation member, has been banned from using the three-star logo by DaimlerChrysler.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has come to the defence of the garage trade after Car Parts Direct suggested garages were creating additional work through MoT retests.
The European Commission is examining an emissions trading system that would see carmakers of high-polluting cars pay money towards those producing greener vehicles.
Nissan will introduce a new red trim to its Note range from September 1.
Fiat has joined forces with Chinese manufacturer Chery to produce 175,000 cars a year together from 2009.
Citroen has had its national press advert for the Citroen C5 VTX+ banned by the Advertising Standards Agency for being ‘misleading’.
Average used car prices rose in the second quarter to record levels, according to BCA’s quarterly Pulse report.
Dixon receiver BDO Stoy Hayward has announced that 27 dealerships will close today due to a lack of interest from potential buyers with around 800 employees made redundant.
