A recent case (Morrish v NTL Group) has confirmed that if you want the option to give payment in lieu of notice when someone’s contract is terminated then you must include that option in the written contract.
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 5.75%.
I needed to drive down to Birmingham for a party and having the luxury of an eight-seater meant that all my smelly friends travelled in comfort. I felt like a true taxi driver.
Leicester Trading Standards recently prosecuted Nicholas Kyprianou for selling six cars on e-bay with false mileages.
Tax staff at the Revenue & Customs are probing 13 million tax returns.
Buying property overseas will be a little easier when legislation published last week becomes law.
Businesses can submit new claims on any current and past expenditure on acquisitions, new builds or refurbishments before April 2008.
In a new deal on capital allowances from April 2008, businesses will be able to take the first £50,000 spent on equipment and set it against the profits for that year.
Bids for parts of Dixon Motors’ business have been received by BDO.
The Citroen Retail Group is close to completing the acquisition of a dealership in Edinburgh.
Mike O'Driscoll has been appointed as the new managing director of Jaguar Cars.
Given the relative strength of Renault and Nissan in the UK, you would expect the Renault version of a common concept to sell more than its Nissan equivalent.
Mercedes-Benz has as much of a reputation for big, posh estates as Volvo, and it will unveil its latest wagon this autumn when it unveils the new C-Class estate.
Fast-fit chain HiQ is driving into web-based retailing with a proposition that allows customers to buy tyres online and book fitting at their chosen branch.
Users of Red Book a couple of years ago would have become very familiar with editorial comments, month in month out, referring to general over-supply and weakened values in some areas of the used light commercial vehicles market.
AM100 14th-placed dealer group JCT600 has reported a £40m increase in turnover in its 2006 accounts, driven by new businesses and performance improvements.
PPG Industries has appointed Gethyn Davies as its national sales manager, to handle its overall UK sales performance.
The recent feature ‘Extended Warranties Can Boost Profits’ (AM, June 29) suggested that dealers were not only finding it more difficult to sell extended warranties but in many cases the dealer network was at odds with the consumer.
It turns out I made the right decision. Despite sunny days and a great vibe the nights were rainy, turning Womad into Womud. It wasn’t the usual sloppy mud though.
Hendy Group has invested more than £1m in a new parts warehouse in the south of England.
Aftermarket parts supplier AC Delco is gearing up for growth, with the formation of a new sales team and new headquarters.
A trio of Welshmen have unveiled a device which they claim can turn any car into a zero-emissions vehicle.
Mitsubishi and Volvo are the latest vehicle manufacturers to announce aftersales promotions to encourage customers into new cars and into their franchised workshops.
The Department for Transport has launched a ‘best on CO2’ ranking for new cars on its website.
DaimlerChrysler will extend stop/start engine techn-ology, to be introduced on the Smart ForTwo this autumn, across the Mercedes-Benz range.
Ebbon-Dacs is aggressively pursuing business from Kalamazoo and Kerridge as it bids to raise the profile of its dealer management system EDVantage.
Two dealer management system experts have formed a consultancy to help dealers get more from their IT system.
Nanjing Automotive Corporation UK has signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Shanghai Automotive Corporation on the production of cars.
In an industry first, Nanjing Automotive Corporation UK has awarded an MG new car sales franchise to the MG Owners’ Club. It becomes the 13th dealer to be awarded the franchise.
Mini has revealed the first details of its five-door Clubman model, which will go on sale in the UK on November 10.
