Volkswagen Group has completed the sale and leaseback of its flagship Audi property in Watford to the Lime Property Fund Partnership for nearly £12 million.
Ultra-clean Bluetec diesel engines will be in Mercedes-Benz cars in Europe next year.
Representatives from the aftermarket industry launched a European-wide Right to Repair campaign at Equip Auto in a bid to ‘safeguard consumer choice and effective competition for the vehicle replacement parts market’.
Automotive Skills, a division of the Institute of the Motor Industry, will be holding a series of consultations to draft a sector qualifications strategy (SQS) as part of the Government’s plan to overhaul vocational qualifications.
Despite initial fears that the new London Taxi, the TX4, might have been overpriced, the company that makes it has announced sizzling sales.
North of England dealer group Hatfields has quashed rumours that it is in difficulty, following claims that it was closing some sites.
Technology is changing the way motor retailers work and communicate with staff and customers.
The acquisition by Swansway Garages of Wrexham Volkswagen was completed in barely a fortnight, the group’s chairman told AM this morning.
Gateshead-based Hodgson Toyota has started a new tuition initiative at Whickham High School to teach students about human resources.
The next six months are expected to show an increase in the changes of dealership owners as owner-drivers sell ahead of new capital gains tax relief rules.
The motor industry gets a bad wrap from environmentalists over its emissions and a seemingly stubborn reluctance to embrace a voluntary pan-European commitment to cut CO2 levels to 120g/km by 2012.
Dealers wanting to attract young talent need to focus on training and development, rather than cash.
Richard Parry-Jones, group vice president and chief technical operator of Ford Motor Company, has decided to retire on December 31.
Vauxhall MasterFit is offering a vehicle winter health check for £35 until March 28.
Nationwide Autocentres is on the way to reaching its expansion goals with the acquisition of two new service centres in Bristol and Bedfordshire for an undisclosed cash sum.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has added extra shifts and extended working hours at its manufacturing plant at Goodwood to cope with demand for its three Phantom variants.
Gordon Grant has left Carter & Carter’s bodyshop unit and joined Accident Exchange as manufacturer account director.
Chrysler Group is planning to pare down its model range and global retail network.
Automotive Skills has embarked upon a sector qualifications strategy (SQS) to help the motor retail industry improve skill levels and performance.
Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge is holding its first birthday party on the weekend of November 3-4.
Kia has put its multi-million pound global media planning and buying account up for pitch.
Mazda has contracted Automotive Services Europe Limited (ASE) to provide dealer risk and business management services to more than 2,000 of its dealers in Europe from 1st January 2008.
Citroen this morning unveiled the new C5 to journalists in Paris.
Mercedes-Benz is abandoning the traditional service record booklet in favour of centrally-held digital records.
TRW Automotive Aftermarket has signed a joint venture with ArvinMeritor to distribute Gabriel and TRW branded shock absorbers to the European aftermarket from January 2008.
Seat UK will not import the two-wheel drive version of its Altea Freetrack 4 to the UK.
The Tiguan, Volkswagen’s new compact 4x4, is now available for ordering from UK dealers ahead of its UK launch in February.
Audi UK is investing more than £6 million to support its R8 high-performance sports car with its claim of
Howard Basford’s Ellesmere Port bodyshop has become the its fourth to be recommended for accreditation for the new British Standards Institute PAS125 quality mark.
London Mazda has appointed Kevin Twinn as its new brand manager with overall responsibility for its three dealerships in the capital.
