When we mentioned the Black Horse Motor Warranty in partnership with Car Care Plan, we described it as “more than just another warranty product”.
October 1 has been announced by the Finance & Leasing Association as the launch date for Specialist Automotive Finance (SAF), its online training programme for dealer staff.
Motorpoint, the UK car supermarket, will sponsor English Premier Ice Hockey League squad, the Peterborough Phantoms for the 2008 season.
Encouragement for the FLA campaign comes from a survey by GMAC that found more retail buyers likely to use point-of-sale finance than personal loans.
GE Money Motor Finance is urging dealers to be pro-active in selling loans for cars to counter summer swings in share prices.
Moves by estimating system supplier Audatex to increase its monthly support fee have sparked outrage amongst bodyshops.
More than two years after the company went into administration, creditors of accident management business ARMS has received an interim payment of just 13p per pound owed.
Fleet service business FMG Support has hosted its latest Partner Support forum, focused on offering advice and support to its members in the repair industry who are looking to achieve PAS 125 accreditation.
A host of new models which your staff will be driving in the near future made their world debuts at the show, including Jaguar’s striking XF and a trio of new Ford offerings. We bring you the top stories, pictures and the glamour (four-wheeled and two legged).
A new sports-orientated version of the Audi A4 Cabriolet joins the UK range this week.
Mitsubishi Motors (UK) has announced the appointment of Andy Wertheim to general manager – press & public relations.
PPG Refinish UK has appointed John McGowan to the role of market director, UK and Ireland.
I recently drove a Fiat for the first time in my life. Despite always liking the look of the little Italian cars, I had a pretty poor impression of the brand. When I was growing up we used to call them “fall apart Fiats”.
Car manufacturers have been cleared in a court case fighting for compensation for alleged damage caused by cars’s CO2 emissions.
A dealership valeter has been jailed this week for dangerous driving after he took a car from the forecourt and drove it at a manager.
With Dodge expanding its model range from one car to three this year as Nitro and Avenger join Caliber, Jeep swelling its range to six and parent Chrysler launching new cars, retailers might expect a stipulation for larger showrooms to land on their doormats.
More than one in eight Nissan Motor GB light commercial vehicles will be sold through a group of Volvo truck and bus centres in a full year following an agreement between the two companies.
SMC Mitsubishi’s campaign to raise funds for the Demelza House Children’s Hospice has proved popular with customers and residents in the local area.
Research has shown that 50% of businesses are unaware that the recent smoking ban also applies to company vehicles.
Brunel Ford in Bristol, part of the Ford Retail group, has made a unique agreement with local dealer Brakes Motor Company in Ilminster.
The Fiat 500 is all set for an appearance at the London Design Festival this month.
Creditors of accident management business ARMS have received an interim payment for debts owed, more than two years after the company went into administration.
Values of used convertible cars failed to climb to their usual seasonal highs this summer, and could fall below the seasonal norm during the coming months, according to EurotaxGlass’s, publisher of Glass’s Guide to Used Car Values.
Ford has announced that the used car launch of the new Mondeo will take place at Manheim Auctions, Leeds, on Thursday, October 4.
Volkswagen is targeting visitors at National Trust properties with its eco-friendly marketing for its Polo Bluemotion.
General Motors expects to put electric hybrid cars into production by 2010 after unveiling its Flextreme concept at Frankfurt Motor Show which features E-Flex electric propulsion.
Matt Donnelly runs the biggest dealership chain in what will shortly be the second largest market in Europe.
Manufacturers are holding informal talks about sharing resources in order to drive forward a new initiative designed to improve customer service.
SKF believes workshops need to become better at selling high quality repairs to their customers.
