BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce UK dealer staff will now have to attend a mandatory brand training course at the BMW Group’s new Brand Academy.
The % change columns in the new car registrations table on p73 of AM’s June 15 issue is incorrect. Both columns give the 2006 percentage market share instead.<P>
Just Car Clinics, the UK’s second largest independent collision repair chain, has rolled out the Thatcham BSI Kitemark scheme for crash repair across its 19 sites.
UK car production suffered a 2.9% reduction in May to 128,483 units.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed Sheila Nicoll, currently deputy chief executive of the Investment Management Association (IMA), as its new director of the retail firms division.
Nissan's board members will be not receive bonus payments this year after the manufacturer failed to meet its profit targets.
Bespoke exhaust builder Magnaflow UK is aiming for a countrywide network of installers by the end of this year following the successful recruitment of 12 garages and workshops since January 2007.
Volkswagen has revealed pricing for its facelifted Phaeton ahead of its September launch.
Hundreds of thousands of car buyers have switched to purchasing cars with lower carbon dioxide emissions.
Renault’s new Twingo will be priced from £8,375 when it goes on sale in the UK in September.
Busy day yesterday. Went to Company Car In Action (www.companycarinaction.co.uk), a fleet managers’ driving day put on by our sister magazine Fleet News. I am keen to see if there’s a way AM can get involved by bringing along our own readers to drive the cars.
Dealers are being urged by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and the Government to sign up to the Skills Pledge, a voluntary commitment to develop basic skills.
Nissan Motor GB has appointed Vincent Wijnen, its former sales director, as its new marketing director.
The Automotive Distribution Federation (ADF) is calling on UK government representatives to campaign for the inclusion of the Repairs Clause in the European Commission’s proposal for EU design rights legislation.
Varta Automotive Batteries has relaunched its product range in a three tier structure to make it easier for the trade to specify the correct battery for a vehicle’s age and complexity.
Honda has been at the forefront of moves by manufacturers to reduce the burden on their networks caused by an over-zealous approach to franchise standards following the Block Exemption revisions in 2002.
Kia Motors UK has completed the restructuring of its senior team with the appointment of its new director of sales and its new marketing director.
Norwich mechanic Clive Atthowe has been named the UK’s best mechanic after winning the Top Technician 2007 competition.
CV questions to industry highflyers.
The latest industry appointments.
Most female job seekers still see the motor industry as an elusive area of employment – a stereotype that Jo Cameron, director of UR Hired, is looking to change.
Aubrey Deeks, parts manager at Marriott Motor Group’s VW franchise in Ipswich, is in charge of keeping a key part of the aftersales business working.
General Motors’ Astra production plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire has halved the amount of energy its uses needed to manufacturer each vehicle.
Premium manufacturers are set to take centre stage at Motorexpo in London’s Canary Wharf, which runs from the 11-17 June.
Vauxhall is to take a pollution-beating initiative that has been Government-funded in France but not in the UK.
Roger Putnam, the former chairman of Ford of Britain and ex-president of the SMMT has been recognised in HM The Queen's birthday honours list this year.
The European market for new car sales fell by 3.1% to 44,178 units in May.
Frontline Solutions, a UK technology provider, has linked up with Experian, the global information solutions company, to offer motor finance brokers a new application processing system.
FSA officials are visiting motor retailers and other small businesses until the end of this month as part of their monitoring of payment protection insurance (PPI).
Instead of recruiting dealers on a piecemeal basis, Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) has stated its intention of making a batch signing.
