UK car dealers are worried that manufacturers developing alternative engines will not be ready to cope with the rise in customer demand for ‘green’ technology in the near future.
The Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA) has elected Marc Matthew as its new chairman to take over from Philip Maskell.
Hyundai-Kia has extended its football sponsorship deal with UEFA for the Euro 2008 championships in Austria and Switzerland.
Škoda’s Mladá Boleslav factory has produced the 500,000th Octavia.
Dealers can now post their RAC inspected vehicles up for sale online at www.racinspectedcars.co.uk.
Van franchise LDV has retail growth squarely in its sights this year, fuelled by its expanding Maxus range.
BMW has showcased a new design concept at the Shanghai Auto Show this week.
Trading Standards are increasingly using powers under the Enterprise Act to seek court orders against businesses that flout consumer laws.
It has previously been held that part time workers should receive a pro-rata number of days off for bank holidays – generally Mondays – if they don’t generally work on those bank holidays.
Did you know that if an employee suffers an accident, which causes him/her to be unable to do their full range of normal duties for at least three days, or an accident occurs, which could have led to a reportable injury e.g. collapse of ramp or wall or perhaps an electrical short circuit causing an explosion, then all these incidents require you to make a report to the HSE under RIDDOR?
As a cost reduction exercise, as with Trading Standards enforcement, businesses may find that they receive a letter from HSE asking certain questions about Health and Safety at your premises.
In a recent case (Yorke et al v Moonlight) (the perhaps not so unusual) occurrence of an interfering member of a family was highlighted when it came to a constructive dismissal case.
Lawgistics have promoted a “running your own warranties” scheme since January 2005 and now have over 600 clients who benefit financially as a result.
A new amendment to the Religion and Belief Discrimination Regulations means that any philosophical belief can now be considered as a starting point for a discrimination case whereas previously it was necessary for it to be a philosophical belief similar to a religion or religious belief.
There are a number of agencies popping up who will sell your car or buy you one, for a fee. In these days of personal shoppers it can be a good business venture.
This question crops up many many times and the answer is often not at all clear. In a recent case (James v Redcats (Brands) Ltd), a person set up a business as a courier for a company.
An Oldham trader, Vince Miller, has been required to withdraw 500 mini motors from sale on safety grounds.
JCT600 has boosted its Vauxhall representation in West Yorkshire to three sites after buying an Evans Halshaw dealership at Castleford, near Wakefield, from Pendragon in a £3m deal.
Administrators have been appointed to used car supermarket Cars 4U, based near Cardiff, which collapsed at the end of March, leaving 30 employees redundant and several customers out of pocket.
A Newbury retailer has begun a three-year jail sentence for fiddling car mileages at his £12m turnover independent dealership.
Automotive logistics group AutoLogic has appointed Roger Putnam, former chairman of Ford Great Britain, and John Davies, previously MD of Lloyds TSB’s Asset Finance Division, as non-executive directors on its board.
Saab’s Approved Used Car Scheme has been named best in Britain in the Auto Express Used Car Honours 2007 for the additional features on offer compared to other manufacturers.
Dealers are worried that manufacturers developing alternative engines will not be ready to cope with the rise in customer demand for green technology in the near future.
The Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA) has elected Marc Matthew as its new chairman.
Ford has cut its first quarter losses from $1.4 billion (£703m) to $282 million (£141.4m).
Businesses in the motor industry could win £300,000 as part of a training fund prize at the Edge Awards 2007.
Hodgson Toyota apprentice Michael Derham, has been named as Toyota’s European Apprentice of the Year, less than six months after winning the UK title.
Nissan’s net profits took an 11.1% drop in the year to March, forcing the Japanese manufacturer to extend its ‘2009 value-up’ plans to 2010.
A go-getting firm that encouraged a culture of long hours has been found liable for a road accident in which one of its workers was paralysed.
An Audi concept car unveiled in China points to a Land Rover Freelander rival due in 2010.
