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.
The Office of Fair trading has revised its guidelines regarding mergers and referrals to the Competition Commission (CC).
Rolls-Royce has opened its second showroom in Russia.
BEN, the automotive charity, is urging dealers for support during its BEN Week birthday celebrations next month.
A group of six trade bodies has joined forces to create the Vehicle Safe Trade Advisory Group (VSTAG), a new industry forum aimed at combating vehicle related fraud.
Sytner Group has appointed Concept to project manage the development of a £4m Audi showroom in Bradford.
Dealers looking to dispose of classic cars taken in part-exchange can now use Autotrade-mail, the online used car trading network.
The 2007 AM100 was revealed this week at a special dinner at the ICC in Birmingham.
Almost all of Britons admit to judging a car salesperson on their trustworthiness by the clothes they wear, how smelly their breath is and even the strength of their handshake.
Motor trade body and accident management business MVRA has been sold to insurance underwriter Capita Group for an undisclosed sum.
Fine car though the outgoing Ford Mondeo was, the four-door saloon never really got customers very excited. Same engines and impressive drive, just the wrong bodystyle.
Peugeot has added a new multi media system as an option on its 807 range.
The Just Car Clinic Group has acquired a car accident repair business from Trinity Motors for £113,000.
Robert Forrester has begun injecting fresh blood into Bristol Street Motors group within months of its takeover by his AIM-listed company, Vertu Motors.
At the AM100 Dinner on Monday night we paid tribute to Sue Brownson OBE, managing director of Blue Bell.
Hodgson, the north east based independent car dealer, is targeting a 10% growth in staff numbers this year in order to maintain high service standards for customers.
Alfa Romeo has appointed Frank Stephenson to head up its styling centre near Milan, Italy.
