Rolls-Royce announced this morning that it has opened its fifth showroom in China.
Service advisers are the face of the aftersales business for any dealership.
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The latest industry appointments.
Mitsubishi will bring forward the introduction of its next-generation 2.0-litre diesel engine to 2009, a year earlier than scheduled due to high market demand.
Volkswagen’s supervisory board has elected Prof. Dr. h.c. Ferdinand K. Piech as its new chairman for another five years, following the company’s AGM.
Head of Experian Automotive Rob Whalley has left the business “by mutual agreement”.
Sytner Group has become the first motor dealership group to win a place in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For awards.
Results from sales around the UK.
Business failures amongst motor traders dropped by 27.5% during the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period last year.
Experian, the global information solutions company, has acquired Hitwise, an internet marketing intelligence company, for £120 million in cash.
Investments held in undisclosed off-shore accounts are the subject of the latest crackdown by HM Revenue & Customs.
Harvey Baker of Mercedes-Benz CharterWay’s central Scotland dealership Western Commercial has taken the Business Manager of the Year accolade.
Citroën Retail Group is will open one of the biggest solus franchise, single site dealerships in the UK tomorrow.
Vauxhall will produce its new Astra at its Merseyside Ellesmere Port factory.
The premium being paid for metallic or even solid black paint has risen to unprecedented levels – up to £500 more than for any other colour on selected used vehicles after one year and 12,000 miles.
Kwik-Fit will be supporting Bridgestone’s “Think Before You Drive” campaign next week, by providing free tyre checks to all UK motorists.
Northern Accident Repair has bought Rochdale Body Repairers for an undisclosed sum.
A Bill that could simplify the process of buying and keeping a cherished number plate for a vehicle could soon move to the House of Lords, bringing it closer to becoming law.
European new car sales have fallen by 1.6% (28,987) during March, when compared to the same month in 2006.
Monday is the best day for selling a car according to new data from e-GoodManners, the sales led management company.
Sterling Insurance Group has been selected by Fiat Auto Financial Services as the sole provider of their payment protection and Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) products across the Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealer network.
Fiat has renamed its Fiat Light Commercial Vehicles division as Fiat Professional as of today.
A mobile phone that simply makes and receives calls is all many of us want. That is the philosophy behind Renault’s expanding Logan range, according to product and strategy chief Patrick Pélata.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has told the Government that the ‘logistical implications of enacting a national road pricing scheme need to be fully considered before any action is taken’.
Franchised dealers start losing service and repair customers from the moment they sell the car.
Nissan will start production of a 2.0-litre diesel version of its Qashqai SUV at its Sunderland factory this week.
Wicliffe Motor Company has sold its Gloucester Nissan and Fiat business in order to concentrate investment in its Stroud home.
Think back a decade or so and the Bentley marque was the sporting choice of few luxury car buyers, except ageing captains of industry, life peers and middle-aged showbiz stars.
A UK retailer has successfully challenged a fine issued by police to a technician who was test driving a customer’s car that had illegally tinted windows.
