BCA and leasing company LeasePlan have announced a new three-year, high-volume remarketing partnership that will see the companies ongoing relationship run until the end of 2009.
Euro NCAP has accused manufacturers of doing too little to improve the safety of passengers in accidents.
Motorpoint, the multi-brand car supermarket, has opened a new £500,000 customer service area at the retailer’s site in Derby.
Work has started on a £1.5 million development at Manheim Colchester which will see Europe’s largest auction site adopt a new multi-lane auction format.
A Japanese automotive component manufacturer is investing £3.2 million to establish a new operation in Wales which will create 100 new jobs.
Nationwide Autocentres, the £84m turnover national independent service and repair chain, has set out a three-stage strategy to improve sales and profits.
Inchcape Retail UK has appointed Neil Tonks in the newly created role of group aftersales director.
Wholesalers stocking spark plugs may need to become more specialized as the volume of parts carried increases, according to Tim Howes, technical manager at NGK.
Until March 31, Volkswagen dealers are offering Jetta customers a service package that will cover the cost of servicing for up to four years or 40,000 miles.
Suzuki GB has appointed Nexus/h to launch a new website for its car business.
Škoda launched a TV campaign during the Christmas period for its Roomster.
Renault’s Espace will sponsor a new Channel 4 global treasure hunt programme, The Search, which starts this month.
Isuzu used Christmas party pick-up lines as the basis of its latest direct mail campaign for the Rodeo truck.
Since opening its £2m accident repair centre at Scotswood Road in Newcastle, the Patterson Motor Group has seen its turnover for the facility double from £2m in 2004 to £4m last year.
Retail Motor Law (RML) has launched a free car bodywork warranty, giving participants a three-year anti-rust healthcheck.
Alton Cars has been appointed the accident repair partner for franchised dealer Mercedes-Benz of Harrogate, part of Rybrook Holdings.
The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate whether Inchcape’s acquisition of European Motor Holdings is anti-competitive.
Volkswagen is to buy a controlling 51% stake in Malaysian state-owned manufacturer Proton, according to Asian business news reports.
Back in November, AM asked “Are warranties worth the paper they are written on?” after some consumer research revealed a lot of dissatisfaction.
Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC), the Chinese automaker which bought assets of the former MG Rover Group, has announced that production of MG cars is to resume at the Longbridge plant, nearly two years since the last car rolled off the line at the facility.
Inchcape will be announcing its preliminary results for the period ending December 31, 2006 on Tuesday, March 6.
The new Mazda3 MPS, the fastest model in the model range, is now on sale in the UK, priced from £18,995 on the road.
Mark Slater has always worked in the automotive industry; he started on a youth training scheme for bodywork repairs at his local college. Since 2004 he has been a senior estimator at Gladwins Body Repair Centre in Warboys, Cambs.
To pre-empt January’s launch of the CR-V, Honda opened its latest advertising campaign on December 15 with its star humanoid robot, ASIMO.
Former BTC senior training consultant David Pimlott has teamed up with business partner Richard Erskine to form Precruitment.
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CV questions to industry highflyers.
Hyundai is embarking on a brand reinvention with a new advertising campaign intended to position it as a better quality mainstream manufacturer.
Vauxhall has produced a unique marketing offer designed to draw in customers for its new Corsa.
Kia Motors UK has appointed Sun Young Kim as its new president and CEO, with immediate effect.
