Ford and GM are having a difficult time. The two big French carmakers are not looking as sharp as they did. DaimlerChrysler wants to end its alliance. The only non-Asian car company now smiling is Fiat.
Mondial UK has appointed Becky Green as its new business development manager of CRM Bringing over 16 years experience in the call centre industry, Green extends the knowledge of the existing Mondial UK CRM team.
Walon UK, the automotive logistics specialist, has won a new contract from Alfa Romeo UK for the pre delivery inspection (PDI) of over 7,000 new vehicles per year.
The vehicle process and logistics company Paragon Automotive has purchased the share capital of QEK (UK) and its UK-based parent VAM (UK) for an undisclosed sum from its US parent, QEK Global solutions.
The requirments of good leaders has changed substantially over recent years, and the old ‘command and control’ model is no longer effective.
Euro NCAP has released the results of five cars: the Fiat Bravo, the Honda CR-V, the Honda Legend and the Mitsubishi Outlander.
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Hyundai has said it will reveal its ‘most significant car to date’, the new i30 at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
Saab has become the only manufacturer in the UK to offer an alternative fuel engine choice in every model line-up, with the addition of a 1.8t BioPower engine for its 9-3 range.
Inchcape Retail has topped the Mercedes-Benz customer satisfaction index (CSI) for a second year running.
Nissan GB kicked off the marketing campaign this month for its new Qashqai compact crossover, which goes on sale on today.
Honda UK is linking its registrations increase of 8.9% between 2005 and last year with raised brand awareness thanks to its tie-in with marketing specialist Aprimo.
Lipscomb Motor Group has begun a campaign to raise awareness of its new Lotus, Volvo and Fiat joint dealership in Aylesford, near Maidstone and won itself a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
In the midst of global consolidation in dealer management systems – ADP’s acquisition of Kerridge, the UCS-Kalamazoo/Reynolds and Reynolds merger – comes a new name, shortly to enter the UK market.
Experian is planning to bring a vehicle scoring system to the UK for easier model history checks.
LDV has awarded one of its dealer service managers with a trip to South Africa after his dedication to offering his customers ‘industry-leading support for the last 12 months’.
Renault has created a special edition Clio with surf clothing specialist Rip Curl in a bid to attract younger buyers.
The Transport and General Workers’ Union has today called for a Department of Trade and Industry investigation into circumstances surrounding the sale, administration and subsequent purchase of TVR by Nikolai Smolenski.
Fiat will reveal the Grande Punto as its first model to join its new Abarth sporting range at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
Vertu Motors (Property) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vertu Motors plc, has acquired Bristol Street Group Limited for an estimated at £31m in cash plus up to £9m in shares.
The residual value of the new Ford Mondeo, due to arrive in UK showrooms in June, will be significantly higher than that of the outgoing model, and will even outperform those of some of the new car's key rivals.
Facts from the 2006 American motor industry reveal a telling situation. Truck sales are in decline, but car sales are rising.
Six new initiatives unveiled by global DMS supplier ADP to the American market will be plugged into the Kerridge Autoline system and its own DMS product in the UK later this year.
The NADA 20 Group Program brings together dealers in groupings across America.
This year’s NADA convention was not all one-way traffic of companies launching into the UK.
What drives superior performance in car dealerships? According to McKinsey & Company, while brand and size are important profit drivers, operational practices are the single biggest driver.
Company and consumer sales leads generation facilitator Salesgenie.com is to launch in the UK.
Sam Geneen, who is soon to step down as the Finance & Leasing Association’s chairman, has set out the key challenges that lay ahead for its members at the association’s annual dinner in London.
The Strategy Analytics Automotive Buyer Dynamics service has released, “GM and Chrysler: United They Stand, or United They Fall?” which notes the ‘substantial obstacles’ to any acquisition of Chrysler by General Motors.
Volkswagen has revealed the first pictures of its new Volkswagen Golf estate, ahead of an unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
