Aston Martin has launched its first Russian dealership in its 94-year history.
CAP has appointed Frank Etchells to head customer account management in the company’s used and new vehicle retail sector.
Motor retail finance directors and senior managers packed into the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, in November for the AM Financial Management conference, sponsored by Grant Thornton.
Garages affected by the MoT computer failures this year will only receive ex-gratia payments from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency for any costs incurred by the outages.
Vauxhall is offering to pay the first year’s finance on selected models in its range.
Masterlease has dramatically changed its method of fleet disposal by turning largely to auctions.
Is the lustre starting to rub off the Lexus badge? Rumblings of discontent have been surfacing from the retail network in recent weeks due to the huge growth in new car sales this year, which has seen their profits dip.
BMW UK is putting its field staff through secondments in its franchised network in order to give them a better understanding of retail practices and pressures.
There’s only one reason for owning or managing a business – to make money. Yes, you have to look after staff and customers, perhaps satisfy shareholders or act with a social conscience.
Clive Sutton, who represented ChryslerJeep, Jaguar, Cadillac and MG Rover as a franchised dealer in London, has launched Autobay, which he calls an “online matchmaker” for retailers and new car buyers.
The Renault Rent programme continues to grow, with two more dealers signed up, bringing the total number of sites offering the service to 11.
John Martin Group has closed a BMW/Mini dealership opened in 2003 because it did not make enough profit to justify the investment.
A new Renault dealership in Kendal has imported a full complement of Renault staff from another dealership in the area that closed down.
Caffyns has completed the strategic restructuring that immediately followed the collapse of MG Rover, says chairman Brian Carte.
DaimlerChrysler has warned it could cut up to 4,000 jobs at its North American commercial vehicle operations next year.
Nissan has opened its new design studio complex that will serve as the central hub for the company’s global design activities.
Former Kia Motor UK boss Paul Williams has this month resurfaced as the European head of Chinese car brand Landwind.
Three critical but inextricably linked issues face company directors and fleet decision-makers in the New Year - cost control, duty of care and reducing the impact of at-work driving on the environment.
Mazda is offering its drivers a free service to help people who have been in a car accident or that need collision repairs.
Volkswagen is advising more than 43,000 Passat drivers to send their cars in for a dealer inspection after it found faults on specific models.
Signum has never caught the imagination of buyers in the UK.
With the pursuit of UK car market share by manufacturers from the emerging economies, there is increasing interest in the impact of the Far Eastern offerings.
Sewells Information & Research has launched its online sales management system together with Complete Automotive Solutions (CAS).
Carter & Carter Group, the learning solutions provider, has acquired NTP, IMS UK and the training division of Quantica all for a total of £23.4 million.
Nissan will enter the hybrid market using its own technology by 2010.
Employees at GMAC UK, the finance provider, will automatically achieve Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) membership after passing an FSA insurance regulations exam.
The much talked-about backlash against SUVs has failed to appear.
Budget conscious Britons are more concerned about fuel economy and running costs when buying a new car than they are about brand image, design or performance.
Pendragon is working with General Motors to improve the fortunes of Cadillac after a disappointing year.
Nottingham retailer Famers Skoda is anticipating a busy 2007 with sales between 600-700 new and used units.
