The BSI has retracted its statement it issued last week warning garages they could be shut down in January.
New car registrations were down in September, but only by 0.7% to 413,991 units.<P>
AM’s inaugural people conference attracted more than 100 HR professionals from franchised dealerships, carmakers, independent service centres and bodyshops, all eager to gain best practice strategy on issues from recruitment to coaching.
Demonstrator vehicles sent to fleets by manufacturers and others may prove to be a ‘weak link’ in fleet duty of care policies.
The limited edition 8C is based on a shortened Maserati Coupe platform.
General Motors has ended talks with Nissan-Renault about a possible partnership.
SUV drivers are being warned of a blind spot in their vehicles that is capable of hiding an entire car from view.
BCA has opened its third remarketing centre in Portugal.
MVRA, the UK’s trade body for repairers, has opened its membership to SMART repairers.
Fiat is to alert 15,000 Grande Punto drivers of the need for modifications to its steering column.
Proton Cars UK has appointed Jane Bentley as its new marketing manager.
Over half of used car buyers are researching their purchase on the internet before heading off to a dealership.
Please feel free to tell us if you have had enough already of the new Mondeo, but we have found official pictures of the forthcoming Mondeo saloon, as opposed to the on-set, pimped versions of the car appearing in Casino Royale, the new Bond film.
The BSI has landed itself in hot water by falsely claiming the Office of Fair Trading will begin closing down garages from January for inadequate repairs.
The market for used cars is stronger than at any time since the turn of the millennium, with private buyers turning away from new cars and opting for used vehicles instead.
In December 2005, after 11 years as a Nissan franchisee, Barons of Bromsgrove made the transition to independent used car retailer.
Volkswagen has replaced its entry trim level , SE, with the new Match.
The internet has changed the way consumers shop forever.
Demand for used cars is forecast to dip this year to around 7.73m, with a subsequent impact on the value of the market, expected to fall from £44.42m in 2005 to £43.46m. However, the market is expected to pick up over the next five years, rising by an anticipated 8%.
The Superb is a great car that makes an even better used buy. It’s based on a stretched version of the Passat and uses some of the best engines and technology available in Volkswagen and Audi cars.
Has it become more difficult to shift used 4x4s lately? Perhaps it hasn’t just yet, but we could be reaching a point where the SUV is beginning to lose some of its traditional desirability.
Channel Commercials, a motor vehicle repair and maintenance company, was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £3,936 in costs at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court on September 28 for breaches of Health and Safety regulations.
According to the companies providing the services, credit hire offers repairers the chance to improve their labour rates, enjoy referral fees and enhance the customer experience.
Accident Exchange has won a major contract with AM100 retailer Lookers to provide prestige vehicle credit hire facilities to its 103 dealerships and 16 accident repair centres.
Nationwide Accident Repair Centres’ pre-tax profits have plummeted by almost £7.5m, as revealed in its first financial report since floatation on the Alternative Investment Market in July.
Average values for fleet & lease cars hit record levels in September, breaking the £7,000 barrier for the first time, while values in August fell below the £6,500 benchmark for the first time in six months.
The Bosal Group has appointed Rob Sweetnam as its new commercial director, aftermarket for Europe.
The market for big MPV’s has been pretty stagnant for years now.
Vauxhall plans to give the Renaultsport Clio 197 a real fright with its new Corsa VXR.
The new age discrimination rules, which came into force on October 1, will increase administrative work within dealerships.
