GE Money Motor Finance is tackling the slump in point-of-sale lending by offering dealers free advice and support. GE Money Consulting aims to explain how F&I sales can be increased.<P>
Direct lender HSBC is challenging the wisdom of last month’s surprise base rate increase announced by the Bank of England monetary policy committee (MPC).
Lynne Kennard has been appointed as the new dealer principal at Dutton Forshaw Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge in Canterbury.
The wraps will come off tomorrow.
An online sales of Citroens at BCA Measham earlier this month proved a sell-out for the French marque.
Nick Lancaster, chief executive of HR Owen, is considering making a proposal to buy the company and take it off the sotck market.
Lotus has cut 200 jobs at its Hethel plant as part of a new five year business plan.
RAC has launched a £100,000 national initiative to find and train the motor engineers of the future.
Nanjing Automotive has made the Automotive Academy/Skills4Auto skills passport its minimum standard of training expected of production workers when it re-starts car production at Longbridge.
Vauxhall will debut its new Corsavan concept at the Paris Motor Show next week.
The Office of Fair Trading has approved Pendragon’s plan to sell eight dealerships to avoid anti-competition laws.
Automotive Distributors (ADL) has announced its full support of the BSI Kitemark scheme and is encouraging garages to embrace the PAS80 standard.
Perodua’s new five-door supermini, the Myvi, is on sale now.
Kia has revealed the first pre-production picture of its new sporty hatch car, which will debut at the Paris Motor Show next week.
A new consultancy group, that specialises in increasing sales, businesses efficiency and communication with customers for dealer groups will launch on October 3.
Mercedes-Benz of Maidenhead has started construction to give its dealership an overhaul.
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) aims to exceed 1.2 million unit sales in Europe in 2008, achieving its 2010 sales target two years ahead of time.
Jennings Motor Group has completed work on a £5.5 million development programme for its new Sunderland ‘supersite’.
Land Rover’s Freelander will be priced from £20,935 on the road.
BCA has been sold.
TVR will now wait at its Bispahm factory while work is completed on its new facility at Blackpool Business Park instead of moving to an interhim base of operations.
Mercedes-Benz of Skipton has sold seven models in its first week of business.
Lipscomb Cars, the Volvo and Lotus dealership in Kent will add Isuzu to its portfolio in October.
Ford dealers are stocking a new range of child seats and booster cushions to help driver comply with changes to the law, which came into effect on Monday.
Ford has decided to take up its option to buy the Rover brand name for an undisclosed sum.
Two new Mercedes-Benz dealerships have been launched with a casino night in the North of England.
Volvo has appointed Stuart Kerr as the managing director of Volvo Car UK and regional president of UK, Ireland and Iceland with effect from October 1.
At the start of this century we had five or six major carmakers after a period of brisk acquisition activity; lots of analysts confidently said that was it – the stage was set for the future of the industry.
Midlands Co-op and Ilkeston Co-op, which both operate franchised dealerships, have entered into merger talks that could see the pair become one group by November 2006.
Citroen has added a new range topping 2.2HDi 173bhp engine to its C5 range.
