Williamson Motors is understood to be selling its 7.5-acre Hartlepool dealership, which holds Peugeot, Renault and Kia franchises, to Pendragon.
Dealers should look at sales and finance as one process, rather than seeing them as separate entities if they want to boost F&I penetration, says Stephen Whitton, director of SSW Associates.
Motaquip has signed up 100 independent garages to its garage programme since the scheme was launched in June this year.
Women feel alienated from UK dealers and frequently complain of poor standards of customer service, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Honda’s new CR-V goes on sale in January and here are the first pictures.
Ford’s revised Ka range is on sale now, 10 years after its original launch it will be on sale for £255 cheaper than in 1996.
DaimlerChrysler Fleet Management has appointed Steve Durrant as its new managing director, succeeding Geoff Robinson.<P>
Skoda is to set up a third shift for the Roomster production in its Kvasiny plant in the Czech Republic due to increasing demand.<P>
Renault’s revised Espace will be available to order in the UK on September 11.
Network Automotive has moved to new premises in Arenson Way, Dunstable to house its head office, administration and training operations.
Norwich Union is planning to raise its average insurance rates by 16%.
Toyota’s Burnaston assembly plant has made enough profit in the past three years to offset more than a decade of losses.
Europe’s largest car showroom has opened in Glasgow.
All Mercedes-Benz retailers are in profit – including Mercedes’ own dealerships, according to Daimler-Chrysler UK president and CEO Wilfried Steffen.
With the threat of a supercomplaint from the National Consumer Council hanging over the industry, companies need to act quickly to address their management challenges.
At the end of July, announcements were posted on the FSA website updating the position on the FSA’s Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) project.
Mercedes-Benz of Scarborough has been appointed as an authorized repairer for the Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep brands.
Sherbrook International, whose aftermarket wheel ranges include DJ, Outlaw, Rondell and Kosei, has opened a new storage and distribution facility at Burntwood, Staffordshire.
New buying group Rapid/NDP has awarded a £12m contract for the supply exhausts, cats and towbars to Preston-based manufacturer Bosal.
Nissan’s Apprentice of the Year 2006 awards: Darren Lee from Sunwin Motors, Nottingham, is the winning 3rd year apprentice; Daniel Kirkland from Wessex Garage, Newport, is the winning 2nd year apprentice.
Mazda is offering UK customers special edition versions of its Mazda3, Mazda5 and Mazda6.
A new website promising dealers an escape from all manufacturer and marketing restrictions has gone live.
The European new car market has grown by 1.7% to 8,447,559 units in the first half of 2006.
The National Consumer Council is losing patience with the “bickering” between the motor industry’s trade associations in their attempt to formulate an industry code of practice for service and repairs.
The founder and chairman of the Greens Motor Group in Kent, incorporating Medway Autos and Greens of Rainham, has died.
Lookers chief executive Ken Surgenor says four Mercedes-Benz dealerships are the most significant part of the 10-site acquisition from HR Owen.
Gordon Lamb Holdings has sold a three-acre multi-franchised site in the centre of Sheffield to a property developer that has built a seven-storey block of flats on adjoining land.
West Sussex Renault dealership Swan Garage Bosham Ltd is being prosecuted for alleged breaches of health and safety law.
Inchcape has acquired a 75.1% majority stake in Axel Car Toyota and Lexus in St Petersburg.
Workers at Volkswagen's largest factory in Brazil have gone on strike after the carmaker said it was sacking 1,800 staff as part of restructuring reforms.
