Just Car Clinics, the country’s second largest group of independent bodyshops with 13 sites, has unveiled an impressive set of results for the first half of the year.
The standard for the accident repair sector is due to be published next month, in a step designed to raise its profile and enhance safety for motorists.
Audatex has formed a crash repair team to provide services and training support to its bodyshop and carmaker customers.
Helphire has grown pre-tax profit to £28.4m in the last 15 months against £17.2m in the previous year.
Richard Hemming, a former director of Ford Retail, has bought a failing Renault dealership in Chichester, West Sussex, and plans to develop a group of up to five outlets with the carmaker.
Nidd Vale, the multi-franchised group based at Harrogate in North Yorkshire, has posted half-year turnover up almost 10% at £38.14m but has decided to not disclose its profit.
Gordon Lamb Holdings has completed internal changes that Stephen Lamb, chief executive officer, has been working on for 18 months. The group has 10 dealerships in south Yorkshire and north Derbyshire.
Construction has begun in London of the world’s largest Audi dealership, which will span seven storeys and cost more than £30m.
North of England dealer group Williamson Motors has gone into receivership this week.
Miguel Fonseca has been appointed managing director of Toyota GB.
Hugh Reid has quit after four years as managing director of Volvo Car UK, to be replaced by Stuart Kerr on October 1.
Park Finance, the Cardiff-based lender, is expected to shift its emphasis from premium to non-prime business following its acquisition by Roger Gewolb.
Kia has been drip-feedingu new variants for its new C-segment model this week, and the latest is the c’eed sport wagon.
Toyota and BMW have launched finance operations designed to take them into new areas of potential growth and profit.
Volkswagen has revealed the first photograph of its revised Touareg luxury 4x4, ahead of its world public debut at the Paris Motor Show next week.
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.
