Recruiting, developing and retaining the right people.
The chairman of JCB has said he would be interested in buying Jaguar.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be visiting 200 firms selling insurance, including motor traders and brokers.
Last year £36.4 billion was spent on new and used cars in the UK.
Ford of Europe says it is now reaping the benefits of its three-year, £890 million investment in flexible manufacturing facilities at its two UK engine plants.
The view from the driver's seat is the main focus of the model year 2007 enhancements to the Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon, SportWagon and Convertible ranges.
UK new car production was down 9.6% in July to 117,829 units.
Amicus members at Dura Automotive Systems, which make car cable control systems, have begun an indefinite strike after failing to agree redundancy terms.
A new course which shows dealers how to reach disabled customers has been launched by Network Automotive.
The new Honda Legend has been given a vote of confidence from Glass’s Guide.
The used car market can be a real creature of habit and no sector illustrates this better than convertibles.
Lex has produced its first top 10 performers in RV terms in three price sectors. The results show that style, individuality and build quality are now the key factors in making a car perform when it hits the used market.
Nissan has a bit of a cult following for its 350Z. It’s hardly surprising, as it’s every inch a proper sportscar with eye-catching looks, a punchy, sweet-sounding engine and lashings of standard equipment.
We usually focus on the British market in AM: not many of readers need to concern themselves with the finer points of the Belgian market, to take one example.
Crightons of Peterborough is doing its part to soak up emissions by sponsoring a new woodland area to be planted on five acres of Thorpe Meadows.
Marshall Leasing has acquired Gates Contract Hire for an undisclosed sum.
This may look like an A4 that’s been through the hands of a careless bodyshop, but it’s actually a hugely significant prototype.
The first ever pod cast for drivers has been launched by used car retailer Network Q.
As the UK car buying public becomes more environmentally aware, sales of electric cars are growing steadily, especially in cities such as London.
Few companies have enjoyed market leadership in their area of business for as long as Ford has in the UK – 29 years and counting.
BMW says it has reached a deal to sell the rights to the Rover brand, but will not reveal to who.
BP want motorists to pay £20 a year to reduce their impact on the environment from using petrol in their cars.
Last year Black Horse won the award for best “Third Party/Channel Programme” at the Motivational Awards, for its leading incentive programme, Q-points.
Next month Jigsaw Finance promises to roll out what its group operations director James Tew describes as a “Utopian” concept in motor finance, which combines online direct car and finance sales with multiple choice point of sale retailer methods.
The motor industry is calling for the insurance body Thatcham (Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre) to recommend premium discounts for drivers of cars fitted with the latest accident prevention technology.
Retailers and finance companies should abandon the “dubious and immoral daylight robbery” of documentation and arrangement fees or face more consumer defections to High Street and direct lenders.
Underpinning a general zero deposit 5.9% APR PCP campaign, Ford is also offering the Focus Sport 1.6 diesel for the same price as its petrol counterpart during the third quarter, equivalent to a £2,000 price reduction.
In Jaguar jargon it is the Privilege advanced payment plan, but in essence the deal involves a 50/50 no fee, no interest twin instalment scheme with two years between payments.
One in four buyers of Ford’s main brands – Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Mazda – are using finance supplied by Ford Financial Britain.
Dodge has set up a 36-month PCP for the Caliber in 1.8 petrol SE form.
