Dealers looking for a new showroom site are facing a property market that has plenty to offer, especially for those that keep their specification options open.
Hilton Suzuki is entering the all-makes servicing market at its site in Bishop’s Stortford as part of an overall expansion to the business.
A flagship outlet for Iveco vans and trucks has been opened in Avonmouth by Bristol Street Commercials, marking the end of a three-year project and £3m capital investment.
The John Clark Motor Group has invested £2.5m in a new showroom for its Dundee Audi dealership.
Templegate Peugeot, Bristol, has just completed a £300,000 refurbishment to its Clarence Road site and is set to unveil the premises on August 11.
Nissan has signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur’s commercial team to supply 32 vehicles including Notes, Primeras, Muranos, Interstars and Kubistars.
Isuzu is offering a Prodrive performance pack for its new 2.5 litre entry-level Rodeo Denver Max pickup.
BMW’s 3-series Coupé will come with a choice of six-cylinder petrol or diesel engine next month.
A leaked letter from the UK’s top transport official has suggested that a national road pricing scheme could start next year – and would use national standards and prices to avoid driver confusion.
A new servicing programme from Peugeot offers fixed labour rates and discounted prices on service and wear parts.
General Motors has re-signed a contract with Universal Vehicle Services for its vehicle salvage and disposal management in the UK.
Cars with automatic transmissions are commanding much higher prices at auction than their manual counterparts across several vehicle markets.
The Gordon Lamb Group has sold its multi-franchise Sheffield dealership (housing Saab, Mitsubishi and Lotus) to property developer, Rapid Elevation for an undisclosed sum.
Results from sales around the UK.
'Some franchise dealers are starting to lose customers to fast-fits and independent garages even before the end of the standard three-year warranty period.
A used car dealer who wound back odometers and illegally obtained £40,000 worth of loans for his clients has been jailed for 12 months.
Mitsubishi’s first quarter sales were down 1.9% to a total of 483.9 billion yen (£2.2bn).
The 2 may be a Mazda, but it’s based on the Ford Fiesta and Fusion, and built in Ford’s Spanish factory.
Ninety days. That’s the time frame Rick Wagoner, boss of General Motors, has set to decide if his company’s proposed alliance with Renault-Nissan could work.
Doom-mongers claimed the writing was on the wall for Mitsubishi Motors when DaimlerChrysler withdrew its funding two years ago.
Approved repairer contracts are a doubled-edged sword: they provide volume work (though levels are rarely guaranteed), but demand stringent controls, lower labour rates and higher discounts.
A former senior police officer has begun a campaign to highlight the road safety risks of shoddy accident repairs, and is calling for regulation of the sector.
Universal Salvage is preparing to launch an accident management company in September.
Bodyshops could be set to benefit from a new camera/recording system designed to capture vehicle accidents.
Bodyshops are being offered a new website design service from EurotaxGlass’s.
About a year ago, with news of the impending BMW M6’s arrival in the UK, prospective customers could join a queue for the car or pay a handsome premium over the car’s initial list price of £79,760.
For the first time in the UK, a bodykit distributor is offering bodyshops the chance to become an approved fitter for its products.
Mitsubishi will provide Nissan with its eK Wagon mini-vehicle in the second half of this year, after signing an agreement.
Daihatsu is offering free satellite navigation on its new Terios 4X4.
John Parker has been appointed as group vice president, Asia Pacific and Africa for the Ford Motor Company.
