Vauxhall has appointed Carter & Carter and Nobilas to jointly operate its Accident Support contact and referral process.
Fred Maguire, chairman of Lookers, is to retire as soon as a successor is appointed.
Surrey-based SMC Renault has acquired the Renault dealership in Weybridge, taking its total number of sites to four.
Administrators for the Richard Cort Motor Group will press car manufacturers to honour debts said by the collapsed company’s founder to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The UK’s two largest motor retail training organisations have merged, creating a business with almost 55% of the market in automotive apprentice training.
Volkswagen UK and its dealers will save money through a reduction in the number of car engine, trim and specification combinations.
Staff at Peugeot’s Ryton plant will be protesting today and tomorrow about the French manufacturer’s decision to close the Coventry factory.
Rolls-Royce will be previewing a possible version of its forthcoming coupe mode at the British International Motor Show on July 23.
The RMIF has clashed with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders over comments made by its chief executive Christopher Macgowan in AM suggesting the motor industry code of practice for service and repair has the full support of all the key industry stakeholders.
BMW is gearing up for a big expansion of the 1-series family, after two years on the market.
In March the RMIF and SMMT issued a joint statement welcoming the decision by the National Consumer Council to delay its super-complaint.
Hyundai’s new dealer council has held its inaugural meeting on the back of continuing unrest among retailers.
Long-serving Skoda dealership RK Oliver in Belfast closed its showroom this month and handed the site over to property developers.
Lotus will be building it’s new mid-engine sports car at the Group Lotus headquarters at Hethel, Norfolk.
Volvo has released prices and specifications for its new XC90.
Nuneaton-based parts supplier Quinton Hazel has announced a long term warehousing and distribution agreement with Cat Logistics.
Lipscomb Motors is adding a Lotus franchise this month to its Volvo operation in Maidstone.
Work is under way on a new £7m showroom and workshop complex for Border Toyota in Carlisle.
Rupert Lee has left the motor trade team at Lambert Smith Hampton to become a partner at Bartlett Property.
Triple P, the Kidderminster-based official importer and distributor of Brembo braking products to the UK aftermarket has recruited two new distributors to its network.
Planning permission has been granted for Bath MoT and Tyre Centre to expand its operation.
Adonis Construction has won a £1.3m contract to refurbish the LTI Mann & Overton taxi dealership in Islington, London.
EW Motor Services in Hexham, Northumberland, has obtained planning permission to erect signs to promote its new Mitsubishi and Citroen franchises. It previously retailed the MG Rover brand.
Warehousing property specialist SBH UK is supervising contracts worth £1m to extend and improve storage facilities for Nissan at Magna Park, Lutterworth.
Dealerships are being held back by on-site parking problems, which put extra pressure on the business and can deter some customers.
New legislation introducing controls on the use of mezzanine floor space came into effect on May 10.
Work has begun on a partial rebuild and refurbishment programme for the head office and Honda dealership of Horizon Motor Group in Poole.
Proton Cars is offering over £1,300 worth of extras free to customers who purchase its half-tonne, two door Jumbuck pick-up from now until June 30.
CAP has reshaped it's operational team.
DuPont Refinish has launched a revamped Low Emission (LE) programme to support its volatile organic compounds (VOC) products, in preparation for the new European legislation coming into effect on January 1, 2007.
