Saab GB’s Motability sales have risen by 87% in the last six months to 103 cars sold.
The planned regulations to ensure car modified to run on LPG are subject to safety tests after the conversion has been greeted by the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
Sytner Group has started construction of a £4m Bentley dealership in Birmingham.
Fiat Auto UK has tasted success again at last with a strong sales performance in March driven by the opening salvo in its 12-month £25m Grande Punto advertising campaign.
Citroen is offering a special half price air conditioning on its Berlingo Enterprise, Dispatch Enterprise and Relay 1100 Enterprise panel vans ordered by April 30 and registered by May 31 2006.
Inchcape has submitted plans to replace its current Mercedes-Benz and Smart outlet in Coventry with a new showroom.
Work has begun on a new Mini dealership in Crewe for dealer group Blue Bell.
Dealer group Bestodeck, which operates SMC-branded dealerships in Kent and Surrey, has signed a year’s contract with Trader Media Group to upload stock to its AutoTrader website and leading search engines.
Lookers upped the pace in the Pendragon bid battle last week (April 12) by warning shareholders that the group could lose revenues of £326m if acquired by Pendragon.
Auto Trader will have its largest ever presence at July’s British Motor Show, supported by a £500,000 marketing campaign.
Director Barry Green has left HR Owen “as part of the ongoing restructuring process”, according to its board.
Sales lead management system e-GoodManners and deal optimizer Track have joined forces to help dealers improve their sales efficiency.
CRM and loyalty programmes are transforming the way many businesses interact with their customers.
Phil Wallace, group chief executive of Norwich-based Robinsons Motor Group, has announced that he is to take early retirement after more than 30 years with the company.
The Lookers board has said the statement made earlier today by Pendragon chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd to Lookers’ shareholders, ‘remains totally unconvincing in its arguments in favour of an inadequate proposal’.
BRIC has hit back at claims from some bodyshops that it is lacking direction. In recent weeks, several posts have appeared on the ABP website questioning the effectiveness of BRIC and asking for clarification of its objectives.
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association believes that a national form of block exemption would improve business for bodyshops and ensure the longevity of the industry as a whole.
The lack of a transparent method of calculating the pre-accident value of written-off vehicles is creating conflict between insurers and policyholders, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Pendragon chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd, is today urging Lookers’ shareholders to accept its all share offer for the company, in a last ditch effort of persuasion before the deadline for acceptances on Thursday.
Cadillac is launching its midsize executive saloon, the BLS, on a tour of motorway service stations, supporting the charity SPARKS.
Family-owned Kent-based retailer the Whitehouse Group is in negotiations to sell all except one of its franchises.
The automotive industry is rocked again with the news that Peugeot is to close its Ryton Plant in Coventry, with the loss of 2,300 jobs.
NedCar assembly plant employees have voted to strike today against Mitsubishi and DaimlerChrysler’s decision to axe the Smart ForFour model, which was announced at then end of March.
TVR has temporarily laid off half of its workforce due to a slump in orders for its sports cars.
Chevrolet has achieved its single best sales month on record in the Motability market.
The number of people driving to work has plummeted in two years - while the number using trains and buses is up five-fold.
Here’s Aston Martin’s next shot at the Porsche 911: a Vantage cabriolet. Caught testing on British roads, the open Vantage will be unveiled this autumn, with first deliveries in early 2007.
Honda UK’s official announcement that it is launching dedicated Business to Business sales centres across its franchised dealer network after an eight month trial is another sign that the company views the fleet sector as an opportunity for growth.
Council leaders and Government agencies have pledged to work together to support Peugeot's workforce following this week's announcement that the Ryton plant is to close.
Sir Digby Jones will join Ford of Europe and the Premier Automotive Group, after he steps down as director-general of the Confederation of British Industry at the end of June.
