Allon White Sports Cars of Cranfield, under the new ownership of John Bellenger, has won ‘Most Improved UK Dealer 2005’, from Morgan Motor Company.
Subaru is targeting spring holiday customers with a new accessory campaign, focusing on tow bars and electric plus roof bars and attachments.
Peugeot has revised its 407 Saloon and SW range with a four-model line-up S, SE, Sport and Executive, available for May delivery.
Fortis Insurance has left a number of its bodyshop partners bewildered after they failed to win new direct referral programme contracts through its recent tender process.
Mercedes-Benz has been urged to give its dealers clear guidance on the supply of theft-relevant items like keys, locks, ECUs and parts bearing the VIN number to accident repair centres.
Credit hire and claims management business CCL is looking for locations in Scotland and the Midlands to expand its network.
Colin Riley, formerly of Arval PHH, has joined Zurich Insurance as manager of its approved repairer network. Riley replaces Mark Bull, who left to join the ABP Club.
German spray gun maker G-Mate has appointed Mike McCarthy as managing director of its new sales and distribution operation in London.
Nationwide Autocentres, the independent garage group, has acquired a new service centre in Telford. The purchase will see the company's portfolio rise to 212 units.
BRIC has completed a submission to the Financial Services Authority to highlight some of the difficult relationships between insurers and bodyshops.
Arval UK Accident Management has announced the winners of its regional service awards.
Zenith Insurance is planning a review of costs and quality at its claims supplier networks, including bodyshops and courtesy car providers.
3M has introduced a new, highly absorbent polishing wipe, 3M Perfect-it III polishing wipe, designed to give a dust-free, scratch-free and non-streaking final finish.
The European Commission has closed its investigation into BMW’s and General Motors’ distribution and servicing agreements following changes to bring them into line with block exemption laws.
The ongoing slowdown in new car sales has hurt Arnold Clark - but the dealer group says the second-hand market had kept its long-running growth record intact.
Perodua will begin exporting its Myvi to the United Kingdom from July this year after it has eased the backlog of some 45,000 units booked by customers in its domestic market, says its managing director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar.
The Indian finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Friday that India can be a world leader in at least a dozen manufacturing industries such as automobiles, textiles, leather, handicrafts, food processing, steel and petroleum products.
Higher taxes and more red tape could see more vehicle and component production moving to low-cost eastern European markets, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in its pre-budget submission released on Friday.
The latest addition to the Audi S quattro series - the 435PS, V10 FSI S6 quattro - is released for UK ordering this week at an on-the-road price of £55,330 in saloon or £56,600 as an Avant. The first examples will reach UK customers in July.
Transport minister Stephen Ladyman has revealed that GPS speed camera detection systems in cars will remain legal – and he admitted having one in his car.
The finalists of the 2006 Top Technician award will be announced on March 24. The live final will be held at the Automotive Trade Show (April 25-27, NEC Birmingham).
BMW dealers’ confidence is at its lowest for nearly 20 years, according to a new survey, despite growing group profits.
Higher taxes and more red tape could see more vehicle and component production moving to low-cost eastern European markets, threatening jobs and damaging the UK economy.
Carlyle Finance is launching its ‘Just Ask’ words and pictures initiative, involving 1,500 retailers.
One of the reasons for this move to more comprehensive cover is almost certainly down to the new regulations themselves.
As the new managing director of Southern Finance, Miles Roberts is seeking new geographical and product territories to explore and conquer.
Educating or re-educating journalists, particularly those who consider themselves to have specialist knowledge, can be a provocative ploy, but GMAC’s UK brand manager Barry Willson is not shirking the challenge.
