Harlow-based Motorsales has taken on the Vauxhall franchise from failed dealer Charvills.
Delegates gave autoretailing05 a resounding thumbs up. Stephen Briers reports
Bentley Motors will appoint Stuart McCullough as its new member of the board for sales and marketing in April.
Hyundai recorded its highest ever market share of the UK last year with 1.50%, up from 1.47% in 2005.
A chat room run by female entrepreneur Ling Valentine, has helped to make more than £1 million a month for her web based contract hire company LingsCars.com.
The all-new Fiat Grande Punto, which goes on sale in the UK on February 11, is making its London debut at Harrods department store in Knightsbridge from January 29.
Peugeot’s new 207 will go on sale in the middle of this year, and succeeds (not replaces) the French manufacturer’s best selling model, the 206.
Kia dealers have been told they will be supplied with only 6,000 Rios this year, and not the 15,000 they believed they could have sold.
Vauxhall has dusted off a personal lease product and trialled it with selected dealers with a view to network roll-out later this year.
Nissan has terminated its franchise contract with Barons of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, following a disagreement over refurbishing the dealership to its latest corporate standards.
Peter Cameron, operations director at The Bridewell Group, and director of Network Automotive Management, is to retire this month after more than 40 years in the motor industry.
Dealer management system specialist Pinewood has reported 2005 as a record year with more than 115 dealership installations of its Pinnacle DMS.
BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund is mourning the loss of one of its long serving members, John Joseph Tinker, who died on December 23 after a short illness.
Paul Laker, sales specialist at Harwoods of Sussex in Pulborough, has been rewarded for his outstanding success in selling the Bentley Arnage model in 2005.
After two years of record new car sales, Saab’s 94-strong UK dealer network is facing a struggle to prepare for the resultant growth in aftersales business.
Many senior automotive executives are pessimistic about the likelihood of profits improving in the motor industry in the coming years.
Five figures from the automotive industry have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for their achievements.
All Smart retailer websites are sporting the latest corporate standards. MotorTRAK is Smart UK’s chosen partner for the provision of retailer sites and the national approved used car locator which is incoporated into the manufacturer’s main site at www.smart.com/uk.
Subaru (UK) has launched its first internet microsite dedicated to the iconic Impreza.
GMAC and Vauxhall are kick-starting new car sales in 2006 with a 0% finance promotion on models in the Corsa, Meriva, Astra, Zafira, Vectra and Signum ranges.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has settled out of court with Denver Rollings, dealer principal of Peugeot outlet Peter Nash Cars (Hereford).
Taiwanese tyre manufacturer Maxxis is looking to build its share of the UK passenger car market and raise the brand profile through a series of trade and consumer initiatives.
Up to 90 employees of BP Lubricants Europe based at Swindon could be handed redundancy notices at the end of the month.
Privately owned service and repair group Nationwide Autocentres is investing more than £1m in new branding and signage for its 220-strong network.
Car accessories retailer Motor World is planning a five-year assault on the aftermarket sector during which it will increase its chain of stores by about a third.
Findings from the latest RAC Cost of Motoring Index reveals the cost of running the average new car has grown to nearly £5,000 a year, or £14 a day.
This year’s AM Aftermarket Conference takes place on Wednesday, March 29, at the Quadrangle in Oxford.
Michelin has ordered a recall and exchange of 255/35 ZR 20 97Y Michelin Pilot Sport Extra Load tyres.
Hartridge, supplier of diesel fuel injection test equipment, has moved to a 2,500sq ft purpose built facility in Radclive Road, Buckingham, about a mile from its previous home in Tingewick Road.
Premier Pits, supplier of inspection and service pits to workshops, has launched a new website (www.premierpits.com).
