Repairers and bodyshops could earn 20% commission each time they book a hire car for their customers through a referral scheme with UK’s largest independent vehicle rental company, 1car1.
The AA is calling for an urgent Government review of the 1.6mm legal tyre tread depth after carrying out an investigation into tyre performance in real life accidents.
Rupert Keane has been appointed managing director at automotive risk management solutions and intelligence provider, CAP.
Nanjing Automobile has said that it remains loyal to the plan of restarting MG Rover car production in the UK, although its plans are yet to be finalised.
The funeral of Phillip Mills, former operations director of Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, will be held on Friday.
Dealers expect profits from new car sales to fall over the next 12 months, continuing a trend that has seen their retained margins, including bonuses and rebates, dip year-on-year.
CarShock, which has grown from one to five new and nearly-new sites since 2002, is franchising its brand and wants a 20-strong network before the end of 2007.
Analysts say William Jacks is in part to blame for its £1m profit-to-loss swing in 12 months by failing to act positively during the slide in the retail car market.
The future of Yes Car Credit hangs in the balance as parent company Provident Financial considers its options following the car loans business’s continued losses.
Glasgow Audi’s inaugural golf tournament raised £1,000 for children’s charity ChildLine Scotland.
Renrod, owner of the Platinum group, has launched a marketing initiative with local radio station Bath FM.
Armor Holdings, a manufacturer of vehicle armour systems and security products to the US military and law enforcement sectors, has launched the IE-Defense System, which it claims is the world’s first SUV and commercial vehicle armour system to protect against attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
The Motorvated Factor, based in North East London, has become the latest distributor to join the United Aftermarket Network buying group.
Ford engineers have developed an ‘intelligent refuelling system’ to prevent petrol accidentally being put into the tank of a diesel-engined car.
Dealers will be able to set up within one another’s territory after the final amendment to the block exemption ‘location clause’ is made on October 1
Bodyshops have reacted with caution to the announcement by Fortis Insurance that it is using competitive tendering to create a network of new Solution Centres.
Akzo Nobel Sikkens has launched Rapid Repair, a new concept designed to help busy bodyshops reduce repair time and material costs.
The future will see software so advanced that it enables cars to fix themselves and never crash.
Motorists could manage their own insurance claims with a smart card system, reducing the administration, complexity and costs of a claim.
Employing specialists may be the best way to improve market share
Porsche has announced it wants to buy a 20% stake in Volkswagen.
Bentley has announced details of its new convertible version of the Continental GT.
Peugeot has announced prices for its new 407 Coupe, which goes on sale in the UK in January.
Black and grey are now the colours of choice for one in four new car buyers.
Lex Vehicle Leasing has relaunched its mobile servicing and repair service to offer more company car drivers the option of bypassing dealers.
The final stage of new regulations, which cover the storage of oil on commercial premises, came into effect at the beginning of September.
Credential Environmental Ltd (CEL), the tyre, automotive and special waste collector and reprocessor, has doubled the size of its hazardous waste division with the acquisition of Betta Special Waste and Betta Environmental Solutions.
One thousand technicians have registered on the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA), the UK’s first national voluntary assessment scheme, since its launch in June.
Nissan has developed the world’s first technology to measure in-cylinder gas temperatures and a way to analyse the combustion in real-time during engine operation.
Japanese and European vehicle aftermarket parts company Comline has moved to a new 50,000 sq ft warehouse in Luton after outgrowing its old site in Wembley, North London.
