Falmouth Coachworks, a Land Rover specialist repairer has joined the 140-strong Jaguar and Land Rover Body and Paint Network.
Just Car Clinics, the AIM listed bodyshop group with 13 sites in the north and midlands, is aiming to add more locations.
Pendragon is changing the emphasis of its brand strategy to focus on a smaller number of dealership trading names.
This Golf Plus on stilts is Volkswagen’s mule for a Freelander rival, due to hit showrooms from autumn 2007.
Car retailers are considering selling cars from mobile showrooms when the location clause is revoked in October.
Volkswagen’s move away from volume bonuses could mark a new direction in car retailing.
European Motor Holdings’ acquisition of Smith Knight Fay last month has already altered the shape of the AM100, in the latest issue of AM.
Vauxhall claims that its performance VXR brand will not be diluted despite plans to roll it out across the majority of its model line-up, including the new Zafira MPV and Meriva mini-MPV.
The chairman of Saab’s national franchise board has rejected claims from some Saab retailers that the brand’s strong sales this year are being heavily led by dealer pre-registrations.
Suzuki GB has appointed Takanori Suzuki as managing director, automobiles and corporate operations, with effect from July 1.
GMAC, General Motors’ finance division, is to bankroll a new finance initiative intended to raise the profile and sales volume of value brand Chevrolet.
BMW has announced prices for its BMW 3-series Touring range
Car dealers can continue to use the old style V5 vehicle registration document after its validity expires today, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
Pay is a key issue in retaining employees, says Stephen Briers
Block exemption is not working, says Tony Willard
The former directors of MG Rover are refusing to hand over remaining assets of the collapsed carmaker to a workers’ trust fund despite pledging to do so after it plunged into administration.
Motoreasy, the first UK scheme to offer private motorists a choice of fixed price car care packages, has been re-launched this month.
The motor servicing sector has been given a deadline of March 31 next year to agree a UK-wide procedure for customer protection.
Snap-On Tools has announced a number of open points in its dealer network. Of the 450 territories currently identified, 420 are filled.
Nationwide Autocentres’ chief executive Tom Dunn has selected his Scottish homeland for the company’s next major expansion.
US automotive systems giant Johnson Controls is recruiting UK distributors for its specialist battery range, Optima.
Garages are missing out on profit opportunities because they don’t realize the benefits of an in-house air conditioning service and repair facility
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be running a series of noise and vibration roadshows across the country in September and October.
First Stop dealership Wilson’s Tyres and Exhaust Centre has thanked its customers for their support during the year with a golf day at a the Wyboston Lakes Golf Club in Cambridgeshire.
Peugeot has introduced a free servicing offer for user choosers through Peugeot Contract Hire.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has called findings published by Warranty Direct predicting repair costs at franchised dealers topping £200 an hour by 2008 as “sensationalist” and “difficult to justify”.
Accessories and parts distributor Maccess has appointed David Sussex as its new sales and marketing director.
Tyre fitters have been warned that they could face legal liabilities if they fit run-flat tyres onto unsuitable vehicles.
BCA has launched a dealer training initiative designed to arm buyers with the skills to value a vehicle more accurately.
The national roll-out of the motor retail sector’s ‘green label’ environmental scheme begins this week in Guildford, three years after its first trial.
