Subaru has announced that it will be introducing a new special edition Impreza, the WRX 300.
RMI chief executive Matthew Carrington, and Paul Burrows and Nigel Ruddock of Grant Thornton Motor Retail, are to address the issue of rising manufacturer standards – and what dealerships and groups can do about it – at autoretailing 05.
In dog years, the Alfa Romeo Spider is aged 77. But the ancient sporting arachnid’s replacement has gambolled into view, ahead of its launch in late 2006.
Volkswagen UK is recruiting a team of managers in key positions to provide better support for its retailers across five brands after a change in its employment strategy.
Stephen Odell has been appointed chairman-elect of Ford of Britain, after nearly five- and-a-half years with Mazda, replacing Roger Putnam who retires this summer.
JCT600 has tripled its Volkswagen representation with the £10m acquisition of Layerthorpe VW in York and Priory Park VW in Hull.
UnitedAuto Group, the US parent of UK-based Sytner, has teamed up with Sytner chief executive Laurence Vaughan’s Opus Ventures and Transportation Resource Partners to acquire QEK Global Solutions, the logistics and vehicle management company.
Fiat Auto UK has appointed Giulio Salomone as its new managing director, replacing Jose Antonio Garvia who has moved to become operations director for Alfa Romeo.
Fiat has posted a profit of €293m (£200m) for the first quarter of this year, compared to €390m (£266.7m) in 2004, thanks to a £531m payment from parent company General Motors.
The retail motor industry has a chance to hear first hand how the UK government plans to help dealerships prosper in business, when Jacqui Smith MP gives one of the opening presentations at autoretailing 2005, on June 22 in Birmingham.
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How much would you give me for a used Rover? If the answer is 10% less than in March, then that seems to be typical of the dip in prices since MG Rover went into administration.
To the petrol head car driver, rebadging Daewoo’s humble range as Chevrolets was a crime against motoring, an affront to American idols like the Corvette.
Vauxhall Motors has appointed Jonathan Browning as its new chairman in addition to his role as vice president of sales, marketing and aftersales at General Motors Europe.
New car registrations in Scotland in April totalled 13,878 units, a fall of 12.19% in comparison with April last year when 15,804 new cars were registered.
Hyundai has launched a new limited edition version of its people carrier model, the Trajet SE.
Cadillac has revealed prices for its right-hand drive CTS saloon range.
Citroen UK is expecting reduced administration, greater cost-effectiveness and a speedier service from its E-auction, Smartsell and Dealer Exchange systems after appointing electronic remarketing specialist JTK Automotive to provide internet-based infrastructure and management.
Jaguar dealers are backing the carmaker’s decision to has cut production of its X-type model at the Halewood factory to just three days a week.
European Motor Holdings has a £36.6m cash reserve ready for dealer acquisitions this year.
Scottish multi-franchise group Macrae & Dick has posted profits and turnover figures for 2004 well up on the previous year.
Chrysler Group UK is pinning high hopes on the new Jeep Grand Cherokee stealing customers from the BMW X5, Volvo XC90 and VW Touareg.
Following research by car retailer Dixon Motors to find out exactly what online buyers really want, its website at www.dixonmotors.co.uk has been re-engineered.
BMW is aiming to increase sales of its ‘M’ models with a host of new launches, led by the M3 CS Coupe. The UK is the largest market in the world for these performance versions.
More than 1,400 Ford dealership delegates have completed an intensive three-week sales training course.
Pentagon Group has officially purchased Whitehead Rochdale, the dealership formerly known as Motorama.
Citroen has re-introduced its ‘no VAT’ offer across its model range as it looks to halt declining sales, which are 16% down year to date.
General Motors has filed a lawsuit against Chery Automobile Company - formally owned by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation - for copying its Daewoo Matiz/Chevrolet Spark model.
Roger Penske, the chairman and CEO of United Auto Group, is to speak at autoretailing 05, the new dealer convention of AM magazine and the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
