Manheim has now established its Simulcast online auction system at all 11 sites in the UK and is promising to bring further initiatives to the country from the US.
Bosch is to double its investment in training for the UK aftermarket this year as it looks to increase sales of its diagnostics equipment range.
East of England retail group Desira has collected a regional award from Fiat for its aftersales business.
Dealers should be able to attract more fleet business with a new maintenance menu pricing system.
Pendragon last week posted impressive results for 2004, which had an immediate impact on the stock market.
ATS Euromaster has re-opened its truck tyre service in nine centres across Britain and is planning to set up more this year.
Extended service intervals are costing franchised dealers a fifth of their traditional service and repair business, new research claims.
Kwik-Fit is being readied for sale by its majority shareholder CVC Capital Partners. Rival banks brought in by CVC to assess the deal have reportedly valued the company at between £700m and £1bn. CVC declined to comment.
The latest edition of the Castrol Trend Tracker survey shows franchised dealers have further tightened their grip on the market for servicing
Manufacturers and retailers are blaming each other over a survey that says some franchised dealers mislead car owners by claiming their new car warranty will be invalid if they go to an independent company for service work.
MG Rover must not regard an investment by Shanghai Automotive as automatically solving all of its problems, says Sir Digby Jones, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry.
Sarah Sillars, IMI boss and Rising Stars judge, on attracting ‘new blood’ to retailing.
Mercedes-Benz said it was ruling out excessive speed or technical deficiencies in a test car in Sweden which spun out of control and killed a 45-year-old woman.
Staff in the retail motor sector could see a series of pay increases over the next two years, thanks to upcoming changes in the national minimum wage announced today, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
MG Rover may have to lay off up to 2,000 workers at its Birmingham factory if China's largest automaker agrees to a buyout deal, the Financial Times reports.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has told independent garages that they ‘must have diagnostic equipment that allows them to service multiple marques’ at the AM Aftermarket Conference today.
Kayaba UK has opened an additional aftermarket warehouse facility next to its head office in Warrington.
Universal Salvage plc has appointed Avril Palmer-Baunack as its new managing director from March 1.
Skoda Auto will introduce the ‘Yeti design study’ at next week’s Geneva Motor Show.
Kia Motors UK has moved to reassure its network it will not drop long-standing dealers in favour of plcs as long as they are willing to expand to ensure its growth ambitions remain on track.
Twelve months after taking over the ChryslerJeep franchise for the Highlands and Islands the John R Weir Group is building sales following a slow start.
East Anglian dealer group Busseys has added another Ford dealership to its existing five retail outlets with the acquisition of a showroom in Attleborough, Norfolk.
The motor industry has welcomed a labelling system which will clearly indicate a vehicle’s efficiency to consumers.
The UK could become Saab’s second-biggest market after the USA by the end of this year, pushing its home market of Sweden into third place, according to Saab GB managing director, Jonathan Nash.
Citroen is offering up to £4,000 cash-back on selected commercial vehicles until March 31.
EMG Holdings, the Ford-based group with 10 dealerships across East Anglia, plans to sign up with more manufacturers after opening Mazda and Kia dealerships in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
The power of the ‘s’ word
Take a look at all the winners for this years AM Awards
New car buyers are being warned of alleged unscrupulous tactics being used by car manufacturers and franchise dealers to avoid block exemption regulations.
Audi has posted a 4.7% gain on revenue to reach €24.5bn (£17bn) in 2004.
