Peugeot has announced the appointment of a new marketing director.
Calls by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to abolish outdated credit rules - which cost the industry £83 million a year - are receiving industry support.
Prices for Kia’s new Sportage have been announced.
Hyundai has exceeded the 34,000 sales mark for the first time ever, with still a month to go in 2004.
The motor industry has launched an Office of Fair Trading-backed scheme designed to ensure the customers can 'buy with confidence'.
MoT testers are being warned of the impact of the Road Safety Bill on their work converting cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas.
Former AA Tyre Fit general manager David Goodyear has emerged as managing director of Farmer Autocare, the fast-fit brand established by Kwik-Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer.
A franchised parts dealership agreement, believed to be the first of its kind, has been signed between Citroen and Euro Car Parts, an independent parts distributor.
Camberley Auto Factors has begun a trial scheme offering training and equipment to a small group of its independent garage customers in the south, in preparation for rolling out the programme to its remaining client base next year.
Tetrosyl group chief executive Peter Schofield has become the sole owner of the company following a private purchasing arrangement reached with other members of the Schofield family.
The spare parts business has always been a bit of an automotive Cinderella. But the current block exemption could shake up parts wholesaling, even though parts were mentioned in the regulation only in the context of the rights of OE suppliers distributing in the aftermarket, and when ‘equivalent quality’ parts could be fitted.
Changing the timing belt of a modern engine is leaving technicians at risk of costly repair bills should premature failure occur.
Welsh Labour MP Chris Ruane’s Vehicle Servicing Industry (Regulation) Bill calling for the manda-tory regulation and licensing of the motor vehicle servicing industry has had a parliamentary setback.
Royal & SunAlliance has sent shockwaves across the body repair and insurance industries after appointing two bodyshop networks as Dedicated Repair Centres (DRCs).
Mercedes’ 25-year-old Defender rival, the G-class, will finally be pensioned off in around a year.
Rolls-Royce has announced its third chairman in two years. Ian Robertson, currently managing director of BMW South Africa, will take up the role in February 2005.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the Finance & Leasing Association have made their views known in the DTI’s consultation on voluntary termination rights in respect of hire purchase agreements.
Independent finance provider Haydock Finance claims to have lost vehicles worth thousands of pounds following last week’s collapse of Lake District used retailer Westmorland Car Sales.
A £6.5m flagship outlet for Ferrari and Maserati has been established in Nottingham by the Graypaul group, part of Penske’s United Auto Group and which also has an outlet in Edinburgh.
PSA is planning to build a new 15-acre headquarters complex for Peugeot in Coventry.
Inchcape Automotive Remarketing Management (IARM) is rolling out its electronic auction service to all 4,000 of its franchised and independent dealer customers from January.
UK sales of new Smarts topped 10,000 for the year last month, but setting a new record was possible only through pre-registering, say dealers. In 2003, Smart sold 9,744.
Subaru’s offer of a free 24 to 48- hour test drive for any potential buyer has backfired for some of its retailers, which have been inundated with requests for outings in the brand’s performance cars.
Mini Park Lane will reopen its doors on 9 December following a £1.75 million investment to create the largest new Mini showroom in the world.
A new school initiative has been established aimed at addressing the estimated shortage of 15,000 apprentice technicians in the automotive industry.
Detailed profiles on the owners of all 35 million private, company and commercial vehicles are now available with the launch of Experian’s Mosaic Automotive, the first profiling service to comprehensively analyse all vehicles registered by the DVLA on Britain’s roads.
Citroën has launched its new Stop & Start in the UK at no extra cost in the C3 line-up.
Dealers experienced a slowdown in used car retail sales in October.
The rate of closure of dealerships will accelerate unless vehicle manufacturers ease the financial pressures they are placing on their franchises.
London’s Earls’ Court and Excel exhibition centres are submitting bids to hold the 2006 British International Motor Show.
