European average three-year residual values for cars are 0.1% higher than 12 months ago, while three-year values in the UK have risen by 4.5%, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
A new code of practise governing the treatment of car buyers has been criticised for failing to improve customers' car buying experience.
Auto Data Network, the provider of software and real-time data services to the automotive industry in the UK and US, has announced the appointment of Paul Van Den Berg as president of its subsidiary, CarParts Technologies.
General Motors' announcement that Daewoo will change its name to Chevrolet is a positive step for both current and potential customers, according to Glass’s.
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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today became the first industry body to receive OFT approval for its consumer code of practice under the OFT's Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS).
The new Škoda Octavia’s range of engines is expanding, with the introduction of the 1.6 FSI petrol engine.
Toyota has revised its 2004 European sales target figure from 860,000 to over 900,000 units following record sales in the first eight months of the year.
A new management team has been appointed at the Pendragon plc subsidiary, fleet management, contract hire and workshop software supplier cfc solutions, following the departure of its managing director Jason Francis.
Just 39% of franchise dealers proactively contact a customer within 12 months of selling them a car.
Dealers are being given fresh warnings that they risk losing one of their most valuable revenue sources if they continue to ignore the impending changes to FSA regulations on the sales of general insurance.
BMW is planning to start aftersales pilots at its two new service/repair facilities opened in London earlier this year.
Bradford school pupils aged 14 to 16 are getting the chance to experience a career in the motor industry through a scheme organised by ReMIT and the city’s Laisterdyke High School.
Brembo is confident rivals will find it difficult to copy Easy Check, its new feature designed both to make car brake disc wear simple to spot and to strengthen its brand image.
More than a third of the UK’s top vehicles parts and accessories companies face collapse or consolidation, according to a new industry study.
Stapletons Tyre Services has a new chief operating officer in the guise of Alan Denton, formerly its operations director.
Last month we reported on the Sewells Bodyshop Opinion Survey, which includes the prediction that 800 primary bodyshops will close within five years.
ArvinMeritor is expanding its UK operation to enable it to increase the range of products exported to the European mainland.
Delphi is in talks with a number of vehicle manufacturers to adapt a new braking system which it has developed to meet consumer demand for dramatically impr-oved stopping performance.
Visteon is pushing hard in its drive to become a leading player in the mobile electronics aftermarket, according to its UK and Ireland aftermarket sales manager Stuart Jackson.
Standox managing director Jurgen Knorr warns that the automotive refinishing industry is in a “process of fundamental change”.
When the chief executive of the largest UK bodyshop group tells you he believes more than 1,000 companies will fail over the next few years, you sit up and take notice.
Daewoo has confirmed it will be changing its name to Chevrolet from January in order to create a globally-recognised brand for its parent, General Motors.
The RMI has hit out at the attitude of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) towards its CarWise scheme after it was forced to withdraw its joint application for approval along with the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA).
Car transportation business Richard Lawson Autologistics UK, which last year posted a £40m turnover, has called in administrators following a period of difficult trading conditions.
Springfield Motor Group has launched a new scheme to identify managers of the future.
Citroen will cut back on the number of upper-medium cars it sells in Britain next year in a bid to boost the value of its used models.
RAC Warranty is preparing to launch new products which it claims will be of great benefit to dealers who have failed to gain Financial Services Authority (FSA) approval.
Union members at Land Rover’s Solihull factory are due today (Sept 24) to accept the company’s ‘road map’ to improved productivity key to the plant’s survival.
Dealer applications for authorisation to sell and advise on regulated finance products are continuing to drift in to the Financial Services Authority.
