Mini has announced a host of new additions for the 2004 model year car, which goes into production on September 1.
A Denbighshire-based motor dealer partnership, trading as Chadwick and Smedley and as Celtic Cars, has had its application for a renewal of a consumer credit licence refused by the Office of Fair Trading.
Kwik-Fit Fleet has become the exclusive supplier of replacement tyres to Motability customers through its 750-strong network.
Hyundai has appointed five new sales and service dealers to its UK network.
The Institute of the Motor Industry has renewed its call for vehicle technicians to be licensed following a High Court ruling of negligence against a Manchester garage.
Standox has issued a wake-up call to bodyshops, urging the industry to switch from solvent-based paints to waterborne products well in advance of new European environmental legislation.
Unsafe garages and bodyshops could be forced to close their doors after health and safety officers announced they are considering a nationwide blitz on vehicle service and repair businesses.
Producers of the BBC2 TV show I'll show them who's boss are looking for a family-run business to feature in its next trouble-shooting series.
Nissan Motor (GB) has awarded PPG Industries a three-year supply contract for its PPG and Nexa Autocolor paint brands.
Unipart Group chief executive John Neill has received an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University in recognition of his contribution to academia and business.
The market for grey imports is set to reach record levels this year, contrary to experts' predictions that lower new car prices in the UK would stem the tide of cars from Japan.
Inchcape has created the UK's largest BMW territory with the acquisition of six BMW dealerships at a cost of £18.9m. The move, which AM exclusively revealed in its June 27 issue, cements Inchcape's position at No 6 in the AM100 and is expected to take the group past £1bn turnover.
A Yorkshire-based 'no frills' retailer is planning a dramatic entrance to the exclusive AM100 club next year as it bids to treble its turnover.
BMW is to recruit 750 new sales executives for its UK dealer network over the next three years – a 10 per cent growth in headcount.
Oxford BMW is investing £2m into a new dealership in the city. The 2000-square metre site has motorcycle and car showrooms and a workshop.
Reg Vardy's online dealership has struck a deal with national media group Johnston Press to sponsor its website Motors Today.
Proton has appointed new dealers to its network on the back of a strong new model programme.
Ford has signed a three-year contract with software provider Global Beach to launch a standardised Dealer Web Service (DWS) across Europe. Consumers will be able to access information about Ford and its products via the dealer website rather than clicking through to its corporate home page.
Toyota has finished appointing its 90-strong UK Business Centre network after its research claimed no manufacturer was providing small car and commercial vehicle fleets with satisfactory service levels.
Rob Tracey, the man credited with transforming the reputation of Skoda in the UK new car market, has stood down from his role as director and will be replaced by Chris Craft.
Fiat is gearing up its 165-strong dealer network to win more corporate business with the creation of a fleet specialist programme for retailers.
Land Rover has made a host of changes to its Freelander. It now has Range Rover-style looks at the front and back with similar twin headlights.
A plan to increase the first registration fee for new cars has been attacked by a leading industry figure. The proposal has caught the industry by surprise and, if it goes through, retailers will lose hundreds of pounds changing crucial advertising material.
Nidd Vale Group has this week been de-merged after management purchased the £62m turnover General Motors division. The acquisition, which includes the group name, leaves former chairman Richard Jackson in control of the £50m Mercedes-Benz operation.
Leading players in the used car market have attacked new research that claims secondhand car prices have collapsed in the past 12 months. The report, by What Car? and the Alliance & Leicester, says used car prices have hit record lows with the values of one-year-old cars dropping by 11.4 per cent.
Lexus plans to inject more excitement into its models as part of a major product renewal programme over the next four years.
Companies looking for the latest information about the UK's retail groups can now purchase copies of the July 2003 edition of Who Owns Who, published by Sewells Information & Research.
The first stage in a national distribution system for AA Tyre Fit's expanding mobile tyre fitting service has gone live.
Toyota's business centre network of 90 dealerships, launched in January, is now fully operational.
The first Mazda dealership in the Doncaster area for more than five years opens tomorrow when Ringways Motor Group becomes the manufacturer's 131st UK dealer.
