Five thousand pounds-worth of workshop tools and a performance driving experience will be won by Champion's Technician of the Year 2004.
MG Rover's CityRover will go on sale in the UK this month. Based on the Tata Indica, it is powered by an 85bhp, 1.4-litre engine and marks Rover's return to the supermini sector following the demise of the Rover 100 in 1997.
Nationwide Accident Repairs Serv-ices is on the acquisition trail after a major financial turnaround.
Major dealer groups are preparing to reposition themselves as 'superfactors', wholesaling all-makes replacement parts to the aftermarket.
Do you consider yourself one of the best dealers, repairers or bodyshops? Have you launched a training or marketing campaign that deserves recognition? The AM Awards 2004 offer you opportunity to achieve that recognition.
Manchester-based Lookers has paid £2m for the property and assets of Savoy Honda Centre in Warrington.
Retailers will be at the frontline of the battle for the UK's biggest sector next year when Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen go head to head in the C-sector family hatchback market.
Vehicle manufacturers are warning they will be forced to cut volumes and raise new car prices in the UK and mainland Europe to help offset the impact of the strong Euro. They blame exchange rate fluctuations and shrinking new car demand for a downturn in profits.
Kia has introduced an all-makes used car programme across its UK dealer network. <P>
Motor industry charity BEN has appointed Gerard Barclay as its new chief executive. Barclay, who is currently business director of Walon, replaces Geoffrey Atkinson, who retires in October after 25 years with the company.
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 first stage in a national distribution system for AA Tyre Fit's expanding mobile tyre fitting service has gone live.
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.
Lexus plans to inject more excitement into its models as part of a major product renewal programme over the next four years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fiat is gearing up its 165-strong dealer network to win more corporate business with the creation of a fleet specialist programme for retailers.
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.
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.
