New car dealers have enjoyed the 11th successive month of growth in the registration figures prompting predictions that 2001 will prove a record year.
The burden of exceptional items on the accounts of Quicks Group has pushed the dealer groups profits into the red for the first six months of 2001.
DaimlerChrysler UK has appointed Geoff Brady as the new managing director of its retail operations to be known as DaimlerChrysler UK Retail.
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The BMW Group is planning a major increase in sales and turnover volume in the next six years. Based on the retail situation of the current year, the company is aiming for an increase of around a third in terms of sales.
Inchcape and Avis Europe have united to form a pan-European vehicle remarketing joint venture, AutoCascade, designed to provide manufacturers, and rental and leasing companies with an improved method of selling pre-owned cars.
Local authorities may force service and repair garages to pay a licence fee for vehicles they use to give customers free rides to and from work or home whenever the garage has a car in for a service.
GE Capital Woodchester is to invest £4m to create a regionalised sales structure designed to give dealers a faster and more consistent service when providing finance for customers.
A new motor industry co-operative is celebrating securing its first money-saving deal - on bulk lube oil.
Andrew Shepherd, senior group auctioneer at Manheim, gives his overview of the current used car market.
Online car buying service Autobytel has launched a new 'find a car' service allowing customers to describe the car they want, when they want it and how much they can afford, with Autobytel then finding the car for them.
MG Rover has announced with Power Train Products (PTP) as its exclusive distribution sales agency for its K Series engines.
Next year's Birmingham motor show was launched by the SMMT yesterday, promising a 'mouth watering' show bringing together the very best of the motor industry to the heart of Britain.
Next year's British International Motor Show was launched yesterday by the SMMT, which promises the event will be a 'mouth watering' event bringing together the very best of the motor industry to the heart of England.
The Birmingham and Scottish motor shows could become the next casualties, after this year's London show, of the worldwide glut of such events and the popularity of the internet as a means of showcasing new vehicles.
Vauxhall's new managing director Kevin Wale is drawing up 'aggressive' sales targets for the company to protect and increase its retail and fleet market shares.
BMW is recalling all new Minis because of a fault that could cause a fire when the cars are being filled with fuel.
Upper-medium company cars could be frozen out of a recovery in residual values because of poor demand for this size of car in the market.
The Institute of the Motor Industry believes an online training forum launched in February to raise standards is already a success.
Fiat Auto (UK) has announced a 25% gross increase in its accessories business year-on-year.
Fiat Auto (UK) has just launched a new website dedicated to commercial vehicles.
Total profits for the UK's dealer groups have fallen by almost 40%, according to research published today.
The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has announced that it will hold a public hearing on the future of car distribution in the EU.
MG Rover has renewed contact with Malaysian national carmaker Proton and its UK sports car and engineering subsidiary, Group Lotus, on possible long-term engineering and technical collaboration on new models, reports the FT today.
A £3.5m redevelopment of the Aston Green Audi Centre in Reading is nearing completion. The site will become the new headquarters of Reading Audi and will be the largest and best equipped Audi Centre in the UK.
Dealers are frustrating online car buyers by displaying stock that has already been sold. Carrie Bird, CarsAlive business development manager, said: “Online car buyers don't expect to have to e-mail, telephone and speak to car salesmen, only to find out the car has already been sold.”
Cellport Systems, a leading US telematics company, is launching its patent protected in-car mobile phone system in the UK, claimed to be the first that is compatible with all mobile phone networks.
The use of the internet to research and purchase car-related products is booming, according to the latest survey from industry analyst Datamonitor.
