Dixon Motors has been awarded the franchise for its fourth Volkswagen dealership in recognition of its sales success and customer satisfaction at its existing dealerships in Bradford, Louth and Grimsby.
Hyundai is offering three years free servicing on the Accent and Trajet models, until the end of March.
The battle surrounding the exchange rates and restructuring work at UK car plants has been blamed for the fall in car production in the UK last year.
A growing row between manufacturers and dealers over access to fleet discounts could lead to renewed Government interference in the car market that would push residual values to new record lows.
DC Cook has gone into receivership with debts in excess of £27m.
Demand for the 3200 GT coupe is responsible for Maserati UK's highest sales in the UK last year.<p>
Fiat Auto (UK) has appointed two new directors to its aftersales and parts operations. Ken Miller has assumed the role of aftersales director and John Malamatenios has taken the position of parts and accessories director.
Daewoo says negotiations on the sale of its technical centre in Worthing are in the 'home straight' and that the purchase decision looks likely to be good news for the site.
Marshall Motor Group and the Sytner Group have announced acquisitions today.
BMW has signed the contracts for 150 dealerships - 95% of the network - to sell the forthcoming new Mini.
The first national online booking service dedicated exclusively to fulfilling test drive requests for all car makes and models has been launched, with major dealer groups already signed up to take part.<p>
Daewoo Motor Company boss Lee Jong-dae said today that a sale to GM was the best option for the continued survival of the bankrupt carmaker.
##AA--left## The AA has teamed up with Renault to provide breakdown cover for all of its new car and van buyers.
##SMMT badge--left## Making use of the technology to improve your business is the focus of the first Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders/DTI e-Business seminar in Coventry on February 13, 2001.
Glass and paint giant PPG Industries is considering widespread plant and job consolidations this year as it looks to offset falling demand for automotive original finish paints.
Accident management firms, facing a static and oversupplied car repair market, are expected to turn their attention to the relatively underdeveloped motorcycle industry.
West Midlands internet operator Torque has launched an accident management website designed to speed up the process for body repairers and accident managers.
A scheme designed to deal with the problem of disposing more than 25m used tyres in the UK each year has been unveiled.
The head of Porsche has described the last financial year as the best in the marque's history.
Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars today announced the introduction of a new retail channel which focusses entirely on the sale of new Rolls-Royce cars directly to customers - bypassing its dealer network entirely.
Used car prices are set to stabilise over the first three months of the year, before taking a battering as lower new car prices stimulate the new market and lead to an influx of part-exchange vehicles.
A new report on the UK Car Body Repair Market by independent analyst MFBI predicts that winter repair capacity shortages will increase from 13% to 28% by 2006.
Car dealers are throwing away sales opportunities by not properly portraying used cars on the web, according to research by AutoLocate, online vehicle location and dealer web service provider.
Dealers should take notice of recent findings by BCA, which reports that fleet vendors using its Smart Prepared pre-sale preparation programme are attracting significantly stronger bidding for their cars.
A Northampton businessman found guilty of clocking cars faces a jail sentence and heavy fine after a successful prosecution by local trading standards.
##Perrysweb--left## Perrys has launched a new website giving access to a host of services.
GRS is looking to establish partnerships with more manufacturers after unveiling its new branding. The name change – from Greenhous Remarketing Services to GRS – is intended to distance the company from its roots with Vauxhall dealer Greenhous Group.
Grey auction specialists are reporting strong interest from franchised dealers amid predictions that grey imports are set to become more expensive.
Senior managers are in negotiations with receivers Ernst & Young to acquire parts distributor Autela Edmunds Walker, part of the collapsed Finelist Group.
Supaguard has enhanced its Dealer Profit programme, which it claims generates profits worth £10m for dealers, with a revamp of its complete protection pack and the launch of an aftercare protection pack.
