Lookers has acquired a new site in Crawley for an undisclosed sum to re-site its Mercedes dealership in the town.
BCA sales director Mark Hankey will leave the company in January 2013 to join Manheim's business in Australia.
The industry will be gathering in London to pay tribute to automotive industry stalwart Ron Sewell who died at the end of May.
Toyota will attempt to attract a younger audience to its brand by launching a new edition of its Yaris which will go on sale next year.
Lexus has revealed new details about its LF-CC coupe which it says reflects the design direction what is likely to be a coupe version of its next generation IS.
Dealers need to rethink their F&I strategy as car buyers are more likely to shop around on a much wider scale for the best finance deal in much the same way as they would for the car itself, warns Peter Landers, consumer finance expert with Grant Thornton’s Leasing & Consumer Finance advisory team.
Skurrays Group has signed up to offer the Safe & Sound warranty package from WMS.
Honda (UK) has boosted its corporate sales team with two new appointments.
Independent dealer Blackworth Car Sales is having to reassure its customers after relocating to a site previously occupied by Wiltshire Motor Company which was investigated by police.
The Mini family will number seven from March with the launch of the Paceman, a coupé version of the Countryman.
RRG is considering expansion outside its north west heartland as it looks to double in size over the next three years.
Nissan is recalling around 7,000 Qashqais in the UK after it discovered a fault that could result in drivers losing control of the steering.
Volkswagen has added two more engine derivatives to the Beetle line-up, completing the range, lowering the entry-level price by £1,400, and reducing the entry-level carbon dioxide emissions.
Automotive financial services company GMAC UK has received the Quality Assured Awards accreditation for its dealer training from IMI Awards.
The average value of used cars sold at auction reduced by 2%, from £4,690 to £4,604, equivalent to a 2% decrease, between July and August.
Consumers are now expecting a greater discount on the cars they are buying.
Kia will reveal the third element of its second-generation cee'd family, the all-new Pro_cee'd three-door hatchback, at the Paris Motor Show on September 27.
An iPad is up for grabs in AM's latest initiative to acknowledge the best suppliers in our industry - and help ensure dealers receive the best, consistent service.
Cambria Automobiles' directors have asked shareholders for their approval of a share 'buy back'. The AM100 group, led by Mark Lavery, has called a general meeting on September 27 to consider the proposal.
Lancashire based Cox Motor Group is fulfilling expansions plans with a £3 million property investment along with a re-alignment of its manufacturer partners.
Elements of a new Ford corporate identity are being trialed at two UK dealerships as part of a seven-country European pilot project.
A few years ago I attended one of those less than informative manufacturer organised dealer meetings where the network was invited to listen to the latest wisdom to come from head office.
Knights North Staffordshire faced a major problem soon after a big investment to move its flagship BMW/Mini dealership to a retail park at Stoke-on-Trent.
Franchised dealers are missing out on as much as £1.5bn worth of revenue annually by failing to sell service and parts for items identified by vehicle health checks.
The new car finance market grew by 48% by value and 42% by volume in July when compared with July 2011 – the strongest monthly growth so far this year.
Franchised dealers increased their share of the aftersales market in 2011, halting a continuous decline in market share since 2009.
Kia's dealer network will be tasked with higher sales in the coming years as the brand continues to strive towards 100,000 annual registrations.
It was hailed as a world first. From November 1999 Vauxhall offered six specific models – two each from the Corsa, Astra and Vectra ranges – for sale exclusively online.
So, after 28 years at John Lewis department stores I decide to leave and become a consultant in 2008. Not the best year to have chosen to leave a secure corporate job, but who saw all this economic turmoil coming then?
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has produced an impressive new online resource for careers and academic professionals: HUBcap.
