A six monthly survey by the Institute of Customer Service has put car brand Volvo as the fifth highest of all UK organisations.
My dad went to buy his next car last weekend and in this blog he describes his experience.
Honda has been revealed as the most reliable used car brand in the UK for the seventh consecutive year.
Dealers can help to improve their natural search ranking on Google by performing monthly healthchecks using free tools and keeping track of the way the search giant continues to change the way it ranks websites.
Contract carmaker Valmet in Finland has secured an agreement to build more than 100,000 new A-Class cars for Mercedes-Benz.
Ford dealers are rolling out a series of measures within their dealerships to reduce its carbon footprint and cut emissions by up to 10%.
Car dealer group Caffyns reported today it has continued to trade profitably so far this year.
Fiat has secured an exit from its SevelNord joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroen.
Preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the UK economy shrank by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2012.
Jaguar Land Rover has said it will create another 1,100 jobs in the West Midlands.
Kia has revealed a first look at its new Carens which will debut at the Paris Motor Show on September 27.
Mazda will unveil its new Mazda6 D-segment car next month, but has just released teaser images of the car.
Chevrolet has signed up to be the official automotive partner of Liverpool FC.
The RMI’s National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA), the trade body representing auction companies has launched its new Code of Practice.
At its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 24 July, Vertu Motors outlined impressive growth in profits during the four-month period to 30 June 2012.
A new report shows that confidence in the UK economy’s prospects among small and mid-cap companies has stalled, sinking back to levels last seen in September 2011.
Fiat dealers have now sold more than 102,000 of the 500 supermini in the UK and the Italian brand has now added new colour and interior options for customers.
Saab Parts UK will launch a new national broker service for the pricing and placement of used Saab vehicles on August 1.
PSA Peugeot Citroën have agreed to supply light commercial vehicles for Toyota in Europe in a deal which will start from the middle of next year.
Dealer profits are looking healthy in the first five months of 2012, but the view from motor retailers is to remain cautious while battling the current economic climate.
The DVLA is allowing superstitious customers to avoid having 13 on their number plates when they buy a new car in March.
The latest figures from the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) show the used car market remains “consistent and stable” with book values for July only reducing by 1% whereas the last couple of years trade values have been marked down by up to 3%.
Brown & Gammons in Baldock, Hertfordshire has specialised in MG cars for 35 years but has now added the new car franchise for the first time.
Volkswagen dealers in the UK will now have access to iPads and a new range of online tools to make sure the buying process stays relevant as the vast majority of car shoppers now start their journey online.
Steve Zanlunghi will take over from Andrew Humberstone as managing director of Fiat Group Automobiles UK on August 1.
Kia has struck a deal with digital media specialist Amscreen that will give its dealers the ability to ‘personalise’ national advertising campaigns.
The latest UK vehicle output figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that automotive manufacturing was up 12% in first half of 2012.
A major investigation by BBC TV’s flagship current affairs programme, Panorama, has highlighted the importance of garages, tyre retailers and vehicle dismantlers using responsible recyclers for the collection of their waste tyres.
Nissan has launched a new service and repair campaign featuring fixed priced servicing bundles (including or excluding an MoT) and special offers on common repairs.
The RMI’s National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has cautiously welcomed plans to modernise the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), describing them as ‘well over due’.
