Hiregate Vehicle Rental has appointed ATS Euromaster to look after its tyre needs.
Mitsubishi will reveal its Outlander plug-in hybrid at the Paris Motor Show in September ahead of its UK launch next year.
Colbornes Group has acquired prestige motor group Hadley Green for an undisclosed sum.
Used vehicle sales experience a seasonal summer lull, but Shoreham Vehicle Auctions Alex Wright believes certain segments will still move positivley in the period before September.
Honda has launched a new price match proposition, the ‘Honda Price Promise’, where Honda dealerships promise to match any like-for-like quote for servicing, repairs, new tyres or MoTs from any garage within a 10 mile radius of the site.
The flood of product from Chinese manufacturers might be more like a trickle in the UK at the moment, but dealers are still confident they will become as well established as Korean brands.
Launching a new premium car brand in Europe in 2008 was viewed by many as Mission Impossible.
A record number of young accident repair technicians graduated from Thatcham’s Apprentice Academy this week.
Mercedes-Benz UK has announced the appointment of Michael Kamper as managing director, commercial vehicles.
Audi UK has appointed agency TH_NK to perform a strategic review of its digital activity to create a new plan for the next 12 months.
Ahead of opening UK order books later this month, Dacia has confirmed the new car warranty terms for its hotly-anticipated Duster SUV range: 3 year/60,000 miles with the option to extend to up to seven years.
Essex Auto Group is using Autorola’s used car data feed to offer its ready to retail stock to up to 10,000 additional online trade buyers, without moving the vehicles from its forecourts.
Courtesy car management and day-rate insurance provider DCML has entered the body repair market with the launch of DCM Bodyshop.
Administrators for Swedish brand Saab has found a buyer for what remains of the business and is due to reveal more details later today.
Renault chief operating officer Carlos Tavares has called on European governments to reintroduce scrappage schemes or “other market subsidies” to boost car demand.
As the wholesale van market enters its summer slowdown, Manheim says the challenge of unsold stock must be addressed head on.
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan and Renault chairman and chief executive, is expecting “three to four more years of stagnation” in the European automotive sector.
Lexus has re-thought its plans to sell only hybrid versions of its models in Europe.
Saab GB administrators Howes Percival has removed the 14-day debt recovery deadline for former dealers of the Swedish brand.
The winner of the £250 John Lewis voucher prize, offered as an incentive in the AM-online/Baker Tilly survey is Richard Daniel, of Ashington Autodrome, a nearly-new and used car centre in Northumberland.
UK vehicle manufacturers have set a target to produce 2 million units a year by 2015.
New car sales on finance grew 41% by value and 29% by volume in April year-on-year according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association.
Peter Vardy Limited (PVL) has reported first quarter profits of £2.2 million following a year of restructuring the business.
BMW boss Ian Robertson has announced that new generation three-cylinder petrol engines for the future BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham.
David Wallace has joined motor industry e-commerce specialist Epyx in the newly-created role of sales and business development director.
Brian Spratt, Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) chief executive, has been appointed as treasurer for the international association for parts distributors, FIGIEFA.
The June issue of AMe is now live, featuring fresh new content separate to the magazine edition.
Lookers has acquired Fleet Financial, a Northern Irish contact hire and fleet management company, for an undisclosed sum.
The government has launched a review of apprenticeships in England.
The UK’s short-term business prospects have improved, with the consensus on current trading reaching a 12-month high.
