Carrs Skoda of Indian Queens, Cornwall; Simpsons Skoda in Great Yarmouth, Norkfolk and Alex Lawrie Skoda in Liverpool all scooped the Czech brand’s Retailer of the Year prizes.
Seat is bringing back its Toledo and has revealed a first glimpse a new concept which will be on show at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
Andrew Ballard, product & propositions director of Experian Automotive explains how the current challenging trading environment could bring opportunities for dealers to strengthen their business.
The Department for Transport have decided to keep the set price for a standard MoT fee at £54.85 in 2012.
Running plants well below their maximum capacity is a recipe for disaster.
Nissan is now offering fixed priced servicing from £109 for cars over three years old in order to tempt customers to stay within the franchised network.
Administrators for Seward (Wessex) has decided to close a parts distribution and auto centre at its Grange Road, Christchurch with the loss of 26 jobs.
Cambridge Chevrolet and Phoenix Chevrolet in Wimbledon will be the first dealers able to sell the new Volt which is priced from £29,995 after the UK government’s Low Carbon Vehicle grant.
Hyundai has revealed a new concept car which hints at its future design direction.
Ian Plummer has become Volkswagen Passenger Cars UK’s new head of retail operations weeks after quitting a similar role at Renault UK.
Sales in Ireland are being brought under the wing of Chevrolet UK's managing director Mark Terry.
General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen have confirmed an alliance which will see GM become the second largest shareholder in the French carmaker.
"When you have a period where you've not grown in any material sense and you can just concentrate on the business you've got, we've probably got a much better business footprint today than we've ever had - stronger, more robust, better people, more depth, than we've had in 20 years."
Vertu Motors has issued a trading statement as the car dealer closes its financial year today which highlighted its passing of the £1bn revenue mark for the first time.
Fisker, the manufacturer of niche hybrid electric luxury cars, has appointed a new chief executive.
Rivervale Cars has added the MG franchise to its long established business.
William Holden, chairman, Sewells Training and Consultancy, on the benefits of training.
Arnold Clark has opened its new £1 million showroom for Skoda and Volvo in Inverness.
GMAC UK has teamed up with SsangYong UK following the start of a similar arrangement with MG Motor.
Carlyle Finance has undertaken a rebrand to avoid a potential costly legal trademark battle.
Volvo has revealed the first official images of its new V40 which will go into production in Belgium in May this year.
GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen are expected to confirm that the US manufacturer will take a 7% stake in the French manufacturer.
Bentley Motors has appointed Stefan Büscher as marketing and product director.
Porsche Centre Solihull has opened this month as one of the largest Porsche dealerships in the UK.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is expecting dealers to register over 350,000 new cars in March.
Average values fell by £411 in January, equivalent to a 6.3% drop compared to December’s record value, according to BCA’s latest Pulse report.
Retail interest increased in January with sales up to 11.6 in January from 6.1 in December, Manheim’s Dealer Dashboard shows.
The fleet team at Stratstone Mercedes-Benz of Leeds has been named the top achiever in the 2011 Mercedes-Benz GB annual awards.
Chris Craft has been announced as the new managing director of Porsche Cars GB.
East Anglia dealer group Thurlow Nunn has acquired two Vauxhall dealerships in Norwich.
