Increasing choice fails to reduce manufacturer's reliance on particular segments.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into private motor insurance in the UK which will focus on the provision of third party vehicle repairs and credit hire replacement vehicles to claimants.
Chrysler is showing confidence of the economy recovering after it announced it will build a new Viper sportscar for launch in 2013.
Bowker Motor Group, with BMW and MINI dealerships in Preston and Blackburn, has signed up with maindealerdiscount.com with a view to offering full online discounted servicing to value-conscious customers.
William Holden, chairman, Sewells Training and Consultancy, on the importance of building an engaged team.
Don’t believe for a moment that anyone here at Saab wants to throw in the towel.
Saab has received its first payment from Chinese investor Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile which will cover its wage payment costs.
Volvo’s new diesel V60 Plug-in Hybrid will be priced between £45,000 and £50,000 when it goes on sale in the UK from January 1, 2012.
Online remarketing company Autorola is predicting that growth in its own sector of used car sales will double in the B2B sector within the next five years.
Unipart Automotive has bought five branches of Rapid Car Parts, a business which went into administration last Wednesday.
Midland Autocar, a car dealership in Leamington Spa, is closing two years after its Daihatsu franchise was terminated.
Car dealer group Nidd Vale will close its Peugeot dealership in Ilkley on December 23.
Bugle Inn Motor Company has revealed plans to expand its Chorley Nissan dealership in Wigan in a move which could create 30 jobs.
Vospers Mazda Exeter and Mazda UK have helped to raise more than £55,000 for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) by contributing towards the cost of a Mazda2 1.3 petrol TS2 hatchback, worth £11,900 as the first prize in the charity’s 2011 Grand Summer Draw.
Duncan Alred, managing director of Vauxhall Motors, will also take on the position of chairman from January 1, 2012 as Bill Parfitt moves to a new role.
An activist stakeholder of publicly listed car dealer Caffyns has urged chairman-elect Richard Wright to take decisive action to improve shareholder value.
Motor Codes has suspended its vehicle warranty products code of practice after the administration of online retailer Autoquake highlighted problems with the protection it provides to customers.
Dealer websites will be pushed down Google's organic search rankings if not well prepared for the technology giant's latest algorithm update.
Topic: Market conditions; motor retail from lender’s perspective; access to funding; keeping your business in good shape; finance types and sources; terms and conditions and funding costs.
Keith Parry, relationship director of Barclays Corporate, on motor retail from lender’s perspective; access to funding; keeping your business in good shape; finance types and sources; terms and conditions; funding costs.
Here’s a round-up of the manufacturer winners from the recent Fleet Van Awards, by AM’s sister title Fleet News.
Companies need to merge their marketing and sales functions or risk stunting their bottom line growth, says a report by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
All tyres manufactured after July 2012 and on sale in the UK after November 2012 will feature a new explanatory label explaining wet grip, fuel efficiency and noise levels.
Škoda has released new images of its Vision D concept which hints at the brand’s future design direction and what its new Octavia could look like.
Automotive forecasters at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believe consumers’ fears of the UK economy slipping back into recession will drive new car sales below 1.9 million units next year.
Vertu Motors has appointed ex-Lex Autolease chief executive Nigel Stead as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.
Marshall Motor Group’s head of digital Richard Fuller has made it into a shortlist of 15 for the chance to fly into space.
Average used car trade values fell by 1.8% in December, according to figures from the CAP Black Book, but it was a smaller drop than normal for this time of year.
Administrators at Saab GB’s parent company are expected to ask the Swedish courts to end its voluntary reorganisation which will also end its protection from creditors.
Yeomans Toyota Eastbourne has been named the nation’s best Toyota dealership in the first Toyota Retailer Excellence Awards.
