Phil White, chairman of car dealer group Lookers, has come top in the Peel Hunt 2010 Non-Executive Director Awards.
Inchcape Retail UK outperformed the market in 2010 to grow sales by 1.6%, taking revenue up to £2.09 billion.
MKPE, refinishing and accident repair distributor, has acquired C&C Ashford and Letchford Supplies in Kent.
Scott Michael has been appointed as Citroen’s commercial vehicle operations manager.
Electric van maker Modec in Coventry has gone bust.
Mazda will launch a new advertising campaign on April 1 which focuses on the brand itself rather than specific models.
Kia Motors UK plans to retain its focus on retail customers while seeking growth in the fleet and leasing sector.
Tom Lander, operations director of the Yeomans Group, has been elected as the new chairman of Citroën’s national dealer council.
Motors.co.uk has signed an exclusive partnership with consumer motoring website Honestjohn.co.uk to become the sole supplier of used cars for sale on the site.
One in two dealer groups still use manual, locked key cabinets for securing and managing customer car keys while the vehicle is in for service or repair.
In the short term there is little concern in the UK over supplies thanks to central stockpiles
New car registrations fell by 7.7% year-on-year in February to 63,424 units but the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the decline wasn’t as bad as expected.
Just Car Clinics saw sales grow by 8.6% to £46.54 million in 2010 although gross margin dropped from 41% to 40.2% in the period.
Training provider RTS Group has launched a new business aimed at incorporating the latest technologies such as smartphones into automotive training.
Lookers has celebrated its first Guild of Excellence staff awards at a ceremony in Manchester with Paul Jenkinson from Sheffield Ford winning best general manager and dealership of the year.
Peugeot is now taking orders for its 3008 Hybrid4, the world’s first full diesel hybrid car, which will go on sale in the UK in November priced between £26,600 and £29,995.
Proton has slashed up to £1,700 off the list price of its Satria Neo hatchback.
Some 250 jobs have been saved at Auto Windscreens after part of the collapsed firm was taken over by another company.
Ford will launch its B-Max in the UK early next year to compete with the Vauxhall Meriva.
Kwik-Fit is being sold to the same Japanese group that owns UK fast-fit rival Stapleton’s Tyre Services (STS).
Brindley Garages Group has bought Johnson Group's Stourbridge Volvo dealership for an undisclosed sum.
Newton Honda held a launch event for the new Jazz at its dealership in south Croydon.
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Lexus and Land Rover are the most highly rated franchises. The least valued are Fiat, Chrysler, Seat, Alfa Romeo and Renault according to dealers.
Seat will launch four new models next year in its biggest product offensive to date.
A "Brand Campaign on Wheels" is how Vauxhall/Opel marketing chief Alain Visser describes getting the word out on the new Ampera, the company's range extended electric car due to be launched in Europe later this year.
Toyota will launch a new sports car next year and the FT-86 II concept, co-developed with Subaru, is the closest indication of what the production version will look like.
Nissan's new Leaf electric car presents the company with its biggest opportunity and its biggest challenge, looking at the behavior pattern of its customers.
Renault will have a new Espace in 2014 and will replace the current Laguna in 2016.
Skoda has introduced - as expected - a new brand and corporate identity as part of an overhaul of its marketing strategy aimed at giving the car marque a more 'modern' image.
