AM can announce the guest presenter and caberet act for the 20th anniversary AM Awards in February.
Average used car values were flat in November with month on month values averaging exactly the same value as recorded in October.
Budget car brand Proton is inviting consumers to buy ahead of the VAT rise and benefit from its finance deposit contribution.
Chevrolet has appointed Jennie Chinn as its national aftersales manager UK, replacing Leon Caruso.
Extended warranty sales are expected to remain strong next year as used car buyer confidence looks unlikely to improve significantly in 2011, according to RAC Warranty.
The Goodwood’s Moving Motor Show (MMS) will be sponsored by Auto Trader on June 30 next year.
The Volkswagen Tiguan has retained the highest value over three years according to Glass’s residual value top 10.
Wayside Group has acquired single site business Milton Keynes Seat for an undisclosed sum.
Fiat Group Automobiles UK is to extend its family of alliance partners following the announcement of a new fleet deal with bodyshop Nationwide Accident Repair Services.
Thatcham, the motor insurance repair research centre, has named Peter Shaw, as its next chief executive.
The full-time gender pay gap has narrowed by two percentage points between 2009 and 2010 from 10.2%, down from 12.2% in 2009.
Neil Greig, IAM director of policy and research said: “With MoT failure rates of around 21% for three year old cars it is essential that the underlying reasons for so many relatively new cars failing are investigated before any changes are made to MoT test frequency.”
Subaru UK has held a competition to test the skills of its retailers in turning customers’ test drives into potential sales.
Kia has revealed the first design sketches of the next generation Picanto which will go on sale in the UK in spring next year.
Renault is simplifying its car range to reduce the number of versions by 30% for orders placed in 2011.
Automotive insolvencies in the automotive industry fell by 25% year-on-year from 43% to 32%, according to Experian’s latest October Insolvency and Late Payment indices.
The average price of new cars in the UK fell month-on-month in November for the first time since May - but only by a tiny margin.
Honda has improved its Insight hybrid with better trim levels and adjusted suspension to improve ride comfort.
November new car registrations fall 11.5% New car registrations fell by 11.5% in November to 139,875 units.
Two technicians from Benfield Motor Group have won the UK’s Service Qualification World Championships earlier this week.
Ford Motor Company’s global chief executive Alan Mullally met some of the carmaker’s top UK dealers during his recent UK visit.
The CT200h is being seen as critical for Lexus dealers in bringing fresh custom to their dealerships.
One of Scotland’s biggest multi-car franchises turned in a pre-tax profit of £2.33 million in 2009 – an increase of £1.92m on the previous year.
The Co-operative Motor Group has launched an aftersales charter and price promise guarantee designed to demonstrate its commitment to off-ering a transparent and fair approach to it customers.
Land Rover dealers have begun training this month ready to capture a new set of customers with its Range Rover Evoque.
Lotus dealers will be required to invest at least £1 million each in revitalised dealerships to move forward with the ambitious British sports car brand.
Research has revealed that consumers are unwilling to pay a premium when buying from a franchised dealer. It also suggested dealer group market-ing of its brand has little influence on the car buyer.
Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of Daimler and head of Mercedes-Benz cars division, will remain as the European automobile industry’s trade association (ACEA) president until the end of next year.
Average wholesale used van values are 11.1% or £405 higher than in the same period in 2007, which was recognised as a record high for values.
