Elektromotive has installed England’s first three-phase charging station, specially designed to recharge electric light commercial vehicles.
Vertu Motors will launch its own graduate recruitment programme in 2011.
Chris Clark has been appointed as a director at the John Clark Motor Group, the Scottish motor group established by his father, John Clark, in 1977.
The end of this year has seen a sudden and substantial increase in light commercial vehicle stock in the marketplace coinciding with the traditional year-end slowdown for many traders and retailers.
Land Rover has created a limited edition of its Freelander 2 which will go on sale in the UK at the start of next year with prices starting at £33,945.
Jaguar has signed a new partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association to become its official vehicle supplier.
Cambria Automobiles has appointed Easi-Drive to provide customers with accident management services.
Rachel Morgan, planning director at data insight agency Planning-inc, explains how important it is to establish the right database to support the marketing and business strategy, helping to build profitable relationships with customers.
Used car values at auction are likely to remain relatively strong in the medium term as the wholesale market reacts to a shortage of good quality stock
Chevrolet’s new seven-seat Orlando MPV will be priced between £16,395 and £23,195 when it goes on sale in the UK in the spring.
Mat Hutchin has been appointed managing director of WinWin World.
Manheim and de-fleet company C. Walton have signed a three year contract with Saab GB to remarket its ex-rental, press, demo and management cars to its franchised dealer network.
Aston Barclay Group, the fleet vehicle remarketing company, has appointed Alan Henson as its new national sales director.
General Motors and Chrysler are recruiting 1,000 new staff members each which marks a turnaround in the fortunes of the companies which were saved from collapse by government bailouts last year.
Honda has refreshed its Jazz model for next year which goes on sale on February 1, 2011 priced between £11,295 and £17,995.
Porsche will be introducing a new entry level model to the brand called the Cajun which expected to go on sale in the UK in 2013.
Opel/Vauxhall has contracted Fiat to supply it with a new small van from the end of 2011.
Bentley Motors has appointed Wolfgang Dürheimer as its new chairman and chief executive.
Nissan’s Leaf has been named as the 2011 European Car of the Year and it’s the first time an electric car has won the award.
Major growth in new and used car sales have helped dealership turnaround expert Cambria Automobiles drive like-for-like revenue up by 41%.
Mazda has been selected as an official provider of police vehicles for the first time after earning a place on the new National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) agreement.
Vauxhall has refreshed the look of its Antara SUV and has reduced the price of its entry level model to £19,995, £2,835 below the outgoing model.
Chevrolet has launched its winter sale offering up to £3,400 off on selected models to tempt buyers ahead of the VAT change in January.
Volkswagen retailer JCB Volkswagen Vans Ashford has topped the UK’s retail network for customer satisfaction for the second and third quarter.
The first British Motor Festival is to be held at the Royal Windsor Racecourse, Berkshire, from March 11 - 13.
Toyota has launched a trial winter weather tyre programme to help motorists be best prepared for the kind of Arctic conditions Britain has suffered over the past few years.
Former British Touring Car Championship star Jeff Allam is opening a second HiQ outlet in Leatherhead, six months after partnering HiQ with his first outlet in Dorking.
Specialist motor finance provider, Cygnet Financial Services Limited, has been awarded ‘SAF Approved’ accreditation by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Proton has a new dealership in Lincoln.
Sales have risen 16% and pre-tax profit has grown by 34% as operational efficiencies continue to develop south of England dealer group Caffyns.
