The 2011 Golden Garages competition has been launched.
An acquisition strategy and a determination to improve performance across the business has seen a turnaround in Cambridge-based Marshall Motor Group that has taken it into the AM100’s top 10 for the first time.
Lifestyle Ford has donated two cars to students at the Wealden Skills Centre.
A board member in charge of Toyota's product quality believes the company is still in crisis mode a year after it was hit by a global recall which affected over 12 million vehicles.
Indian manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra has signed a definitive agreement to take a 70% stake in SsangYong Motor Company for $463 million (£293.3m).
Renault is launching a more affordable version of its Twingo Gordini priced from £11,395 which goes on sale in the middle of January 2011.
Vauxhall dealers are offering snow socks over the winter period from £49.95 which can help provide traction in icy and snowy road conditions.
McLaren’s MP4-12C supercar will be priced from £168,500 when it goes on sale in the UK in spring next year.
Auto Trader is advising customers to bring their new car purchases forward in order to save hundreds of pounds ahead of the VAT rise next year.
Renault has launched a ‘pay-as-you-earn’ maintenance service - iCare - to help dealers win service business from its van customers.
Eighteen technicians from the Jardine Motor Group have all achieved the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) standard ranging from service maintenance technician to master technician level.
Dealer representatives and the fleet industry were at loggerheads over service, maintenance and repair (SMR) costs at the Fleet News Industry Briefing over claims that franchised dealers would ‘price match’ against independents and fast fits.
The average annual cost of owning and running a new car has jumped by 6.3% in the last 12 months, according to RAC’s annual Cost of Motoring (CoM) Index.
Swansway Group is filling a six year open point in Merseyside for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Vauxhall has revealed its facelifted Corsa which will go on sale in the UK in February next year.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has welcomed today’s announcement by home secretary Theresa May that from April 2011, the majority of highly skilled workers entering the UK under Intra-Company Transfer arrangements will be exempt from Government’s proposed immigration cap.
A salesman who lied to his dealership about having a clean driving licence has now been convicted of drink-driving for the second time.
Major manufacturers have expressed confidence in the UK total new car market being in excess of two million registrations next year.
Audi's A3 will be the latest model to wear the German brand’s RS badge.
Jeep Patriot compact SUV is now available with a new 2.2-litre diesel engine.
Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta outlines his strategy for the future
Dealers are advised to take a customer's eye view of their business
Excellence in working capital management needs to involve every department in a dealership.
The decline in large car sales is likely to hit diesel's market share despite a record year.
Volkswagen has developed Bluemotion versions of its Scirocco and Passat CC.
Mazda has revised the 1.6 diesel engine in its Mazda 3 which has now been tuned to meet Euro V emissions regulations.
Public spending cuts and increased VAT set the scene for very low consumer confidence
BCA’s Pulse report shows average used car values fell by almost 2.5% to £5,792 in October as the market continued to settle into a more typical seasonal pattern.
A 50-year-old car dealership in Norfolk, Howes and Sons Ltd, has today been placed in administration.
A welcome uplift in consumer interest was experienced by dealers in October with combined figures for online and showroom traffic the highest so far in 2010 – up by 8.4 to 45.4 enquiries – reports Manheim.
