Mitchells Renault in Lowestoft has celebrated one apprentice becoming a fully-qualified technician as another joins the dealership’s workshop training scheme.
Motor manufacturers are set to extend their franchise dealer menu pricing initiatives in 2010 to stop fleets sending their older vehicles to independent garages.
The Office of Fair Trading is aiming to offer guidance to used car dealers following its market study into the sale of second-hand cars.
The automotive industry bucked the national trend by seeing the rate of insolvencies rise in November, according to the latest insolvency index from Experian.
Aston Martin is performing final tests on its One-77 supercar to prepare it for its launch into the UK next summer.
HR Owen, the specialist car dealer group, today announced that Jon Walden has been appointed non-executive chairman from January 1.
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan CEO, says it does not plan to follow the strategies of several rival carmakers which have announced partnerships lately.
An eBay motor trader has received a suspended prison sentence for selling clocked cars.
General Motors (GM) has appointed the chief financial officer of Microsoft Chris Liddell as its new head of financial departments.
The AM Awards 2010 are almost upon us and the automotive equivalent of the oscars has confirmed the compere and comedian for the special night.
Marketing director Mark Simpson wants Ford's cars to be desirable rather than just sensible
General Motors is evaluating more inquiries for Saab, despite already announcing it was winding down the business.
Available jobs in the retail motor trade have almost halved in 2009, according to one automotive recruiter. But recruitment should improve next year as dealers seek to meet 2010 manufacturer-set targets.
Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu importer IM Group is to import vehicles from Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall from 2011 in the UK.
The balance of power between dealers and finance companies has clearly shifted to the providers, according to a consultant in the motor industry retail finance sector.
JCT600 has opened a new dealership for its Peugeot and Seat range on Yorkshire replacing smaller premises in the local area.
BCA will expand its Live Online availability further in 2010 with more sales sections being broadcast, said the auction company.
General Motors is to wind down its Saab business after failing to find a buyer.
There is a good deal of uncertainty as the end of such an unusual year approaches, but the bottom line is that there is a good deal of positive sentiment in the trade overall.
Car production figures rose 15.7% in November, the first rise since September 2008.
Concerns are being provoked among auto traders over the latest implementation of the harmonised and modernised European Union customs code.
Average used car values for November at Auction4Cars have fallen to £2,791, their lowest level for six months, bringing an end to months of over-inflated used car prices said the website.
Ford’s ubiquitous C-segment car the Focus has been named used car of the decade by CAP.
SsangYong's restructuring plans have been approved by the courts in South Korea.
A virtual sale conducted by BCA on behalf of the BMW Group recorded a 100% conversion and generated a turnover of nearly £8.5 million in December, said the auction company.
New car sales figures leap 57% as corporate market begins to pick up
Renault is considering Daimler as a potential partner for sharing vehicle technologies.
The Retail Automotive Alliance has granted Office Depot with a two year contract to provide office supplies to its members.
Tyneside used car dealer Dunston Part Exchange was held up by armed robbers yesterday who got away with a three-figure sum.
Inchcape this morning reported it has maintained a "strong" trading performance despite challenging market conditions and it expects to close 2009 slightly ahead of its forecast.
