Major AM100 group Vertu Motors expects its trading results to be in line with expectations when it announces its interim results on October 14.
Research at CAP suggests a change in the pattern of both supply and demand.
Upsurge in market offers opportunities for extra profits from upselling and part-exchanges
With the scrappage scheme, September's plate change could be even more fruitful than usual
BCA staff raised more than £15,000 for industry charirty BEN in a single week.
Dealers are being encouraged to consider outsourcing their payroll function as a means of cut costs.
Investment by businesses fell by 18.4% in the second quarter of 2009 in the UK, its biggest drop for 44 years.
Manheim’s latest retail used car sales figures for July reveal that although consumer demand fell for the fifth consecutive month, the decrease was marginal
Remit, the training division of the Retail Motor Industry Federation, has launched a commercial recruitment agency.
Used car sales fell by 6.6% during April to June this year which was the greatest decline in used car sales volumes this decade.
Motor Codes is urging independent garages to sign up to the Code of Practice for Service and Repair following complaints that they are being tied up in too much red tape.
Suzuki GB has launched a saloon version of its SX4 priced from £11,895.
The cut in VAT to 15% from 17.5% had little impact on consumer spending, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Toyota is considering whether to cut one of its production lines at its Burnaston plant in Derbyshire.
The Retail Motor Industry's Society of Motor Auctions (SMA) is advising dealers to “set realistic targets” for selling stock through auctions due to the softening market.
The critical source of contact information and market intelligence to suppliers to UK dealerships is now available from Sewells.
Red tape is strangling independent garages and diverting too much attention from focusing on their business just as trading conditions become even tougher in the sector.
Lord Mandelson is offering £500 million in loans and loan guarentees to whichever bidder offers the most secure future for Vauxhall in Britain.
Staff at Mercedes-Benz of Grimsby were left shaken after a speeding Jaguar crashed off a main road and into cars on its forecourt.
Mini will reveal another possible expansion to its range when it shows its new Coupe concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15.
Delegates for AM's Used Car Conference on October 14 only have until September 4 to save £50 off their ticket in a special early bird offer.
Gravells Kia has opened a new £2 million state dealership in Pembrokeshire on the Redstone Road, Narberth.
Devon Trade Centre has been fined £8,000 for promoting misleadingly low prices on vehicles for sale on its website.
Volvo has added its R-Design sports package to its XC60 SUV range.
Euro NCAP has revealed its latest crash test results which saw seven out of the eight cars tested gaining the full five star grade overall.
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Hyundai will unveil its new C-segment crossover ix35 at Frankfurt Motor Show, which is set to go on sale in spring 2010.
AM Retailer of the Year 2009 Arnold Clark is launching a massive recruitment drive to swell its ranks by 700 by February 2010.
Online tyre retailer Blackcircles.com will launch a service offering in October this year.
The Finance and Leasing Association has granted SAF Approved status to a motor retailer for the first time.
