Consumer confidence held steady in July as a small deterioration in Britons' expectations for their own finances was offset by a more upbeat view of the economy as a whole, a survey showed on Friday.
BCA’s Pulse report for June shows that average used car values are continuing to rise – but in smaller increments.
JCT600 has gained its first Audi franchises in York and Hull.
2008 and 2009 continues to be a tale of two halves with significant changes in the market over the past year.
Absenteeism can have a massive impact on business, but in many cases remains unaddressed
Wessex Garages has opened its new Kia dealership on Penarth Road in Cardiff.
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes is selling off its distributor network, Bodyshop Services.
Property demand remains subdued despite the opportunities to snatch up a bargain
Which? Car believes manufacturers have hiked up prices to absorb the £1,000 they must contribute for the Government’s scrappage scheme.
Skoda has taken over 4,500 orders through the Government scrappage scheme.
An RAC scheme has helped improve the standard of work at Ford Authorised repairers by 50 per cent.
Honda (UK) has reappointed the AA to manage its Hondacare Roadside Assistance programme.
Renault has reported a significant loss in the first half of this year.
Volkswagen expects zero growth in the car market next year.
The principle of overhead absorption is simple, the aftersales departments profit should cover the general overheads of the business.
Scrappage has startling effect on types of car people buy as city car sales rise by 10%
Shareholders yesterday quizzed directors of Cattles, the sub-prime lender, why they had failed to rectify years of bad debts that led to a £700m black hole in its accounts.
Which? magazine has warned that the motor industry code of practice for service and repair is the last opportunity for the sector to get its house in order.
A consultancy for the motor industry has effectively become the first customer for its new carbon neutral dealer scheme.
Flexible working can cut costs and avoid the need for job cuts
Kia Motors has released the first images of its new premium saloon due to go on sale in Korea at the end of the year.
Mazda has reported that its dealer UK dealer network of 157 sites have reported an improved margin from 0.8% in 2008 to 1.5% this year.
Almost one in four of the 1,573 Rolls-Royce cars registered in the UK is under company ownership
Inchcape will be relying on its aftermarket business to help pull it through the recession, which it believes will not recover until the second half of 2010.
Inchcape has appointed John McConnell as its new group financial director.
Renault UK has appointed Mark Crockett as its new services and quality director.
BMW will not compete in Formula 1 in the next season of the sport in order to use the money to invest in the development of new technologies and sustainability projects.
Peugeot’s new 3008 will be priced from £15,995 and it will directly compete with Nissan’s Qashqai when it goes on sale in the UK in November.
PSA Peugeot Citroen and Nissan have reported losses in their latest global financial results.
Accident Exchange posted a full year reported loss before tax of £55.4 million after exceptional charges in comparison to a £9.9m profit the year before.
