Under BMW, Rolls-Royce has slowly but surely been growing. It all started with the Phantom super-saloon.
Used car dealer Michael Barry Adams, who traded as Rugby Road Car Sales in Rochdale, was fined £1,250 at Bolton Crown Court for two offences under the Trade Descriptions Act.
American retail business Group 1, which entered the UK last year with the purchase of Chandlers BMW/Mini, considers 50 dealerships to be “a nice size business”.
While Ford’s quality drive might not have persuaded people to switch from BMW and Audi to its models en masse, there’s no doubt that consumers are happy to pay more by opting for higher specifications.
BMW may launch an environmentally focussed brand separate to its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce marques.
BMW’s M3 convertible will reach the UK in April.
Pendragon is believed to be losing all or some of its 11 Stratstone BMW/Mini dealerships.
BMW’s decision to expand production at its Mini factory in Oxford is paying dividends as worldwide sales continue to rise.
A special sale conducted by BCA on behalf of the BMW Group has broken the UK record for the highest auction turnover in a single sale at £9.5 million.
Irfan Khan, a technician at BMW dealer Hexagon of Highgate, has become the 7,000th person to gain the IMI’s Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) standard.
The head of Honda sales will be targeting his old employers at BMW when the new Accord goes on sale next summer.
The diesel version of the 1 Series Coupé marries two key selling points for any buyer: performance and efficiency.
BMW has announced pricing for its new X6 SUV coupe crossover vehicle ahead of the UK launch in May 2008.
All diesel-powered BMWs are now fitted with its “incorrect fuelling protection system” (IFPS) to stop cases of mis-fuelling.
BMW has teamed up with Google and Trafficmaster in two seperate deals to provide route planning and stolen vehicle tracking packs on its new models.
BMW was right to anticipate a place in the market for its 1 Series, launched in 2004. Sales have been strong as younger customers take their first step on the BMW ladder.
BMW is examining whether to move production of its future Mini models abroad.
HR Owen has signed a contract to sell its BMW and Mini business to Marsh Wall for a total of £2.8 million in order to proceed with its plans to become a specialist in luxury brands only.
Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of BMW’s board of management, has called for the business to increase its global retail sales to 1.8 million by 2012 after disappointing third quarter profits.
Jim O’Donnell, managing director of BMW UK, has warned the Government is in danger of taxing smaller manufacturers of expensive cars like Jaguar and Land Rover out of existence.
