Ewan Ramsay’s appointment as DaimlerChrysler UK Retail managing director heralds the next stage in the development of the manufacturer-owned dealer network.
DaimlerChrysler has stuck to its forecast for 2004 sales growth at the prestigious Mercedes Car Group, even though sales at its flagship auto division fell in August for the seventh month this year.
Chrysler Group plans to mix it with Europe's power brokers, using its growing SRT performance range. Both the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300C are getting the Street and Racing Technology treatment, following on from the supercharged 347bhp Crossfire SRT-6 shown at Geneva.
Fleming Brothers Citroen and ChryslerJeep in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, has been sold to the Ipswich and Norwich Co-Operative Society for an undisclosed sum.
DaimlerChrysler has sold its 10.5% stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motors.
DaimlerChrysler UK has appointed Neil Williamson as its director of network development. He succeeds Mike Manley, who has moved to the US as vice-president of dealer operations with Chrysler Group, and will join the company’s executive management team on August 16.
Staff at DaimlerChrysler UK’s headquarters have been on the receiving end of a peaceful protest against the manufacturer’s use of leather in car interiors.
DaimlerChrysler has appointed prestige replacement vehicle specialist, Accident Exchange, to provide accident management and business support services to its Mercedes Benz retail operations in its Birmingham and Manchester territories.
DaimlerChrylser has today won its battle with unions over the introduction of new working practices, striking a €500m (£332m) a year cost-saving agreement.
The German government has welcomed on Monday DaimlerChrysler's offer to cut top executives' pay to resolve a dispute with employees over longer working hours.
DaimlerChrysler UK has announced the appointment of Neil Williamson as director network development. Williamson will join the executive management team of the Milton Keynes-based company on August 16, and will report to president and CEO Wilfried Steffen.
German-US car giant DaimlerChrysler has warned it may cut 6,000 jobs and shift production of its new C-class models outside of Germany.
We’re a funny old bunch, us Brits. Despite the fact we only get a few weeks worth of sunshine each year we do love our convertibles and the market continues to grow – increasing 32% to over 50,000 registrations from January to May 2004.
ChryslerJeep is resigned to losing a small minority of its franchised retail network as it gears up for greater volume and the 2005 launch of the Dodge franchise.
Sytner Group is working closely with DaimlerChrysler UK to develop new ways of presenting cars in Mercedes-Benz showrooms. Point-of-sale innovations will later be made available across Mercedes’ UK network.
DaimlerChrysler UK has announced the appointment of Will Robson to the position of communications director, in effect from today.
Mitsubishi Motors has negotiated a $4bn (£2.17bn) rescue package with Japanese and US investors, following the decision by DaimlerChrysler not to invest more turnaround money.
DaimlerChrysler's recent recall of some 680,000 Maybach, SL, S and E- series Mercedes-Benz vehicles to fix problems in their advanced electrohydraulic brake systems, points to the risks manufacturers run in their efforts to stay ahead of technology, it has been claimed
DaimlerChrysler Services UK has announced a number of senior management appointments including Peter Derks as managing director. Peter succeeds Alwin Epple who has left the UK to take up a new position on the Board of DaimlerChrysler Services in Berlin
MetaSystem UK, a vehicle security manufacturer, has been appointed as DaimlerChrysler's new supplier of aftermarket security systems for the Smart model range
