Several dealer councils have worked with law firm TLT to negotiate the removal of contractual provisions which grant manufacturers control over who runs specific dealerships.
BEN, the automotive charity, has given its Special Award for Outstanding Support to Cambria Automobiles following its fundraising effort through Payroll Giving, donations and regular support for BEN events.
Publicly listed motor retailer Caffyns has announced operations director Guy Ainsley is stepping down with immediate effect.
Training provider Skillnet has appointed Andy Palmer, former director of education and skills at British Telecom, as the company’s new managing director.
Rodney Cuff, who founded what would become Platinum Motor Group in the South West, has died at the age of 73.
An exciting new partnership with the local Listers car dealership will see South Worcestershire College in Evesham receiving 15 cars for its technical students to practice on.
Jon Wakefield has been appointed as Volvo UK’s new sales director.
Stefan Jacoby has left Volvo as president and CEO after an “amicable agreement” with the board of directors.
Franchised dealers need to radically change their approach to selling in order to survive, is the stark warning from automotive sales training company TALENTStream’s John Gardiner.
Mike Whittington has been promoted as the new managing director of Mercedes-Benz Retail Group (MBRG) with effect from January 1, 2013.
Automotive training and software company BTC believes dealers are missing out on sales through a combination of poor customer service and lack of sales process.
Former Trader Media Group marketing director Matt Thompson has joined CAP as its new marketing director.
Hyundai has honoured its top apprentices from its UK apprentice programme at the company’s sixth annual awards.
Ex-Inchcape chief Spencer Lock has been named as BCA’s new managing director.
Leyton Cooper, divisional group buying manager at Chester-based ACF Car Finance, died "suddenly and unexpectedly" at the age of 35 on September 20.
AM is launching its search for the best dealer principal or general manager in the UK with a new category for its 2013 awards.
Porsche Cars GB has appointed a new marketing and ownership general managers.
The highly acclaimed Dale Carnegie Training Leadership Award, which recognises outstanding leadership and innovation in the field of human resources and training, has been presented to the head of a UK franchised dealer group.
Staff at Thurlow Nunn Vauxhall have raised over £3,500 for local charities in East Anglia after cycling 240 miles.
Two new sales jobs have been created at a car dealership in Motherwell.
