Subaru UK has launched a new three-year retail customer aftersales package called Everything Taken Care of (ETCo) which will be included in the price of every new model.
Farnell Land Rover in Bradford has taken the top award at the annual Land Rover dealer conference and awards ceremony.
West End Garage has opened its new multi-franchise Kia, Perodua and Proton showroom in Woking.
Group will continue its buy-and-build strategy if opportunities offer good value.
Leeds-based dealership believes keeping everything in-house is good for profits.
More than half of dealers have positive expectations for their used car sales and aftersales activities during 2012, according to a new survey from Experian.
Dealers are expected to lose 4% or £85.6 million in lost aftersales business by 2013 due to a drop in new car sales and aggressive pricing strategies by independent garages.
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YES: 26.1 %
NO: 73.9 %
AM Awards finalists announced26/01/2012
Renault dealer in liquidation26/01/2012
HR Owen gets sole UK Pagani franchise26/01/2012
Dealer claimed bonuses from unlawful registrations23/09/2011
Subaru launches three-year aftersales package27/01/2012
Closure of Vauxhall site follows Pentagon's investment elsewhere26/01/2012
Bradford dealership wins Land Rover top award27/01/2012
New parts boss at Ford Retail27/01/2012
West End Garage opens revamped showroom27/01/2012
New management team in place at Macrae & Dick Elgin27/01/2012
Social media can 'change the way you work'10/10/2011
Renault to cut dealer network by a third in 201220/12/2011
Bodyshop group Nationwide considers closures as issues profits warning22/11/2011
VW dealer Loders expected to be under new ownership by end of this week21/11/2011
Halfords Autocentres goes after LCV business13/09/2011
Benfield buys Colebrook and Burgess14/10/2011
Former Volvo boss Kerr to head Ford Retail Group02/11/2011
Franchised service history valued by customers07/11/2011
Volvo launches new servicing programme for 201206/01/2012
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