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According to new data from Complete Automotive Solutions (CAS), part of the Manheim Group, many dealers achieved better than predicted aftersales revenue last year.
The Mazda total loss avoidance programme, Mazda Save It, has been running for just over two years, and is now open to the whole UK market.
Kia Motors (UK) is recalling 25,192 vehicles for the replacement of a possibly faulty brake light switch on a variety of cars built between 2006 and 2011.
Hyundai has changed 40% of its dealer network as it embarks on a drive to improve the experience in its showrooms and service departments to help it hit a 5% market share.
Fix Auto UK’s presence inside the M25 has been strengthened with the signing of North-East London-based LRM Accident Repair Centre, which becomes Fix Auto Hainault with immediate effect.
AIM-listed Quindell Portfolio, the provider of software, consultancy and technology, has announced a new agreement with Honda to handle a range of accident management services for the motor manufacturer's UK customers.
Rybrook Warwick has been named as the best aftersales operation in the world at BMW’s own ‘Excellence in Sales’ awards held in Munich, Germany.
Suzuki has launched a new dealer marketing initiative to reach out to prospective new trade partners, based on fresh, friendly and informal style and use of language.
More than two-thirds of franchised workshops in the UK expect their business to expand by 2015, according to new data released by Castrol Professional.
Portsmouth-based Motorworld Car Bodyshop has joined the Fix Auto network.
Ford has launched a loyalty and incentive package aimed at showing motorists the value of franchised network servicing.
A tax avoidance scheme designed to avoid VAT on car repairs that could have cost the Exchequer £600 million a year has failed after a successful challenge by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Mitsubishi dealers are receiving support from this month in providing aftersales for any used cars they sell.
Kia Motors Europe has renewed its technical partnership agreement with Shell Lubricants.
Land Rover UK has designed an optional five-year service pack for new Range Rover Evoque customers.
Castle Point Motors in Benfleet, Essex, has been named Unipart Car Centre of the Year.
Fix Auto UK has cemented its presence in the South West of England with the announcement that it has appointed Tavistock Accident Repair and Service Centre to its network.
The latest European Commission (EC) frequently asked questions (FAQs) on block exemption have uncovered the potential for manufacturers to lock customers in to franchised dealers for servicing if they have bought a car through a PCP (personal contract plan).
Euro Car Parts, the UK car and van parts distributor, has agreed to merge with Netherlands-based Sator Holding following a £176 million deal.
UK franchised dealers may face further competition from a campaign by the RMI's Independent Garage Association to raise awareness of its members.
Mercedes-Benz has revamped its Service Care plan and promoting its franchised network as offering an annual service from £1 per day.
‘Service plan’ is a banned phrase at Simpsons Skoda in Preston and Colne although the product forms an essential element of the dealership’s culture.
The Eastern Western Motor Group has renewed its ‘onward mobility’ contract with Accident Exchange for a further two years.
A Leicester dealership has been named the UK's best for customer satisfaction in Motor Codes' Garage of the Year Competition.
