Nationwide Autocentres chief executive Tom Dunn and his senior management team will leave the business after a transitional period following the £49m acquisition funded by private equity investor Phoenix Equity Partners.
Volkswagen could cut up to 20,000 jobs over the next three year in a huge restructuring of the company, it announced today.
Chevrolet has introduced three-year/30,000-mile servicing with a fixed price of £145.
Kia Motors UK has appointed Byong Kwang Jang as its new president with immediate effect.
Honda is seeking a new dealer for west Norfolk after Jim Russell Garage in Downham Market relinquished the franchise and decided to quit motor retail after more than half a century.
Bristol Street Motor Group has won what is being claimed as a “landmark VAT appeal”, which could open the floodgates to similar appeals from dealers to recover overpayments to HM Revenue & Customs.
The assessments have been done, the judging is complete, the winners are a closely guarded secret.
Peugeot GB has become the latest carmaker to begin a trade parts club aimed at boosting its sales to independent garages.
Environmental health officers (EHOs) in Peterborough are undertaking a pilot scheme that sees them take responsibility for monitoring safety issues in workshops and bodyshops.
Autodata’s Technical Data and Diesel Data manuals have been updated for 2006.
John Chambers, from Camberley, Surrey, is considering legal action after his Porsche engine blew up.
The Maxxis MA-Z1 is now on sale in the UK.
Add-it, the UK manufacturer of automotive chemical and service products, has appointed Tim Ilett as a super distributor for East Anglia.
Swedish firm Kilen, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of chassis springs, has been appointed an approved supplier to Group Auto Union UK (GAU).
Skoda achieved a total of 2,360 sales in January, a 13.3% rise in the same period last year.
The market for new cars in central Europe fell by 0.7% in 2005 as consumers continued to fuel rising car ownership in the region's largest markets by buying imported used cars, according to JATO Dynamics.
Toyota has launched its third generation RAV4, which is priced from £18,995 on-the-road.
Chrysler’s Crossfire now comes with free Smartnav satellite navigation.
Westover Group, the Bournemouth-based multi-franchised group, moved quickly to buy four sites from Grant Thornton, joint administrative receivers, after Olympian Motor Group collapsed.
Audi is gearing up for its next new car family. This year may bring the TT MkII and Q7 SUV, but 2007 heralds the new A4 range, ultimately comprising five bodystyles (and two model series).
William Jacks chief executive John Adair is to retire in April, provided the sale to Sytner of the southern England dealer group goes through without a hitch.
Midlands dealer group Asgard has made three-quarters of its 100-strong workforce redundant.
TVR, bought by 24-year-old Russian former banker Nikolay Smolensky 18 months ago, wants to recruit more dealers in the UK and mainland Europe ready for a planned increase in sales.
Alfa Romeo UK has appointed Christopher Nicoll (37) as its new managing director.
ADP has sold its claims services business, including Audatex, to US company Solera for £560 million.
Pendragon has increased its profit before tax by 11.7% to £59.3 million, compared to £53.1 million in 2004.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault, has said today he will take the French manufacturer on a product offensive, launching an average of eight new models a year until 2009.
Whitehouse Chrysler Jeep’s after sales centre in Crayford is one of the first of three garages to be awarded the BSI Kitemark for service excellence.
Chevrolet will launch a new family saloon called the Epica at the Geneva Motor Show.
The Volkswagen Polo line-up has been extended with the addition of two new models: the Dune and the GTI.
