Radford of Stafford and Knights of Newcastle have merged to create the region’s biggest BMW and Mini dealer group.
Plant Oxford, the only production site for Mini, is now the third largest motor manufacturer in the UK behind Toyota and Nissan.
Two independent franchised retailers have gone into administration.
Aftersales in spotlight as group intends to ‘set new standards’ with BMW facility
An administrative error has cost Nissan dealer Howards Garages (Weston) Limited in Weston-super-Mare more than £5,000 in fines and court costs.
Current regulations don’t seem to be working as planned. By Tony Willard
Healey’s new owners are in talks with two unnamed large dealer groups and a number of smaller independent specialist retailers in the UK as part of its plans to relaunch the marque.
Renault’s new Espace range is available to order now for customer deliveries on April 3, priced from £19,700 to £35,580.
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.
John Chambers, from Camberley, Surrey, is considering legal action after his Porsche engine blew up.
Autodata’s Technical Data and Diesel Data manuals have been updated for 2006.
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.
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.
Midlands dealer group Asgard has made three-quarters of its 100-strong workforce redundant.
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.
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).
