Honda Motor Europe is supporting the United Learning Trust's (ULT) proposal to establish a school in Swindon.
HR Owen has raised £2.5m to reduce its debts by releasing its five VW car franchises and one VW van outlet in an MBO headed by Jonathan Smith, previously the group’s Volkswagen divisional director.
The Virgin Group has given up trying to turn Virgin Cars into a money-making division, and pulled out of motor retailing. It could make a comeback, but not for at least five years.
Cadillac & Corvette Europe has announced that Malcolm Wade, managing director of the Cadillac & Corvette UK office, has taken over the position of sales director based at its European headquarters in Breukelen, Netherlands.
Production of Maxus vans has recommenced at LDV’s Drews Lane site in Birmingham, following the completion of a major refinancing programme by its new majority owner.
Motor retail analysts have begun to question whether Lookers is capable of its attempt to make a rival bid against Pendragon for Reg Vardy.
International Motor’s decision to now honour the warranties of new Subarus sold by third party retailers is ‘an act of good faith’ and not a U-turn, according to chairman and chief executive Ed Swatman.
Leeds-based used car dealer Khalid Malik has been jailed with three other men after being convicted of conspiracy to supply heroin.
Ford and Harrods have joined forces in a Fiesta promotion.
Acumotive has provided intensive two-day training courses to more than 2,000 Toyota delegates in just three weeks.
MG and Rover enthusiasts’ website MG-Rover.org has teamed up with satirical motoring website Sniff Petrol to launch a calendar.
Glasgow car dealers Scott Ennis and Martin McAndrew have been disqualified from acting as company directors following a DTI investigation.
A new feature on Honda’s re-vamped website is proving a hit with the public.
Harlow-based Motorsales has taken on the Vauxhall franchise from failed dealer Charvills.
Delegates gave autoretailing05 a resounding thumbs up. Stephen Briers reports
Bentley Motors will appoint Stuart McCullough as its new member of the board for sales and marketing in April.
Hyundai recorded its highest ever market share of the UK last year with 1.50%, up from 1.47% in 2005.
The all-new Fiat Grande Punto, which goes on sale in the UK on February 11, is making its London debut at Harrods department store in Knightsbridge from January 29.
A chat room run by female entrepreneur Ling Valentine, has helped to make more than £1 million a month for her web based contract hire company LingsCars.com.
Peugeot’s new 207 will go on sale in the middle of this year, and succeeds (not replaces) the French manufacturer’s best selling model, the 206.
Kia dealers have been told they will be supplied with only 6,000 Rios this year, and not the 15,000 they believed they could have sold.
Vauxhall has dusted off a personal lease product and trialled it with selected dealers with a view to network roll-out later this year.
Nissan has terminated its franchise contract with Barons of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, following a disagreement over refurbishing the dealership to its latest corporate standards.
Peter Cameron, operations director at The Bridewell Group, and director of Network Automotive Management, is to retire this month after more than 40 years in the motor industry.
Dealer management system specialist Pinewood has reported 2005 as a record year with more than 115 dealership installations of its Pinnacle DMS.
BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund is mourning the loss of one of its long serving members, John Joseph Tinker, who died on December 23 after a short illness.
Paul Laker, sales specialist at Harwoods of Sussex in Pulborough, has been rewarded for his outstanding success in selling the Bentley Arnage model in 2005.
After two years of record new car sales, Saab’s 94-strong UK dealer network is facing a struggle to prepare for the resultant growth in aftersales business.
Many senior automotive executives are pessimistic about the likelihood of profits improving in the motor industry in the coming years.
All Smart retailer websites are sporting the latest corporate standards. MotorTRAK is Smart UK’s chosen partner for the provision of retailer sites and the national approved used car locator which is incoporated into the manufacturer’s main site at www.smart.com/uk.
