Dealers are being warned away from used dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas/petrol cars because of poor residuals and limited opportunity to sell to private purchasers.
A consortium of British engineers is developing an advanced rapid manufacturing machine for dealerships that will enable customers to design parts for their own cars.
A limited offer of a 60% discount for buyers is one marketing initiative being pursued by Kia Motors as it fights to increase its 2% share of the UK market.
Skoda has given its Fabia supermini a facelift for 2005. A new front grille, spoiler and fog lamps, as well as new rear light clusters in the style of the new Octavia’s lights, complete the exterior changes, while inside there are new upholstery fabrics and a more modern dash.
Ford says it will take no action against a franchised dealer which was featured without the carmakers’ knowledge in a TV programme about poor business practices.
Parker’s Price Guide has launched a text message retail valuation service which will allow car-buyers to obtain an on-the-spot indication of what they should be paying.
Chrysler’s UK dealer network will have only 15 units of the Dodge SRT-10 supercar to sell during 2005, as the manufacturer wishes to bolster the car’s popularity by keeping it exclusive.
Honda gave its workforce a chance to brush up their client satisfaction skills last week, as part of National Customer Service Week.
Cosworth Technology, the specialist engine builder, has been put up for sale by its owner Audi.
BMW or Chevrolet – which would you choose? According to GM Daewoo dealer development manager David Moran, that’s not as daft a question as it first seems.
Production of Vauxhall cars in the UK was halted yesterday because of a shortage of parts caused by a strike in Germany over job cuts.
More than 155,000 cars were produced in the UK in September, of which over 107,000 were for the export market and 48,000 for the home market.
Automotive supplier United Polymers was put into administration yesterday.
Government proposals to allow the police to seize, and where appropriate destroy, uninsured vehicles have been revealed by Road Safety Minister David Jamieson.
The Government’s proposal to build a parallel tolled Expressway in an attempt to relieve congestion on the M6 north of Birmingham across Staffordshire and Cheshire could entrench rather than solve congestion.
Inchcape Retail and BCA are celebrating a decade in partnership with a programme of special sales featuring spot prizes and incentives.
Sweden’s government will try to help Saab Automobile AB’s last plant in the country win a fierce contest with an Opel plant in Germany to produce midsize cars in the future for General Motors, Government officials say.
Premier Supply, part of the DSJ Group, is expanding its product range with the launch of a range of tools and equipment.
Honda has unveiled its all-new compact five-door MPV, the six-seat FR-V, which goes on sale in the UK on November 16.
Glass’s, the used car guide, has announced that the average three-year-old car (Y-plate with 36,000 miles) is now worth £6,634, according to its latest market index report.
GM has announced that it will be constructing components for fairground rides, ski lifts and pogo sticks in a new aftersales initiative.
Honda has announced that its Swindon plant will begin assembling the 2.2-litre four-cylinder, all-aluminium diesel engine launched earlier this year in the Accord before the end of 2005.
Workers at the Bochum factory of German car maker Opel voted to return to work after paraylsing assembly lines for six days in protest at plans by Opel's US parent, General Motors, to slash 12,000 jobs in Europe.
Ferrari Maserati UK Ltd is the new name for the importer of Ferrari and Maserati cars in the UK.
Ford Motor Company yesterday reported sharply higher third-quarter losses from its North American automotive and luxury car operations.
BMW has launched its first diesel convertible, the 320Cd.
Details have been announced for the 2005 Repairer Conference to be held by repair network ABS.
Volkswagen has expanded its TDI line-up with the arrival of the Phaeton and Touareg V6 TDI models, both using a new 3.0-litre six-cylinder engine.
Volvo is launching Water Repellent Glass (WRG) to improve visibility and help prevent accidents when driving in wet weather.
A year ago Nick Gregg took on a job that he admits will never be finished
