Motor industry employers using non-European Union immigrant labour face major changes to the law from October 1.
Tracking market trends at the moment is a case of measuring how difficult conditions are and seeing whether things are worsening dramatically or simply remaining on a gentle downward trajectory.
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Scania have received the Training Quality Standard (TQS) as the first three manufacturers to undertake assessment under a pilot scheme.
Volkswagen has just shown the new Golf – and this will be next year’s range-topper – the sixth-generation GTI.
David Chittenden (40), Property consultant, Company Colliers CRE.
Snap-on Tools has appointed Max Christmas as marketing and product manager for the UK and Ireland.
Size is everything when it comes to MPVs.
Search for economy being reflected in market shares.
I’ve visited a few independent garages recently, and there seems to be a severe lack of knowledge about the new code of practice for service and repair.
Camden Retail is opening a new Ford dealership in Corby this month.
Saab dealers have endured a tough two years of falling new sales, but they are still averaging return on sales of 0.7% this year, with the top 15% exceeding 2%.
Mazda dealers are being given cash incentives to get rid of aged stock, as new registrations hit this month.
UK Ford dealers have already taken 1,000 pre-orders for the new Focus RS which goes on sale in spring 2009.
Skoda has upgraded the specification on its Octavia vRS model.
Liberty Electric Cars has appointed London-based Envy Motors as its first dealership.
Renault is reducing its Laguna production from two shifts to one following lower than forecast sales.
OMC Motor Group has taken on Kia in Oldham, replacing former franch-isee Lythgoe in the area.
Mini has already confirmed that it will be putting a 4x4 version of the popular city car into production, but here is the first official concept picture.
Plans by publicly listed dealer group Caffyns to raise funds from sales to housing developers of two disused dealerships have been thwarted.
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Just Car Clinics, the independent bodyshop chain, this morning reported a 16.8% rise in turnover from the first half of 2008.
Honda wants existing customers to help promote its new Jazz by sharing their ownership stories.
The UK's largest independent bodyshop group, Nationwide Accident Repair Services, has seen half-year operating profits rise to £3.8 million from £3.3 million.
Only one-tenth of workshops that have subscribed to the new code of practice for service and repair since its launch to the trade in May are independent.
Chorley Motor Group has closed the used car forecourt where the business began 19 years ago.
HR Owen chief executive Nick Lancaster is confident that the world’s wealthy will continue to support his specialist franchises during the economic downturn.
Lincolnshire used car dealership NLS Trade Direct has closed, citing vandalism as the final straw.
Successful recruitment and staff retention is a key topic of the AM People Skills Conference on September 17.
The Financial Services Authority has finally bared its teeth in the motor industry.
