Insurers’ shake-up of body repair networks leaves firms looking for revenue streams.
The rate at which bodyshops go into liquidation isn’t going to slow down due to the increasingly small amounts of profit to be made, according to the ABP Club.
Helphire credit cases have risen by a quarter compared to the same period last year.
Bentley Motors is Accident Exchange’s first conquest.
Peugeot moves to reassure retailers facing big changes, shake-up in dealer network will help stem slump in new car sales, says carmaker.
Subaru (UK) has signed a full commercial agreement with Standox, the car paint company, covering the UK and Ireland.
HMRC in charge of VAT recovery have sought to force motor dealer groups to consider profit comparisons rather than income comparisons between VAT-able and VAT-exempt sales.
A recent case (Crowson Fabrics Ltd v Rider and others) set out useful guidance where ex-employees have deliberately used their present employment to set up in competition.
Northern Irish dealer group Lindsay Ford is using a temporary building to continue trading from its Lisburn showroom, near Belfast, during a £2 million refurbishment programme.
Former BMW UK executives Nigel Payne and Steve Mills are redeveloping their Benham BMW and Mini dealerships in Wolverhampton.
CircleRed ready to roll out retail park to other locations after the success of its Newcastle site.
Andrew Sproston (42), Sales director, Fiat Group UK
Apprenticeships in the automotive industry have been given a further fillip following a proposed parliamentary bill that says they will be available to all suitably qualified young people.
Robert Forrester, Vertu Motors managing director, is leading by example, by being the first to complete a new training programme for the company.
A round up of the latest appointments in the automotive industry.
AW Repair Centres is putting emphasis on customer service to drive it forward in the independent accident repair market.
Automotive Management Accreditation to start as pilot in September.
Peugeot UK plans to sever its link with the premium saloon market by prematurely ending imports of the 607 later this year.
The growth in sales of larger-engined cars over recent years is likely to be stemmed as consumers feel the squeeze of the economic downturn.
Carmaker strategy to protect its premium position
Citroën’s brighter light at end of the tunnel, dealer council chairman says relationships have ‘moved forward tremendously’.
Division of Unipart expected to close next month
Keeping it simple in a mixed material world.
Skoda has moved from sharing car parts with sister brand Volkswagen to sharing ideas.
VAT experts are warning motor retailers that a tribunal victory for Camden Motors Group does not automatically guarantee success with other claims.
Incoming chief urges members to get more involved.
Listers Group is thought to have its sights set on Taylors BMW and Mini in Boston.
A car registrations company has been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority for suggesting it could offer the best price for any registration in the UK.
General Motors is closing four truck assembly plants and has put its Hummer brand under strategic review as the US car market begins to shift towards smaller, more efficient cars.
A Yorkshire car dealer was battered to death in his own home in a bungled burglary which his ex-lover helped to plot.
