Bentley Motors has appointed Accident Exchange to provide strategic and resource support for the on-going development of its global paint and body network.
Government will overhaul vehicle recovery charges from October 1.
Yorkshire car dealer Akif Butt has been imprisoned for six months after admitting selling clocked cars
A car dealer received a verbal warning after he parked a 4x4 on a traffic island in an attempt to sell the vehicle.
Whitmores Vauxhall in Kent is replacing its Kalamazoo dealer management system with MMI's Automate.
Toyota and Subaru have confirmed that they are to jointly develop a small sports coupe.
Despite the Chancellor postponing the increase on fuel tax until October, many are still feeling the squeeze, with fuel prices having increased by almost 20% in 12 months.
The £2.4 billion turnover Retail Automotive Alliance has entered into a partnership with the British Credit Trust because of its expertise in sub-prime finance.
Dealers are being urged by finance companies to get to grips with the long-term implications of Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Budget changes to vehicle excise duty bands.
Older used cars are the Cinderella stock of the dealer’s forecourt.
Until the end of June, Saab has 36-month PCP deals on several variants of its 9-3 compact executive car at an APR of 2.9%. It also has a 0% hire purchase offer on some 9-3 models.
New chairman David Betteley said at the annual dinner that the Finance & Leasing Association would make financial education “a particular theme” for the year ahead.
Planned spending on cars over the next six months to is set to fall by £11.1 billion to £47.5 billion, according to Sainsbury’s finance car buying index.
The long-term decline in heavy industry, which culminated in the virtual disappearance of coal-mining in the 1980s, hit the Welsh economy harder than most.
Audatex’s has launched a new 'effective management' training course for bodyshops.
A woman with disabilities is suing Tesco because it will not allow staff to pump up her car tyres.
Top 10 AM100 group Vertu Motors is asking its shareholders to approve its plan to buy back 10% of its own shares
Mazda is urging independent repairers to ensure company cars have their service records maintained on its online database, to enable fast track access of digital service records.
Teams of technicians and sales staff from 15 Inchcape Volkswagen dealerships are taking part in a project to rebuild old Volkswagens and auction them for charity.
A simpler tax return is being sent by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to most of the 9.3 million self-assessment tax payers.
Phoenix Wimbledon is trialling a new Chevrolet drive-in fitting room concept which will allow customers to see what they look like in their cars.
The Sexy Green Car show is returning to the Eden Project in Cornwall on May 23-31 to showcase the latest low-emission vehicles from car manufacturers.
A report from the European Commission (EC) has stated there is "no valid reason" to renew block exemption in 2010.
The European Commission has cleared a £500 million deal which gives Renault a 25% stake in Avtovaz, the Russian owner of Lada.
The adult National Minimum Wage will increase from £5.52 to £5.73 per hour.
Carter & Carter’s automotive training division has closed with around 700 redundancies because no one was interested in buying it.
The RMIF has bought back parts of ReMIT, the training company it sold for £25.5m to Carter & Carter in 2006. The deal, for Carter & Carter's apprentice learning division, was completed with its administrator, Deloitte.
The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 5% from 5.25% to help the economy in the face of the credit crunch.
Citroen has expanded its commercial vehicle sales team, promoting Scott Michael to commercial vehicle sales manager.
Welsh company Stevens Vehicles has launched a £15,000 five-seater electric car and a £12,000+VAT electric van to capitalise on demand for zero emission urban vehicles.
