Returning Chrysler UK managing director Simon Elliott has put dealer profitability at the top of his agenda.
Days after scooping the AM Award for Employer of the Year, Sytner Group has achieved fourth position in the Sunday Times ‘20 Best Big Companies to Work For’ 2008 guide.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for a cut in corporation tax in order to attract more global businesses to the UK. The lobby group said high taxes on business are damaging the UK economy.
Significant fresh product launches provided dream debuts for Volkswagen Group’s two new UK market executives at the Geneva motor show.
Tensions are rising in the Toyota retail network after the carmaker announced a new bonus structure that seriously impacts on dealers’ ability to make money.
Cars that have high emissions of CO2 will be slapped with a large sales tax, according to reports. The measures in this Wednesday's Budget could increase their prices by £2,000.
Former Dutton Forshaw managing director Maurice Rourke is back in the automotive industry with two new ventures.
Condè Nast and Ferrari have reached an agreement to co-publish a magazine dedicated entirely to the high performance car brand.
An industry consortium is piloting a scheme which allows vehicle technicians to work on written-off vehicles during their college training.
Interestingly, latest industry figures suggest that credit reference searches for motor finance are on the increase, while personal loans searches are falling.
There are often hidden costs in developments that can provide an unpleasant surprise at the end of a building project.
THINK, the Norwegian electric car maker is to re-launch its two-seater city car in the UK at the end of the year.
Due to a printing error the front cover of AM has a picture of a Suzuki Splash with a quote about the Hyundai i10.
How will you prepare your business for the requirements of industry self-regulation and market leading customer service? This is a key issue which will be tackled at the AM Aftermarket Conference on March 14.
BMW will set the cat among the pigeons (again) next year when it slides the covers off a radical new crossover.
The most startling quote seen so far this year came from GM Europe’s chief marketing officer, Alain Visser, who said about the upper- medium (Mondeo) sector, “People will return from other sectors because the industry wrongly thought business drivers in particular don’t want sexy cars.”
Bolton Kia has installed interactive video screens in its showroom and aftersales facility in a £250,000 refurbishment.
Saab’s latest concept car, the 9-X BioHybrid has been named “best concept” at the Geneva Motor Show.
Staff discipline is a matter that management can’t ignore, whether it involves a sales executive or a bodyshop technician.
Castrol has commissioned its biggest survey of franchised service departments across the UK.
CV questions to industry highflyers.
A case was referred to the European Courts concerning whether the EC Equal Treatment Directive (the European law which filters down to our own national law) would protect employees who are associated with disabled people such as carers.
In a recent case (Airbus UK Ltd v Webb) an employee had been given a final warning for gross misconduct for fraudulent use of company time.
Recent surveys to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) showed 20% of employers carried out some drug/alcohol testing last year.
In a recent case (GAB Robins v Triggs), it was decided that when bullying has led to an employee’s constructive dismissal no compensation could arise from the Employment Tribunal claim for the previous bullying.
A recent case (English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds) fellow workers engaged in homophobic banter against a heterosexual man, who was known not to be gay, simply because he lived in Brighton and attended a boarding school.
Dealers are experiencing a great deal of apprehension over manufacturer control, according to the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association’s latest dealer attitude survey.
New car registrations took a 5.4% fall in February down to 69,610 units, which is in line with forecasts according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
