Simon Elliott’s first action on his confirmation as Chrysler UK managing director, was to call together the 83-strong retail network.
UK car production increased by 21% to 102,591 units in December for the sixth consecutive monthly rise.
Twenty-seven of the 33 main carmakers in the UK have a dealer council. According to the NFDA dealer attitude survey, they range from the effective – Jaguar, Toyota – to the ineffective – Volvo, Saab. Most are ranked between 2.5 and 3.0 out of five; in other words 50-60%, a ‘C’ grade at best.
Citroen has introduced an executive comfort Lounge version of its C4 Picasso especially for the UK market, priced at £23,995.
Fiat is in the black for the first time since 1998 after posting revenues 12.9% higher than last year at €59 billion (£44bn).
Smaller businesses will now pay just 10% on capital gains tax up to the first £1 million, instead of the 18% which was proposed last autumn.
Chorley Nissan Blackpool has taken on Caledonia’s Fiat site after reaching an agreement with the Italian manufacturer.
Cambria Motors has bought four Fiat dealerships from Caledonia Motors which went into administration on January 14.
Audi has opened its new showroom on Hamad Bin Suhaim Street in Qatar.
Fiat's Lancia brand has developed a Lancia Village on virtual reality social networking site Second Life.
Simon Elliott, Chrysler UK’s new managing director and ex Chrysler China boss, has been titled with CEO of the year at the China Automotive Toplist awards.
Peugeot has created a 136 Bellagio version of its 407 Coupe priced at £21,995.
Jack Doran, owner of Citroen dealer Jack Doran Motors in County Meath, Ireland, has been charged with price fixing.
General Motors is just ahead of Toyota by 3,000 units in the sales race to be the biggest car manufacturer in the world.
Toyota has revealed the eighth incarnation of its Land Cruiser V8, which replaces the Amazon in its large-scale SUV range.
David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party, has likened Gordon Brown to a second hand car dealer, with his attempts to save struggling bank, Northern Rock.
A House of Lords ruling will allow dealers to resubmit claims for overpaid VAT on demonstrators.
Koelliker UK, the new importer and distributor of SsangYong vehicles, has appointed Nigel Unwin as its marketing director to help raise the brands profile in the UK.
The Government and the European Union should not have pursued targets to increase the use of first generation biofuels, a committee of MPs has said.
The Bank of England voted in favour of keeping interest rates unchanged in January at 5.5% due to fears of over inflation.
Ebay Motors has partnered with insurancewide.com, an insurance comparison site, to provide its visitors with a choice of different insurance options.
The motor trade could be seriously affected if new legislation on temporary workers, which is being considered by the European Union, is implemented.
Dealer principals hold the success of dealerships in their hands.
Mazda will offer its supermini Mazda2 as a three-door for the first time this year.
Corgi, the British toy manufacturer, has “beaten Detroit to the punch” by signing with a fuel cell manufacturer to develop eco-friendly toys that run on water.
A Kia you can boast about is how the South Korean car company would like people to see the new three-door Pro_Cee’d.
Caledonia Motors has put all of its dealerships into receivership.
BMW may launch an environmentally focussed brand separate to its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce marques.
The similarities between the UK and South African new car markets and what the two industries can learn from each other were the main topics of discussion when the RMI’s National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) received a visit from South African dealers this week.
Remember the Volkswagen Scirocco and Corrado? Fans of compact coupés talk fondly of Volkswagen’s affordable sports cars from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, ruing the day Wolfsburg pulled them from its brochures back in 1995.
