Motor trade body and accident management business MVRA has been sold to insurance underwriter Capita Group for an undisclosed sum.
Fine car though the outgoing Ford Mondeo was, the four-door saloon never really got customers very excited. Same engines and impressive drive, just the wrong bodystyle.
Peugeot has added a new multi media system as an option on its 807 range.
The Just Car Clinic Group has acquired a car accident repair business from Trinity Motors for £113,000.
Robert Forrester has begun injecting fresh blood into Bristol Street Motors group within months of its takeover by his AIM-listed company, Vertu Motors.
At the AM100 Dinner on Monday night we paid tribute to Sue Brownson OBE, managing director of Blue Bell.
Hodgson, the north east based independent car dealer, is targeting a 10% growth in staff numbers this year in order to maintain high service standards for customers.
Alfa Romeo has appointed Frank Stephenson to head up its styling centre near Milan, Italy.
Pebley Beach, the Suzuki and Hyundai dealer, has announced its intention to become Swindon and the Cotswolds’ first green car dealer.
Sytner Group has added two extra Audi centres to its current portfolio by acquiring John Fox Audi in Nottingham and Leicester for an undisclosed sum.
Is a daily rental operation a useful addition to a franchised dealership? When many motor retailers are looking to broaden their revenue streams, could this be an additional source of income?
Honda will launch two new versions of its Accord in September to help battle competition from the competitive D-segment saloon market.
The Nanjing Automobile Corporation has teamed up with Healey Automobile Consultants and HFI Automotive to collaborate on the development of the Healey and Austin Healey sports cars bearing their name.
Dale Wyatt has been appointed general manager in charge of dealer development at Suzuki GB in Milton Keynes.
Ever wondered about the competing pressures of making cars cleaner and more fuel efficient, at the same time as safer, comfier and faster?
Mercedes-Benz dealers are offering owners an air-conditioning system check for £49.
Fiat’s Powertrain Technologies has developed a high performance 1.9 JTD MultiJet diesel engine for the manufacturer to use in its Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo models.
Nissan is to invest a further £2.4 million in its Sunderland plant to increase Qashqai production.
Ford is seeking buyers for its Jaguar and Land Rover brands in Europe as the money- losing manufacturer seeks to focus on its North American business.
Christopher Macgowan is to step down from the SMMT at the end of this year. Should we judge his nine-year tenure as chief executive as a success?
Two former directors of European Motor Holdings (EMH) have returned to motor retailing three months after selling the business with ambitions to build a new dealer group.
AM has won been named Trade Journal of the Year by BEN, the motor industry charity.
Despite a 10% increase in sales, Caffyns has a lot more work to do before it shows a level of return that is better than “poor” from its franchise mix, according to an industry analyst.
<img src="../_images/articles/blacktie.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="AM100 black tie dinner"> The evening is an opportunity to meet friends and colleagues in the retail industry and see the official unveiling of the new AM100 listing of automotive retail groups.
A Lithuanian catwalk queen is proving a model saleswoman after joining the team at a Seat dealership in Milton Keynes.
Two-thirds of women either made or had significant input into the car buying decision in their household, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturer’s and Traders (SMMT) Women and Motoring survey.
ASDA has teamed up with the RAC to launch its own motor breakdown cover service.
Management at Leeds-based Zenith Vehicle Contracts, one the UK’s largest independent vehicle leasing companies, have completed their third buyout of the company in less than four years.
Daihatsu’s new Materia mini-MPV goes on sale in July and will be priced from £10,995 on-the-road.
MirraChrome, the chrome-effect spray paint, is now available direct in the UK through Autopaint International, thanks to a distributorship agreement with American paintmaker, the Alsa Corporation,
