Hendy Group has invested more than £1m in a new parts warehouse in the south of England.
Aftermarket parts supplier AC Delco is gearing up for growth, with the formation of a new sales team and new headquarters.
A trio of Welshmen have unveiled a device which they claim can turn any car into a zero-emissions vehicle.
Mitsubishi and Volvo are the latest vehicle manufacturers to announce aftersales promotions to encourage customers into new cars and into their franchised workshops.
The Department for Transport has launched a ‘best on CO2’ ranking for new cars on its website.
DaimlerChrysler will extend stop/start engine techn-ology, to be introduced on the Smart ForTwo this autumn, across the Mercedes-Benz range.
Ebbon-Dacs is aggressively pursuing business from Kalamazoo and Kerridge as it bids to raise the profile of its dealer management system EDVantage.
Two dealer management system experts have formed a consultancy to help dealers get more from their IT system.
Nanjing Automotive Corporation UK has signed a letter of intent to cooperate with Shanghai Automotive Corporation on the production of cars.
In an industry first, Nanjing Automotive Corporation UK has awarded an MG new car sales franchise to the MG Owners’ Club. It becomes the 13th dealer to be awarded the franchise.
Mini has revealed the first details of its five-door Clubman model, which will go on sale in the UK on November 10.
Peugeot took a different approach. It launched the 4007 at Longleat Safari Park. And included an overnight stay in luxury teepees. That’s not an oxymoron, these Nordic wigwams had posh beds used by the Ritz and Claridges with the finest cotton linen.
Average values of dealer part exchanges mirrored the general market trend in June with prices falling for the second consecutive month.
Unite’s first meeting with Ford over the possible sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover brands was ‘highly charged, but inconclusive’.
Mazda is taking its cars to the shopping centre to let potential customers have a test-drive around the car park.
Peugeot plans to cut its UK retail network by around 30 outlets by 2010, in order to make the remaining dealers more profitable.
Lincolnshire Nissan and Renault dealer Crystal Motor Group has added BMW and Mini to its franchises with the purchase of Astle Group.
After months of debate, discussion and deliberation, the Government gave the Institute of the Motor Industry the green light to merge with Automotive Skills.
Family-owned Renault dealership Gravells of Kidwelly is to build a new £3 million workshop and showroom in an expansion that could create up to 20 new jobs.
CAP’s John Dennis steps up to role of national sector manager for finance and insurance.
Dealers pursuing a ‘class action’ against HM Revenue & Customs could stand to win four times the amount of VAT compound interest owed to them on demonstrator vehicles, sums that could run into millions of pounds.
Manheim has acquired NXGN, the UK’s provider of online motorcycle marketing solutions, for an undisclosed sum.
After a period of regular acquisitions and expansion, UK No1 dealer Pendragon faces its biggest challenges since it was formed in 1989.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has launched its first approved used car programme for its six UK dealerships, aiming to give customers similar quality assurance and service to a new car.
Staffordshire-based retail group Knights BMW and Mini has opened its £10m new-build site at Radial Park near Stoke-on-Trent. It will be one of the largest BMW dealerships in the country.
Portsmouth-based Hendy Group will open its a multi-million pound new dealership in Eastleigh at the end of July, housing its second Kia franchise alongside its existing local Ford and Mazda franchises which will be relocated to the new site.
Retail demand for used 4x4s is flagging, while new figures show that depreciation has been significantly steeper than in other vehicle sectors over the past two years, according to new research by CAP.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled its new Phantom Drophead Coupé for the first time in Spain, at its dealership in Marbella.
Audi Warrington has relocated to a new site on Gemini Retail Park, Westbrook in Warrington after outgrowing its previous location.
Shay Bannon, Toby Underwood & Graham Newton, business restructuring partners at BDO Stoy Hayward, have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Dixon Motor Holdings Ltd, trading as Dixon.
