The announcement that Toyota has appointed its first non-Japanese director, American Jim Press, underlines the growing global opportunities for the best people.
On April 13, Aston Martin workers took strike action over pay conditions when 656 Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) members walked out an hour before the end of their shift.
Ford will update its Galaxy and S-Max models tomorrow with new features and specifications.
Kia is recalling 1,561 Kia Sorentos to rectify an airbag wiring problem.
Business confidence in the motor retail industry has risen for the second consecutive quarter, and is now running at a record high since the launch of the AM/HPI Litmus Test in November 2005.
Pendragon will combat the over-supply of nearly-new cars in the first quarter by completing its business restructure plans, which includes the termination of 26 new car franchises.
PSA Peugeot Citroen posted a 6.5% increase in first quarter consildated sales and revenue to €14.9 billion (£10.1bn), compared to €13.9bn (£9.5bn) for the first three months of 2006 in the wake of proposed job cuts.
The Garage, the Discovery Channel’s independent garage reality TV show, is looking for a mechanic to star in its third series.
Ford’s Parts Plus website has been re-launched to promote its aftermarket parts programme.
UK car dealers are worried that manufacturers developing alternative engines will not be ready to cope with the rise in customer demand for ‘green’ technology in the near future.
The Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA) has elected Marc Matthew as its new chairman to take over from Philip Maskell.
Hyundai-Kia has extended its football sponsorship deal with UEFA for the Euro 2008 championships in Austria and Switzerland.
Škoda’s Mladá Boleslav factory has produced the 500,000th Octavia.
Dealers can now post their RAC inspected vehicles up for sale online at www.racinspectedcars.co.uk.
Van franchise LDV has retail growth squarely in its sights this year, fuelled by its expanding Maxus range.
BMW has showcased a new design concept at the Shanghai Auto Show this week.
Trading Standards are increasingly using powers under the Enterprise Act to seek court orders against businesses that flout consumer laws.
It has previously been held that part time workers should receive a pro-rata number of days off for bank holidays – generally Mondays – if they don’t generally work on those bank holidays.
Did you know that if an employee suffers an accident, which causes him/her to be unable to do their full range of normal duties for at least three days, or an accident occurs, which could have led to a reportable injury e.g. collapse of ramp or wall or perhaps an electrical short circuit causing an explosion, then all these incidents require you to make a report to the HSE under RIDDOR?
As a cost reduction exercise, as with Trading Standards enforcement, businesses may find that they receive a letter from HSE asking certain questions about Health and Safety at your premises.
In a recent case (Yorke et al v Moonlight) (the perhaps not so unusual) occurrence of an interfering member of a family was highlighted when it came to a constructive dismissal case.
Lawgistics have promoted a “running your own warranties” scheme since January 2005 and now have over 600 clients who benefit financially as a result.
A new amendment to the Religion and Belief Discrimination Regulations means that any philosophical belief can now be considered as a starting point for a discrimination case whereas previously it was necessary for it to be a philosophical belief similar to a religion or religious belief.
There are a number of agencies popping up who will sell your car or buy you one, for a fee. In these days of personal shoppers it can be a good business venture.
This question crops up many many times and the answer is often not at all clear. In a recent case (James v Redcats (Brands) Ltd), a person set up a business as a courier for a company.
An Oldham trader, Vince Miller, has been required to withdraw 500 mini motors from sale on safety grounds.
JCT600 has boosted its Vauxhall representation in West Yorkshire to three sites after buying an Evans Halshaw dealership at Castleford, near Wakefield, from Pendragon in a £3m deal.
Administrators have been appointed to used car supermarket Cars 4U, based near Cardiff, which collapsed at the end of March, leaving 30 employees redundant and several customers out of pocket.
A Newbury retailer has begun a three-year jail sentence for fiddling car mileages at his £12m turnover independent dealership.
Automotive logistics group AutoLogic has appointed Roger Putnam, former chairman of Ford Great Britain, and John Davies, previously MD of Lloyds TSB’s Asset Finance Division, as non-executive directors on its board.
