Saab’s Approved Used Car Scheme has been named best in Britain in the Auto Express Used Car Honours 2007 for the additional features on offer compared to other manufacturers.
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.
Ford has cut its first quarter losses from $1.4 billion (£703m) to $282 million (£141.4m).
Businesses in the motor industry could win £300,000 as part of a training fund prize at the Edge Awards 2007.
Hodgson Toyota apprentice Michael Derham, has been named as Toyota’s European Apprentice of the Year, less than six months after winning the UK title.
Nissan’s net profits took an 11.1% drop in the year to March, forcing the Japanese manufacturer to extend its ‘2009 value-up’ plans to 2010.
A go-getting firm that encouraged a culture of long hours has been found liable for a road accident in which one of its workers was paralysed.
An Audi concept car unveiled in China points to a Land Rover Freelander rival due in 2010.
Thousands of employees could be jeopardising corporate security by divulging computer passwords to external sources.
Results from sales around the UK.
BMW is offering a five-year/60,000 miles service package for £190 when customers buy a 1-series.
Roelant de Waard, chairman and managing director of Ford of Britain believes the new Mondeo will shed its "Mondeo-man" moniker and tempt customers out of their Passats when it goes on sale in the UK in July.
Lamborghini Birmingham has officially opened its third UK dealership in Fort Dunlop this week, at a special showroom launch event.
Motor dealers unfairly issued with a HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) PAYE filing penalty notice for 2005/06 have until April 23 to appeal, or risk paying the fine.
Trying to unearth the profitability of carmaker-owned retail groups is nigh on impossible. For some, even disclosing turnover is a step too far.
Dealers are being offered direct marketing support from Mini to help promote the new Cooper D.
Windsors Motor Group has added a Nissan franchise to its 2.5 acre site in Wallasey, Wirral, replacing what had been the group’s MG Rover dealership since 1921.
A proposed merger between Automotive Skills and the Institute of the Motor Industry is still under discussion, despite initial hopes for a decision at the end of March.
Some of the top auto industry executives met in London this month to hear JD Power deliver its latest view of the global automotive economy up to 2014.
Nissan has delivered its 100,000 Note in Europe just over a year since its launch.
Land Rover dealerships across the UK will open their doors this weekend (April 28-29) to showcase the latest addition to the Freelander 2 range – the 2.2-litre diesel automatic.
Approved Car Finance (ACF), the Chester-based specialist car dealership, has opened a new branch in Livingston, west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
BMW’s M3 Coupé, the most powerful road-going M3 the marque has ever produced, will be priced at £50,625 on-the-road when it goes on sale in September.
BMW UK has warned that a spate of bogus emails titled ‘International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company’ are being circulated on the internet.
Kia is considering whether to offer its new Sportage with the seven-year warranty that is currently included with its Cee’d hatchback.
Chevron Global Lubricants expects to have more than 800 UK franchised dealerships in its Havoline Performance Plus Programme (HPPP) by the end of the year.
The deadline is approaching for independent repairers and trade associations to consult the European Commission about the provision of technical information by carmakers to the independent sector.
Kia Motors UK has added a feature to its consumer website that encourages buyers to purchase aftermarket accessories.
AM Dealership of the year (up to £10m turnover) CMW Automobiles Ltd has sold to Toll House Group for an undisclosed sum, just three weeks after winning the award.
