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.
Ford Retail has won the Motability Dealer Group of the Year award.
Online retailer New-Car-Discount.com has turned down two buyout bids from a large dealer group within the last six months, but does not rule out a sale by the end of the year.
Malmesbury, Wiltshire- based dealer David Hendry Cars is to relocate its operations after 27 years on the same site, moving into specially converted farm buildings near the town.
Renault has given its Espace MPV range a refresh for this year with a new model line-up and new diesel engines.
Half of all the UK’s qualified MoT testers could be made redundant if the plans go ahead to extend MoT test intervals, the Retail Motor Industry Federation has warned the Government.
Nissan wants to grow its LCV business by 20% this year by ‘developing its dealer network and implementing a concerted sales and marketing campaign’.
The Fiat Group has more than doubled its net profits in the first quarter of 2007 to €358 million (£242.9m) from €138m (£93.7m) a year ago.
Garages with the Kitemark license are capturing up to three years of car service, repair and warranty work from vehicle manufacturer dealerships.
Toyota has officially overtaken General Motors to become the world's biggest carmaker in the first quarter of this year.
Lexus has topped a survey of the best and worst UK car dealers, as voted for by British car owners.
Fleets and local businesses are to be given an exclusive preview of the new Audi A5 range before it goes on sale in the UK in a promotional campaign through the dealer network.
Gerry Clarke has been appointed as commercial vehicles director, Fiat Auto (UK), and takes over all commercial vehicle responsibilities from his predecessor, Kevin Henderson.
Trading has been under pressure at two rival credit hire companies, Bristol & London and Accident Exchange.
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has brokered an exclusive supply deal with refinishing product supplier Akzo Nobel, which will commit all RBS-approved repairers to using its Sikkens and Lesonal brands.
In what is likely to be his last budget speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown announced major changes to the rates affecting empty properties and alterations in capital allowances.
Colliers CRE has won the tender to build Arnold Clark’s new Motorstore used car superstore at the 11-acre site near Stafford.
In a bid to boost new and used car sales by 77% to 2,300 units over the next 18 months, Citygate Colindale on Edgware Road, London, is set to undergo a £5m refurbishment.
Sinclair Group, one of Wales’ largest motor groups, opened the doors on its flagship Mercedes-Benz dealership at Cardiff Gate Retail Park on April 16.
Wirral-based accident repair group Howard Basford is seeking to expand its network of nine sites with the acquisition of a number of existing facilities in the north west.
Debts in the bodyshop industry now total £722m, with insurers owing £495m at any one time, according to the 2007 Refnish Industry Survey.
EurotaxGlass’s International has appointed Deven Thakrar as its new managing director, UK and Ireland.
We are considering a change of publish day here in the AM office and we would like to know your opinion.
The lack of both product knowledge and product presentation skills jeopardizes the value of warranty products.
Get a Kitemark, boost your garage business – that’s the message from the British Standards Institute but also the companies who have already signed up to the scheme.
General Motors has revealed its E-Flex electric Chevy Volt concept at the Shanghai Auto Show this week.
A new online simulator to prove to drivers the dangers of being behind the wheel when travelling too fast, after drinking or when using a mobile phone has been launched by RoSPA.
Daihatsu sold 1,024 passenger cars in March, a record 60.8% rise compared with 637 sales over the same period last year.
Launching a hybrid rival to the Toyota Prius is not Ford’s short-term goal, says Lewis Booth, vice-president of Ford Motor Company and chairman of Ford of Europe.
Indian motor manufacturer Mahindra will return to the UK by the end of this year with a new SUV and pick-up.
