Vehicle dealers are giving up on insurance sales due to over-regulation from the Government.
Honda (UK) has launched a new recruitment programme to help its dealers target and assess the best technicians, sales staff and managers.
The BMW Group revealed a 34.3% drop in pre-tax profits for the first quarter of 2007 to €852 million (£582m) compared to €1,296m (£885m) for Q1 2006.
Unite, Britain’s biggest trade union, has been launched today and has been urging young workers to “join us to stop exploitation”.
Pinewood, the dealer management system company, has signed its first major overseas deal with South African franchise dealer, Reeds Motor Group.
BCA is selling Ford’s commercial vehicle range above the prices achieved when the first nearly new vehicles came onto the market last December.
Latest results from sales across the UK.
The Volkswagen Group increased its sales revenue by 5.1% to €26.6 billion (£18.1bn) in the first quarter of 2007.
Vertu Motors Property, a subsidiary of Vertu Motors, has acquired Blake Holdings (Blakes) for an estimated £4.9 million.
Pendragon, which owns Reg Vardy, has opted to pull out of its sponsorship deal with Sunderland AFC, which has carried the Vardy name on its team shirts for eight years.
Renault has added three new versions of its Clio with additional specifications and features.
Hyundai’s first quarter profits fell 10.2% to 307.4bn won (£165m) compared to 342.39bn won (£185m) over the same period a year ago.
Six months since its first report on the subject, Manheim’s latest Market Analysis for Light Commercials vehicles has revisited the impact colour has on residual values.
MNH Vehicle Contracts has taken over Platinum Fleet Management for an undisclosed sum.
A Chinese vehicle manufacturer will enter the top 10 most successful manufacturers by 2020, according to new research from a growth consulting company.
Subaru is running a special five years’ peace of mind offer for all B9 Tribeca SUV customers from today until July 31.
The Transport Research Laboratory has appointed Ian Graham as its new general manager.
Ford has been voted Britain’s most trusted car brand for the seventh consecutive year by Reader's Digest readers.
A motor retailer founded in 1919, which has had its Subaru/Isuzu franchise terminated by IM Group, says it was losing money after pressure to self-register cars.
FJ Chalke, a dealer group based at Warminster, Wiltshire, has paid more than £1m to acquire Vale Motors of Wincanton and its freehold site.
With the current focus on CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, the first quarter’s registration figures are being scanned for signs of downsizing.
Say the word hybrid and you think of one manufacturer: Toyota. The world’s most successful car brand has carved out a saintly, electric niche of its own in the past decade with cars like the Prius.
The new Mondeo will feature the most hi-tech driver technology ever seen in a car from Ford as the manufacturer attempts to take its vital upper-medium model upmarket.
Michelin has decided to close its final salary pension scheme and transfer members to a ‘less favourable’ one, according to the Transport and General Workers Union.
Workers in the UK are facing an uphill struggle as latest figures show an increase in the number of redundancies.
British van maker LDV is promising to double production at its Birmingham plant in the next year and become a global player.
David Jeggar will step down as HR Owen’s finance director tomorrow.
Paul Philpott reveals to AM editor Stephen Briers the significant role fleet will play in broadening the appeal of Kia, riding on the crest of the wave created by the new Cee'd and the plans to introduce a fleet programme championed by up to 30 UK dealers.
Gilbran, the automotive real estate company, has completed work on the new Truro Mercedes-Benz dealership for City West Country (‘CWC’).
BMW UK has joined forces with AEG to become the official automotive partner with the new O2 Arena in London.
