Paul Philpott, managing director of Kia Motors (UK), has won an ‘Achiever’ award from Motor Industry Magazine, published by the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Colt Cars Mid-West has begun work on its £4m Cheltenham and Gloucester dealership, which will bring the group’s total number of sites to 10.
Nidd Vale Group has bucked the national trend for falling new cars despite shunning high volume fleet deals in favour of a strategy focusing on retail sales.
Ford has had its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over its TV advertising linked with James Bond film Casino Royale.
New car production figures took an 11.8% dive in February to 115,651 units.
Škoda has appointed two new senior members to its business sales team in order to help the brand achieve recognition in the fleet market.
Main concerns for dealers and a summary of the key points so far.
Mazda will focus on ‘manufacturing innovation and accelerated structural reforms’ in its new four-year mid-term plans for fiscal years 2007 to 2010.
Proton has given its Lotus sports brand a £40 million loan order for the Norfolk-based company to clear its debts.
Administrators at Carshock have closed the business with immediate effect.
Land Rover’s new Freelander 2 has been awarded a five star rating in the Euro NCAP for adult passenger safety.
Mercedes-Benz has increased the price of its models by an average of 0.6% in its annual inflationary review.
Vauxhall has launched a special edition version of its Tigra in preparation for the summer.
Windsors Motor group has added Nissan to its two acre site in Wallasey, Wirral.
Vauxhall’s new Corsa hatchback can now be fitted with a VXR styling kit.
Manheim has launched a new market bulletin designed to bring commentary on the used car market for the previous month.
Caffyns has received £2.98 million from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) after a claim made as a result of the Marks & Spencer European Court case.
In our first video interview with leading figures in the UK automotive industry, AM editor Stephen Briers talks to Bernard Bradley, Honda UK head of sales, at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show this month.
Dealer principals now earn more than £60,000 a year, while other franchised dealer staff pay increases were recorded at below the UK average.
Inchcape, the independent international automotive retailer has opened its new Toyota showroom on Pride Park in Derby.
Howard Basford, Britain’s largest independently owned accident repair group, is actively seeking to increase its network of nine sites across the north west.
Fiat’s new 500 supermini will go on sale on July 4 in Italy, exactly 50 years from when the original 500 was first launched.
The Henson Motor Group has unveiled plans to increase turnover from £13 million to £100m and create more than 250 jobs in the next three years.
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying this 7-series was a clean break from its conservative predecessor.
Research has now confirmed what has been anecdotally reported for some time now – that good quality part exchange volumes are significantly down and reducing.
PSA Peugeot Citroën has today announced that contracts have been exchanged for the sale of the 140 acre Ryton site to Trenport Investments Limited.
In the Sixties, the US car industry was focused on a horsepower race – which car could claim the highest power output, with figures of up to 470bhp for production models.
Britain’s first official Hummer dealership has opened its doors. Right-hand drive versions of the smallest vehicle, the H3, are on sale now and will arrive in the summer.
Next year’s new XF saloon is the car to bring Jaguar screaming into the 21st century, according to company officials.
Saab Great Britain has presented its own ‘BioPower Budget’ to Gordon Brown ahead of his own Budget tomorrow.
