The Add-It brand of automotive additives and aerosols has been relaunched by its new owner, James Briggs Ltd.
Standox has started a new training programme at its new multi-million pound Refinish Academy in Stevenage.
Fiat hopes its new Bravo will make dealers forget the Stilo’s underwhelming achievements. It flew 220 dealers and key fleet customers from the UK to Rome for a VIP launch of the new five-door hatch.
The awards committee at the Institute of Transport Management has awarded Black Horse Motor Finance the Innovation in Motor Finance 2007 Award for its pioneering new finance business management system, LetsUConnect.
With the new Honda Civic Type R, dealers are being offered a hot hatch built to appeal to a wider market than its predecessor.
West Sussex Motors has opened its second Renault dealership on England’s south coast in less than six months.
In its 2004-2005 financial year Bryan Brothers lost £284,000. The following year the Bristol-based group lost almost £200,000. It wasn’t an auspicious start to new managing director Richard Bryan’s reign.
Porsche will not tell Volkswagen how to run its business if the German sports manufacturer launches a takeover, says Trend Tracker, the automotive research specialist.
DuPont Refinish has appointed Graham Parker has its new UK and Ireland business manager.
Circle Leasing has launched a series of five best practice guides to help bodyshops minimize running costs for courtesy cars.
January 2007 was the busiest month for new car model and variant introductions for three years, according to CAP’s database of new vehicle pricing and technical information.
A Merseyside paint company plans to continue providing solvent-borne refinish products for niche repairers, despite environmental laws requiring most bodyshops to switch to waterborne systems.
An announcement by Nanjing Automobile Corporation that it will recommence final assembly of the MG TF roadster at Longbridge this April has been met with guarded optimism.
Dodge will reveal its Demon Roadster concept car at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
Nissan is offering any Micra driver the chance to add three different accessory packs, Family, Styling and Technology, and save up to 60% at the same time.
Michelin will resurrect its icon Bibendum Michelin Man in its new multi-million pound advertising campaign.
The European Union has declared that Volkswagen scrap a German law which protects it from hostile takeovers.
Mazda has unveiled the first picture of its new Mazda2.
New Kia Motors UK managing director Paul Philpott has this week met with the 10 retailers who form the Dealer Forum to discuss his plans for Kia and to listen to their views about network issues and future direction.
Bristol Street Motors has opened its new £3.5m Ford dealership in Crewe.
Toyota GB has appointed John Williams as its new commercial director.
David Nichols and Simon Holdich have been appointed to the board of Boroughbury Garage, the parent company of Cooks Group in East Anglia.
Peter Vardy believes his idea of inviting general managers to take a stake in his company will smooth the way to acquiring more brands.
Manheim is bringing an American-style, four-track auction site to the UK with a £1.25m development at Colchester, Essex, which the company says will benefit dealers.
Drive Vauxhall is the latest of more than 40 franchised dealerships to provide its customers with a full accident management service through Britannia.
Andy Pennell has been named BMW Estimator of the Year at the manufacturer’s annual bodyshop of the year awards.
Only 46% of private new car registrations in November were financed by dealers, compared with 57% for that month in 2002.
Car insurers have been warned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of regulatory action unless they stop making misleading savings claims in ads.
Dealers can take action to mitigate last month’s surprise quarter-point base rate rise to 5.25%, perhaps creating sales, says Mark Standish, chief executive, Carlyle Finance.
LSUK has secured a contract with Wolverhampton City Council to supply all the workshop parts it needs for its fleet of vehicles.
