Renault’s Espace will sponsor a new Channel 4 global treasure hunt programme, The Search, which starts this month.
Isuzu used Christmas party pick-up lines as the basis of its latest direct mail campaign for the Rodeo truck.
Since opening its £2m accident repair centre at Scotswood Road in Newcastle, the Patterson Motor Group has seen its turnover for the facility double from £2m in 2004 to £4m last year.
Retail Motor Law (RML) has launched a free car bodywork warranty, giving participants a three-year anti-rust healthcheck.
Alton Cars has been appointed the accident repair partner for franchised dealer Mercedes-Benz of Harrogate, part of Rybrook Holdings.
The Office of Fair Trading is to investigate whether Inchcape’s acquisition of European Motor Holdings is anti-competitive.
Volkswagen is to buy a controlling 51% stake in Malaysian state-owned manufacturer Proton, according to Asian business news reports.
Back in November, AM asked “Are warranties worth the paper they are written on?” after some consumer research revealed a lot of dissatisfaction.
Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC), the Chinese automaker which bought assets of the former MG Rover Group, has announced that production of MG cars is to resume at the Longbridge plant, nearly two years since the last car rolled off the line at the facility.
Inchcape will be announcing its preliminary results for the period ending December 31, 2006 on Tuesday, March 6.
The new Mazda3 MPS, the fastest model in the model range, is now on sale in the UK, priced from £18,995 on the road.
Mark Slater has always worked in the automotive industry; he started on a youth training scheme for bodywork repairs at his local college. Since 2004 he has been a senior estimator at Gladwins Body Repair Centre in Warboys, Cambs.
To pre-empt January’s launch of the CR-V, Honda opened its latest advertising campaign on December 15 with its star humanoid robot, ASIMO.
Former BTC senior training consultant David Pimlott has teamed up with business partner Richard Erskine to form Precruitment.
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Hyundai is embarking on a brand reinvention with a new advertising campaign intended to position it as a better quality mainstream manufacturer.
Vauxhall has produced a unique marketing offer designed to draw in customers for its new Corsa.
Kia Motors UK has appointed Sun Young Kim as its new president and CEO, with immediate effect.
Tim Head has just joined Fiat Auto UK as network development director, from sister company, Iveco.
Once a consumer leaves the showroom, do they become a lost customer? Research suggests that it can be the beginning of the process – although many retailers see it as the end.
Lifestyle Group has bought Tunbridge Wells’ Renault dealership, the Spa Garage for an undisclosed sum.
Michael Straughan is the LDV Group’s new operations director.
Ford have appointed Penske Logistics to provide material planning and handling services at its Southampton UK Transit factory.
New vehicle production fell by 11.1% in the UK to 84,762 in December.
Mercedes-Benz North Yorkshire has appointed Keith Hartrick as its market area director to oversee operations at its three retail outlets in York, Harrogate and Scarborough.
The BMW Group increased its revenue by 5% to €48,999 million (£32,308m) in 2006 compared to €47,767m (£31,496m) in 2005.
Inchcape has received 93.67% of acceptances from EMH shareholders for its cash offer of £262.9 million cash offer for the entire share capital of the company.
Whitehouse Bexleyheath has been named as the best Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealership in the UK for the second year running.
Peoples Group has doubled its profits just two years after an accountancy error caused it to write off £4.4m, wiping out its profits in 2003.
