Toyota’s Corolla replacement, the Auris will be priced from £11,995 on-the road, when it goes on sale in the UK on February 1.
International Motors Group, the Coleshill-based Japanese car importer, has appointed Lawrence Good to the new position of executive director, sales and marketing.
Manheim has acquired Saltash Car Auctions in Cornwall.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has started to recruit its second intake of apprentices.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its latest newsletter for general insurance brokers.
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Missed opportunities to upsell, poor claims handling and restrictive clauses are all potential issues facing motor retailers when dealing with warranties.
Mercedes-Benz CharterWay is working with national cancer charity Hope for Tomorrow on the UK’s first mobile chemotherapy unit.
Motor retailers should be on stand by to receive a phone call from the Financial Services Authority over the next couple of months.
Finance houses that this year launch programmes to fight back against competition from direct and high-street lenders must also contend with widespread dissatisfaction among dealers.
Some Honda dealers are unhappy about new car volume targets for 2007 that they regard as unreasonable.
Pendragon has increased its representation of the Peugeot brand to eight sites with its acquisition of MSF Motor Group in Yorkshire.
Toyota GB commercial director Paul Philpott will next month be named Kia UK managing director.
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Rewind 10 years: Audi sales have risen for the fifth consecutive year to 30,327 units, a 1.3% market share. The company has four model lines in the range (A3, A4, A6 and A8), with seven derivatives.
Inchcape Retail is planning a cull of several of its franchise partners in a “streamlining” programme proposed after its £263m acquisition of European Motor Holdings.
Whitehouse Group is on track to sell all its remaining businesses bar the three ChryslerJeep dealerships, by the end of February, according to deputy chairman Peter Reynolds.
TVR will next week announce plans for production in mainland Europe and investment in a new model range.
Six months ahead of its UK launch, Mercedes-Benz unveils the new C-class.
Nick Jones has become the third member of the RMIF’s board to leave in as many months.
Sandicliffe Motor Group has launched an initiative to promote the sale of eco-friendly cars as part of an environmental drive.
Park’s of Hamilton, the £250m turnover multi-franchise group, has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire its second BMW/Mini dealership.
Peugeot wholly-owned dealer group Robins & Day has rebranded its 37 dealerships to display the Robins & Day name.
The future for the global car industry is low margin models such as small cars and hybrids, according to senior automotive executives.
It should come as little surprise to dealers, but most consumers do not understand car-related acronyms such as SUV, CVT and AWD, according to a survey by Newcarnet.com, a car research/buying site.
The marketing spend and immense competitiveness of high street lenders means that many consumers choose to pre-arrange some form of finance package before they sit down in the dealership and negotiate to buy their car.
The cooperation between BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroen has given birth to a new, 1.4 litre petrol engine.
GMAC, the financial services provider, has added CAPcalc VT to its suite of systems to manage the current and future residual value risk on its PCP portfolio.
The largest Lexus dealership in the UK is set to be officially opened on Wednesday.
Family-owned motor dealer Dinnages has opened a new Renault showroom in Haywards Heath.
