Stockton on Tees Trading Standards recently got involved and lost in a messy case concerning a price promise made in leaflets at a Curry’s store claiming that they would refund 110% of any price difference of the same model available at another local retailer.
The potential danger of petrol vapour in garages cannot be over emphasised.
We sometimes get asked about releasing personal information about, say, an employee or a customer, to the police, Trading Standards Officers etc.
Three time AM award winner, Nationwide Autocentres, the UK independent garage group, will open a new service centre in Slough on January 15.
Approved Car Finance (ACF), the nationwide network of specialist car dealerships providing vehicles to customers with poor or no credit history, is to open two new regional centres and create more than 20 jobs.
Hanif Automotive, which owns and operates West London Nissan (WLN), has acquired the three businesses formally operated by Dan Perkins (GB) in Eastcote/Ruislip, Slough and High Wycombe for an undisclosed sum.
The number of motor traders failing during 2006 reached its highest point at 303 for more than a decade, an increase of 7.1% compared to 2005.
Eco-friendly British drivers are willing to pay an average of £506 more per new car towards making vehicles carbon neutral throughout their lives and ensure they are recycled rather than scrapped.
Land Rover sold 192,500 vehicles worldwide in 2006, a record for the second year running and an increase of 4% on 2005.
Independent, family-owned dealer group Hatfields has extended its Jaguar representation, taking on the prestige franchise in Worcester.
The Rapid Buying Group, has decided to re-appoint Clive Wilson, managing director of SES Autoparts, as its chairman.
Michael Dearham, a technician from the Newcastle-based Hodgson Toyota dealership, has been named the Japanese manufacturer’s Apprentice of the Year.
The BMW Group increased its global sales in 2006 by 3.5% to 1,373,926 units.
Inchcape Lexus has opened a new eight-car showroom in Derby.
The administrators of Blackpool Automotive Ltd, the production arm of TVR, say they are optimistic that a purchaser will be found for the business and assets of the company.
Dealers are being warned of a tough year ahead for new car registrations after a gloomy 2006 which saw volumes fall by nearly four per cent year-on-year.
Sales of older, bigger cars saw a significant increase in sales in the third quarter of 2006, despite the overall used car sales market contracting by 0.6 per cent, according to the latest used car sales statistics from Experian, the global information solutions company.
Hanif Automotive, which owns and operates West London Nissan (WLN), has acquired the three businesses formally operated by Dan Perkins (GB) Ltd in Eastcote/Ruislip, Slough and High Wycombe for an undisclosed sum.
Subaru is giving away almost 100 new B9 Tribecas plus Bluetooth hands-free phone kits to its dealers.
Carl-Peter Forster, vice president of GM Europe, has announced that Vauxhall’s next generation upper-medium car will not be called Vectra.
Car manufacturers have criticised a European Union proposal for the new Euro V emissions standard, claiming it is difficult to meet and will also push up new car prices.
2007 is set to see a rise in the number of mobile tyre fitters as the concerns in the fleet industry mount about duty of care and health and safety issues.
Renault is reacting to the threat of a host of new arrivals in the coupe-convertible sector by revising its Megane range.
The winner of the award for Volkswagen's fleet retailer of the year is Listers, Conventry.
Reflex Vehicle Solutions has signed a multi-million pound deal with a selection of companies in the north-east.
Volkswagen's revised Touareg will cost between £29,465 and £57,535 when sales begin in March.
Stephen Gardner, director of apprenticeships at the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), urges employers to recognize the importance of apprenticeships.
Award winner builds on training foundation.
Sports Utility Vehicles appear to have had their day in the sales spotlight as high oil prices and growing attacks by environmental campaigners hit sales of 4x4s hard.
Perrys Motor Sales has bought the Stratstone Land Rover dealership in Luton.
