Gary Elliott, director of sales and marketing at the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF), will resign at the end of December after nearly two years in the role.
Mazda UK is expecting to breach the 50,000 sales mark by December 31 for the first time in the company’s history.
Kia Motors UK is abandoning the cartoon-based marketing campaign it began in 2004 in a bid to raise its brand perception.
Audi’s new R8 sports car will feature 210 exterior LED lights, which will even feature on its engine.
Paul Williams, managing director of Kia Motors UK until he quit during the summer, is already getting calls from dealers interested in selling Landwinds, China’s pioneer brand for Europe.
Subaru is offering a special driving day experience in the new Impreza RB320 for a select number of fans.
Volkswagen has adjusted terms and conditions for its 90-strong fleet specialist retail network as it looks to grow fleet sales next year by 3,000 units.
That’s it, another year finished – well almost. This is AM’s final publication of the year, but that doesn’t mean we will be putting our feet up and breaking into the Christmas pies just yet.
The Transport and General Workers’ Union and Amicus are planning to merge next year.
Eastern Western Group has had a public censure imposed by the Financial Services Authority for failures relating to its sale of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) in connection with vehicle finance agreements.
Kent-based Whitehouse Group has dropped out of the AM100 after selling or closing 10 sites since the summer.
Frank Finch, former head of the RMIF motorcycle retailer and ride training divisions, is the new content editor of Autoretailing, the European dealer convention staged by AM and the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association.
The former Hertfordshire-based car retail group Charvills owes more than 500 customers and suppliers up to £1.5m and its directors could face a Department of Trade and Industry investigation.
Vertu Motors plc, the newly incorporated company seeking to acquire and consolidate UK motor retail businesses, has today been admitted to the AIM market of London Stock Exchange.
The Advertising Standards Agency has forced Volkswagen UK to pull a national campaign showcasing its Golf GTI TSI’s environmental credentials.
Wests of Cambridge has reinforced its presence in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, with the opening this month of its first Nissan franchise.
In ‘n’ Out, the drive-through mini-service and MoT concept, has opened its first two centres in Northampton.
Roger Putnam, chairman of the Retail Motor Strategy Group, is confident the motor industry code of practice will meet stage one Office of Fair Trading approval by March.
Euro Car Parts has extended its influence on distribution in Kent by acquiring Invicta Parts of Canterbury. ECP opened its first Kent branch at Ashford earlier this year.
UK car production took a 14.6% dive in November to 128,544 units.
New arrangements to ensure that old cars are removed from streets and recycled to meet the highest ever standards are set for a poor start after the Government's failure to publicise them, a British Euro-MP has warned.
The European new car market grew by 4.7% in November to a total of 1,251,670 units, which was an increase of 56,049 units (4.7%), compared with November 2005.
A new Audi TT coupe 2.0 T FSI, launched earlier this year, raised £34,000 at auction for BEN, the automotive industry charity, at its annual BEN Ball.
Vauxhall is offering new Corsa buyers three years’ fully comprehensive insurance for a one off payment of £399.
Škoda should have nothing to fear from Martin Winterkorn acceding to the Volkswagen Group throne.
One in three new car dealers is considering cutting loose from unprofitable manufacturer relationships, according to the latest research from the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), part of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).
BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën will continue to work together on new four cylinder petrol engines.
Citroën has signed 30 dealers to its fleet programme, as it looks to increase market share in the corporate sector from 3% to 5% over the next three years.
One of Britain’s most senior engineers has bought Westfield Sportscars which he will run with three members of his immediate family.
Parker’s is offering consumers an online service booking facility allowing them to compare labour rates for more than 10,000 service centres.
