Chrysler Group is preparing a sales assault for conquest and corporate customers after reducing the average ownership cost of its cars by almost a quarter this year.
Citroën dealers will have four MPVs to promote to family-orientated customers from next spring.
Half-year results from HR Owen at the end of last month show that Nick Lancaster’s business is still trading at a loss, though profit from the sale of businesses allowed the prestige car group to report a return to profit of £1m.
Autoclenz gained £1m of new business in the first six months of the year, and added a further £700,000 to its annual turnover with a new contract in July.
The European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs (CECRA) used its recent conference in Brussels to call for a renewal of a specific Block Exemption Regulation for the automotive distribution and aftermarket industry after the expiry of the current regulation in 2010.
August and September have been busy for the FSA. There has been some significant disciplinary action to learn from.
The management of Just Car Clinics is furious after its plans to buy Gateway Autos were thwarted by a rival bodyshop group at the eleventh hour.
Insurers and bodyshops had an opportunity to explain their needs to each other during the annual Bodyshop Industry Conference last month.
Keith Sayfritz, group chairman of the Greenhous Group, has announced his intention to stand down from his role as president of the RMIF at the end of the year.
Audatex has apologized to its UK accident repair clients following an IT failure that put its AudaEnterprise estimating handling system out of action.
Jacques Prost has been appointed as vice president of powertrain engineering.
Motor traders are facing fines of up to £5,000 if they fail to supply their vehicle details to the Motor Insurance Database, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) revealed today.
The Independent Factors Association’s board has appointed Andy Buttfield as its new chairman with immdiate effect.<P>
Carter & Carter have increased revenue to £94 million in the year ended July 31, compared to £51m in the year ended July 31, 2005.
Rover 75s will go on sale in China later this month badged as the Roewe Grand Prestige.
Macrae & Dick saw its sales and profits fall in 2005 as a result of the MG Rover collapse.
Hyundai has today opened its new €50 million (£34 million)European headquarters in Offenbach, near Frankfurt, Germany, the next step in the company’s strategy to become one of the top automotive brands in Europe.
DuPont and BP have announced the creation of a partnership to bring to the market a next generation of biofuels in an effort to meet the increasing global demand for renewable transportation fuels.
Keith Sayfritz, group chairman of the Greenhous Group, has announced he will stand down from his role as president of the RMIF at the end of the year.
What really matters to dealers is the nuggets of information that help to make a sale or take better stocking decisions. For example, research is revealing the unpopularity in the used market of a relatively recent advance, which is increasingly chosen when specifying new cars: Xenon headlamps.
After two years without a marketing manager, Proton Cars UK has appointed Jane Bentley to take on the role.
Vauxhall Motors will take over the Yahoo! UK & Ireland homepage tomorrow, as part of a campaign to promote the new Corsa.
Caffyns Vauxhall dealership, which has been operating in East Grinstead for 70 years, is set to close at the end of the month.
Workers from Peugeot’s Ryton plant will be protesting on Saturday at the closure of the plant.
The news that Alfa Romeo is to launch the much talked-about 8C Competizione supercar, with a price tag of £100,000, induces mixed feelings.
Bodyshops have been given renewed focus by the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
Half of UK fleet managers would not recommend their contract hire and vehicle manufacturer suppliers to a peer, a new survey has found.
The Government has launched a major consultation into the use of satellite navigation systems and is seeking opinion on what risk they pose to driver safety.
Nissan has introduced a new range-topping Micra.
John Grose, one of the UK’s oldest motor businesses, has taken on the Subaru franchise
