At the end of July, announcements were posted on the FSA website updating the position on the FSA’s Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) project.
Mercedes-Benz of Scarborough has been appointed as an authorized repairer for the Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep brands.
Sherbrook International, whose aftermarket wheel ranges include DJ, Outlaw, Rondell and Kosei, has opened a new storage and distribution facility at Burntwood, Staffordshire.
New buying group Rapid/NDP has awarded a £12m contract for the supply exhausts, cats and towbars to Preston-based manufacturer Bosal.
Nissan’s Apprentice of the Year 2006 awards: Darren Lee from Sunwin Motors, Nottingham, is the winning 3rd year apprentice; Daniel Kirkland from Wessex Garage, Newport, is the winning 2nd year apprentice.
Mazda is offering UK customers special edition versions of its Mazda3, Mazda5 and Mazda6.
A new website promising dealers an escape from all manufacturer and marketing restrictions has gone live.
The European new car market has grown by 1.7% to 8,447,559 units in the first half of 2006.
The National Consumer Council is losing patience with the “bickering” between the motor industry’s trade associations in their attempt to formulate an industry code of practice for service and repairs.
The founder and chairman of the Greens Motor Group in Kent, incorporating Medway Autos and Greens of Rainham, has died.
Lookers chief executive Ken Surgenor says four Mercedes-Benz dealerships are the most significant part of the 10-site acquisition from HR Owen.
Gordon Lamb Holdings has sold a three-acre multi-franchised site in the centre of Sheffield to a property developer that has built a seven-storey block of flats on adjoining land.
West Sussex Renault dealership Swan Garage Bosham Ltd is being prosecuted for alleged breaches of health and safety law.
Inchcape has acquired a 75.1% majority stake in Axel Car Toyota and Lexus in St Petersburg.
Workers at Volkswagen's largest factory in Brazil have gone on strike after the carmaker said it was sacking 1,800 staff as part of restructuring reforms.
A 16-year old Daihatsu Charade bought for £150 on e-Bay has just completed one of the toughest drives in the world, the 6,635 mile-long Mongol Rally.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s global production was down 11.7% to 107,192 units in July.
Workers who face the sack at Peugeot’s Ryton factory in Coventry will be holding a demonstration this Friday to urge motorists to boycott the company.
Sandy Burgess has been appointed as the new president of the Scottish Motor Trade Association for a term of two years at its annual meeting.
Howard Basford has expanded its bodyshop network into north Wales with the acquisition of Roberts & Ellis in Mold. Peter Roberts, founder of Roberts & Ellis, is to retire.
The Morelli Group has terminated its links with the NIBS bodyshop supply organization.
Half the repairers in the original Fortis Insurance network have come through a rigorous six-month re-evaluation that has led to fresh contracts.
Unipart Automotive has paid tribute to Eddie Blissett, its former national sales account manager for Brown Brothers in the bodyshop sector, who died recently following illness.
The body repair Kitemark scheme, PAS 125, has moved a step closer to launch. A meeting of its steering group, held this month at the BSI, debated the second draft of PAS 125.
The Health and Safety Executive is offering paint sprayers in Surrey, Kent and Sussex a free safety demonstration at Brands Hatch on August 31.
Audatex has announced a pay-as-you-go version of its AudaEnterprise system designed for smaller bodyshops that produce Audatex assessments on an ad hoc basis.
Mazda will include Smartnav as standard fit on its special edition Mazda3 and Mazda6 Katano models.
BCA has raised nearly £50,000 for BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund, in its centenary year.
Bedlington Motor Company has been confirmed as the first tenant at the Vroom car village development in Silverlink, North Tyneside.
Pendragon’s new £2.5m Porsche centre in Bolton opened its doors to the public on August 1.
