Nick Lancaster tells Stephen Briers why black clouds are gathering over the current set-up
Dealers are losing sales by not staying in touch with used car buyers. David Ross reports
Saab has surpassed all its previous sales records in the UK by selling over 20,500 cars so far this year.
A Greater Manchester car dealership has crashed with the loss of 40 jobs.
Now is the time to enter the AM Awards.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has ended its venture into motor retail management after a little more than three years with an exit from running Dixon Motors that is shrouded in mystery.
HR Owen has reported a £7.3 million loss in the first half of the year, compared to a £2.3m profit in the same period in 2004.
Several garages are expected next month to announce they can display the new British Standards Institution automotive Kitemark.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation is to announce a programme of redundancies early next month.
Lexus tops the polls again. Maintaining its stranglehold over both the Sewells and RMI dealer attitude surveys, the premium carmaker has moved clear of the pack by recording a 9.7 out of 10 rating in the RMI survey, ahead of second place BMW on 8.6, down from 9.2 six months earlier.
DaimlerChrysler is to cut 8,000 German jobs at its Mercedes brand, a newspaper reports.
Lotus Cars has appointed Trevor Houghton-Berry as head of commercial operations, effective from October 10.
This is the all-new Freelander MkII, betrayed by its rear end. The door is no longer hinged at the side, making the boot easily accessible from both sides.
View all the models on display at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show.
Golf, Passat, Jetta: in a two-year frenzy, Volkswagen will have replaced its mainstream models, as well as giving the Polo a nip and tuck and beginning Fox imports to replace the Lupo. So what’s next?
MPs are to be tackled today on the dangers posed to dealers by rising costs and falling profits, largely as a result of manufacturer pressure.
Clutch supplier LuK is confident that 2,000 independent and franchised workshop businesses will sign up to the new international RepXpert training and technical information website by spring 2006.
Repairers and bodyshops could earn 20% commission each time they book a hire car for their customers through a referral scheme with UK’s largest independent vehicle rental company, 1car1.
The AA is calling for an urgent Government review of the 1.6mm legal tyre tread depth after carrying out an investigation into tyre performance in real life accidents.
Rupert Keane has been appointed managing director at automotive risk management solutions and intelligence provider, CAP.
Nanjing Automobile has said that it remains loyal to the plan of restarting MG Rover car production in the UK, although its plans are yet to be finalised.
The funeral of Phillip Mills, former operations director of Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, will be held on Friday.
Dealers expect profits from new car sales to fall over the next 12 months, continuing a trend that has seen their retained margins, including bonuses and rebates, dip year-on-year.
CarShock, which has grown from one to five new and nearly-new sites since 2002, is franchising its brand and wants a 20-strong network before the end of 2007.
Analysts say William Jacks is in part to blame for its £1m profit-to-loss swing in 12 months by failing to act positively during the slide in the retail car market.
The future of Yes Car Credit hangs in the balance as parent company Provident Financial considers its options following the car loans business’s continued losses.
Renrod, owner of the Platinum group, has launched a marketing initiative with local radio station Bath FM.
Glasgow Audi’s inaugural golf tournament raised £1,000 for children’s charity ChildLine Scotland.
Armor Holdings, a manufacturer of vehicle armour systems and security products to the US military and law enforcement sectors, has launched the IE-Defense System, which it claims is the world’s first SUV and commercial vehicle armour system to protect against attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
The Motorvated Factor, based in North East London, has become the latest distributor to join the United Aftermarket Network buying group.
