Aftersales consultancy Automotive Advantage has launched a set of programmes that aim to help garages achieve the BSI kitemark standard.
CITROEN has ordered its new chief executive in Britain to find out why the cars it builds are not on the choice lists of more fleet buyers.
Prices achieved at sales across the UK.
The Government is promising to cut red tape for British businesses.
Vauxhall and Saab chief Jonathan Browning has called on the industry to put pressure on the Government to increase its commitment to green fuels.
Audi chairman Martin Winterkorn, responsible overall for the SEAT brand within VW Group, has said the Spanish subsidiary must cut costs and raise sales by mid-2006, and warned that job losses cannot be ruled out.
Motorists who feel guilty about the damage their cars cause the environment are being offered ‘green’ breakdown cover which will fix their cars – and plant trees to help restore the environment.
Carmakers are going to the wire over announcing full details about post Location Clause contracts.
The Mazda5 and new Fiat Punto have been awarded the maximum five-star rating for adult occupant protection in the latest European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) testing.
Chevrolet has announced a major enhancement of its existing retailer locator service provided by Multimap.
Ford of Britain has appointed GMAP Consulting as its supplier of network planning and market intelligence services.
Volvo has revealed two new safety innovations aimed at improving road safety by preventing drink driving and speed related accidents.
Forty-five per cent of motorists regularly increase their chances of a serious accident due to tailgating, according a new report from tyre manufacturer, Avon.
Triple P, performance and accessory supplier and part of GP Automotive, is launching the DNX range of high performance brakes into the UK.
Ricardo plc has reported profit before tax and goodwill of £8.4m (2004: £1.8m) for the year ended 30 June 30. Profit before tax and after goodwill and exceptional costs was £7.4m (2004: loss of £2.8m).
Castrol is backing the new Kitemark scheme for garage servicing provision.
Reg Vardy has today announced it is outperforming the lack-lustre new car market.
The automotive industry needs to rationalise further to secure long-term sustainability, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers entitled ‘The global automotive financial review (GAFR)’.
The Honda Jazz is one of the cleverest superminis around. It’s a thoroughly modern design that’s innovative in its use of space, with remarkably good head and rear legroom. It has good specification and is fitted with frugal and characterful engines. The Jazz is at its best in town where it’s both user-friendly and fun to drive.
Buyers are getting more and more concerned with the cost of motoring, and with fuel prices rising, it’s making the most of the go-go juice that is currently focusing their minds.
Nissan GB has issued termination notices to its 12 retail dealerships as it moves towards a single tier network of main outlets.
Withdrawing from fleet sales has been a good move for Nidd Vale Group, as the Harrogate-based motor retailer has seen operating profits increase by 55%.
Audi has the most efficient dealer network in the UK, while Jeep has the least efficient, according to new research from marketing and information analyst CACI.
Nanjing Automotive has paid its bill to PricewaterhouseCoopers and expects to have the first cars built in its partnership with the GB Sports Car Company on the market next spring.
Volkswagen Group chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder has courted controversy by telling a group of financial analysts in London that premium cars are “a complete waste of money”.
The SMMT has been doing its best to talk up the key September 55-plate market but dealer groups expect the month to be in step with the year-to-date decline.
Laurence Mills, dealer principal of Oxford-based Varsity Jeep, has completed a 2,100 mile round trip to the south of France in a new Grand Cherokee.
The latest update of Sewells’ Who Owns Who, the UK’s most comprehensive directory of dealer groups, is now available.
The Chancellor should introduce a variable tax on fuel in order to soften the blow of record oil prices on consumers and businesses, according to the RAC Foundation.
MoT testing is playing a critical role in establishing the dominance of the non-franchised sector in the car repair market.
