BCA’s 25-acre ‘Supercentre’ in Bedford is on course to be opened in early September.
Blue Bell Group has purchased more land in Crewe ready to begin construction of a standalone Mini dealership.
SladenAston Developments has already signed two major motor retailers to its 20-acre Quest Park development in Doncaster.
Slough Trading Estate is reinforcing its position within the motor industry by attracting a branch of parts distributor Allparts Automotive to a new unit in Malton Avenue.
Sytner Group is investing £4.4m creating a two-tier showroom on a greenfield location in Harrogate.
Volkswagen Group’s operating profit was up 61.6% year on year to €1.4bn (£966m) in the period January-June 2005, on sales revenue of €46.016bn (£38bn).
TRW Automotive Aftermarket has announced the expansion of its UK marketing team with the appointment of Olivia Savage as marketing specialist.
Charvills has moved to its new puropose-built Vauxhall dealership in Bishop’s Stortford, not far from the site it has occupied for the last five years.
Dealers will soon be forced by falling individual model sales to call on manufacturers to reduce range sizes.
Subaru has unveiled details for its Forester, which includes revised engines, interior and suspension.
More than 1,000 bodyshops will be forced out of business when the new EU Directive on waterborne and low solvent paints comes into force on January 1, 2007.
Bodyshops fear that a closed meeting of the UK’s major motor insurers held last week is the beginning of a strategy to reduce the price of paint used in car body repairs.
The directors of collapsed accident management business ARMS have responded to criticism from bodyshops left owed more than £500,000.
Solus, the south east bodyshop group recently acquired by Norwich Union, is set to begin an expansion drive.
Lookers has today announced the completion of its acquisition of PLP Motors Limited which comprises of Vauxhall dealerships in Warrington and Widnes, Chevrolet, a Saab service centre and a bodyshop in Warrington.
Inchcape has released ‘outstanding’ results for the half year to the end of June.
Most MG Rover retailers are likely to try to hang on until Nanjing Automobile resumes production next year rather than attempt to refranchise, says Richard Cort, chairman of its dealer council.
BCA has released new data charting current trends in the wholesale used car market.
Mercedes’ new coupé, the CL-class, is undergoing its final hot weather testing before launch mid-2006.
This year’s AM Autumn Conference Financial control in retail management at The Quadrangle in Oxford on November 17 will explore key business development and financial management issues that have a real impact on overall dealer profitability.
Ford’s Southampton assembly line has delivered its five millionth Transit, a white minibus.
The nearly new car market has performed strongly over the past six months, despite carmaker incentives on new cars piling on the pressure.
Analysts believe Hyundai will achieve its objective of doubling annual UK car sales to around 80,000 within three years by injecting money to finance price cuts and special offers.
Acquisitions of under-performing businesses and declining residual values of short-term lease cars have contributed to a 13% drop in operating profits to £38.9m at Reg Vardy.
Alain Favey, managing director of Citroën UK Ltd, is leaving after five years in the post to become managing director of Citroën Italy.
Honda has revealed specification details of its new Civic. The new Civic is smaller and lower than the current model.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has today announced a new banking service for its members.
Volkswagen is reported to be close to buying a major stake in struggling Malaysian rival Proton.
Castrol Business Services has been appointed an approved centre of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), joining the IMI’s network of 300 centres, following a detailed audit of its training resources and assessment processes.
Peugeot has announced its 407 coupe will make its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
