The Berkshire-based leisure group Gowrings plc runs a number of Burger King outlets besides Ford dealerships in Wokingham, Newbury and Bracknell.
Dealers have been urged to embrace independent training to complement courses offered by manufacturers.
Renault has confirmed plans to limit sales of the luxury-class Vel Satis and Avantime to 35 dealers in the UK which meet its required standards of customer care.
Car importers are under threat from a strengthening euro, which is making prices of cars sourced in mainland Europe more expensive, according to internet retailer Showroom4cars.com.
Direct Car Finance is embarking on a £20m advertising and marketing campaign to be headed by new group marketing director Pat Farrell, as it seeks to boost sales by 30%.
Camden Motors has completed a deal with communications experts Q.bit Systems to install a new customer contact centre at its Allen Ford outlet in Romford, London.
Online car and accessory sales are set to explode in popularity this year according to a survey by MyPoints Europe.
Nissan has revealed prices for its new Primera, on launch from March, which is set to be president Carlos Ghosn's first major product test.
Nidd Vale Group chairman Richard Jackson today offered a “substantial” reward following the theft of two classic rally cars from the company's Harrogate dealership.
PPG Industries UK is investing several hundred thousand pounds rebranding its ICI Autocolor refinish division.
Online retailers like Virgin and Jamjar will be forced down the auction route when their used cars start coming back off contract, according to Manheim Auctions.
Daewoo has appointed a dealer in Crawley to cover its west Sussex territory.
Nissan's European operations will post a profit for 2001, despite a drop in retail sales.
The RMI has expressed its disappointment with the Office of Fair Trading's conclusion that manufacturers had not broken anti-discrimination rules.
Nationwide Crash Repair Centres has issued a profit warning following a review of the business.
New prospecting software from LVT Marketing is challenging the dominance of established information providers like Experian and HPI Equifax by offering a cost-effective alternative to mass marketing.
BMW is to launch a five-year/75,000-mile service and maintenance package for the new 7 Series, which goes on sale in spring.
Renault has launched interactive advertising on Channel 4's digital network, believed to be the first time a manufacturer has taken this approach on terrestrial TV.
New engine technology and other safety improvements will be increasingly important features in the used van and car market over the next few years.
Nissan is targeting an increase in LCV sales across Europe with the launch of three new models over the next two years.
DaimlerChrysler, the German-US automotive group, has signalled its withdrawal from non-core financing activities by agreeing to sell two operations to GE Capital for around £800m, reports FT.com.
Squire Furneaux Group has acquired a Volvo dealership from HE Marshalls with locations in Slough, Beaconsfield and High Wycombe.
Oneswoop.com, the online car retailer and automotive outsourcing specialist, has signed a deal to sell cars on MSN's Carview.co.uk car buying and ownership portal.
Virgin Cars has confirmed is intends to open a showroom site, possibly in the South-east, this summer.
DaimlerChrysler UK has sold its Milton Keynes retail outlets Mercedes-Benz Portway to United Auto Group of the US.
The European Commission is to investigate the proposed £10m Government aid package for Vauxhall.
Ford Motor Company has blamed worldwide restructuring charges, low volume at its US operations and “significantly higher” marketing and product costs for a record £3.8bn loss last year.
Experian claims it will become the first company to offer indemnity cover for vehicle mileage checks, boosting the appeal of its services to used car dealers.
Fiat intends to raise £1.85bn from the disposal of non-core operations as it bids to reduce group debt.
A former worker of the Ford Halewood plant in Merseyside will today become the 400,000th disabled driver to receive a Ford Motability Scheme vehicle.
