Mini has said 25% of owners are leaving the franchised network to go to an independent for servicing despite having already paid for a service plan.
Multi-franchised car dealer group Wessex Garages has put its support behind the South Wales Armed Forces Day this Saturday.
Motors.co.uk has added the CarSite Network of used car classified websites to its growing network.
Swansway Group has achieved 13th place in the 2014 Great Places to Work countdown. It is one of just four automotive companies in 30 businesses in the large (500+ employees) category.
A motor parts supplier in Wales has been reprimanded by the advertising watchdog for an online promotion featuring a woman's bottom.
Vauxhall has produced a new marketing video for its Vivaro van which shows the new model making J-turns, handbrake turns and driving on two wheels to showcase agility and durability.
AM’s sister title CAR magazine has reviewed the new Ferrari California T in a video road test.
Fast response times to consumer enquiries results in sales - and any contact at all with a dealer means customers are three times more likely to buy.
Millers Oils has launched its oil analysis service, called MillerCare, which enables customers to monitor the wear taking place in their engine or transmission.
The facelifted Mercedes-Benz CLS Coupe and CLS Shooting Brake will be priced from £46,500 and £48,080 respectively when they both go on sale in time for the September plate-change.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has made a £100,000 donation to BEN the automotive charity.
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has created its own promotional campaign to describe the benefits of using franchised car dealerships vs buying direct from manufacturers.
Dealer-to-dealer website Tradeouts.com has partnered with HPI to be the first trade site to check the history of every vehicle it has for sale.
With a growing number of customers only visiting a dealership once to collect their car, products that keep them coming back for maintenance and repairs are becoming essential, says The Warranty Group.
Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class estate will be priced from £28,055 when it arrives in time for the September plate-change.
A Dundee car dealer whose garage was searched in a multi-agency investigation has had his licence suspended by the city council.
Vuhl, the new track focussed car brand based in Mexico, has been showing off its mid-engined two-seater sports car at shows in the UK.
Guests at the AM100 Dinner raised £4,205 in charitable donations at the event at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington.
A fire at a Surrey car workshop left one person, believed to be a customer, with serious burns.
The over-50s feel ignored by companies and misrepresented in advertising, according to new research.
A new luxury car range is set to play a leading role in a campaign aimed at changing the way corporate motorists feel about Peugeot.
Yorkshire Nissan, SsangYong and Isuzu dealership Brian Leighton Garages has closed.
Steve Zanlunghi, Fiat Group Automobiles chief executive and managing director, has told AM Jeep is back on the path to recovery after appointing new dealers and recovering volumes with new product.
Jaguar Land Rover is creating 250 new jobs with the confirmation that Halewood will be the home of the new Land Rover Discovery.
Economy ratings on tyre labels don't reveal the full story on fuel efficiency, it has been claimed.
A car dealer group has undertaken a review of its processes after being found paying two employees less than the national minimum wage.
A number of garages in the City of York area have been scrutinised by Trading Standards following reports of illegal use of technical information.
Trust Ford Business Solutions, a part of the rebranded Ford Retail, is offering start-up businesses and SMEs carrying out their own rebrand, a free-of-charge refresh of their vehicle livery.
Property agent Knight Frank has appointed Adam Chapman and Tom Poynton to its specialist roadside team at its Birmingham office.
In May, demand for new passenger cars in the EU increased for the ninth consecutive month, with a rise of 4.5% in registrations.
