Topic: Market conditions; motor retail from lender’s perspective; access to funding; keeping your business in good shape; finance types and sources; terms and conditions and funding costs.
Keith Parry, relationship director of Barclays Corporate, on motor retail from lender’s perspective; access to funding; keeping your business in good shape; finance types and sources; terms and conditions; funding costs.
Here’s a round-up of the manufacturer winners from the recent Fleet Van Awards, by AM’s sister title Fleet News.
Companies need to merge their marketing and sales functions or risk stunting their bottom line growth, says a report by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
All tyres manufactured after July 2012 and on sale in the UK after November 2012 will feature a new explanatory label explaining wet grip, fuel efficiency and noise levels.
Škoda has released new images of its Vision D concept which hints at the brand’s future design direction and what its new Octavia could look like.
Automotive forecasters at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believe consumers’ fears of the UK economy slipping back into recession will drive new car sales below 1.9 million units next year.
Vertu Motors has appointed ex-Lex Autolease chief executive Nigel Stead as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect.
Marshall Motor Group’s head of digital Richard Fuller has made it into a shortlist of 15 for the chance to fly into space.
Average used car trade values fell by 1.8% in December, according to figures from the CAP Black Book, but it was a smaller drop than normal for this time of year.
Administrators at Saab GB’s parent company are expected to ask the Swedish courts to end its voluntary reorganisation which will also end its protection from creditors.
Yeomans Toyota Eastbourne has been named the nation’s best Toyota dealership in the first Toyota Retailer Excellence Awards.
Volkswagen and Kia have seen their adverts for the Passat and Picanto enter into the top 10 most watched video ads on YouTube in 2011.
Manufacturer incentives and pre-registering have become part of the current new car market, believes a KPMG expert.
Mazda has extended its ‘pay no VAT’ offer to most models in its range to help boost retail demand up to the plate change in March 2012.
H&L Garages, a dealer group representing Mercedes-Benz vans and trucks, has gone into administration with the loss of 176 jobs.
What Car? and Motoring.co.uk have extended their existing partnership which will see both companies passing on new and approved used car sales leads to manufacturers and dealers in the UK.
A deal with Mercedes-Benz of Bedford has secured its place as the 1,000th customer of Cooper Solutions.
An Auto Union Type C child's pedal car is being submitted by Listers Audi Coventry for auction by Manheim in aid of Birmingham Children's Hospice.
New car registrations fell by 4.2% in November down to 134,027 units, but were 5,000 units above forecast in what is usually a slow month.
A new assessment for those working in vehicle cosmetic repair has been added to the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme.
Toyota has named British Gas as its preferred supplier of electric vehicle charging points, ahead of introducing the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the UK in 2012.
Seat has doubled the size of its fleet and business sales team taking it from four to eight.
UK consumers are embracing technology at a faster pace than many other countries according to a global survey of shopping habits by KPMG.
Oldham is pulling ahead in the gentle race to open the first all-electric car showroom in the country.
Renault UK’s electric vehicle offensive begins in the new year with a broad global marketing campaign for its ZE (zero emission) models.
The Toyota Landcruiser 3.0D-4D (137bhp) Invincible Auto has topped Glass’s list of top 10 cars with the best residual value after three years retaining 72.2%.
Google will reveal to delegates at AM’s first Digital Dealer Conference 2012 how automotive buying behaviour has changed, why the path to purchase is different and how consumers consume media differently.
A BMW showroom was forced to provide umbrellas to customers because of an "aerial bombardment" from seagulls attracted to a nearby waste site.
Pentagon Group has won Website of the Year at Auto Trader's 2011 Click Awards.
