Order books for Volkswagen’s revised Tiguan compact SUV opened on July 1, with prices starting from £21,085 and rising to £28,020.
The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric vehicle goes on sale in the UK next year costing from £28,545 after the government backed £5,000 electric vehicle grant.
Ian Grieve has been elected president of the Scottish Motor Trade Association for a term of two years. He joined the Board in 2009 and was appointed vice-president earlier this year.
Small dealerships which are struggling financially continue to drive consolidation in the automotive property sector, according to Colliers International.
An employee who requested parental leave from Northern Ireland’s biggest car dealer has been awarded £65,000 after an industrial tribunal found he was unfairly dismissed for making the request.
Eighteen per cent of drivers are choosing a more fuel efficient car in attempts to mitigate the rising cost of fuel.
Vauxhall has launched its new Trade Club website, www.tradeclub.co.uk
The crash repair industry is renowned for being a bit of a legal minefield. Graham Threlfall, head of bodyshop services at Remit Resourcing, provides some welcome guidance.
The Government has pledged to review employment laws concerning redundancy consultations and protection of employee’s contracts when a company transfers to a new owner.
Online car sales within the B2B sector in Europe are likely to more than double over the next five years, according to online remarketing company Autorola.
A car dealer has promised to contribute £5 for every car he sells towards the cost of a monument to the World War II Air Transport Auxiliary.
The consortium which was putting together a takeover bid for car dealer group Lookers has announced no formal offer will be made.
BRD Retail has split Burton Kia from dealer group Inchcape in a management buyout worth a ‘substantial’ amount.
National BEN Week will take place from July 18 - 24, celebrating the automotive charity’s 106th birthday.
A Pendragon employee stole £15,000 from the dealership where she was based.
Ford dealer Kernahan's of Witney is closing after 50 years of motor retailing, blaming the high costs of operating from a town centre location.
Warranty specialist, MB&G has drawn on its comprehensive database of warranty claims to compile an informed list of car brands that have generated the fewest claims over the past year, giving an indication of car brand reliability.
Mini's Oxford assembly plant is today welcoming school careers advisers, teachers and Business Secretary Vince Cable as part of the Government-industry initiative to highlight careers in manufacturing for young people.
Google has launched a new social networking website that it hopes will battle Facebook for popularity.
Dealers’ share of new car finance grew to 54.2% in the 12 months to March – a gain of 1.6 percentage points over February, says the Finance & Leasing Association.
Helphire’s chief financial officer has stepped down as an independent review of the accident management group revealed it had misled investors about its financial position.
Nissan GB has reduced its van dealer business centre network from 65 down to 50 in order to focus on “quality, not quantity”.
Banks are bracing themselves for a stream of claims from owners claiming they were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) when taking out loans to buy cars.
This year’s market downturn has had an impact and this article aims to offer some insight into general conditions.
Jim Wright has been appointed as managing director of Nissan Motor GB.
Audi has recorded a “marked improvement” in customer satisfaction since introducing a programme aimed at ensuring dealership staff are happy with their work.
Harrogate based Meridian Motor Group has taken the first steps to extend its ‘Vantage’ brand beyond the Toyota marque following the acquisition of central Manchester’s only Hyundai dealership.
Toyota GB has drawn its wagons into a circle for 2011. Its new car sales are expected to be flat and its focus is on maintaining its share of the market and keeping its dealers profitable.
Lifestyle Europe has started selling new Fords online through lifestyle-fordonline.co.uk.
