Ford dealers are now offering a rear view mirror option for its cars which incorporates satellite navigation.
Dealers are being urged to get back in touch with their used car customers as well as prepare for an aging used car vehicle parc over the next couple of years in order to help them grow out of the recession.
Lexus dealers finally get the brand's first small executive model in their showrooms from October.
An initiative by Porsche GB is hoped to put its dealer network in touch with hundreds of existing and prospective customers.
The British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) has elected David Smith of Continental Tyres as its new chairman.
The UK motor industry has urged chancellor George Osborne to consider the significant economic contribution made by industry when he makes tough decisions in the Comprehensive Spending Review, set to be published on 20 October.
Remarketing group Manheim has created a new role of chief technology officer with a remit of leading a review of the technology strategy across its UK and mainland Europe business.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is targeting new and existing customers with a new quarterly electronic newsletter.
Ferrari has recalled 50 of its 458 Italia models in the UK.
Fiat has signed a 170 vehicle fleet deal with Hertz-owned car-sharing organisation Connect.
Bentley Motors has recruited Alasdair Stewart as its sales and marketing director, following the departure of Stuart McCullough.
The rate of business insolvencies for the automotive industry fell from 0.14% in July 2009 to 0.10% in July 2010, according to the latest insolvency and late payment indices from Experian.
Vertu Motors has reported a rise in private new car sales volumes by 6.7% on a like for like basis according to the group’s half year trading update.
Claims management and dealer services group Accident Exchange looks set to have to delist from the London Stock Exchange in order to manage some of its debts.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has joined a call to arms by consumer motoring magazine Auto Express for manufacturers to disclose the details of known problems with their vehicles.
Dealerships could save on time, money and inconvenience by using temporary structures
Appointments in the automotive industry.
AM has just edited its best practice guide on dealership management. I pulled these tips on avoiding queues in your service reception I thought might prompt some useful thought.
Supercar dealer HR Owen has returned to profitable trading in the first half of 2010, with both sales and aftersales performing better than forecast.
Just 8.7% of attempted motor finance frauds succeed and of those that do succeed, 44% of the cars involved are recovered by lenders, according to the Finance and Leasing Association.
Sutton Park will be the new name for Renault in Stourbridge when it opens its new showroom on September 6.
The number of people planning to buy a car in the six months to February next year is at a three-year high, according to latest figures from the Sainsbury's Finance Car Buying Index.
Citroen has revealed the first details of its new model in the DS range, the DS4.
Customers of a Cambridgeshire MoT testing centre have been advised to get their cars retested after its owner was convicted of MoT fraud.
Owners of three-year-old Renault Meganes have a one-in-four chance of having for pay for repairs to get their car through its first MoT test.
Mitsubishi will reveal the European specification of its electric i-Miev which will be shown at the Paris Motor Show on September 30.
RoadSafe is urging transport minister Mike Penning, to maintain the MoT test as an annual check up for vehicles.
Chris Crow has been appointed chief editor at CAP. Crow will focus on developing CAP’s operational processes.
Automotive salaries also slipped by 10%, according to latest job index
There are encouraging signs in the used car market reports Manheim. After three months of declines, retail used car sales were up quite significantly in July by 2.3 units to 14.3.
