Victor Muller, Spyker chief executive officer, believes he can make Saab a credible rival to BMW and Audi within two-years of ownership.
The number of new cars bought by consumers using dealer finance in December 2009 grew by a record rate of 91%, according to new figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association.
ROI (Return on Investment), the sales and marketing company based in Nantwich, is to appoint 25 new employees after signing a contract with Kia.
Several major dealer groups are undertaking reviews of their warranty providers in a new trend reported by RAC Warranty.
Marshall is to open a new Volvo dealership in Nottingham which brings its total number of sites with the brand to four.
Shareholders in Spyker have approved the $74 million buyout of Saab from General Motors.
Volvo Cars London is aiming to double its used car volumes this year following a 44% increase in volumes in 2009.
Manheim Auctions has signed a deal with Peugeot for an extended auction programme in 2010 totalling 84 car auctions and 36 van auctions.
Subaru has revealed a sneak preview of a new Impreza STI developed in collaboration with performance tuning specialists Cosworth.
Allams Alfa Romeo in Epsom, Surrey has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest parade of Alfa Romeos to celebrate the start of the brand’s centenary year.
Automotive Management would like to know how you rate your DMS: what it adds to your business, its faults, how it could be improved and, crucially, the value of support you are given by its supplier.
Skoda UK has revealed its Retailers of the Year 2009 at an awards ceremony in Prague.
Nissan has revealed the first production pictures of its new B-segment Juke compact crossover which will be built alongside its sister model Qashqai in Sunderland.
Spyker has unveiled how it will run Saab when its acquisition of the brand from General Motors goes through in the next couple of months.
Motor Codes has launched a national competition called Golden Garages to find the UK’s best local service and repair centre to help counter act the bad reputation of the repair industry.
Charles Hurst Jaguar in Belfast sold the highest volume of cars for the month out of the whole Jaguar dealer network in the UK.
Volkswagen’s new Touareg will go on sale in the UK in August and is 20% more fuel efficient than the model it replaces following a reduction of 200kg to the overall bodyweight of the vehicle.
Citroen UK sales director Simon Monahan has left the company.
Audi has released the first details of its new A1 which will hope to topple Mini from its domination of the premium supermini sector.
Repairs to the 180,865 Toyota models recalled across the UK has started today at 206 approved repairers.
Kia Motors (UK) in conjunction with its business specialist dealer, Brindley Kia of Wolverhampton, has secured a deal to supply 92 cars over three years to Avery Berkel, a supplier of retail weighing solutions.
Ford is offering up to £5,000 discounts across its range in order to help boost sales during the plate-change month of March.
The Retail Motor Industry has sent its list of requests for inclusion in Chancellor Darling’s Budget in the spring.
Vauxhall/Opel chief executive officer Nick Reilly has revealed that it will invest €11 billion over the next five years.
Toyota has officially announced a global recall on its third-generation Prius models built before January 27, 2010 and involves 8,500 cars in the UK.
BrandIndex, YouGov’s daily brand perception tracker, has shown that Toyota’s recall has triggered a fall in how the brand is perceived by consumers.
Spyker has entered into a £16 million two year convertible loan agreement with an investment company owned by Heerema Holding Company to help finance its takeover of Saab.
Hartwell Southampton has taken on three new managers to help drive forward its car sales and aftersales business.
Nissan has made a return to profit of £320 million for the last three months of 2009.
