Prestons BMW in Colne has appointed a new dealer principal, Richard Hargraves.
Mini dealers should enjoy high retention levels for accident repair business after BMW launched an insurance scheme in conjunction with Green Flag.
MG Rover expects to breakeven next year, despite having reported a loss of £254m on turnover of £961m in the last eight months of 2000 following its sale by BMW.
The Government's financial rescue package for the Midlands made available to counter the effects of the Rover/BMW crises is paying dividends for the manufacturing sector according to a report published today.
BMW is set to bring sales to major fleet customers in-house after successful trials of its Direct operation. A spokesman said BMW Direct would initially target larger fleets, offering them an improved service with a central contact point for sales.
BMW described the opening weekend of sales of the new Mini as 'phenomenal', with all 148 of participating dealerships reporting packed showrooms.
The John Clark Motor Group, the multi-franchise group which operates in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh, has opened its new £2.2 million flagship BMW dealership.
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Toyota - due to confirm a small-car platform alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen today - is tipped to be the supplier of diesel engines for BMW's Mini from 2003.
BMW GB's £7m Mini advertising and marketing launch campaign will include a series of “mini blockbuster films”, now premiering at cinemas.
BMW corporate operations manager Alan Waldie has left the company. BMW (GB) managing director Jim O'Donnell described the departure as amicable and added: “There has been no disagreement, there is no acrimony. He did a good job for BMW - our growth in the corporate sector has been excellent.”
An exclusive contract to supply batteries for the new Mini range has been awarded by BMW to Varta.
BMW and its dealers are entering the final stages of preparation for the launch of the new Mini. Thousands of jobs in the UK and thousands of pounds of investment by the company's network rest on the success of the rebirth of this motoring icon.<br> AM-online spoke to Mini's general manager Trevor Houghton-Berry on the confidence he has in the new car.
Two models in the new second-generation BMW 3-series Compact range are to go on sale in the UK on August 16.
The first fruits of BMW Group's £22 million skills training programme at its Hams Hall, Warwickshire, engine plant have been harvested in the form of a batch of NVQ awards to employees.
BMW's new car sales in May reached record levels, with the company selling more than 80,000 cars worldwide for the first time - an increase of 7.9% compared to last year.
BMW is the most popular manufacturer in three out of the nine classes of car, analysis of Auto Trader searches has revealed. Both the 3 and 5 Series models gained more than twice as many searches as their nearest rivals.
BMW has today announced the insurance groupings for the Mini, which goes on sale son July 7, and a five-year fixed cost servicing package.
BMW is confident the new Mini, on sale next month, will sell its full allocation of 20,000 units in the UK next year, putting the carmaker among the top 10 best sellers.
MG Rover believes the launch of the 75 Tourer signals an important moment in its plan to revive the company, just over one year after it was bought from BMW for a symbolic £10.