Bosses at the Honda factory in Swindon, which produces the Honda Jazz supermini and the Honda Civic, say there will [...]
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2010 – Car business takes its medicine and moves on
This time last year MTI was talking about the so called “big 3” in Detroit and the US administration’s fight [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Calling the market will be just as hard in 2010
As expected the rush has kicked in. Many dealers have decided to give their hardworking staff a good break this [...]
Read the rest of this entry »December new car sales could be a record
Many insiders are reporting to us that footfall in showrooms and auctions appears to be brisk and, the same as [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Analysts predict a 15 percent increase in December for US new car sales
Industry forecasts by J.D. Power predict a 15 percent rise in US new vehicle sales, powered by a retail surge [...]
Read the rest of this entry »China’s Great Wall cars coming to UK
UK distributor I.M. Group has revealed that it will begin importing cars made by China’s Great Wall Motor Co. into [...]
Read the rest of this entry »2009 and the year ahead
As 2009 draws to a close and we reflect on a tumultuous year it’s fair to say the ups and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ford agree sale of Volvo to China’s Geely
Ford has agreed the terms of the sale of its Swedish business, Volvo Cars, to China’s Geely. Ford said “some [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Government looking to outlaw “logbook loans”
The department for business innovation and skills (BIS) is consulting on plans to ban a form of secured borrowing known [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Spyker back in the frame for Saab
Shares in the Dutch luxury car firm, Spyker, have soared after it renewed a bid for General Motor’s Swedish car [...]
Read the rest of this entry »GM to wind down Saab
GM has said it will “wind down” Saab, which employs around 3,000 people, after talks to sell the brand to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Top 5 scrappage cars that didn’t deserve the crusher
With the scrappage scheme coming to an end soon, we’ve scoured the country and asked our fellow traders to find [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK car production rises 15.7% in November
UK car production rose by 15.7% in November compared with a year earlier, the first increase in more than a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Finance the key for many smaller dealers
If you ask anyone’s opinion on almost anything they will generally start by looking at the subject of conversation totally [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Experian reports used car sales down in Q3
Used car sales fell by 4.9 per cent during the period July – September (Q3) this year, according to the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Survival of the fittest in a car retailing shakedown
This year has been a surprising one for the trade in many ways. Even the most optimistic of car dealers [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ford Focus named CAP Used Car of the Decade
The Ford Focus 1998 – 2005 has been voted ‘Used Car of the Decade’ by CAP – the UK’s independent [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Look out for offers as dealers chase servicing profits
It is widely accepted that in many car showrooms used car sales have provided the vast majority of the profit [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Still no payout from the Automotive Assistance Programme
The much trumpeted £2.3bn government scheme set up in January to provide funding for UK carmakers has yet to help [...]
Read the rest of this entry »King customer will reign supreme in 2010
There is absolutely no doubt that, at the sharp end of retailing, businesses will need to up their game more [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The mystery shop, car dealers and cherry picking
There is a major issue in car sales today, which dealers and manufacturers continue to wrestle with, and that’s “burning [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Pre-budget report 2009 motoring round-up
VAT As we know VAT will return to 17.5% as from 01 January 2010 and this will obviously impact on [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Greater technology means bigger bills
Following on from our article yesterday on the rising tide of faults that used car dealers have to contend with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Jaguar top in U.S. sales satisfaction survey
Top spot in the latest annual J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index has gone to Jaguar, the fifth time in six [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VW to buy 20% stake in Suzuki Motor
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest car maker, is to buy a 20% stake in Japan’s Suzuki Motor by February 2010 for 222.5bn [...]
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