Archive for 2009

No more job cuts at Honda despite the prediction of a tough year ahead

Posted on December 31st, 2009 by News

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

Posted on December 31st, 2009 by In51der

This time last year MTI was talking about the so called “big 3” in Detroit and the US administration’s fight [...]

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Calling the market will be just as hard in 2010

Posted on December 30th, 2009 by In51der

As expected the rush has kicked in. Many dealers have decided to give their hardworking staff a good break this [...]

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December new car sales could be a record

Posted on December 27th, 2009 by In51der

Many insiders are reporting to us that footfall in showrooms and auctions appears to be brisk and, the same as [...]

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Analysts predict a 15 percent increase in December for US new car sales

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by News

Industry forecasts by J.D. Power predict a 15 percent rise in US new vehicle sales, powered by a retail surge [...]

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China’s Great Wall cars coming to UK

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by News

UK distributor I.M. Group has revealed that it will begin importing cars made by China’s Great Wall Motor Co. into [...]

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2009 and the year ahead

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by In51der

As 2009 draws to a close and we reflect on a tumultuous year it’s fair to say the ups and [...]

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Ford agree sale of Volvo to China’s Geely

Posted on December 23rd, 2009 by News

Ford has agreed the terms of the sale of its Swedish business, Volvo Cars, to China’s Geely. Ford said “some [...]

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Government looking to outlaw “logbook loans”

Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by News

The department for business innovation and skills (BIS) is consulting on plans to ban a form of secured borrowing known [...]

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Spyker back in the frame for Saab

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by News

Shares in the Dutch luxury car firm, Spyker, have soared after it renewed a bid for General Motor’s Swedish car [...]

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GM to wind down Saab

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by News

GM has said it will “wind down” Saab, which employs around 3,000 people, after talks to sell the brand to [...]

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Top 5 scrappage cars that didn’t deserve the crusher

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by Serman

With the scrappage scheme coming to an end soon, we’ve scoured the country and asked our fellow traders to find [...]

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UK car production rises 15.7% in November

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by News

UK car production rose by 15.7% in November compared with a year earlier, the first increase in more than a [...]

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Finance the key for many smaller dealers

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by In51der

If you ask anyone’s opinion on almost anything they will generally start by looking at the subject of conversation totally [...]

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Experian reports used car sales down in Q3

Posted on December 17th, 2009 by News

Used car sales fell by 4.9 per cent during the period July – September (Q3) this year, according to the [...]

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Survival of the fittest in a car retailing shakedown

Posted on December 17th, 2009 by In51der

This year has been a surprising one for the trade in many ways. Even the most optimistic of car dealers [...]

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Ford Focus named CAP Used Car of the Decade

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by News

The Ford Focus 1998 – 2005 has been voted ‘Used Car of the Decade’ by CAP – the UK’s independent [...]

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Look out for offers as dealers chase servicing profits

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by In51der

It is widely accepted that in many car showrooms used car sales have provided the vast majority of the profit [...]

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Still no payout from the Automotive Assistance Programme

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by News

The much trumpeted £2.3bn government scheme set up in January to provide funding for UK carmakers has yet to help [...]

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King customer will reign supreme in 2010

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by In51der

There is absolutely no doubt that, at the sharp end of retailing, businesses will need to up their game more [...]

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The mystery shop, car dealers and cherry picking

Posted on December 11th, 2009 by In51der

There is a major issue in car sales today, which dealers and manufacturers continue to wrestle with, and that’s “burning [...]

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Pre-budget report 2009 motoring round-up

Posted on December 10th, 2009 by News

VAT As we know VAT will return to 17.5% as from 01 January 2010 and this will obviously impact on [...]

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Greater technology means bigger bills

Posted on December 10th, 2009 by Mark Antony

Following on from our article yesterday on the rising tide of faults that used car dealers have to contend with [...]

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Jaguar top in U.S. sales satisfaction survey

Posted on December 9th, 2009 by News

Top spot in the latest annual J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index has gone to Jaguar, the fifth time in six [...]

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VW to buy 20% stake in Suzuki Motor

Posted on December 9th, 2009 by News

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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