Archive for March, 2009

Porsche hits the jackpot!

Posted on March 31st, 2009 by In51der

Porsche has announced a massive increase in profits in the six months to the end of January despite a 25% [...]

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Crazy discounts miss the point

Posted on March 31st, 2009 by In51der

At MTI we are as keen as anyone to ensure that all customers, when in the process of buying a [...]

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PSA Peugeot Citroen sack their boss too

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by In51der

France’s biggest carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has sacked its chairman Christian Streiff after a little over two years in the [...]

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Prices on the up but nearly new still good value

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by In51der

Some analysts have stopped wondering why the used car market has spat in the face of recession, and have started [...]

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GM boss forced out by Obama

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by In51der

The chief executive of struggling US car company General Motors – Rick Wagoner – has agreed to step down. He [...]

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Motor Trade Apprentice

Posted on March 29th, 2009 by In51der

Welcome to “The Motor Trade Apprentice”. Sir Alan sets a task for our young apprentices; they are given £100,000 to [...]

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Smoking can damage retail sales

Posted on March 28th, 2009 by In51der

An article published on cardealermagazine.co.uk recently reported advice from BCA on the pitfalls of purchasing a car used by a [...]

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7500 GM workers to leave by April

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by In51der

US carmaker General Motors has said 7,500 union workers have accepted its offer of incentives to leave the firm. All [...]

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Government “insider” pours cold water on scrappage hopes

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by In51der

The Government has denied reports ministers are warming to the idea of a scrappage scheme to boost new car sales [...]

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Nissan offer help to dealers – we think

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by In51der

Now’s not the time for corporate nonsense. Nissan have announced in a press release that they are “implementing a programme [...]

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The fall of the independents – dispatch from the front-line

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by cvh

The days of the independent retail car showroom are numbered and have been way before the appearance of the brown [...]

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Nissan global production down 50 percent

Posted on March 26th, 2009 by In51der

Nissan have announced that its global production in January decreased 54% year-on-year to 145,286 units. Specifically, Production in Japan decreased [...]

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Databases, analysis and snapshots but no predictions

Posted on March 26th, 2009 by In51der

Analysis by Experian Automotive shows that Greater London is the country’s MPV hotspot as the area grew by 19.0 per [...]

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Tata give government ultimatum on Jaguar Land-Rover jobs

Posted on March 26th, 2009 by In51der

The chairman of Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors told Sky News in an interview on Tuesday that the company [...]

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Recession uniting the UK and US motor trade

Posted on March 26th, 2009 by In51der

It’s interesting to note that, as we cautiously tiptoe our way through this recession, the set of circumstances occurring here [...]

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Ford confirms talks on Volvo sale

Posted on March 26th, 2009 by In51der

Ford has confirmed it is in talks with “a number of parties” regarding the sale of its Swedish subsidiary Volvo. [...]

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If it appreciates buy it, if it depreciates rent it

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by In51der

If it appreciates buy it if it depreciates rent it! That has been the golden rule with financing cars over [...]

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Ford UK boss defends price rises

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by In51der

The boss of Ford UK has defended the company’s announcement of across-the-board price rises from 1 April by claiming that [...]

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Kia raise prices!

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by In51der

Hot on the heels of the announcement by Ford UK yesterday “car maker of the year” kia has revealed they [...]

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Forget high street lenders, check out dealer finance first

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by In51der

I was asked recently to assist a family member in the purchase of their next car and going with my [...]

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Japan car makers report plunging sales

Posted on March 24th, 2009 by In51der

Toyota Motor said Tuesday that its global production had plunged by nearly half in February from a year earlier, while [...]

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CBI in favour of UK car scrappage scheme

Posted on March 24th, 2009 by In51der

Another supporter of a UK car scrappage scheme has raised their head above the parapets. This time the Confederation of [...]

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Ford raise prices!

Posted on March 24th, 2009 by In51der

Just as MTI are reporting that the gap between new and nearly new prices is still too wide to encourage [...]

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Motor shows in recession but only London misses out

Posted on March 24th, 2009 by Serman

Next year’s British motor show axed? No surprise there, really. Back in October I put the London event on Deathwatch [...]

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Honda staff face 5% pay cut

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by In51der

The 3,500 staff at Honda in Swindon are facing a pay cut, and the company is keeping its associate release [...]

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