Archive for November, 2009

Vauxhall Astra is the UK’s favourite used car

Posted on November 30th, 2009 by News

The Vauxhall Astra is the UK’s favourite used car according to Motorpoint. The perennially-popular small family car, which arrived on [...]

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Sales rise for Jaguar Land Rover

Posted on November 30th, 2009 by News

Jaguar Land Rover had seen its sales rise 23% in the second quarter after its new models were well-received. Owner [...]

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Dealers looking beyond the scrappage scheme

Posted on November 30th, 2009 by In51der

We’re probably not the first to report it but the scrappage scheme juggernaut definitely appears to be slowing down. This [...]

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Some motorists are deferring routine car maintenance

Posted on November 29th, 2009 by News

Consumers are responding to rises in motoring costs and challenging economic conditions by deferring routine vehicle repair, servicing and maintenance [...]

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JLR help TATA swing back to profit

Posted on November 27th, 2009 by News

India’s leading vehicle company, Tata Motors, reported Friday it had swung to a consolidated quarterly net profit, helped by a [...]

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Mercedes and Renault in collaboration deal

Posted on November 26th, 2009 by News

Mercedes-Benz and Renault are to co-operate on a new modular small car platform and two separate engine ranges that will [...]

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Vauxhall job cut plans unveiled

Posted on November 26th, 2009 by News

Job losses at Vauxhall’s two UK plants will total 354, according to proposals outlined by owner General Motors (GM). Under [...]

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Can non-main dealer servicing be a false economy?

Posted on November 26th, 2009 by In51der

During an economic cool off the focus of most buyers’ attention will be on value for money, making cost savings [...]

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Autoquake appoint Dermot Halpin as new CEO

Posted on November 26th, 2009 by News

Autoquake.com (www.autoquake.com), the UK’s largest online used car retailer, today announced that former president of Expedia Europe Dermot Halpin has [...]

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Koenigsegg pulls out of Saab deal

Posted on November 25th, 2009 by News

The sale of General Motors’ Swedish unit Saab has been called off after the would-be buyer pulled out of the [...]

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Toyota attempts to finally cure pedal fault

Posted on November 25th, 2009 by News

Toyota says it will make changes to the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million already recalled vehicles in the US. In [...]

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GM to keep all German Opel plants open

Posted on November 25th, 2009 by News

General Motors has said that it will not be closing any of Opel’s four plants in Germany as part of [...]

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Enquiries brisk as everyone gears up for the future

Posted on November 25th, 2009 by In51der

As the motor trade braces itself for the expected (we hope!) Christmas rush, there seems to be a kind of [...]

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Disgraced MG Rover chiefs bank an extra £11m

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by News

The five disgraced former directors of failed carmaker MG Rover are to receive an £11 million-plus payout.
Their windfall will bring [...]

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HPI asks whether dealers have lost their appetite for scrappage

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by News

At a time when no news is good news, dealers should be pleased to hear that the government has boosted [...]

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Industry leaders discuss UK’s automotive future

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by News

The future of the UK motor industry is being discussed today (24 November) by more than 120 industry leaders, government [...]

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Virtual may become reality for car dealers

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by In51der

Modern day consumers visiting car dealerships are now extremely well informed about cars and their specification. Most car manufacturer’s websites [...]

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Volkswagen to increase production

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by News

Volkswagen (VW), Europe’s biggest car company, has announced plans to invest 26bn euros ($28.5bn; £15.8bn) over the next three years [...]

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Dealers getting in shape for January 2010

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by In51der

Dealers are gearing up for the expected upturn by selling out of their existing stock, which was possibly purchased a [...]

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Serman reviews the new Lexus LFA supercar

Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by Serman

The country is bankrupt the streets are flooded, the government’s corrupt and the nights are drawing in but it’s the [...]

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Decline in car output rate smallest this year

Posted on November 20th, 2009 by News

UK car production fell by 6.7% in October amounting to 106,400 cars. Compared with a year earlier this represents the [...]

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Death of a used car salesman

Posted on November 20th, 2009 by In51der

Thinking of ways to illustrate the changes which have occurred in the car business over the last decade, brought to [...]

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Cost is biggest cause of couple conflicts when buying a car

Posted on November 19th, 2009 by News

Couples argue more about the price when buying a car together, than any other purchasing consideration. Research by online used [...]

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Latest falls complete prestige sector “price correction”

Posted on November 19th, 2009 by News

Last month’s fall in trade prices for prestige-brand used cars should allay growing concerns amongst dealers about unsustainably-high prices, suggests [...]

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January looms large on the horizon for car dealers

Posted on November 19th, 2009 by In51der

With dealers having played catch up for most of 2009 when it comes to stock levels, it is only now, [...]

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Bargain of the Week

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