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Ford Retail, the factory owned retail group has appointed Stuart Kerr as chief executive officer following the departure of Chris Hayden. Stuart Kerr was previously regional president for Volvo Car Corporation in Europe...

Glass’s Guide has forecast that car values are set to slide further in November. “All the indications are that the auction market has further to slide in terms of conversion rates and prices,” said Glass’s Guide managing editor Adrian Rushmore...

Trade values moving into November were ‘unusually stable’ for the time of year, according to Cap Black Book. Low demand for vehicles is balanced by limited demand, keeping prices afloat...

Franchised workshops continued to lose workshop customers to independent and fast-fit outlets in 2011. New data from the Castrol Professional Car Service and Repair Trend Tracker report shows...

Lookers, the UK’s fifth largest dealer group, said its performance in Q3 and the all important plate change September month had been “satisfactory”...

Luxury car dealer HR Owen today warned that it would be in the red for the second half of the year. It said losses would arise due to deteriorating trading conditions and model introduction delays...

Dealers have just three working days to sign up to the Motor Trader Social Media Conference which takes place on Wednesday 2 November. The social event of the year takes place at Barcelo Shrigley Hall, near Macclesfield, Cheshire on 2 November...

Motoring, safety and trade bodies have launched a campaign to stop the government reducing the frequency of the MoT test...

Values in the used car market went into reverse in October, arresting all the gains made in September...

Manganese Bronze Holdings is pushing ahead with plans to import and distribute in the UK cars manufactured by Hong Kong based Geely Automobile Holdings...