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Dealer trade body the National Franchised Dealers Association is urging its members to take part in the latest dealer attitude survey which is being distributed this week. In a mailer to its members it said it needed a good response in order to have meaningful talks with carmakers and distributors...

Dealers are increasingly buying their used van stock online rather than at auction centres. New data from BCA suggests there is a significant shift in the way professional buyers are prepared to acquire their LCV stock.

Dealers have been told to brace themselves for a shortage of three to five year old vans over the next 18 months. That’s the view of BCA, which said slower new van sales three years ago are now starting to impact the current used van market.

Ford of Britain is to get a new managing director following the retirement of Nigel Sharp who, on reaching 65, has elected to retire after 39 years with the company...

Demand for three to five year old vans is set to surge in the London area. That’s the view of Manheim Remarketing, which is expecting the spike in demand as local authorities outlaw old vans from January 2012.

Dealer group Lookers has appointed Neil Davis as a board director of the company. Davis is managing director of Lookers’ parts division and has been managing director of FPS, the national warehouse distributor of quality branded automotive hard parts since 2005...

Vauxhall is aiming to drum up parts business for dealers with a revamp of its Trade Club website at www.tradeclub.co.uk. The site contains information on the Trade Club products and pricing, news and latest offers for the independent trade, supplied by dealers. The Trade Club Book enables members to build a ‘wish list’, which they can email straight through to ...

Honda cars generated fewer warranty claims over the last 12 months than any other brand, according to research by MB&G, the warranty provider.

Work has started on John Clark Motor Group’s new £6m Land Rover dealership in Edinburgh The 30,000 square foot dealership will feature a two-level 12-car showroom, a 14-bay workshop, a business centre and a 71-car used car display.

Used car customers are becoming more knowledgeable about car warranties. That the view of RAC Warranty which said consumers when choosing a warranty now scrutinise the provider and examine exactly what the warranty covers.