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Saab Automobile has appointed Matthias Seidl as executive director sales, effective from 1 January. Seidl joins Saab’s senior management team from Detroit-based automotive consultancy API, where he was president and chief executive officer. Prior to that, Seidl spent 20 years in the Volkswagen Group where he held several senior executive positions in the sales organisations of Audi and Volkswagen. At ...

Smart phones are becoming of increasing importance for car dealers’ business. Web presence Most dealers will have some form of web presence now but many in the industry have yet to consider the growing mobile search market and the importance of creating web pages designed for mobile browsing,” said Garry Hobson, chief executive of motors.co.uk. “Existing websites often won’t display ...

Ford Europe turned in a pre-tax operating loss of $196m (£125m) in the third quarter in sharp contrast to the profit of $131 million generated a year ago.

Richard Bunn, an ex-director at Fleetline, a division of Leaseplan, has joined FinanceAcar.

Car dealers could see their energy bills cut by £6m a year if a new scheme proves a success.

Dealer group JCT600 has opened its first Price Right used car supermarket in Rawdon West Yorkshire.

Fiat Group Automobiles UK has appointed Simon Wheeler as its new fleet and remarketing director.

Glass’s Guide has reduced used car values by 3 per cent in the November edition.

Inchcape is reducing its cost base by £25m and making an exceptional £18m restructuring charge in the final quarter of 2010.

Aftersales was the most profitable area for Pendragon in the third quarter of 2010.