VAUXHALL has set aggressive prices for its new top of the range Corsa CDX.
Read More »New name for top 25
MULTI franchise dealer Bletchley Motor Group and Mercedes truck and car distributor Charles Sidney have agreed merger terms, creating a new group likely to rank among the top 25 UK dealers.
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NISSAN has unveiled a support package for its 132 authorised bodyshops.
Read More »UK Fleet Sales By Manufacturer (% sector share)
Insecure punters means bumpy road UK Fleet Sales By Manufacturer (% sector share)Nov 1994 Jan-Nov 1994 Ford 29.
Read More »LANCASTER has acquired the assets of Malaya Group's Land Rover and Rover dealership in Stratford, east London.
Malaya's Stratford site goes to Lancaster LANCASTER has acquired the assets of Malaya Group's Land Rover and Rover dealership in Stratford, east London.
Read More »NO LIMITS: Akzo Nobel’s award winning Spectrophotometer
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT: PPG's automotive coating has the minimum of frills and maximum value NO LIMITS: Akzo Nobel's award winning SpectrophotometerQUALITY ASSURED: Technical advantages, such as fast processing times, is an attractive option to customersStrict legislation in 1995 means a new generation of paint is coming on to the scene.
Read More »WHEN a woman walks into a dealership to buy a car, her top priority is the colour, then whether it has enough storage space for her shopping. What goes on under the bonnet isn’t important, but a vanity mirror is a must.
The perception of women motorists is still sceptical.
Read More »IN A changing market for body shop services there will be many losers in the next few years. Exp erts agree shops which can’t make the leap to big volume working, can’t find a niche or don’t court non-insurance work, are going to disappear. Some will go b
THE POWER OF BRANDING: Vauxhall's Approved Accident Repair programme is expected to attract nearly half all Vauxhall crash repairs to its dealers within five years.
Read More »CAR sales in China this year will be 380,000 – considerably fewer than in August in the UK. But it is forecast that the Chinese market will grow to more than a million by the turn of the century. And the world’s most populous country expects to be making
Makers battle for people's car in China CAR sales in China this year will be 380,000 - considerably fewer than in August in the UK.
Read More »Little and large
As a storm brews within the bodyshop industry, Dan Thisdell talks to Robert Hadfield and Alan Bird of the RMI Bodyshop Services about the challenge they face Little and largeAS director of RMI Bodyshop Services (RMIBS), the Retail Motor Industry Federation's newly formed panel beating and paint spraying arm, Robert Hadfield is a man with a mission.
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