New tyre labelling laws are now in place and dealer service departments will have to make sure they are up to speed with the new requirements.
Toyota and Lexus have drawn up a new fleet charter which sets out how it plans to meet expectations from corporate sales.
Subaru UK has provided a seasonal boost for its dealers by announcing that all Subaru models will be eligible for a free vehicle inspection and top-up of essential fluids.
Family-owned Swansway Group has built a new business on the exportation of German made car parts back to Germany – with over 1,750 parts shipped to the country in the past 12 months.
Luxury car dealer HR Owen has reported that the momentum it generated during the first half of 2012 has continued into Q3.
Saab’s authorised repairer network of 87 sites is offering winter health checks to Saab customers for a fixed price of £19.99.
Ford Retail has hosted a series of three customer events to promote its parts distribution business, @First Parts Solutions.
IT solutions company Epyx has reported a 17% increase in the use of its 1link Service Network e-commerce platform over the last 12 months.
Tyrenet UK and Profile Tyrecentre have announced their intention to launch the Profile Tyrecentre brand and concept in the UK.
Seat is offering free servicing for up to three years or 30,000 miles with every Mii sold on the manufacturer’s PCP scheme.
Continental has been awarded Tyre Manufacturer of the Year by the NTDA (National Tyre Distributors Association) at the Tyre and Fast Fit (TAFF) Awards.
Nissan is offering free servicing and extended warranty deals across its LCV range in a bid to boost sales from small business users with offers until the end of the year.
Vauxhall dealers in the UK are now taking online service bookings with customers able to book in with 48 hours' notice.
Engine technology is constantly evolving. Cars are going further on less fuel, engines are lasting longer, warranties are covering vehicles for longer periods of time and customer expectations continue to increase.
Dealers are missing out on an average of £330,000 a year or £1.5 billion in total servicing and parts sales by missing condition checks on vehicles that come through the business.
A new chief executive has been appointed at Halfords.
A new 100,000sq ft national distribution facility for parts distributor Andrew Page will be fully operational within the next few weeks supplying the company’s core 65 national branch network.
BMW has begun contacting its large corporate clients to remedy security failings which have left some of its vehicles susceptible to theft.
VOSA has announced that the MoT certificate must now record the mileage of a vehicle for the current test, as well as the mileage recorded on the last three certificates.
The European Commission (EC) has highlighted certain areas of new block exemption regulations (BER) which could aid UK dealers to absorb more aftersales work.
