ISSUE 63 of Car Dealer is now available and free to download directly onto your iPad! The June issue of Car Dealer is bursting with auto content and the biggest issue yet! Issue 63 is all about the battle of the supercars, so there’s plenty of high-octane material covering the leading four-wheel-drive supercars and which [...]
Why recalls can be a good thing for dealers
Recall. It’s a word manufacturers loathe and one that causes panic among customers. And it seems in these days of health and safety, manufacturers are recalling cars more frequently than ever in order to make sure their customers are safe. This week we heard that Nissan is recalling 841,000 cars worldwide due to a potentially [...]
Ridgeway Group opens new Skoda dealer
RIDGEWAY GROUP – which currently operates the Jewson Skoda dealership on the Abingdon Road in Oxford – has extended its brand reach by opening Ridgeway Skoda in Newbury. Following the administration of previous operators Whitequay Limited at the end of January, Ridgeway Group will now represent the Skoda brand in Newbury, Berkshire. Simon McLaughlin, Ridgeway [...]
Video: Opel introduces some guerilla marketing at a VW event…
OPEL certainly didn’t hold back in an attempt to steal the limelight from Volkswagen at the latest VW Show, 32. GTI Treffen am Worthersee. The take-over started with the appearance of mysterious plastic sleeves containing 3D glasses, as the Opel crew casually made their way around the site and continued to hand them out. Soon, [...]
Tradeouts launches smartphone and tablet apps
TRADE-TO-TRADE used car network Tradeouts.com has increased its bidding audience and lowered dealing costs by launching a new smartphone and tablet app of its online vehicle auction service. The app is free to regular customers and allows dealers with smartphones and tablets to view and bid on real-time auctions when on the move. Managing Director [...]
£80,000 of cars stolen from Glasgow garage
SIX luxury cars worth a total of between £75,000 and £80,000 have been stolen form a garage in Glasgow’s east end. The vehicles were taken during a break-in at Sherwood Garage, Baillieston Road, near Mount Vernon, between 23:00 in Sunday and 01:00 on Monday. The cars stolen during the raid were a Jaguar X Type, [...]
Nissan recalls 2002-2006 Micra over loose steering bolt
NISSAN has announced a recall of roughly 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel. In the UK, the recall will affect 133,869 models of the Nissan Micra, built between 2002 and 2006 in Sunderland. Nissan said that the bolt used in the steering wheel may not have been screwed on correctly, but that [...]
Sacked valeter threatened to throw paint stripper over dealer’s cars
A VALETER who threatened to throw paint stripper over vehicles in a car showroom after getting the sack from his valeting company has been given a 12-month community service order. According The Cumberland News, the young worker, Christopher John McLaughlin, 24, who was employed by Protouch Valeting in Carlisle, told his boss that he would [...]
Autosales Ltd boss tackles walk for charity
THE managing director of Midlands-based Autosales Ltd, Steve Kibble, is taking on a 160-mile walking challenge to honour his late father and raise money for charity. Barry Kibble, who setup Autosales Ltd with his wife Ann and father-in-law Len Turner in 1958, died last year following a tough battle with prostate cancer. He was awarded [...]
Shorter shelf-life for new car models leaves drivers out of pocket
WITH new car models hitting an all time high, their ‘shelf-life’ is rapidly decreasing and leaving motorist with empty wallets, says valuations experts CAP. Motorists currently benefit from the most modern choices and constantly updated new cars in the history of trading. But due to new model introductions of the past three decades, an analysis [...]
