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  • SsangYong appoints Rawlinson to network
    SsangYong Motor UK, under managing director Paul Williams (pictured), has appointed Rawlinsons in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk to represent the franchise...

  • Volkswagen UK sells off dealership sites
    Volkswagen Group UK has sold off two development sites in Northampton Leicester and a car showroom in Stoke-on-Trent...

  • Dealer part exchanges get older
    Dealer part exchanges are getting older as private motorists keep their cars for longer in tough economic times. The latest Manheim Market Analysis reports that the average age of dealer part exchange vehicles has increased by up to eight months when compared with January 2011...

  • Dealers question carmaker image programmes
    Dealers in the US have expressed reservations about corporate standard programmes they are asked by carmakers to implement in their dealerships...

  • More dealers go into administration
    Insolvencies in the motor sector more than doubled in the final quarter of 2011, according to figures released by the Insolvency Service. The figures show that administrations have increased 120% from Q3 to Q4 2011...

  • New car sales run flat in January
    New car sales in the UK were flat in January, according to figures from the SMMT. Sales showed rose by 0.03 per cent to reach 128,853 units...

  • Nicholas Mee opens Aston Martin London outlet
    Aston Martin Heritage specialist Nicholas Mee & Co has officially opened new premises in West London. The company, set up 21 years ago, sells, services and restores classic Aston Martins...

  • Benfield Motors closes Renault in Morpeth
    Benfield Motors has closed its Renault dealership in Morpeth, Northumberland. On the company website Benfield said: “Benfield Renault and Volkswagen are currently undergoing a change in how we look after our customers...

  • Gordon Lamb refinances to fund growth
    Gordon Lamb has announced a new partnership with Barclays Corporate. The company recently transferred all day-to-day banking to Barclays, and has refinanced to assist with its growth plans...

  • John Clark buys Skoda dealership near Perth
    John Clark Motor Group has bought Thomson and Potter Skoda dealership in Burrelton, near Perth for an undisclosed sum. Thomson and Potter has held the Skoda franchise in the area for more than 25 years.