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  • 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.

  • Carmaker corporate standards come under fire
    Carmakers' expensive corporate standards for dealer networks are expected to come under heavy fire in a report out Saturday. The report will be released at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo in Las Vegas...

  • Marketing Delivery
    Contact: Jeremy Evans Telephone: 01892 599 911 Email: get.in.touch@marketingdelivery.co.uk Web: www.marketingdelivery.co.uk Address: The Brewery Business Centre, Bells Yew Green, Frant, East Sussex TN3 9BD Marketing Delivery takes modern communications technology and applies it to proven customer contact cycles for car, bike and van dealerships. Founder and managing director of Marketing Delivery Jeremy Evans has developed ..Read More

  • Lead Generation Service Added To Marketing Delivery ‘Smart’ Portfolio
    Specialist automotive marketing company Marketing Delivery has added an exclusive lead generation service to its bespoke product portfolio for car, van and bike dealers. SmartLeads is the result of a link-up with MarketingFile to provide top quality data for more than five million car drivers throughout the UK, direct from the insurance industry. SmartLeads uses ..Read More

  • MoT clamps down on clocking
    The government aims to clamp down on clocked cars as part of the review of the MoT...

  • Government retains annual MoT test
    The Government announced today it is retaining the existing annual MoT test. It took into account data from Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), which showed a quarter of vehicles tested in 2011 had one or more car defects that were either missed by MOT test centres or incorrectly assessed...

  • Sales of used warranties rise in 2011
    Sales of warranties were on the up in 2011, according to Mondial Assistance It saw an 8 per cent increase in used car warranty sales in 2011, compared to the previous year...