News from 2005 January

Lookers snaps up car supermarket
Lance Owen opens multi-brand repair centre
Thatcham announces apprentice centre
HSBC announces breakdown product partnership
Green parts market set for growth
Daihatsu gears up for dealer growth
Dealers urged to assess secondhand stock
Competition drives down insurance costs
Pre-reg list tops £7m
Rapid expansion for Masterfit
DTI blasts MG Rover sweetener reports
SMMT warns of rising costs
Non-executive director joins Inchcape
FSA approval prompts Ald expansion
A fifth of MoT failures down to chassis failure
Cars for cattle in Chester
LPG grants cut
Ferrari Maserati choose select few
MVRA gets OFT backing
FSA rules begin to bite
Vardy relocates Jaguar
Springfield Honda hits acquisition trail
Kwik-Fit appoints new CEO
Dealer alliance outlines plans
Bodyshops look to eastern promise
SMMT lambasts forecast allegations
RAA emerges asdealer supergroup
MG Rover's Chinese alliance takes shape
FSA moves to enforce rules
GM rolls out Chevrolet identity in the UK
New dealer supergroup debuts
SMMT scraps sales meetings
COMMENT: RAA moves to trade locally and act nationally
On the move
Well-chosen kit can reap rewards
Dealers urged to push profitable products
Kwik-Fit to pilot big budget refurbishment
Will dealers take more interest in parts sales?
Pro-Align co-ordinates live tyre-fitting display
Supertracker balancing kit is launched
Exhibitors talking shop at show
Winter tyres campaign could benefit dealers
Motor World hints at further growth
Tools industry set to reap benefits
Retailers urged to focus on customers
Government Gatso detector clampdown heralds new aftermarket opportunity
RMI keeps options open over son of CarWise
Detroit debuts
Repairers tasked to fit higher quality spark plugs
Industry commentary
Building on a lifetime in the motor trade
Universal Salvage will target dealer groups
Dealer demand
Market watch
Used car depreciation rate accelerated in last quarter
A high rate of change
IMI appoints Sheffield law firm
Survey shows staff turnover has stabilised
Motor trade fails to promote career opportunities
Mistakes by poorly trained staff bite into repairers' profits
Numbers up
Peugeot Parts centre wins industry approval
Look to the future
Jemca aims to do the business with Toyota
Around the UK
Fleet sales drive new car volumes in 2004
…as licensing pressure mounts
VBRA rolls out code of practice…
Dealership systems hit by spyware
Lotus boss takes reins at Caterham
Recruitment drive
Mixed reaction to Cars 21
… as MG and Rover head for separation of brands
Fiat and Alfa operations are centralised in the UK …
Park life
Eddie Wright outlines growth plans
UK drags heels in Europe
In brief
Emtec takes over AA technical services arm
Class Act
Motor Show battle hots up
Offers here to stay, says price index
FUTURE FUEL
Fiat puts off GM option
Eddie Wright to double in size
Auction house claims strong start to 2005
New database to "stamp out" fraud
Shanghai execs visit MG Rover factory
Discovery takes Car of the Year honours
Competition group "must probe retail issues"
HPI Exchange signs up Lotus
Proton rejoins Motability programme
Emtec acquires AA technical services operation
Silverstone withdraws from motor show tendering
John Grose Group expands
"Underclass" threat to UK drivers
Pay-per-drive kit "could help crash repairers"
Repairer group renews licensing calls
Identity check for MG Rover
Chevrolet prepares for UK launch
UK takes pole position for Mitsubishi
New law hits camera detection kits
European sales rise
All change at Fiat UK
Car buyers "will retain incentives"
ACFO calls for mileage rates review
Helphire signs up with Vardy
MBI snaps up Caterham
Houghton-Berry quits Mini
Insurance costs to hit customers
New crash repair group convenes
Automotive electronics firm to expand
EU launches new motor group
Dealers improve staff retention
RVs drop in final quarter
Safety first for consumers
Lex switches to paperless booking
Dealers given midnight reprieve
Dales branches out
GM links UK and Ireland
Bentley looks to spread its wings
Slowdown in China
Proton embarks on dealer drive
Poole bodyshop dips into aluminium market
Mazda returns to Northampton
BMW eases past Mercedes
Mitsubishi considers French alliance
New car volumes set to drop
Pentagon to launch DCX brand centre
GM silent on Saab plans
Just Car announces Esure deal
Upwardly mobile motorists
Automotive park lined up for Banbury
PAG Power
Close acquires S&F for £131m
New car sales dip at Vardy
Directors buy out Greenhous Group
OFT investigates FSA insurance regulations
One hundred years of Motor Trader
New car prices under threat
OFT concerned over FSA regulations
Patterson takes on Seat
Car market spurred by new models
Competition hits Detroit launch activity
New car sales dip by 0.5% in 2004
MBO at Greenhous Group
New car RVs set to plummet
Just Car Clinics signs with NU
Volvo launches servicing package
Nissan contributes to Tsunami aid effort
Close acquires S&F motor business for £131m
Westdrive leads way for Kia
RMI highlights VAT scheme
Jaguar calls for talks with unions
New Year honours for motor trade bosses
Japanese show the way for skills chiefs
SMMT plays down price hike warning
Volvo takes best RV accolade
Price is king for car buyers
Pay up for industry workers
Benfield upgrades with Toyota
Jaguar pleads for cash injection
Manufacturers hit by climbing production costs
Mahle snaps up Cosworth Group
Universal sells Redbourn auction site
Gender still counts in car insurance

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