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That Was The Week: The motoring goings-on for January 23-27  

That Was The Week: The motoring goings-on for January 23-27

HERE ARE the most interesting and talked-about stories over the past five days, collated and summarised by us. Monday, January 23 HYUNDAI’S all-new i30 hatchback will cost from £14,495 when it arrives in showrooms in March. VOLKSWAGEN has revealed the five-door version of its Up city car. It’s expected to cost around £400 more than [...]

VIDEO: Ewards 2011

VIDEO: Ewards 2011

ALONG with spending the day judging the websites that should win one of our gongs, our Ewards judges were also filmed. We took them to one side and asked them for their number one top tips on how dealers can make more money from their websites. And we filmed their answers for a special video. [...]

Motors.co.uk: Review your SEO strategy

Motors.co.uk: Review your SEO strategy

MOTORS.co.uk is warning dealers to review their SEO strategy, as Google seeks to closely integrate Google+ into their search index. The search engine giant has been accused by various analysts of “warping” its search results by boosting posts from its Google+ social network in its standard search results. The changes – which are presently only [...]

Toyota's new hungry TV ad

Toyota’s new hungry TV ad

TOYOTA’s best-selling car will return to the nation’s television screens this month with a new advert. The new 30-second television advert featuring the Yaris is called ‘All New Yaris vs Hungry Girlfriend’. It’s the latest product from the cheekily-named ‘Toyota Yaris Productions’ and follows on from previous adverts namely ‘Gadget Guy’ and ‘Monster Truck’. In [...]

Dealer-Auction.com expands team

Dealer-Auction.com expands team

THE online trade only site Dealer-Auction.com has announced it is expanding its management team. The firm that auctions trade cars exclusively for franchised dealers has appointed Gareth Walker as business development manager for the UK. Dealer-Auction.com was established three years ago has seen a massive uptake from the large number of franchised dealers who recognise [...]

NEWS & FEATURES
Mitsubishi Farnham opens

MITSUBISHI Motors has announced its new dealer Wiltshire & Sons has opened their doors for business. The latest addition to Mitsubishi’s nationwide dealer network will provide sales, service and parts in Farnham, Surrey. The family-run business was established in 1974 and has an excellent local reputation. Barry Wiltshire, sales director, said: ‘We are all so excited [...]


Littlewick takes Suzuki

THE Littlewick Green Motor Group is the latest UK business to sign up for a Suzuki franchise, it has been announced. Known as Maidenhead Suzuki, the business caters for new and used vehicle sales from its premises in Bath Road, Maidenhead, supported by servicing and parts sales at the nearby Littlewick Green Service Station on [...]


Arnold Clark gets red cube

THE first of Kia’s new global standard Red Cube showrooms has opened at Arnold Clark Northwich in Cheshire. The red cube concept has been created to deliver the ‘most complete visual representation’ of Kia’s design-focused brand strategy. While the new showrooms will only open at major new-build sites, many of the concept’s elements will soon [...]


George White in trouble

MOTORBIKE retailer George White Motors Limited has called in the administrators and made most of its staff redundant. The company, which has been established for more than 50 years, is the leading independent motorcycle retailer in the UK with an annual turnover of £25m. Its headquarters are in Swindon and there are five other locations [...]


The Week: January 16-20

HERE ARE the most interesting and talked-about stories over the past five days, collated and summarised by us. Monday, January 16 AUCTION firm BCA has sold a one-of-a-kind Fisker for £50k. It’s the only right-hand drive example ever built. Read more JAGUAR has released details on a new engine for the XF. It’s a 160bhp [...]