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Chinese cars come to UK

CHINESE Great Wall cars will be sold by IM Group car dealers, confirming Car Dealer reports on Monday. The Subaru, Isuzu and Daihatsu car dealer importer will import the Chinese models from next year. However, UK car dealers will not get the cars until 2011. First, IM Group will import cars to Estonia, Latvia and [...]

	Chinese brand Great Wall for Daihatsu dealers?
DAIHATSU dealers are being offered the Great Wall motors franchise from China, Car Dealer believes. Car Dealer Magazine has heard rumours the sweetener from IM Group has come after imports of Daihatsu cars were halted. Dealer insiders tell us the new franchise is one of several options open to Daihatsu dealers, who can also choose to [...]

	Toyota ‘won’t take on’ Daihatsu imports
RUMOURS Toyota will be taking over the UK importation rights for Daihatsu are ‘untrue’, says the IM Group. A number of Daihatsu franchise owners Car Dealer Magazine has spoken to have said they believe Toyota will be taking over distribution. Toyota owns 51.2 per cent of Daihatsu. However, tonight a spokeswoman for IMG said the [...]

	Fears for Daihatsu future as imports halted
DAIHATSU’S future in the UK market hangs in the balance, Car Dealer Magazine is able to reveal. News has reached the Car Dealer Magazine office that Daihatsu cars will no longer be brought into the country by importer IM Group. Car Dealer Magazine has also heard that Daihatsu car dealers are being offered the sweetener [...]

	Fright night bash at car dealer!
HALLOWEEN is the theme at Peterborough car dealer Condors Garage tonight, in an exclusive party. The Subaru and Daihatsu car dealer is marking the opening of its new purpose-built Isuzu showroom with the special bash. Peterborough car buyers will be treated to scarily-cued food, entertainment, drinks and, interestingly, test drives Will these be taking on [...]

		Lexus dealers top
		WHICH? Car’s annual dealer satisfaction survey has rated Lexus top of the class for the 5th year running. The consumer body says Lexus dealers are virtually untouchable, both in sales and servicing. Indeed, one customer, it reports, said ‘even the coffee was great’. But equally praised was Daihatsu in second place; showing, said Which? Car, [...]
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		Daihatsu garden show
		DAIHATSU car dealer Highweek Garage is off to the garden centre this weekend – in the name of charity. A display of Daihatsus will be shown at Fermonys garden centre in Newton Abbott. Daihatsu will be there as part of the ‘Grown Your Own’ festival, which is raising money for Children Hospice South West. It’s [...]
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		Car Dealer footie record
		DAIHATSU car dealer Conders Garage Ltd has supported a fundraising run by a children’s charity. The Free Kicks Foundation raised over £3500 – by visiting all 92 English Football League clubs… in 92 hours! Charity founder Steve Thorpe undertook the huge challenge, in a Daihatsu Materia loaned by the Peterborough car dealer. Alastair Hayden from [...]
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