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KOELLIKER UK will add 10 more SsangYong dealers this year and another 20 in the first two quarters of 2011. This will bring the total UK network to 80. Talking exclusively to Car Dealer, Koelliker MD Paul Williams said that shipments from Korea have recommenced now that the ink is almost on the paper with [...]

SSANGYONG has restarted production in its Korean factory, after the firm took back control from rioting workers. The whole range is once again rolling off the lines, as the company continues its rebuilding process. Production of a new plant to build the vital C200 has been delayed, though. This will now hit the market in [...]

SSANGYONG has recorded its fourth double-take sales increase in a row – with a 167 percent sales boost for July. OK, that’s on sales of 99 models in July, rather than 33 last year. But it is still proof of the gradual recovery the rejuvenated Korean car maker is seeing in the UK, after boss [...]

SSANGYONG UK employee Adrian Ryan has walked again – just days after breaking his back. A horror cycling accident saw Ryan land on his head. He soon discovered that he could not move his legs. What’s more, he was left undiscovered for more than an hour; Ryan could simply shout for help until a passer-by [...]

SSANGYONG has reported its second successive month of sales growth, following strong demand. A 42 percent year-on-year increase was revealed by the latest SMMT sales figures. This is despite ongoing concerns over the company’s future in South Korean courts – clearly, the latest upturn in fortunes has encouraged UK car buyers. It’s not even scrappage [...]

SSANGYONG dealers have recived good news, after South Korean courts OK’d the firms’ restructuring. The brand, which is currently in receivership, was deemed to be worth more as a going concern than in liquidation. This means the go-ahead to work on full recovery plans have been approved. These will be unveiled in September, but will [...]

SSANGYONG MD Paul Williams has said the Korean car maker supports the Government’s new car scrap scheme. But, he adds, he wishes it had’ve come sooner! ‘The economy relies on trade,’ Williams told Car Dealer Magazine, ‘and that’s what we need across the whole industry. ‘People now have a good incentive to replace their older [...]

SsangYong is to offer a five year warranty on all new cars it sells – in a deal that’s PERMANENT and here to stay. What’s more, the hefty free cover will be applicable for 250,000 MILES. SsangYong says the quarter of a million mile deal has already been tested by car dealers in Northern Ireland [...]

GOOLE car dealer Brian Leighton Garages is now supplying brand new SsangYong models to Yorkshire. Family-run BLG already runs Nissan and Renault franchises, and is now to start retailing SsangYong cars and light commercials, too. It’s the ideal fit for the locality, said the Howden car dealer. ‘We have been impressed by SsangYong’s range and [...]

SsangYong has confirmed the unveiling of an ‘almost production ready’ C200 concept for the Seoul Motor Show. The vital showcase reveals the look of SsangYong’s most important car ever – the C200 crossover. That’s because the future viability of the company, currently in administration, rests on this crucial new machine. The rest of the range [...]