Today is the official opening of the first Aston Martin showroom in Poland. Below we present an interview conducted with the vice president and managing director of the company AML Poland Mr. Marcin Dabrowski. It was posted in our weekly newsletter in December last year. Below is the text of the interview. More › |
Euroda, the European Opel/Vauxhall Dealer Organisation, is looking with optimism towards the future after their Autumn Meeting with Opel earlier this month. The Opel/Vauxhall retailers welcome the appointment of Nick Reilly as head of GM Europe and are satisfied with his statements about GM’s plans for the Opel/Vauxhall brands. More › |
Earlier this month, the world's largest Audi Centre - West London Audi - was officially launched amid much pomp and circumstance in the UK. The imposing new building represents a major investment of GBP 45m. More › |
Mazda continues to build a reputation as franchise of choice among European entrepreneurs looking to open a new car dealership. During each of the last two years, the number of new franchises recruited by Mazda has doubled. More › |
The European Commission is setting out policy orientations for the future legal framework for motor vehicle distribution and after sale services agreements after the expiry of the current Block Exemption Regulation (BER) in May 2010. More › |
Daihatsu ranks highest among automotive brands in satisfying new-vehicle owners in Germany, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Germany Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS) released earlier this month in cooperation with Auto Test. More › |
At the June meeting of the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association, Karen Rafferty, Chevrolet Product Marketing Director, announced the recent production of the 1,500,000th Corvette at GM Bowling Green Assembly. More › |
Poland's motoring weekly Auto Swiat has released the results of its 2009 mystery shopping dealer survey, with a Toyota showroom in Rybnik being voted the overall winner. Notably, Toyota as a brand also topped the OEM ranking. More › |
Poland's motoring weekly Auto Swiat has released the results of its 2009 dealer satisfaction survey, with Toyota being voted the overall winner. In 2008, the top brand was Skoda. More › |
Bentley Prague, which has been operating as a service point for Bentley owners in the Czech Republic since October 2004, celebrates a significant milestone on 1 August 2009 with the opening of its new showroom, signifying a move to full sales dealership status within the growing Bentley dealer network. More › |
Mazda Motor Europe is appointing more new dealers this year than ever before. The company stresses it wants to expand by developing a partnership approach with dealers, with less emphasis on expensive standards. More › |
Euroda, the European Opel/Vauxhall Dealer Association, says it ready to invest up to EUR 500m to help the struggling automaker after its spin off from General Motors. More › |
The largest manufacturer and distributor of vehicles in Ukraine, UkrAvto Corporation, has signed a long-term agreement with the South Korean Corporation Kia Motors for the distribution of Kia cars in Ukraine. More › |
Earlier this month, Kroymans Corporation applied for and was granted moratorium (judicial leave to suspend payment of debts) in respect of the following companies: Kroymans Corporation, Kroymans Import Europe, Kroymans Retail Group and Kroymans Car Import. More › |
To enhance customer relations and the brand experience, Citroen is transforming its international network of sales outlets, including showroom, reception, sales and maintenance areas. More › |
Germany’s dealer trade association ZDK says that some 30,000 jobs in the country’s car dealerships and service workshops may go this year, with the current business environment to blame for the bleak prospects. More › |
Due to the continued lack of consumer credit for the American car buyer and the resulting dramatic impact it has had on overall industry sales in the United States, Chrysler LLC announced that it will make significant adjustments to the production schedules of its manufacturing operations. More › |
Based on responses from some 43,000 German drivers, the country’s motoring organisation ADAC has come up with the 2008 car user satisfaction ranking, which is dominated by Subaru with Jaguar following close behind. More › |
In the first six months after starting sales operations, Mazda’s wholly-owned Polish subsidiary has delivered strong performance, saying the 2008 tally will exceed the company’s previous sales targets for this year. More › |
Belgium’s car dealer Cardoen is offering a "buy one, get one free" car deal, looking to beat the current global economic downturn. More › |
