What a difference a year makes. Just 12 months ago the RMI was a divided organisation, with political infighting between its constituent bodies and staff under intense pressure as they reacted to both...

Drove a Nissan Leaf for the first time a couple of weeks ago and must say I found it a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing experience. The test drive took place a couple of days after a swingeing attack...

The publication this week of the 2011 BCA Used Car Market Report puts some hard facts on the trends felt by retailers on a day-to-day basis. The one that kept coming back though, was the age of the...

I suspect there may have been some raised eyebrows among the more traditional members of our industry at the news that HR Owen has appointed a ‘marketing and customer director’ whose...

With the Frankfurt Motor Show now in full swing it was interesting to see there’s no shortage of money earmarked for ‘showing off’ by the home teams of Audi, BMW and Mercedes. This...

Many of the western world’s leading economies are in meltdown; there’s still over-capacity in European car production; auto retailers, especially here in the UK, are being incentivised to...