Archive | August, 2012

Independents prompt complaints

USED cars bought from independent dealers has topped the list of the Citizens Advice helpline, it has been revealed. Dodgy used motors came out on top ahead of complaints about mobile phone contracts, building work and troublesome TVs, in a list of the ten most complained about consumer issues between April and June of this [...]

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Jim Wright: ‘Let’s keep the buyers where they should be – signing up with us’

EVERY August, people making polite chit-chat ask where I’m planning to go away on holiday. We all know that suggesting someone in the retail motor industry take a break in the run up to a plate change month is a bit like suggesting a sandwich shop closes for a lunch hour. Our customers are coming [...]

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LEAF helps avert energy crisis

IT’S not something we need to worry about too much in the UK, but in the Japanese city of Osaka, limiting energy use is a big issue. Electricity supplies in Japan were severely disrupted by the earthquake and tsunami disasters of March 2011 that knocked out the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and the situation is [...]

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Used car values on the up, says BCA

THE average value of a used car in the second quarter of 2012 was £5,891 – the highest ever recorded in a second quarter according to BCA. The BCA quarter two 2012 Pulse report also showed that year-on-year values were ahead by £197. Generally values in 2012 remain well ahead of those recorded in the [...]

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Nissan’s meteoric rise to fourth place

NISSAN dealerships grabbed fourth spot in this year’s Auto Express Driver Power survey. The company’s rise up the rankings over the last two years has been described as ‘meteoric’. In 2010, the company was languishing at number 25 in the ratings. Last year there was an impressive jump of 19 places to sixth spot – [...]

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Special Micra with added Ellegance

NISSAN has joined forces with the world’s best-selling fashion magazine, ELLE, to develop a special version of its popular city car, the Micra. The Nissan Micra ELLE, which goes on sale in the UK on 1st September priced from £12,000, combines stylish looks and lots of equipment. Special features include a panoramic glass roof, chromed [...]

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Hectic week for Nissan motorsport

SILVERSTONE is where it is all happening this week for Nissan’s motorsport activities. At the weekend Martin Brundle makes his return to the Greaves Motorsport squad where he will race with his son Alex and Nissan’s first GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordonez, in the British round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The second GT [...]

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Look out for Qashqai on your TV screens

NISSAN’S pioneering crossover Qashqai is back on our TV screens in a range of high-profile advertising spots. The new campaign, which is currently under way and runs until September 2, features both the AVM and the diesel engine ads that were run earlier this year. The aim is to deliver a clear story around the [...]

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