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Lookers’ H1 results hit by car sales fall

National car retail group Lookers has seen its results for the six months to June 30 2008 hit by the turbulent macroeconomic climate, said chief executive Ken Surgenor, with adjusted pre-tax profits down 14 per cent to £15.5m (H1 2007: £18.1m) Revenues for the period were up significantly on 2007, boosted by the acquisition of the outlets of the Dutton Forshaw chain from Lloyds TSB, to £1.04bn (H1 2007: £879m) National car retail group Lookers has seen its results for the six months to June 30 2008 hit by the turbulent macroeconomic climate, said chief executive Ken Surgenor, with adjusted pre-tax profits down 14 per cent to £15.5m (H1 2007: £18.1m)

New COO post created at motor body

Fleet unit sale rumours ‘unfounded’

£1bn lent so far this year by captive

Jaguar Land Rover appoints PoS finance partner

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Casebook: conversion for wrongful retention

In Schwarzschild v Harrods Ltd, the court confirmed that for such a claim to arise, there has to be both an unequivocal demand for delivery up and an unequivocal refusal to do so

Motor Month

New car registrations were down 3.5 per cent to 179,272 units in May and by 0.6 per cent for the year-to-date

Cooke’s Report

Cooke’s Report The credit crunch: Quality will show through Quality will show through is an adage as old as business itself and the current credit crisis is no exception In the case of motor finance there are a number of issues perhaps worth dealership management examining in more detail