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New chairman of British tyre trade group...
Chancellor urged not to harm motor industry with spending review...
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tyres
The British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) has elected David Smith of Continental Tyres as its new chairman...
SMMT
The UK motor industry has urged chancellor George Osborne to consider the significant economic contribution made by industry when...
Manheim hires IT expert for technology review...
VW steps up communication with its van customers...
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Today, 09:20
Manheim
Remarketing group Manheim has created a new role of chief technology officer with a remit of leading a review of the technology st...
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is targeting new and existing customers with a new quarterly electronic newsletter...
Ferrari recalls 458 Italia...
Fiat signs fleet deal with Connect...
1 September 2010, 17:15
1 September 2010, 11:55
Ferrari
Ferrari has recalled 50 of its 458 Italia models in the UK...
Fiat 500C (2009)
Fiat has signed a 170 vehicle fleet deal with Hertz-owned car-sharing organisation Connect...
New sales and marketing head at Bentley...
Automotive insolvencies drop in July...
1 September 2010, 11:45
1 September 2010, 10:56
Alasdair Stewart sales and marketing director Bentley 2010
Bentley Motors has recruited Alasdair Stewart as its sales and marketing director, following the departure of Stuart McCullough...
funding
The rate of business insolvencies for the automotive industry fell from 0.14% in July 2009 to 0.10% in July 2010, according to the...
Vertu Motors confident on delivering positive half year results...
Debt for equity swap likely as Accident Exchange's loan deadline nears...
1 September 2010, 09:58
1 September 2010, 09:40
Vertu Motors
Vertu Motors has reported a rise in private new car sales volumes by 6.7% on a like for like basis according to the group’s half y...
Accident Exchange
Claims management and dealer services group Accident Exchange looks set to have to delist from the London Stock Exchange in order...
RMI supports consumer campaign over vehicle faults...
Save on property costs by using temporary buildings...
1 September 2010, 09:35
31 August 2010, 17:47
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has joined a call to arms by consumer motoring magazine Auto Express for manufacturers...
Dealerships could save on time, money and inconvenience by using temporary structures...
Movers...
HR Owen back in trading profit...
31 August 2010, 17:37
31 August 2010, 13:03
Appointments in the automotive industry...
HR Owen
Supercar dealer HR Owen has returned to profitable trading in the first half of 2010, with both sales and aftersales performing be...
Net tightening on finance fraud...
Sutton Park set to open new Renault showroom...
31 August 2010, 13:00
31 August 2010, 12:50
Just 8.7% of attempted motor finance frauds succeed and of those that do succeed, 44% of the cars involved are recovered by lender...
2008 Renault Megane Coupe
Sutton Park will be the new name for Renault in Stourbridge when it opens its new showroom on September 6...
Survey: Car buying confidence at three-year high...
Citroen reveals new DS4...
31 August 2010, 12:24
31 August 2010, 12:14
Car Sales
The number of people planning to buy a car in the six months to February next year is at a three-year high, according to latest fi...
Citroen DS4
Citroen has revealed the first details of its new model in the DS range, the DS4...
MoT tester passed cars without even moving them from car park...
Renault dealers get good news come MoT time...
31 August 2010, 11:39
31 August 2010, 11:20
Justice
Customers of a Cambridgeshire MoT testing centre have been advised to get their cars retested after its owner was convicted of MoT...
Renault
Owners of three-year-old Renault Meganes have a one-in-four chance of having for pay for repairs to get their car through its firs...
Mitsubishi to update i-Miev for Europe...
Roadsafe urges Government to keep MoT annual...
31 August 2010, 10:40
31 August 2010, 09:13
Mitusbishi iMiev with new European specification
Mitsubishi will reveal the European specification of its electric i-Miev which will be shown at the Paris Motor Show on September...
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
RoadSafe is urging transport minister Mike Penning, to maintain the MoT test as an annual check up for vehicles...
Crow takes chief editor role at CAP...
Fall in job vacancies in motoring sector...
27 August 2010, 14:38
27 August 2010, 14:33
CAP
Chris Crow has been appointed chief editor at CAP. Crow will focus on developing CAP’s operational processes...
careers
Automotive salaries also slipped by 10%, according to latest job index...
Significant increase in used car sales in July...
Average values slip as rich mix of cars hides some pressures...
27 August 2010, 14:16
27 August 2010, 12:43
Dealer forecourt
There are encouraging signs in the used car market reports Manheim. After three months of declines, retail used car sales were up...
BCA
BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that July’s overall volumes, model mix and demand levels were similar to those in June...
New Saab owner reports first-half loss...
Economy grows at fastest rate for nine years...
27 August 2010, 12:28
27 August 2010, 11:52
Saab
Spyker, the new owner of Saab, said it lost €139m after tax in the first half in its first set of results since acquiring the Swed...
Buying A Car
The domestic economy grew at its fastest pace for nine years in the second quarter as boosted by the construction sector and stron...
New Toyota recall...
Plate change Proton offers...
27 August 2010, 10:08
27 August 2010, 10:06
Toyota
Toyota has announced a further recall involving more than one million cars in the US and Canada with potentially faulty engine con...
Proton is offering a number of finance deals to coincide with the September plate change and available until the end of the month...
2011 IS range revealed...
Research reveals 09 cars holding values best...
27 August 2010, 10:00
27 August 2010, 09:48
2011 Lexus IS200d
The IS range has undergone its most significant changes since launch says Lexus...
The Audi A3 is proving to hold more of its value than any other car sold last year according to residual value tracking by Auto Tr...
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