Publicly available data would suggest Vauxhall is having a difficult year. Its total new car and LCV volume for the first 10 months is more than 12,000 units below the same point in 2011.
A new Honda dealership is set to open, filling a seven year open point.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has completed a sale and leaseback of nine UK properties, mostly dealerships, to raise £29.9m.
Arnold Clark Automobiles has added another Vauxhall dealership to its portfolio.
Eco City Vehicles, the developer and supplier of the London licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, announced Steven McCarthy as its chief operating officer.
Sue Robinson, the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association director, has welcomed measures in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement which ought to help motor retailers.
Nidd Vale Group, one of the first to truly embrace multi-franchising with its five brand dealership in Harrogate, has collapsed after financial difficulties.
North-west of England dealer RRG Group has acquired more Toyota and Lexus dealerships.
Dealer group Macrae & Dick has gained its first franchise in Aberdeen.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has begun a search for a new chief executive.
Vertu Motors has bought more Honda dealerships to become the brand's biggest UK retail partner.
The first Fisker Karma extended-range electric saloon will soon be delivered to its first UK customer, a premiership footballer.
Lookers has officially opened its third Toyota dealership in Northern Ireland.
Renault will use the quietness of electric cars as its main sales weapon when it introduces the ZOE, a battery-powered small hatchback, to the UK next year.
An online marketplace for used cars is adding live chat functionality for its motor trader advertisers.
