Finance house Black Horse has launched Drivesure, a vehicle protection product, to help motor dealers grow their F&I revenues.
Police are prosecuting five men alleged to have tricked the owner of Lind Automotive Group in Norfolk out of almost £12 million.
Vauxhall has named Paul Adler as its new fleet marketing and motability manager, replacing Steve Catlin who has become national retail sales manager for the company.
Vauxhall has pledged a cut in its short cycle business sales in order to improve residual values for customers.
Major AM100 motor retailer Lookers will announce its 2011 results next month.
Nissan has announced that its Leaf electric vehicle will be available for short term hire in London through partner Europcar.
Manheim’s latest monthly Market Analysis for Vans reveals that average wholesale used van values increased by 1.1% (£46 to £4,059) in January indicating an underlying strength to the market.
Wiltshire car dealer John Wildman has been jailed for 20 months after admitting 18 counts of fraud.
Toyota dealership Myers and Bowman exceeded its annual sales target by 8% last year, leading to a letter of thanks from the Japanese brand's head.
Commercial vehicle registrations dipped 8.6% in January, but the rolling year was up 14.2% to 301,400, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Trainee technician John Brown at Border Cars in Carlisle is the first person in England to successfully achieve his apprenticeship on the new automotive industry apprenticeship framework.
Thatcham’s Automotive Academy has teamed up with The IAEA (Institute of Automotive Engineer Assessors) to launch the first recognised apprenticeship scheme for vehicle damage assessors (VDA) in the UK.
Nissan has said it expects its positive outlook to continue to the end of its financial year after it reported a 3.6% rise in profits for its third quarter.
Daimler chief executive Dieter Zetsche has praised Mercedes-Benz's performance in 2011 as its best ever.
HPI has joined forces with CAP Black Book to launch HPI Black Book+, an online valuations service.