Webbers of Basingstoke has invested £400,000 to take on Subaru and Isuzu.
A new generation car supermarket, funded by Black Horse Motor Finance, has opened in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Proton Cars has begun its Cars to the People tour, which it hopes will raise brand awareness and highlight its link with Lotus.
The opening of Wessex Kia, Feeder Road, Bristol sees a real commitment to the company’s target of 5% market share by 2010, says David Allington, head of network development, Kia Motors UK.
SsangYong has the potential to become “the best niche franchise in the UK”, says Ken Forbes, who takes over as managing director on August 1.
Ford Motor Company has replaced Joe Greenwell as chief executive officer of Jaguar and Land Rover with Geoff Polites, who is praised in a company statement for his “leadership and business acumen” when running Ford Australia.
Mercedes-Benz World, the retail, leisure and brand centre due to open in summer 2006, has l aunched a new website (www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk).
Cartakeback.com has signed an agreement with Renault and Nissan to provide a take-back service for end of life vehicles (ELVs).
BBC West Midlands interviewed AM news editor Tim Rose recently for the views of the motor industry's leading newspaper on the possibility of mass production being returned to Longbridge.
Charvills, the £28m turnover Hertfordshire dealer group, wants to sell its loss-making dual franchised Citroën/Hyundai outlet at Hoddesdon and focus on General Motors and Mazda as part of a new strategy.
Ditching a loss-making Seat franchise and carrying out some financial restructuring helped Scottish dealer Town & County deliver a bullish profits forecast.
John Bowden, the Yorkshire businessman who last November threatened to sue Vauxhall, has taken no action, says the manufacturer.
Middlesex-based dealer Monorep took a stand at the Uxbridge Autoshow earlier this month and scooped the President’s Trophy for having the best stand.
Mazda has launched its promotional campaign for the Mazda5 MPV with an online viral advert at www.turnonto5.com.
The Olympian Group has given its customers a sneak preview of the new Fiat Croma, prior to it going on sale next month.
DaimlerChrysler has announced that chief executive Juergen Schrempp will step down this year.
Mubadala Development Company, an investment company wholly owned by Abu Dhabi government, has announced the purchase of a 5% stake in Ferrari from Mediobanca.
Porsche has given the go-ahead for the prestige sports brands’ fourth model series.
Toyota has revealed details of the year 2006 model Land Cruiser Amazon.
Dealers selling re-plated vehicles will soon not need to prove the buyer's identity.
The Office of Fair Trading has refused an application to renew a credit licence from a motor dealer in Dartford.
Marshall Motor Group is to sell and service Ford cars from a new site in Scania Way, King's Lynn.
A registered charity that provides vocational education and training in motor mechanics for disadvantaged teenagers has opened its third training centre.
Jeep has launched a new special edition version of its Wrangler, the Renegade.
General Motors has signed an agreement with EurotaxGlass’s for the provision of strategic consultancy services.
Jaguar owned Daimler is to launch its new Super Eight model this autumn, the first new Daimler model for seven years.
Car production in the UK saw its biggest quarterly fall in two and a half years in the three months to June, largely as a result of MG Rover’s collapse.
Sir Bob Geldof has succeeded in bringing global issues into UK households, to the point where most schoolchildren could now probably tell you that there is a link between CO2 emissions and our changing climate.
BCA has teamed up with Fiat and Alfa Romeo to stage the first Live Online sale for the manufacturer.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that the sale of MG Rover will go ahead despite legal threats from failed rivals.
