Roger Putnam, who retires as chairman of Ford of Britain this month, is the new president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), pledging to address a range of issues facing the industry.
Toyota GB hit primetime TV with the new Aygo last month. It supplied 10 city cars to BBC TV’s Top Gear for use in a five-a-side car football match, broadcast the day after the FA Cup final.
Car retailers are exploiting stable market conditions and demand for older vehicles to shift used car stock more efficiently and at higher values, despite patchy consumer demand.
Fiat Auto has produced its six millionth Punto.
The motor industry has managed to pull itself back from the high levels of insolvency recorded in 2004, despite more limited businesses in the UK failing in the first quarter of 2005 than in the same period last year.
An automotive waste management specialist has warned that the automotive industry is not yet ready for new hazardous waste regulations, which come into force next month.
General Motors and Ford are planning to lower prices and cut more production in the US as they continue to lose sales to their Asian rivals.
Hyundai Motors’ May sales rose 6.6% from a year earlier, lifted by healthy exports of Sonata sedans and Tucson SUVs to the US market.
Automotive Skills, the sector skills council for the retail motor industry, has announced the formation of a ‘skills accreditation task force’.
Peugeot’s new 107 has achieved a 4-star rating in the latest round of Euro NCAP tests.
Nissan has announced that it’s new Micra 160SR will go on sale for £9,995.
The AA has been ranked as the top roadside rescue and recovery service in the annual JD Power 2005 Roadside Assistance Study.
Citroen has announced prices and specification for its C1, launched yesterday.
A full investigation into the collapse of MG Rover has begun after the Department of Trade and Industry secretary Alan Johnson called in fraud and insolvency specialists to act as inspectors in an official inquiry.
New rules governing internet car sales will make it easier for vehicle retailers to provide protection for consumers.
A shipment of CityRover cars has been left stranded at Royal Portbury docks following the collapse of MG Rover, reports Channel 4 News.
A forthcoming new law involving product recalls – including company vehicles –could have serious implications, an industry expert is warning.
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The largest solus Mazda dealership in Europe has opened in Watford, Hertfordshire. Milcars Mazda, on Otterspool Way, is a £3.5m investment and has 2,500sq m of space dedicated to the Japanese brand.
The Government is to abandon a plan to reduce the penalty for drivers breaking the speed limit in residential areas by only a few miles per hour.
The Government is today being urged to reform Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and add a new premium tax covering gas guzzling vehicles to encourage more drivers to opt for more fuel efficient cars.
Ford Motor Company has announced that Marv Adams, currently the company's senior vice president and chief information officer, will take on the added responsibility of corporate strategy.
Caffyns has raised its 2004 profits, after a VAT refund made it easier for the Eastbourne-based motor group to cope with the reorganisation of its MG Rover network.
The gap between the average list price of comparable models from volume and prestige models has narrowed over the past ten years, according to Glass’s Market Intelligence Service.
Toyota has outlined a cost-saving strategy that will rely on a shake-up of how it produces its cars.
Milcars has opened a 2,500 sq meter Mazda showroom at a new site in Otterspool Way, Watford.
Volvo has launched a special edition trim to mark the start of its ‘round-the-world’ Volvo Ocean Race in November.
Dana Corporation plans to introduce a family of advanced intelligent cooling pumps at Engine Expo 2005, in Stuttgart.
MG Rover parts distributor, Xpart, says it is negotiating with PricewaterhouseCoopers to solve a problem affecting one part of the 25 series tailgate.
Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile (TPCA) has held a ceremony today marking the official opening of its plant in Kolín, 37 miles east of Prague.
