The "Phoenix Four", who own MG Rover's parent, Phoenix Venture Holdings, have pledged £49m in assets to help keep the troubled firm going.
The MoT computerisation rollout should be delayed because of ongoing system and support difficulties discovered during the initial pilot, warns the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
Rolls-Royce has returned to India after the appointment of Navnit Motors as its distributor in Mumbai, which has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the prestige brand’s parent company BMW Group.
FPS, the Lookers owned parts distributor to the independent aftermarket, has appointed Richard Sullivan as its new automotive business development manager.
Kia Motors Europe has announced it will be building a new £52.8m, 11-storey headquarters in Frankfurt.
Saab is the European car industry’s Oliver Twist. While BMW and Mercedes dealers are spoiled rotten with new product, Saab’s retailers have been wondering where their next meal ticket is coming from.
Ocean Group, a three site BMW group based in Devon and Cornwall, has signed with Kerridge Automotive Systems for the supply of its dealer management system, Autoline.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has called on the Government to support MG Rover dealers after the current disintegration of the carmaker.
The Department of Trade and Industry is preparing to offer up to £10m in aid to secure the future of Peugeot’s Coventry plant Ryton, reports the Independent.
Audi has finished the first quarter of 2005 with a record 195,044 new cars sales worldwide, an increase of 1.8% on the previous year’s 191,560.
Four dealer groups have been included in an analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers showing the fastest profit-growing firms.
Blue Bell BMW of Wilmslow has put out a request to find the very first car it sold in April 1975.
Petrol prices at UK pumps have reached their highest-ever levels.
Administrators appointed to examine the accounts of MG Rover have revealed the extent of losses at the Midlands' car firm which collapsed on Thursday.
A number of Hyundai retailers contacted AM following the publication of our ‘HCUK denies cronyism claim’ story.
Here’s the last piece in the Vauxhall Astra jigsaw – a tin-top convertible
Sunwin Motor Group has set its sights on developing a premium brand business now that the integration of the 15 volume dealerships it bought from Ilkeston Co-Operative Society last year is well under way.
Tough decisions from DaimlerChrysler have seen the slashing of two models from its Smart range plus the global recall of 1.3m Mercedes-Benz cars with electronic problems.
Vauxhall chairman Kevin Wale has been appointed as head of General Motors’ Chinese operation, after just over three years in charge in the UK.
To coincide with the introduction of the 2005 Porter range of vans and specialist vehicles, Piaggio UK has launched the zero-emission Electric Porter.
A joint venture company formed by 20 private dealer groups in January aimed at using economy of scale to tackle trading pressures has recruited two more members.
Management at AM100 dealer group William Jacks are forecasting a tough year ahead.
Volvo is giving potential customers the opportunity to test drive its cars without a salesman being present – before, during or after the appraisal.
Kia Motors UK is claiming a new record for its March sales with the 7,000 unit barrier broken for the first time in the company’s history.
Peugeot is prepared to sacrifice up to 10,000 car and van fleet sales this year to protect profitability and residual values.
Greater efficiency and accuracy for its leasing company clients is what Inchcape Automotive is promising as it rolls out an update of its Autograph Inspect and Collect service this month.
Mercedes-Benz Southwest, part of City Motor Holdings dealer group, is investing £2m rebuilding the third of its four dealerships on the South Coast for the German carmaker.
Lotus’s workforce has been dealt a blow with the news that production of the new Esprit is set to be moved abroad as the British manufacturer looks to cut costs.
The European Commission has revealed outline plans for a 200,000 Euro study into the effects of the 2002 block exemption revisions on the automotive industry.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has this afternoon been formally appointed as administrators for MG Rover and Powertrain Limited.
