According to a survey by Croner, a business information and advice provider, 81% of businesses think that limiting the amount of hours employess work could mean companies risk losing their competitive edge
At the next Paris Motor Show, the Citroën brand will present the ‘Citroën C3 Stop & Start’, the first car to be equipped with a system that cuts the engine when the car is stopped and idling, then instantly restarts it at the touch of the accelerator
Laws banning the use of handheld mobile phones in cars are not affecting the productivity of UK companies, a road safety expert has claimed
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is launching a legal service with law firm Clarks to provide its members with legal advice, as part of the standard membership package. The new service will take effect from July 1, 2004
Mitsubishi Motors is set to ask affiliated companies and investors to provide even more money as part of its financial rescue package
The Maserati MC12 has been driven for the first time at a European public event during the Goodwood Festival of Speed with CEO Martin Leach at the wheel
Accident Exchange, the prestige replacement vehicle company, has announced pre-tax profits of £1.1m on a turnover of £4.12m for its first full year of trading
Mazda has launched a new special edition, the 6 Zugara. The model takes its name from the Japanese word for ‘design’ and will be priced from £19,000 on-the-road from July 1.
The Government’s most senior transport adviser wants motorists to face tough financial penalties for the privilege of using four-wheel-drive vehicles (SUVs) in towns and cities
Peugeot’s newly launched 407 has achieved a 5-star score in the latest round of Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests
General Motors has angered German trade unions by announcing yesterday that its Opel subsidiary would expand production of its new Zafira family car in Poland rather than at Russelsheim its main German factory
Subaru and Isuzu have launched a new rental scheme, offering daily rental customers a wider range of prestige and all-wheel drive models
Inchcape, the automotive services group, today announced the acquisition of five Mercedes-Benz and Smart dealerships, increasing its total UK representation to eight sites and creating the largest single territory for Mercedes-Benz and Smart in the UK
AM believes fleets should sign up to a customers’ charter to promote a ‘Fair pay for a fair deal’.
A road safety organisation is claiming road deaths have risen by 2.25% as a result of speed cameras and flawed Government policies.
The Invicta Car Company is to build a special supercharged version of its V8-powered S1 luxury coupe to help Britain’s fastest blind driver, 42-year old Barclays bank manager Mike Newman achieve his record-breaking goal of 200mph.
Ford has been voted as being the most difficult car manufacturer to work with by its parts suppliers in a survey by SupplierBusiness.com
Euro NCAP has awarded Vauxhall’s Astra the highest rating of five stars for its performance in front and side impact crash tests
Porsche has targeted its annual output to reach 100,000 cars
Ford has made its first move to bring its European carmaking operations closer to its luxury brands since putting them under a joint leader with the appointment of Bob Shanks as head of operations support, finance and strategy for both
Tod Evans, chairman of PSA Peugeot Citroën UK Ltd, has today been re-elected as president of SMMT
Harley-Division UK has appointed Mike Kennedy as managing director.
Production figures released today by the Office for National Statistics/SMMT show that total car output rose by 10,067 units in May 2004 and export production has grown by 6.1%
Euro NCAP has awarded the Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet with a maximum five star rating- making it the sixth Renault to achieve top marks in the safety tests.
Vehicle leasing companies are now channelling 21% of their service and maintenance spend away from franchise dealers and towards multi-marque repairers – either wholly independent garages or franchisees willing to handle models from other manufacturers.
The recent expansion of the European Union could help to solve the skills crisis in the body repair industry, believes repairer network ABS.
Controversial proposals to shake up the €10bn (£6.66bn) market for car spare parts have been delayed until September after an intensive lobbying campaign by the motor industry.
Bentley is planning to move to 24-hour working at its Crewe factory after it launches a four-door version of its £110,000 Continental GT coupé next year.
UK consumers could afford a larger or better-equipped car if they calculated vehicle finance based on long-term ownership costs, rather than focusing just on the car’s initial purchase price.
Several hundred Rover cars spanning 100 years will meet at Ragley Hall, near Stratford-upon-Avon, on July 11, 2004.
