Leading Ford dealers are to be encouraged to help Mazda reorganise its UK network by taking some territories and installing shared facilities to cut costs.
General Motors is likely to copy Ford's Premier Automotive Group by putting its luxury brands together.
Inchcape is considering selling its 40% stake in MCL Group after the company lost its Mazda import and distribution business in the UK. MCL continues to represent Kia Cars from its offices in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Land Rover is pioneering a scheme to create closer links between its dealers and the assembly plant to improve product quality.
Automotive Management has teamed up with Grant Thornton Motor Retail to arrange for UK motor industry professionals to attend next year's American dealer convention in New Orleans (February 2-5).
Indications of EC thinking on Block Exemption review are expected to emerge next month, say industry insiders.
The Government will press ahead with the introduction of tough new vehicle recycling targets, despite warnings that it will force carmakers into insolvency.
Online car retailer OneSwoop has recently celebrated its first anniversary and says it is enjoying record sales while expanding its business portfolio, dropping hints on a series of deals and partnerships in the coming months and at the same time revamping its website.
Zero emissions driving has moved a step closer after two of the major players in developing fuel-cell cars announced new breakthroughs.
Demand for diesel among fleets has grown to its highest share of the market this year as companies search to save drivers tax under the new company car tax regime which comes in next April.
Dixon Motors has reported record interim results, with profits up 29% year-on-year in the first six months of 2001 and an increased market share in all areas of its business.
Prestige dealer group HR Owen has teamed up with specialist performance vehicle rental company City Inter-Rent to offer loan cars to customers.
Plans to build Astra and Vectra models at Ellesmere Port will not be derailed by General Motors' cost-cutting plans claims union.
Two car repairers have been expelled from the Motor Vehicle Repairers Association for "fraudulent practices."
CD Bramall, one of the UK's largest motor distributors, has increased pre-tax profit to £11m for the half year.
Swansea-based Sinclair Van Centre has become the first British commercial vehicle outlet to win the prestigious Volkswagen Quality Management Standard.
Daewoo Motor Sales, the marketing arm of bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co, has reported net profit for the first half-year down 71%.
MG Rover has been inundated with orders for the new MG saloon range just weeks after being carpeted by the Advertising Standards Authority for a pre-launch direct mail shot and magazine insert campaign that 'concentrated unduly on speed'.
Pendragon is taking its internet brand tins.co.uk to the regions by opening six car supermarkets.
OneSwoop has announced a supply deal with dealer group CD Bramall, its first in the UK.
Results from the latest BCA, Manheim, Cars Direct, Motorauctions Leeds and Premier Motorauctions
Manheim Auctions Rotheram held a tennis themed auction, complete with strawberries and cream, which saw 159 of the 272 lots sold at an average of 101% Cap value.
British carmakers have accused the Government of threatening them with insolvency over proposed new laws from the European Commission governing vehicle recycling.
Patrick Farrell, Daewoo Cars sales and marketing operations director, left the company on Friday under redundancy terms.
Reg Vardy chairman, Sir Peter Vardy, today announced a ground-breaking scheme where all Vardy colleagues can benefit from a top of the range, multi-media, internet ready personal computer in their homes.
Almost all new car dealers are saying that the run-up to the expected September 1st rush simply hasn't happened. With order take down on the same time last year, there are some worried faces in sales managers' offices. It is not that sales really are down, just that customers are taking their new vehicles now and not waiting, says Martin Ward, Cap Network national research manager.
The traditional nearly new 'summer slump' has been caused by the machinations of manufacturers rather than factors normally blamed for the phenomenon, such as the weather, holidays, plate changes coupled with a downturn in demand.
Ford has created the 'office of the chairman and CEO' to give company chairman Bill Ford a greater say in the direction of the company.
