Available jobs in the retail motor trade have nearly halved in 2009, according to north east based Ingenia Recruitment.
The Institute of the Motor Industry has announced a number of changes to its senior management structure including the move of chief executive Sarah Sillars to the position of executive chair.
The Nissan NV200, the Japanese manufacturer's first own design van in years, has been named International Van of the Year by a panel of journalists.
The head of Vauxhall/Opel will meet with the UK Government and Unite union to discuss Vauxhall.
The UK's largest car dealer group, Pendragon, this morning reported trading ahead of plan for the four months to October 31.
Whitequay Suzuki is the latest dealer to join the Japanese brand’s UK dealer network taking the total to 148.
Mazda has signed up two new bodyshop partners, Morelli and ACIS, to help distribute products across its 150 dealers and 177 approved accident repair centres.
GE Capital has agreed to provide a £170m working capital facility to Jaguar Land Rover for five years.
Michael Cole, Kia UK’s new managing director is to lead the shift in perception the South Korean brand has experienced beyond the scrappage scheme which introduced the company to many new customers.
Credit hire group Helphire reports that hire lenths have stabilised in recent months after a significant decline earlier in the year.
A used car dealer in Wales has been fined £4,000 for two offences of selling cars that were unroadworthy.
Peugeot is to launch a rental business in the UK next year called Mu which will see customers able to rent cars, vans, bikes and scooters from London Peugeot dealerships.
Staff from a collapsed dealer group have been protesting outside Volkswagen Ireland's headquarters this morning, blaming the carmaker for withdrawing its support.
Maserati’s new GranCabrio will be priced from £95,630 when it goes on sale in the UK on April 2010.
Peugeot’s new electronic city car based on Mitsubishi’s i-Miev, the i0n, will go on sale in the UK at the end of 2010.
Manheim’s latest Market Analysis for Cars reports that in October average wholesale values fell by 3.5% (£263) to £7,173.
Dealers are not struggling to find three to four-year-old used cars in the auction halls this month.
Dealers have been making better profit from disposals of unwanted part-exchanges this year, according to data from British Car Auctions (BCA).
Chevrolet is offering customers a free three night trip to Athens and the chance to be one of the first people to drive its new Spark city car.
Used car values fell for the second month in a row in October marking a shift in the dynamics of the market which had seen unprecedented rises for many successive months.
Used car values continued to rise in October, according to HPI Used Car Valuations Index. The year-on-year rate increased from 8.0% to 16.8%.
Teenage Formula One driver Jaime Alguersuari has been named a Seat brand ambassador in a deal that sees the Spanish brand provide him with a new Leon Cupra R to use when not driving his competition car.
The Government has created an Automotive Council to strengthen engagement with industry and set a long-term plan for its development.
The Government has today announced the reappointment of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) as the Sector Skills Council for the automotive retail sector.
Manufacturer interest in the daily rental sector is slowly returning following a long period in which many major players had reduced their presence.
Germany has told General Motors it will have to come up with the money to refinance Opel, after the US carmaker cancelled the sale of its European arm.
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has said the UK’s economy has only just started on the road to recovery.
Michael O’Shea, currently product marketing manager for small cars at Volkswagen, is to take over from Matthew Bowden as VW UK’s fleet sales manager.
Renault and alliance partner Nissan are planning to take on the Tata Nano for the title of the world's cheapest new car.
SsangYong UK’s sales year-to-date have improved by 26.7% to 726 units at the end of October.
