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Hyundai has taken more than 17,000 orders since the beginning of the scrappage scheme, averaging almost 300 orders per day.
The Rolls-Royce Ghost will be powered by a new 6.6-litre turbo charged V12 engine which will produce 563bhp and hit 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds.
Bentley Motors’s apprenticeship programme gained a highly commended at the National Apprentice Employer of the Year Awards for 2009 for the large business category.
Dealers are being urged to swat up on Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) after it was discovered there is widespread confusion about how often equipment should be checked.
Rapleys has appointed Ross Bunting FRICS as its latest consultant at its Manchester office.
Total Government debt has risen to a record £799 billion or 56.6% of UK GDP.
A wide ranging consultation on the hours that van, bus and other professional drivers can work was launched today by Transport Minister Paul Clark.
Skoda has extended its VAT free offer on all Octavia, Fabia and Roomster models.
General Motors’ aftersales division has appointed Clifford Walpole as its new trade channel manager for GM UK and Ireland.
Alan Day Group is no more following the sale of its last Honda site to Brayley Honda in Enfield for an undisclosed sum.
Renault and Nissan will build two plants for production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries with the financial support of governments in the UK and Portugal. The move marks the first step for the Renault-Nissan Alliance to produce batteries for its Zero Emission Mobility programme in Europe. The UK site will be located in Sunderland where Nissan already has an existing manufacturing facility. It will be the Nissan European Mother Site for Battery production and the centrepiece of the newly-established Low Carbon Economic Area in north east England. As part of the Low Carbon Economic Area, government intends to establish a training centre, specialising in low carbon automotive technologies; a technology park and an open access test track for low carbon vehicles. In Portugal several possible sites for the battery plant have been identified and the final selection will be announced at a later date.
A two year contract has been awarded to NIG insurance by the Retail Automotive Alliance.
Sales, scrappage and websites spark lively debates at annual Autoretailing conference
The search may be nearly over, but the adventure is only just beginning. Prices for Škoda’s newest – and fifth – model line, the Yeti, will start at just £13,750.
Tata Motors has warned the Government it will scrap plans to build electric vehicles in the UK if it does not receive funding soon.
Japanese manufacturers may still hold sway when it comes to building the most reliable cars but the cheapest to repair are European made.
Mini has created a new entry level First model which will be priced at £10,950.
The Government has been criticised by the House of Commons business and enterprise select committee for dragging its heels in guaranteeing loans for the UK’s automotive sector.
Manheim Auctions has introduced Seller Advance, an online valuation and up-front payment service to help dealers quickly convert part-exchanges into cash.
Toyota is in talks to supply key components of its petrol-electric hybrid engine to Mazda, the smaller Japanese manufacturer and long-time affiliate of Ford.
Accident repair group Howard Basford has secured approval from Ford for its branch in Mold, North Wales.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has backed the findings of a Business and Enterprise Select Committee inquiry that expresses ‘serious concern’ about the effectiveness of the Automotive Assistance Programme (AAP).
Toyota today officially announced plans to manufacture a full hybrid version of the Auris in the UK.
Renault has revealed that its global passenger car sales fell by 13.7% in the first half, but its market share edged up and it achieved "significantly positive free cash flow" in the first six months of the year.
The word about the place is profitability has returned to dealer networks. Trading is good, helped by the scrappage scheme for some and despite the broader gloom in the economy, the retail motor trade isn’t a bad place to be.
Lotus chief executive Mike Kimberley will stand down at the end of the week because of ill-health.
Is it just me that sees the re-emergence of the MG Rover crisis into the headlines a twisting of a knife that’s pain had been a little dulled over time?
The European new car market is down by 10.3% at the mid-point of 2009, according to figures from JATO Dynamics.
The role of UK banks in the credit crisis is expected to come under scrutiny in a report due out later today.
