Toyota will cut pay and working hours by 10% for staff at its UK factories from April 1.
Honda dealers can now take the car showroom to the customer via video, removing the need to visit a dealership in person.
Proton dealers is offering a new range of GEN-2 Special Edition vehicles from £10,995 with five-year warranties and 0% finance deals.
Carmakers looking towards the European Union's lending arm for support won't receive as much as they thought.
Volkswagen Group Training Services will focus on measuring success of its training in an attempt to improve its offering.
Accident management group Helphire saw its adjusted profit before tax fall more than 86% in the second half of 2008
British dealers of French-made cars can breath a sigh of relief in the knowledge their suppliers are not going to become a swift victim of the credit crunch.
Discount supermarket Lidl has begun selling cars in its native Germany.
With motor retailers facing challenging times the advice at the frontline is 'More focus, new ideas and less cost'.
Toyota is understood to be making fresh cutbacks in its UK factories.
Jaguar Land Rover is supporting research into collision-prevention technology at Warwick University.
A north-east of England franchised dealer has taken the opportunity to turn one sale into three.
BMW and Mini dealers in the UK are increasingly using free seven day motor insurance policies to help seal the sale.
Fiat Group has launched a new engine technology which promises to dramatically cut fuel consumption and emissions while boosting power and torque.
Inchcape is gearing up for an equity raising, according to reports.
Tony Dent (35), Corporate Sales Manager, Mercedes-Benz Sheffield.
Buyout team needs government cash to become UK’s first volume maker of electric vans
Mitsubishi UK managing director Jim Tyrrell is leaving his role to take on a new part-time position as vice president.
Vauxhall is "in terrible trouble" according to the Business Secretary Peter Mandelson.
Scottish motor retailer Peter Vardy has been highlighted in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For.
Chinese carmaker Geely Automotive has appointed advisors for a possible bid for Volvo.
Members of the US Government's auto taskforce met on Friday to review restructuring plans for General Motors and Chrysler.
Peter Fox has been appointed managing director of Auto Windscreens.
Kia dealership Joseph Armour near Blackpool has closed with the loss of around 10 jobs.
Mitsubishi UK managing director Jim Tyrrell has vowed that the brand will not participate in the “madness” of huge new car discounts and self-registrations that some rival Japanese brands are doing.
As I approached the day I was to become editor of AM, I was particularly conscious of the need to gauge the feeling of the industry which I was going to spend the foreseeable future communicating and interacting with.
Ashley Winter has been appointed chief executive of the Retail Automotive Alliance.
The European Commission has called for crisis talks with European Union states hosting General Motors plants.
An incident at a Lincolnshire garage has cost it £24,000 in fines and costs after it was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
