Business secretary Peter Mandelson is due to meet carmakers' representatives this week to discuss how the Government can help them through the downturn.
Mitsubishi has a 36-month contract hire offer on the Lancer Sportback 1.8
Peter Vardy Ltd is ready to launch its own service plan after a three-month trial which it hopes will boost aftersales activity at its four dealerships.
Mazda launches the expanded all-diesel Mazda6 line-up
Fiat has reported a 19% drop in revenues for the last three months of 2008.
Ninety percent of car manufacturers are not working at full capacity, up from 37% in October according to figures from CBI.
The UK is officially in recession for the first time since the early 1990s, government figures have confirmed.
Seat has unveiled a new petrol/electric version of its Leon which is due to reach showrooms by 2014.
Bosses from the British car industry are due to meet the Government next week about financial help for the sector.
Government help is vital as sales slump by 11.3%.
Peugeot is set to beat the credit crunch by maintaining all its marketing activities this year – and entering into a new international rally championship series.
UK car production fell by 47.5% in December and was down 5.7% in 2008 according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Saab could run as a separate business in a move by General Motors to make the brand more attractive to potential buyers.
General Motors has played down the fact its no longer the World's biggest carmaker following 77 years in the top spot.
A cornerstone of the AM Buy A Car Campaign is to bring about a change in the attitude of the national media on the state of the car industry.
Pentagon is now the largest retailer of Chevrolet in the UK with the addition of two new dealerships taking its representation to six.
We’re pleased – delighted in fact – that so many businesses in the motor industry have decided to endorse and back the Buy A Car campaign.
I’ve joined – if the national media is to be believed – a niche group: I’ve just bought a car. Admittedly not a new one; it’s an 18-month-old 07-plate Fiat Grande Punto.
Retailers are reporting a slight improvement in business performance, buoyed mostly by an upturn in demand for nearly new and pre-registered cars.
AM has created a poster under its Buy A Car campaign with 10 reasons why now is a great time to buy a car.
Repair code of practice aims to recruit 5,000 more garages in 2009
BMW will reduce working hours for 26,000 workers at four German plants in February and March, in response to sharply falling sales.
'I want to think about it' The classic put down line for a customer to give a sales person in full flow.
Subaru has launched a web-based programme to provide dealers with the latest product developments and information about the Subaru brand, designed to keep the network ahead of its competitors.
Jaguar Land Rover has opened an energy-efficient technical academy for Jaguar and Land Rover dealer technicians and apprentices.
Used car dealership Melbros, based near Spalding in Lincolnshire, could me demolished to make way for 16 affordable homes after approval was granted for the development.
Stratstone Cadillac Corvette and Hummer at Edinburgh has closed after little more than a year’s trading.
Motability Operations is allowing 800 dealers to accept trade-ins from disabled customers leasing cars because it wants to remove a barrier to potential new business.
Launch of Evora sportscar expected to usher in era of success for Norfolk carmaker.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) has appointed Rob Foulston as its new chief executive and will start in the role from February 1.
