Six manufacturers bucked the downturn in sales last year by increasing their volumes.
The Government’s latest set of measures to revitalise business have come under sustained attack from industry at the Treasury Select Committee.
Aln Motor Company has ceased trading after calling in administrators.
Premier Motor Auctions, a single-site motor auction house based in Leeds, has been rescued by Scottish Motor Auctions.
Ford of Britain has begun 2009 with a change of leadership, with sales director Nigel Sharp’s becoming iyd new managing director.
The last remnants of the DC Cook dealer group are in administration and will be liquidated at the end of the month.
Nissan is cutting almost a quarter of the workforce at its assembly plant in Sunderland.
The Bank of England has cut the interest rate to 1.5%, as widely expected.
Renault dealers will get a £6,995 Twingo variant to sell from next month.
Manheim has secured two major three-year contracts with Santander Consumer Finance and Lexus GB.
Richard Rose has been announced as the new chairman of Helphire, the accident management group.
Car care specialist Autoglym has formed an in-house team to offer sales training and aftersales support for dealers using its products.
Mitsubishi may begin supplying PSA Peugeot Citroen with electric cars from next year.
The latest figures from the Department of Transport show that road tax evasion has been cut by 40%.
Lotus has had to put “on hold” the development and sale of a specialised export version of its sports car because of the high cost of ‘red tape’ imposed by local and national government.
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MapFre Assistance offers specialised products for used car dealers and buyers.
The SMMT and RMIF expect a new meeting this month with business secretary Lord Mandelson to press for easier access to credit across the industry during the deepening car sales crisis.
HR Owen has finally managed to sell off its four Volvo dealerships in a management buy-out to Regent Automotive.
Dealers of second-hand commercial vehicles are being advised to stick to the business fundamentals of knowing their local market and supplying the vehicles in demand to avoid the worst of the economic downturn.
Dealers have been urged to ensure adverts for specific vehicles at particular dealerships are accurate to avoid censure by the advertising watchdog.
Porsche plans to increase its stake in Volkswagen to 75% later this year.
Business secretary Lord Mandelson hopes to have fresh talks with motor industry as the government has appointed advisors to assess the sector's needs.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will review VAT on post charges in 2009.
VT Training has won a contract to train UK-based Volkwagen staff in technical and electrical knowhow.
A brochure promoting a SMART repair service by motor accessories chain Halfords has been judged misleading.
Kia sales are set for more growth in 2009 despite the gloom and doom of the UK car market.
Innovation helps keep customers ahead of the competition.
Liberty boss predicts 20,000 electric vehicles on London streets by 2012.
The UK's new car market dropped 11.3% in 2008, according to figures seen by AM.
