We've seen a lot of different measures to get people buying new cars. Ranging from buy one get one free offers, to huge discounts on models that haven't even gone on sale yet (Vauxhall's new Insignia is already being advertised with thousands of pounds slashed off the list price.)
Thousands of cars on personal contract plans are being handed back to finance companies because the owners face negative equity.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is encouraging sales with new finance offers for the first quarter of 2009.
Citroen has extended its no VAT offer to other models across the the range.
Wholesale values of used car fell by 21% during 2008, according to Manheim Auction’s full year round up report.
Ford is apparently having difficulty offloading its Volvo subsidiary after Daimler denied showing interest in the Swedish brand.
Hyundai Motor America has introduced what it calls an "assurance program" which allows a customer to return a vehicle if they suffer an "involuntary loss of income within 12 months of the purchase date”.
The US car industry is expected to have had its worst year since 1992 after a sharp fall in December sales.
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Disgruntled Renault dealers, who claim the R20 cost-cutting programme is too little too late have been advised to use their dealer council association.
Inflated figures criticism levelled at some findings of the annual salary review.
It has been a rollercoaster year, from the dizzy highs of the London motor show to the worrying slump of recent weeks.
Business secretary Lord Mandelson is sympathetic to the pleas from the motor industry to agree a financial rescue package that could safeguard the jobs of thousands of UK workers.
New legislation aimed at making the pre-pack administration process more transparent has come into force.
Changes to dealer costs and new vehicle stocking are aimed at supporting Mitsubishi dealers through 2009.
Chrysler has received $4bn from the US government to keep it from collapse.
MG and Rover parts distributor XPart is offering its Autoservice centre network a chance to improve their knowledge of K-series engine repairs.
Daihatsu is introducing five years/45,000 miles free servicing on its Terios compact SUV on all models registered between January and March this year.
GMAC is now allowing General Motors to offer finance from third parties, as part of its deal to secure last week's $4bn loan from the US Treasury.
Jaguar Land Rover's chief Executive David Smith has said more redundacies are inevitable across the motor industry.
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A new corporate identity is being rolled out for Audi dealers, as the brand seeks a stronger presence in cities and major towns.
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Retailers need to be more proactive in countering the economic gloom portrayed – and perhaps exacerbated – by the national media, according to one retail boss.
John Poulsen will be the new Porsche Retail Group general manager from January replacing Chris Caygill who is leaving the business.
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The US government will get five million preferred shares from GMAC in exchange for injecting $5bn of capital into the troubled financial arm of General Motors.
Scottish Motor Auctions (SMA) has bought Premier Motor Auctions in Leeds for an undisclosed sum.
Rybrook Jaguar at Llandudno Junction in Wales has closed.
Inchcape is closing its James Edwards Land Rover dealership in St Helens.
