Nissan will halt production of two models made in Sunderland for two weeks from Friday, October 24, due to falling sales.
A surge in people selling second hand cars or switching to more economical models has helped Auto Trader defy the advertising downturn, reported The Daily Telegraph.
A car supermarket group has featured in a list of the UK's fastest growing companies.
Peugeot is launching a dedicated area on its five European websites to boost one-to-one engagement with customers.
Chinese car manufacturer Geely, which co-owns the company which produces London’s black cabs, has met UK government officials to discuss bringing electric-powered taxis to the UK.
After nearly 15 years of US ownership, Norton is back in British hands.
Two of Ford’s non-executive directors have resigned, according to the Sunday Times (October 19th).
Ford Motor and Chrysler are offering North American buyers discounts on their latest models.
SsangYong distributor Koelliker UK Ltd (KUK) has appointed two new dealerships in Croydon and Farnham, Surrey.
The used car market appeared to be stabilising in September and even showed signs of a minor recovery, according to latest data by the BCA.
Skoda’s Roomster 2 is now available with £1,500 worth of extras free.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP is due to visit a firm which is researching ways to use hydrogen as fuel.
Thatcham has completed an initiative aimed at proving its own methods of bodywork repair meet those set down by Euro NCAP.
Inchcape has informed dealers of its intentions to streamline the business following a profit warning.
Volvo has confirmed that Pendragon is closing eight sites across the UK due to the current economic crisis.
Manbat Batteries has appointed Steve Sheppard, formerly its sales director, as managing director, as his predecessor Roger Pemberton becomes executive chairman.
Appointments at Bickerton Skoda, Ness Motors and Lookers
Gary Bailey has joined Lexus Poole as a technician in its aftersales team.
Bentley expects Asia, the Middle East and South America to be its three big growth markets next year. Europe and Russia, it says, are likely to be flat.
Rolls-Royce has introduced the Phantom Coupe to the Middle East market.
POS finance penetration is growing but dealers are still failing to boost their income through sales of service plans.
A survey found the number of people planning to buy a car remains at its lowest for three years.
Four out of five businesses (81%) in the UK plan to grow over the next 12 months.
Manufacturers unveil their new model concepts for 2009 with Citroen, Hyundai, SsangYong, Nissan and Chevrolet
Manufacturers unveil their new model concepts for 2009.
Retailers were talking about new car registrations down on September 2007 by 20, 25, even 35% in a couple of instances.
Green thinking was one of the main themes of most manufacturers’ displays at Hanover’s Commercial Vehicle Show.
Motor Tool Unlimited has launched a new lead management tool to increase accurate recording of customer enquiries.
It’s always fun (well, I’m only a business hack) wandering around motor shows spotting all the car executives that have left their stand to view a rival’s product.
