Mercedes-Benz has received significant criticism in the new Dealer Attitude Survey by the National Franchised Dealers Association.
Mazda will introduce its ‘smart idle stop system’ (SISS) on its models in Europe in the first half of next year.
Citroen Retail Group has signed a deal to become official vehicle supplier of London Wasps Rugby Football Club.
Phil Robson has been appointed director of fleet and used vehicle operations at Peugeot UK.
Lee Harknett, a master technician with Taylors Land Rover in Essex, has won a national skills competition.
Almost nine in 10 British car owners have admitted they are worried about the rising costs of living, but only 42% will delay buying a car as a result, according to a new survey from Experian.
Online motor auction company Cars Direct is partnering with the Woodside Group to bring a regional remarketing hub to Northern Ireland.
Honda will reveal its revised Insight hybrid model at the Paris Motor Show next month which it says will be “lower in price to any other hybrid on the market”.
Monty Panesar, the England cricketer, has become a brand ambassador for Jaguar.
Chevrolet is cutting prices by up to £2,375 on certain models to boost sales during the September plate change.
GAZ Group, the Russian owners of Birmingham-based van maker LDV, has bought a 50% share in VM Motori, a diesel engine manufacturer based in Italy.
Ford dealers are looking to boost commercial vehicle test drives with a competition offer for tickets to the UEFA Champions League final in Rome.
Manufacturers' control of their retail networks has become less of an issue than profitability and sales targets, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association.
September 12 will see the launch of an internet TV service for bodyshops.
Bentley's plant at Crewe has cut shifts from four days down to three in order to match production to declining demand.
Citroen Retail is well on the way to its target of 15 sites by 2010 after adding dealerships in Slough, Redditch and Letchworth.
Lythgoe Motor Group has split from its owner Rob Lythgoe in a management buyout.
Toyota has revealed the first road images of its new iQ city car which will go on sale in the UK in January priced at around £10,000.
This summer Nissan GB is holding a review of every retail partner and every location in its dealer network.
Europa UK has been appointed the Subaru franchise in Sheffield and is the tenth new appointment for the Japanese manufacturer so far this year.
New car registrations fell by 18.6% in August to 63,225 units and 3.8% year-to-date.
Tyresafe, the not-for-profit organisation raising awareness of tyre defects and failures to motorists, is urging the trade to get behind its Tyre Safety Month in October.
Oxford Brookes University has opened a Sustainable Vehicle Engineering Centre.
XPart has recruited 250 UK garages to its AutoService repair franchise in less than three years since it was started.
Vauxhall has made a VXR styling pack available for its Astra TwinTop model.
Dealers fear that difficulties in underwriting trade-ins, due to rapidly declining used car values, could have a knock-on effect on their September new car sales.
Some franchised outlets could be cut as sales decline.
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 5% for a fifth month.
Euro NCAP has chosen Thatcham to carry out its whiplash protection tests which will be included as part of its crash test ratings from November.
Catherine Elston is named AM/Accident Exchange receptionist of the year.
