The Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency has made more than £9m by selling motorists' personal details.
Christopher Macgowan is to become interim chief executive of motor industry charity BEN as current incumbent Gerard Barclay has decided to leave.
Partners from Deloitte have been appointed as administrators at Carter & Carter. Nick Dargan, Dominic Wong and Chris Farrington will work with the management team to try and turn the ailing company around.
Nissan Navara has improved its Euro Ncap adult occupation protection rating to 3*, following a modification to the pickup truck's airbag control unit software.
Bentley Motors sold more than 10,000 units last year, with global sales up 7%.
Alfa Romeo's segment B car, called Mi.To, will go on UK sale early next year.
Analysts at stockbroker Brewin Dolphin have upgraded their share rating for Lookers based on its preliminary results, published yesterday.
Tax inspectors have been given new surveillance powers.
Facebook and other social networking websites are being targeted by the tax authorities.
A new European Commission measure to restrict VAT fraud has been approved.
Pricing for the new Accord saloon, which goes on sale on June 1, has been announced.
Lookers is expected to close a deal for two Volkswagen outlets by the end of the month.
Used car values will fall by eight per cent this year, according to Eurotaxglass.
Tata's plans to buy UK-based carmakers Jaguar and Land Rover is being strengthened by its intention to raise $1 billion through long term securities.
Seat is continuing to utilise sponsored retailer sites to improve its presence in key urban areas. It has just opened Bristol Seat, the largest dealership in the franchised network, and a site in Liverpool, now open for trading, will launch officially in July.
The National Franchised Dealers Association will be meeting with European Commission competition commissioner Paolo Cesarini later this month to put forward its submission to the Block Exemption 2010 debate.
HR Owen, the prestigious London car retail group run by Nick Lancaster, is in play with big blocks of shares being scooped up by a wealthy car dealer running a string of retailers in Australia.
Drivers of larger vehicles will be hit with increased car tax, following on from Chancellor Alistair Darling’s budget announcement
Lookers' profit from operations is up a fifth from the previous year, according to its preliminary results for year ending 31 December 2007.
Carter & Carter hopes business will return to normal today after support service providers stopped working yesterday for fear of not being paid, leading to 13 apprentices from its Newport site to be sent home.
Last week’s National Apprentice Week further highlighted the importance of developing skills in the motor industry.
HPI has won a three-year contract with Sytner Group to provide the full range of its vehicle provenance checks which include its National Mileage Register.
Salisbury-based Foray Motor Group expects to double the turnover of a dealership at Poole, its seventh Ford outlet and the second acquired within weeks from Pendragon. It bought a Dorchester site in January.
Arnold Clark has joined the RMIF’s National Franchised Dealers Association because its retail operations in England are becoming increasingly important.
Fiat UK has opened its flagship store in London's West End.
Manheim has consolidated its activities in the UK under three divisions – auctions & remarketing, defleet services and retail services – each with a separate business leader.
From the end of the month Proton dealers will have a new four-door saloon in their showrooms
The Thatcham BSI Kitemark has won best safety initiative of the year at the Fleet News Awards.
Mercedes-Benz CharterWay has announced the top performers of its Business Managers Academy
Peugeot has launched a range of sports accessories for its 207 van.
