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Renault’s new Clio Renaultsport 197 Cup will go on sale in the UK next month.

Stoneacre Motor Group has launched a major expansion programme with the purchase of its first Peugeot dealership.

Surface finishing specialist Farécla has launched a £250,000 free mobile training scheme which it hopes will save its 400 UK distributors time and money.

Alfa Romeo has appointed a new fleet team, headed up by national sales manager, Nigel Wright.

Camden Corporate Fleet Services (CCFS) has split from Camden Motor Group in a £66 million management buy-out.

The Hyundai i30, Ford Mondeo, Volkswagen Caddy and Volkswagen Tiguan have all has their Euro NCAP results revealed today.

A management restructure at Citroën UK has paved the way for a more coordinated approach to network relations, claims the company.

A series of standards which will manage service, maintenance and repair business completed electronically between dealers and corporate fleets is being proposed.

The United Auto Workers union has ended its strike action at General Motors after reaching a deal in contract talks with the carmaker.

Nissan's Skyline replacement will be called the GT-R and will go on sale in the UK next year.

Despite what it may look like, Mazda insists its new CX-7 is not an SUV, “it’s a sports car”. Mazda believes it has created its own “niche within a niche” that will sit alongside its other sporty models, the RX-8 and MX-5.

BSI’s Kitemark for Garage Services scheme, aimed at raising standards in vehicle service and repair, has surpassed the 100 licensees milestone, three years from its launch.

Plans to introduce new regulations on car advertising could force manufacturers to stop advertising altogether, according to Kia UK managing director Paul Philpott.

Hampshire-based Seward Accident Repair Centres is continuing its expansion on the south coast with the opening of its ninth bodyshop and appointment of a group process manager to boost manufacturer approvals.

Renault has launched a range of new point of sale promotional material to promote its expanding remanufactured parts programme, Renault Service Exchange, to its garage customers.

The legislation to introduce mandatory online filing of tax returns by businesses has now passed, and over the next two years more detailed rules released and the regime fleshed out.

Almost half of retailers in the AM100 top 20 take more than two days to respond to an email request for information, according to new research.

Haven Power has recently launched an electric supply service designed for dealers and bodyshops.

First the good news. The Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) is being reviewed and the consultative paper (a mere 174 pages) published by the FSA is indicating that some of the irritating and unnecessary information required is being removed and the Return will be shorter.

Subaru has issued a teaser shot of its new Impreza WRX STI which debuts at the Tokyo Motor Show on October 24.

Following the floods that hit Britain and its car dealers this summer, is it worth planning ahead to tackle the possibility of further problems in the future?

General Motors workers in the US have gone on strike after failing to reach an agreement over pension and healthcare contracts.

Windrush Volkswagen has invested £1m to boost sales and aftersales facilities at its Maidenhead and Slough sites.

Bristol Street Motors has relocated its Moseley Ford dealership in the west Midlands to a new location at Kings Norton.

Car production in August was up 37.3% compared to the same month last year, totalling 100,200 vehicles.

AVF Communications has launched a course for motor dealerships aimed at dealing with road-rage.

Tom Rawlings has been appointed as group used car manager for Dales Group in Cornwall.

Cardiff and Newport Volkswagen has been named as one of the Hot 100 fastest-growing enterprises in Wales.

Walon UK has announced the renewal of two contracts with Toyota.

Welding equipment suppliers are devising a code of practice that will give their bodyshop customers clear pricing and better information.