Volvo has developed a low carbon dioxide emitting C30 variant and new diesel Powershift transmission as part of its focus on biofuels and hybrid technology.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders will launch a new service, Automotive Supplier Finder, with a two-month free trial.
Citroen will reveal its C5 Airscape concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month.
Mazda’s relaunched Mazda ZZ+ approved used car programme has gone live this month.
Audi has developed a new diesel engine for its A3 line-up which has a carbon dioxide output of 119g/km, making it exempt under the proposed changes to the London congestion charge.
Cadillacs: driven by kings, princes and entrepreneurs, but how will they be marketed in the UK. And who will buy the American icon of muscle motoring and gangsta cool, the Hummer?
Seat’s first model designed to be driven off-road, the new Altea freetrack 4, will go on sale on October 20 in the UK.
Mazda has just made two new product announcements in the SUV arena. It is launching its petrol-only CX-7 large SUV in the UK, but it will not be launching its XXL-sized 3.5-litre V6 CX-9 SUV.
Volkswagen’s most important car, the Golf, is in line for a few improvements in the next couple of years.
Three employees of Fuel Parts UK have put together a successful management buy-out deal for an undisclosed sum.
Fleet and private customers may put dealers under increasing pressure to prove their green credentials as interest in environmental issues continues to grow, according to Network Automotive.
Daihatsu is celebrating this year’s centenary with two limited edition models based on the Terios mini-SUV and Sirion supermini.
Nissan, is looking for a single dealer group to take on its premium Infiniti brand when it reaches the UK in 2008.
Someone asked me recently if the BMW 3 Series was set to go the way of the Ford Mondeo and suffer from decreased resale values.
Following a pilot earlier this year, Black Horse Motor Finance has launched Finance Direct, a new initiative to help dealers increase their F&I income without having to be FSA-registered.
Tougher regulations targeting money laundering will be introduced by the government on December 15 as it steps up measures to fight terrorist financing.
Businesses lending money were responsible for one in eight complaints to the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, according to his annual report.
Car buyers are more likely to choose a finance package in the showroom over a personal loan to pay for their new car, despite the hype from online banks and high street providers.
The Mercedes-Benz Hertfordshire Group will officially open its new Stevenage dealership on Monday.
If anyone reading this is thinking on going on a team day out then I would recommend going rafting. It made the whole team pull together to get through some of the bigger rapids, although there was the occasional casualty (see gallery).
Estimating software house Audatex will reposition as a claims management solutions provider later this year on the back of product launches that will move it up and down stream.
HiQ has announced an ambition “to revolutionise the fast-fit industry” over the next three years.
Large UK dealer groups are lagging behind smaller ones in Renault’s four-year programme to significantly raise retail standards by 2009, says UK quality and methods manager Andy Heiron.
Online salvage company Bluecycle is looking to link with car dealers to launch a new service which will source used vehicles for policyholders after their car is written off.
Too many lenders are chasing too many consumers with rates delivering unacceptable margins, which could cause some consolidation in the financial services market as a whole, according to a review.
Capital Bank believes dealers could do more to structure their stock finance despite heightened awareness around its importance.
Nineteen year old Paul Gibbons, who is employed at Charles Braddock, in Sale is the 5,000th technician to achieve the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) standard, which is governed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
Nationwide Autocentres, the UK independent chain of car servicing and repair centres, has opened a new centre in Gateshead.
Groups in the north-east offered franchises weeks ago.
The National Consumer Council (NCC) has further relaxed deadlines imposed on the motor industry to come up with a cross-industry code of practice for servicing and repairs.
