Mark Pearce and Matthew Pearce have become the first brothers to achieve accreditation in the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme.
The Nissan Qashqai has been awarded the maximum five-star rating for adult occupant protection by EuroNCAP.
Lexus has had its knuckles rapped by advertising watchdogs over its emission claims for its hybrid RX400h.
Car Care Plan is to run a major used car warranty and marketing programme for Jaguar Cars.
MPs have called on the government to explain why the investigation into the collapse of MG Rover has taken so long after new figures reveal that it has cost millions of pounds.
Hybrid models will not be part of the BMW range for the foreseeable future, the company has revealed.
Gilbran, the automotive real estate company, has completed a £2.7 million development for City West Country’s Mercedes-Benz dealership in Truro, Cornwall.
SMMT chief executive Christopher Macgowan will leave the trade organisation at the end of the year.
Prices achieved at sales around the UK.
The FSA’s Director of Small Firms warned small retail businesses today that they are not free from regulation.
The John Clark Motor Group has reported a 11% rise in retail sales for the first four months of 2007 with sales for each month topping 1,000.
Vauxhall is staging four half-day track sessions this summer aimed at promoting its sporting VXR branded vehicles.
Car dealers, parts suppliers and local parts delivery networks could play a vital role in expanding the search throughout Europe for the missing British four year-old, Madeleine McCann.
This is the first picture of Vauxhall’s all-new upper-medium model that goes on sale next year.
Tributes have been paid to Sarah Ali, who was active in the fleet industry for over 20 years and who has died aged 42.
BCA has rebranded its centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow as BCA Scotland following a strong 2007 where the company nearly doubled its business from corporate volume sellers.
Tony and Cherie Blair’s Chrysler Voyager is for sale on eBay.
Imperial Commercials has begun construction of its new £1.6m dealership on the Commerce Park site in Frome. The two-acre site has room for 24 trucks in its car park, with 10,200 sq ft of indoor floor space.
In a last attempt to stop legislation being imposed on the property sector, the minister for housing and planning, Yvette Cooper, has launched the Code for Leasing Business Premises in England and Wales 2007.
Hi-Q, the fast-fit arm of Goodyear Dunlop, will begin a two-year rebranding and expansion programme this summer aimed at improving customer satisfaction and increasing its UK coverage.
Inchcape has bought a majority stake in Lithuanian dealerships operated by UAB Vitvela.
A dealer in the North of England was fined £97 for taking a customer on a test drive in an untaxed ex-demo car, despite displaying trade plates at the time.
The OFT has decided to accept undertakings offered by Inchcape plc to address the competition concerns which arose from its takeover of European Motor Holdings.
EveryCarPart, an online parts retailer based in West Lothian, has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority.
2nd Byte, a provider of used car marketing services to dealers in the UK, has announced the appointment of Simon Ellis as client services director.
Renault UK retained its sixth place in a stable LCV market last year, but believes an evolution of its business centre network is key to achieving growth.<P>
Lex has launched an incentive scheme designed to reward dealers who provide the best service to its customers.
The three finalists in the prestigious Top Technician 2007 competition have been announced as part of the search to find the UK’s best garage mechanic.
Carter & Carter has appointed head hunters in its search for a new chief executive following the death this month of founder Phil Carter in a helicopter accident. But the group will not be pushed into a “hasty” decision.
Mitsubishi has launched two special edition versions of its Colt model.
