The sale of TVR and Aston Martin is a fascinating insight into Britain’s bipolar sports car industry.
Citroen has launched its five seat version of the new C4 Picasso.
Automotive Skills is set to merge with the Institute of the Motor Industry in a move destined to give fresh impetus to the sector’s drive for skills improvements.
Perrys Motor Sales has completed the purchase of Lancashire-based Vantage Group’s four Vauxhall dealerships for an undisclosed price.
The general manager of a Vauxhall dealer in Wellingborough, Northants received an unpleasant shock when he opened a local newspaper to find that the council planned to redevelop the land the dealership is located on.
Slow sales have forced Pendragon to shut two Stratstone Cadillac outlets in Swansea and Cheltenham.
Two recent news stories highlight the need for retailers to have regular communication with their customers: recalls and the high number that slip through the network every time a manufacturer issues a notice, and the faulty fuel concerns that has affected an estimated 10,000 drivers.
A Metropolitan police chief has ordered the first inquiry into improperly repaired ultra high strength steel (UHSS) components in modern cars leading to road accidents.
Gilbran, the European automotive real estate company, has bought a 1.48 acre site in Gillingham, Kent, for a prestige vehicle dealership development.
Toyota will launch its most powerful Yaris model yet on April 1.
The Chrysler Group's difficulties are becoming a burden for DaimlerChrysler AG, but a member of the German automaker's governing supervisory board has said he would oppose a deal leading to a breakup of the carmaker.
One year ago, Volkswagen MD Paul Willis stood in front of his retail network and told them that he was embarrassed by their lack of profits during the previous 12 months.
Cars are getting bigger and parking spaces are getting smaller, so what if instead of reversing out of a tiny space you could just rotate the cabin and drive out forward?
Land Rover will update its Defender for 2007 on April 16.
European new car sales have dipped by 2.6% to 28,814 units in February.
British summer time begins on Sunday, March 25 and road safety group GEM Motoring Assist (formerly the Guild of Experienced Motorists) is renewing its campaign to force the Government to make it the last time clocks are altered.
Alex Smith, commercial director of Kia Motors UK, is leaving the company.
Renault insists that nothing is wrong with its Clio II model after customers have experienced the car's bonnet popping up while driving.
Kia Motors and the University College for the Creative Arts in the UK have joined together to create an automotive design challenge.
Fiat franchise holder Rockingham Cars has added a Mazda franchise at its Corby site.
BSI has announced the first of three automotive bodyshops to the Thatcham BSI Kitemark scheme for vehicle body repair.
Pearsons Mitsubishi of Longbenton, Newcastle, has added a further site at East Boldon, Sunderland.
Plans to merge United Co-operatives, owner of Sunwin Motor Group, with the larger Co-operative Group have been given the green light by their respective boards and will now go to a members vote.
International Motors, the importer of Subaru and Daihatsu to the UK, has appointed Retainagroup to provide a new marking system to increase the security of its cars.
Nissan has completed the construction of its new extreme off-road track at its Motegi test facility in Japan.
Dealers can earn a cash reward from Lex, the contract hire company, if they can make their company motorists happy.
The UK Alfa Romeo sales network was the worst in Europe. It was left to its own destiny for the last three or four years and no attention was paid to it.
Christopher Macgowan, chief executive of the SMMT has told chancellor Gordon Brown that manufacturers and component suppliers are treading water in the face of higher costs pressures and threats from emerging markets.
Nidd Vale Group, the Harrogate-based independent car retailer, boosted sales by nearly 9% last year to £63 million.
Anyone launching a car in the upper medium sector is taking a huge risk.
