Roy Lumley, of Technical Car Services, York, has been named as the UK’s Top Technician, taking the title, trophy and £2,000 cash prize.
Retailers are reminded that if they are planning to install a TV in their dealership for the duration of the World Cup, they have to buy a licence.
The Terios was always intended to spearhead Daihatsu’s attack on the sports utility 4x4 market in mainland Europe. Here, it’s been something of a stealth weapon, selling in small numbers (1,248 last year) since launch in 1997.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has produced a diesel hybrid engine with Ricardo and QinetiQ.
Indian car brand Mahindra is returning to the UK after a decade away and is in talks to find a distributor.
BMW has announced it will mark the return of London’s British International Motor Show with its first-ever world debut at a British motor show.
The future of Ellesmere Port has been thrown into doubt after GM announced more than 900 jobs will be axed at the Vauxhall plant – home to five generations of the Astra and Astravan.
Many dealerships have discovered that by fulfilling FSA requirements their sales of insurance finance products are increasing.
Nanjing Automobile Corporation, which bought MG Rover assets from the company’s administrators for £53 million late last year, has told union leaders that it plans to start interviewing for up to 400 jobs next month, to allow series production of the MGTF and Rover 75 from early next year.
Peugeot workers are due to decide today (Friday, June 2) whether to take industrial action over the planned shutdown of the Ryton, Coventry plant in 2007.
Competition for the UK and European DMS market has stepped up a gear with the announcement that US-based Reynolds and Reynolds has reached agreement with the board of DCS Group for a cash acquisition.
Supply delays on extras for Mitsubishi’s new L200 has seen customers leaving newly-purchased vehicles at dealers for up to five weeks while the situation is resolved, AM has learnt.
Carlyle Finance’s takeover by South Africa’s WesBank will provide it with the resources to gain leadership among independent non-High Street-bank owned motor finance lenders.
Three dealers are in talks to sell engine designer Al Melling’s new £100,000 V10 British supercar.
Volvo has released details of the diesel model in its all-new C70 coupe/convertible range, which will be available in Sport, SE and SE Lux trim levels with prices ranging from £29,420 to £33,170 (on the road).
A number of carmakers have been confirmed for Automechanika 2006.
The Automotive Academy has opened a site for London and east England.
Vauxhall has released the first pictures of the new five door Corsa which will make its debut alongside the three-door at July’s British International Motor Show.
One in six employees have driven to work while under the influence of alcohol, a new report has found.
HBOS has become the biggest force in the UK contract hire and leasing industry with the announcement it is to acquire the controlling stake in Lex Vehicle Leasing (LVL) from Aviva for £226.8m.
Clive Sutton plans to sell 20 of the 40 AC MkV models to be built this year at a new factory in Malta.
Roads minister Stephen Ladyman has unveiled new theft resistant number plates, to help combat car cloning and ID theft.
The UK’s used car market is experiencing a period of painful evolution that has already led to a 15 per cent fall in residual values since the beginning of 2000.
Japanese brands continue to dominate the customer satisfaction rankings in the latest JD Power reliability survey, while four of the top 10 most-satisfying models are built in Britain.
The European Union is looking at introducing a tax on emails and text messages as a method to provide funding for its operations.
The new Alfa 159 Sportwagon has gone on sale in the UK, along with 260bhp V6 Q4 versions of the Alfa Brera, Alfa 159 and 159 Sportwagon.
Nissan’s global production totalled 230,175 units, down 20.5% year-on-year as domestic and overseas production fell.
Audi is to invest around €10m (£6.8m) this year in a three-and-a-half year network service development scheme branded ‘Q-Power’, a name the company says signals ‘quality’ and ‘quantum leap’.
The Imported Tyre Manufacturers' Association (IMTA) has elected Richard Page, managing director of Hankook Tyre UK, as its new president with immediate effect.
The Toyota MR2 Roadster is to be discontinued this year, after 22 years of production and three incarnations.
