Credit hire company Drive Assist has eliminated 120,000 paper forms per month by equipping its 500 drivers with Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs.
BMW (UK) has chosen Thatcham’s training centre to host its accident repair training programme.
The MVRA has appointed Lloyds Employment Law Consultancy to provide free legal advice to its members. The deal enables members to get a discount rate for Lloyds other services.
Entrants are currently being accepted for the latest round of the Skills Auto competition.
Simon Elliott, managing director of Chrysler Group in the UK, is to take up the position of executive director, sales and marketing, aftersales and network development for the company in China.
The accounts of MG Rover will not include details of the crucial final months of manufacturing and trading.
Audi has officially opened the largest showroom in Europe at Cardiff Gate Business Park.
Jeep will add a new range topping trim to its Grand Cherokee line-up in March.
Jardine Motor Group has opened its £1 million Bentley Kent showroom after three years of planning and development.
You are less likely to be seriously injured if you are hit by Chevrolet’s new car than if you are driving it. This is the finding of Euro NCAP on the forthcoming Aveo model.
DaimlerChrysler UK has said it will exhibit at the British International Motor Show in July.
Cadillac’s luxury SUV, the Escalade, will go on sale in Europe this autumn. It will be on show next week at the Geneva Motor Show.
Edinburgh-based car dealer Glenvarigill has seen its pre-tax losses more than double following the sale of its luxury Ferrari and Maserati franchises.
Volkswagen retail specialists Citygate has completed a management buy-out from parent company HR Owen.
Over 530 executives have signed up to the Automotive Academy's new Business Executive Support Programme for automotive industry managers.
Car production has started off slowly this year as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has reported a 12.5% drop in January.
Seventy apprentices from Jaguar and Land Rover's dealer training programme will soon be packing up their overalls and preparing to embark on two global community projects.
WhizzGo, the company which provides pay-as-you-go car hire to individuals and businesses, has appointed Guy Jones as its first head of sales and marketing.
Subaru’s one millionth Forester has rolled off the production line at its Gumna Yajima plant in Japan.
Results from sales around the country.
Nanjing Auto, the Chinese firm which bought MG Rover last year, has signed a 33-year lease to stay at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham.
The Fiat Punto has topped the Western European sales charts with 37,977 models sold in January.
Volkswagen's stab at the coupe cabriolet market, the Eos, is available to order now for July deliveries.
Experian, the global information solutions company, has appointed Jonathan Blackmore as consumer marketing manager for its automotive division.
Jeep has launched its new Commander range, the first of its products to have three rows of seating.
Inchcape has acquired Keystar Motors in south east Queensland, Australia for £8.8 million.
The Hendy Group is on the expansion trail with the addition of Kia to its portfolio of franchise operations.
Project Kimber is to draw up a contract to redesign and produce the Smart Roadster and Roadstercoupe under a different name, after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the struggling DaimlerChrysler brand.
Two ex-dealership managers have set up a new independent servicing company to rival main dealership’s services in Hampshire.
Hilton Suzuki has launched its own car safety course for women to help them tackle unprovoked attacks from ‘road rage’ drivers.
