Results from sales around the country.
Euro Car Parts has opened new stores in Cardiff, Exeter and Poole, with an introductury offer of a 10% discount on all purchases until the end of February 2006.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has posted a new vehicle sales record of 38,345 for 2005, up 6% on the previous year.
An adviser to General Motors' biggest individual investor, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, has called on the firm to step up efforts to turn itself around.
Western European car sales fell by 4% to one million units in December, compared to the same month in 2004.
Ford has officially named its new SAV crossover model the ‘S-MAX’.
Saab has unveiled its new 9-3 convertible 1.9 TiD turbo diesel variant at the Brussels International Motor Show.
PSA Peugeot Citroen sold 3.39 million vehicles worldwide in 2005, a slight 0.4% increase from the 3,375,300 units sold in 2004.
The new Nissan Note prices will range from £9,995 for the 1.4 S to £13,395 for the 1.6 SVE automatic when it goes on sale in March.
A production car based on the Mini Concept Traveller has been confirmed as the latest model to join the Mini range.
Cars Direct is to stage an internet auction on January 23 exclusively for cabriolet and convertible cars.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation has launched its own Government pressure group.
Motorpoint, the UK car supermarket group, has increased sales by 5% across its four locations, despite a downward market trend of 5%*.
Two new Mitsubishi concepts are making their world debut at the Detroit Motor Show, which started on Sunday.
Toyota has introduced a lounge on wheels to the motoring world with its latest concept vehicle, the F3R.
PSA Peugeot Citroen and the CEA (the French Atomic Energy Comission) have unveiled a new ‘GENEPAC’ fuel cell stack, with long-term plans to use it in passenger cars.
Jaguar announced pricing for the new XK today following the official unveiling of the convertible model at the Detroit Motor Show.
Kia finished 2005 with 39,761 vehicles sold, a 19% increase on 2004.
Tyre manufacturer Michelin is recalling a batch of tyres after the discovery of an anomaly that could cause rapid deflation.
Several parties a believed to be interested in General Motor’s GMAC.
DaimlerChrysler has appointed Goldman Sachs, the investment banking firm, to gauge interest in the unprofitable Smart division of its Mercedes group.
Rolls-Royce sold 796 cars in 2005, an increase of 0.5% over 2004 and a 15 year high for the company.
Skoda sold nearly 38,000 new cars in 2005, a new record for the brand in the UK.
Saab has sold 27,465 cars in 2005, a sales growth of 35%, which has led to its best ever share of the UK market at 1.14%.
Over 2,000 management and dealer sales staff from Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Renault have completed a new training programme to underline the importance of active safety systems.
Land Rover has achieved its best sales performance in its history last year, with 185,120 vehicles sold around the world, an increase of 14% on 2004.
Volkswagen and Continental Automotive Systems have become partners for the development and supply of power electronics for future hybrid projects.
A motor company based in Reading has had its application for a consumer credit licence refused by the Office of Fair Trading.
Management at car component maker Unipres, which supplies Nissan, has strongly refuted claims made by the Amicus union regarding strike threats.
New car registrations in Scotland fell from 201,807 last year compared to 2004 when the total was 215,171.
