Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited has chosen Experian to provide credit referencing, application processing, consumer credit scoring, fraud prevention and automotive solutions.
October pre-registrations in the UK car market have been released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, as required by the Supply of New Cars Order 2000.
Local authorities in seven areas across the country will share over £7 million to explore ways to tackle local congestion as a further step towards national road pricing.
Forty years after Radford coachbuilders made the original Mini de Ville, Harold Radford Coachbuilders is applying its coach building skills to the BMW Mini.
A survey has revealed which cars are most unreliable for British motorists, costing them a total of £677 million a year.
Keith Doughty has been appointed by Lexus Financial Services as its new national sales manager effective from January 1.
GP Automotive, an aftermarket warehouse distributor, has begun its redevelopment of the Veco brand.
Satellite navigation has been found to be the most important gadget when choosing a new car, ahead of a driver airbag, according to research from the Bank of Scotland Vehicle Finance.
Ford is considering selling its Browns Lane plant near Coventry - the home of its iconic Jaguar brand since 1928.
Satisfaction levels among bodyshops with their suppliers and work providers is at a consistently low level.
Two more companies have made unsolicited approaches towards buying Reg Vardy.
Chancellor Gordon Brown will scrap the amount of detailed descriptions for what companies must include in ‘operating and financial reviews’ (OFRs).
Lexus’s SC 430 has been revised for the 2006 model year.
Ford has appointed Nigel Sharp to lead its British sales team.
Bentley is embarking on a recruitment drive for temporary production jobs ahead of the launch of two new models next year at its Crewe factory.
India’s Tata group is to set up a development centre in the UK Midlands to capitalise on new ideas in automotive engineering and technology in Europe.
Chinese company Nanging Automobile's plans for Longbridge remain unclear four months after it bought the remains of MG Rover out of administration for £53 million.
A new standard for UK auction websites appears to have been set with the launch of a brand new website from Manheim Auctions.
Dealers are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their used car finance providers.
Bryan Robson, manager of West Bromwich Albion Football Club, has presented a cheque for £3,000 to Malcolm Faulkner of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, on behalf of Richmond Motors Group.
Audi is to overhaul its S line sports versions of the A3, A4 and A6 for the new year.
Renault has launched a new entry level version of its Espace MPV.
Toyota has announced that it had sold 513,000 hybrid units worldwide to the end of October.
John Clark Motor Group, one of Scotland's biggest car dealerships, has driven back into the black after a ‘serious breakdown’ in accounting controls hit profits in the previous year.
DaimlerChrysler UK may cut up to 128 jobs as part of a reorganisation of its operations.
Seat’s new Altea FR (formula racing) has made its world debut at the 38th Essen Motor Show in Germany.
GM Daewoo has recalled 734 of its Matiz models due to an airbag fault.
The Confederation of British Industry has urged the Government to spend an extra £1bn on transport over the next two years, claiming delays are hitting output and stressing-out staff.
A competition to find the most talented technician in the UK for 2006 has been launched.
The majority of European motorists (94%) cite safety as the main reason behind choosing a car according to research by MORI for Euro NCAP.
