Fiat will be unveiling its all-new Grande Punto, which goes on sale in left-hand drive form in September, and enters the UK early next year.
The Octavia vRS hatch has a 0-62mph time of 7.3 seconds and a maximum speed of 149mph.
The Office of Fair Trading has decided to revoke the consumer credit licence of a Mid Glamorgan motor dealer.
The new Mazda MX-5, on sale in the UK from November, will be priced from £15,600 up to £18,900 on-the-road.
David Goodyear, the former AA Tyre Fit general manager and Kwik-Fit regional director, has quit Farmer Autocare after less than nine months as the company’s managing director.
Almost a third of Britain’s 19,000 vehicle test stations are now hooked up to a computerized MoT system.
Glasgow Audi has secured a reputation as the prestige carmaker’s best aftersales team in the world by winning its first International Twin Cup competition.
Breakdown insurance providers are expected to target thousands of motorists with nearly new MG Rover cars whose cover is being scrapped next month.
Valeting company Falcon Car Care Ltd is planning a drive to increase business from dealers following an MBO led by sales director David Navarra and general manager Ian Rigby.
UNIVERSAL Salvage has cut its operating losses by almost £3m, made a pre-tax profit of £1.5m and is “firmly back on the road to recovery”.
Designer Vision Group, manufacturer of OE and aftermarket in-car screens, has won a contract with Jaguar to supply rear-seat entertainment systems for the X-Type and S-Type.
Parts supplier FAI Automotive has achieved the quality standard ISO9001:2000.
Parts warehouse distributor FPS has signed a supply contract with PCT Automotive, the European manufacturer of towbars and towing electrics.
Vauxhall dealers are hoping to gain incremental revenue this summer from an accessories marketing campaign by the carmaker.
Webbers of Basingstoke has invested £400,000 to take on Subaru and Isuzu.
A new generation car supermarket, funded by Black Horse Motor Finance, has opened in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Proton Cars has begun its Cars to the People tour, which it hopes will raise brand awareness and highlight its link with Lotus.
The opening of Wessex Kia, Feeder Road, Bristol sees a real commitment to the company’s target of 5% market share by 2010, says David Allington, head of network development, Kia Motors UK.
SsangYong has the potential to become “the best niche franchise in the UK”, says Ken Forbes, who takes over as managing director on August 1.
Ford Motor Company has replaced Joe Greenwell as chief executive officer of Jaguar and Land Rover with Geoff Polites, who is praised in a company statement for his “leadership and business acumen” when running Ford Australia.
Mercedes-Benz World, the retail, leisure and brand centre due to open in summer 2006, has l aunched a new website (www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk).
Cartakeback.com has signed an agreement with Renault and Nissan to provide a take-back service for end of life vehicles (ELVs).
BBC West Midlands interviewed AM news editor Tim Rose recently for the views of the motor industry's leading newspaper on the possibility of mass production being returned to Longbridge.
The Olympian Group has given its customers a sneak preview of the new Fiat Croma, prior to it going on sale next month.
Mazda has launched its promotional campaign for the Mazda5 MPV with an online viral advert at www.turnonto5.com.
Middlesex-based dealer Monorep took a stand at the Uxbridge Autoshow earlier this month and scooped the President’s Trophy for having the best stand.
John Bowden, the Yorkshire businessman who last November threatened to sue Vauxhall, has taken no action, says the manufacturer.
Ditching a loss-making Seat franchise and carrying out some financial restructuring helped Scottish dealer Town & County deliver a bullish profits forecast.
Charvills, the £28m turnover Hertfordshire dealer group, wants to sell its loss-making dual franchised Citroën/Hyundai outlet at Hoddesdon and focus on General Motors and Mazda as part of a new strategy.
DaimlerChrysler has announced that chief executive Juergen Schrempp will step down this year.
