Southampton Saab has bought the Berkshire-based Whitequay Group for an undisclosed sum.
TVR made a loss of more than £11m last year, compared to £997,000 in 2003, while turnover was down 11% to £16.7m.
Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroën have signed a final cooperation agreement to develop a new premium SUV for the European market.
Traffic in Great Britain rose by an estimated 1.7% between 2003 and 2004 according to the Department for Transport.
Four employees from AM100-listed Norton Motor Group completed the challenging Snowdonia Charity Challenge, raising £2000 for Regain, the trust for sports tetraplegics.
Small business employees across the country are being encouraged to put their boss forward as Britain’s best in a national search by energy supplier Powergen.
More than 60 Smart cars took place in a convoy from Taunton to Exeter via Tiverton on the 3rd of July when Smart South west staged a special event.
Three serious bidders have been confirmed to be in talks to buy car and engine production assets of MG Rover, according to the company’s administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers.
MG Rover Assistance, provided by the manufacturer and supported by the AA, is to end on August 16.
The over-50s hold 80% of the UK’s wealth but they feel unloved, says Stephen Briers
The tyre retread industry is hoping to capitalize on public concern for the environment by promoting its products as a ‘green’ solution for car owners.
More than 70% of motorists are still unaware that they can use a non-franchise dealer for servicing without invalidating their warranty.
Dealers are missing out on easy ways to make extra profit, says Colin Gallagher, account manager for security marking specialist, Retainagroup.
Deejay Accident Repair Centres has sold its Hertfordshire headquarters and cut its workforce by more than one third in a move designed to focus its business on its inner-M25 operations.
Traditional training methods for glass fitting could be putting customer’s lives at risk.
Tunbridge Wells-based Carhoods Direct is looking to attract more independent bodyshops with savings of up to 40% on the price of replacement convertible car roofs.
Shell Lubricants is seeking to increase the market exposure of its Shell Helix motor oils brand with the launch of an extensive promotional campaign this summer.
NGK Spark Plugs deputy MD Brian Childs has presented a donation of £17,500 to industry charity BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund.
Euro Car Parts has been appointed a distributor in the UK for Contitech drive belts.
Thatcham, the motor insurance research body, is developing another security device standard: Category 6.
Crash repair parts supplier SEL-Imperial has been awarded a parts franchise by Citroën UK’s parts dealership franchise.
Thurlow Nunn Group has consolidated its position as East Anglia’s largest independent Vauxhall franchised dealer with the acquisition of the Warwick Shubrook Group.
Nationwide Accident Repair Services has increased its turnover to £140m with the acquisition of a rival operating 11 sites in the West Midlands for an undisclosed sum.
Trader Media Group, parent of Auto Trader, is to go head to head against HPI and Experian in the vehicle provenance and mileage checking business with the launch later this year of Vehicle Status Check.
Mitsubishi has used case law to block a UK company from distributing grey import versions of its models in the European Economic Area.
More than 200 workers at DaimlerChrysler UK’s warehouse and distribution centre in Milton Keynes began industrial action at the start of the month in a dispute over pay.
Motor retailers feeling swamped by a sea of red tape are being urged to tell Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown which regulations they would most like scrapped or amended.
Audi UK is set to integrate RAC Trafficmaster’s radio data system traffic message channel (RDS TMC) into its satellite navigation system on the A6 and A8 from November.
Hertforshire-based Charvills has revealed that it is looking to sell its dual franchise car dealership in Hoddeson.
Delphi has added 290 new shock absorber references to its 2005 aftermarket parts catalogue and added optional protection kits for 77 parts and top mounts for 146 parts.
