Helphire has agreed to acquire Swift Rentacar, the car credit hire business, for up to £25.2m.
List prices of compact MPVs rose at a faster rate than those of any other new car sector during July, up by 3.1% year-on-year compared to a market average rise of 1.7%.
Kia Motors (UK) is contacting the owners of 816 new-model Sportages in order to arrange the replacement of possibly defective hand-brakes.
The fourth generation of BMW 3-series Touring models go on sale in the UK from September 17.
Mazda Motor Corporation has posted a 14.2% jump in quarterly operating profit today enabling it to kept to its full-year forecasts.
The Aftermarket Show, which runs from January 12-15 at Birmingham NEC, has launched its new website.
A TOTAL of 424 cars were pre-registered by UK manufacturers in June.
Nanjing Automobile Group and Fraser Welford-Winton, managing director of the GB Sports Car Company Ltd, have reached an agreement to resume MG Rover production at Longbridge.
The Funding Corporation (TFC) has seen a rise in profitability in the past year.
Seat has announced the specification and pricing for the new Leon which will go on sale September 17.
Toyota Motor Corporation has posted its second quarterly profit decline, as earnings were hurt by pension costs, currency fluctuations and higher spending.
On January 15 this year, all general insurance products became regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
It has been described by some as “a sledgehammer to crack a nut”, but the FSA has a purpose – to regulate the insurance industry and to protect consumers from being sold the wrong products.
Understanding from manufacturers can make all the difference, says David Ross
The cost of commuting could quadruple if the Government’s plan for pay-as-you-drive motoring goes ahead.
World-famous explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is to be one of the main speakers at this year’s Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) Annual Dinner.
Mitsubishi Motors has seen its losses narrow in the April-June quarter and is standing by its full-year outlook at a loss of 64 billion yen (£323m) as a series of scandals and recalls continued to affect sales.
New research is set to reveal the true cost of staff turnover and recruitment costs in the automotive industry.
The achievements of Essex-based retail motor industry apprentices working with sector trainer ReMIT have been recognised at a double awards ceremony.
BMW bosses are planning to create a large, extended family of cars with the second generation of the iconic small car, codenamed R56.
Honda is the UK’s most reliable brand according to the latest reliability survey by What Car? published in association with Warranty Direct.
Average car prices in Europe are rising more quickly than a year ago, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers and eurocarprice.com quarterly pricing survey.
Deliveries of new Ford cars to showrooms will be delayed because of a strike over pay and jobs, union leaders have warned.
Audi has released more official pictures of its prototype Q7 SUV.
There’s an intriguing line in the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) regular press bulletins.
Inchcape is in talks with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation about a joint venture in China.
Details of the upgraded Mazda6 has been revealed.
Renewal time for property leases can be an expensive and highly stressful period for the heads of dealer groups.
BCA’s 25-acre ‘Supercentre’ in Bedford is on course to be opened in early September.
Blue Bell Group has purchased more land in Crewe ready to begin construction of a standalone Mini dealership.
