Nissan president and chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn has ruled out bringing hybrid cars to Europe any time soon, despite having the technology in place.
Fiat Auto UK is beginning a campaign designed to increase the skills of staff employed at Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealerships.
The DVLA is withdrawing Motor Vehicle Licence Savings from sale on March 31.
Ford pre-registered more cars than any other manufacturer in January. The company registered a total of 344 units in an industry total of 612 units.
Arnold Clark enjoyed a rise in turnover in 2004 to £1.6 billion compared with £1.47 billion in 2003. Pre-tax profit was up 23% at £57 million.
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Inchcape has announced that its operating profit, before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items, was up by 25.1% to £176.2m (2003: £135.8 million) for the year to December 31, 2004.
Audi has added a new model to its TT sports range.
Porsche has announced that earnings in the first half of its financial year increased 6.3% as sales of the Cayenne sport-utility vehicle grew and the company introduced a new 911-model sports car.
The Blackpool sports car manufacturer TVR is to make redundancies representing almost 20% of its workforce, it announced on Friday.
Jaguar announced a new Limited Edition X-Type enhancing the range ahead of the key March plate change.
The number of new cars sold on finance dropped in January by 8% compared to last year, according to the Finance and Leasing Association.
The Association of British Insurers has urged the Government to introduce more expansive legislation covering motor insurance.
Car industry engineers and executives are being given the chance to learn the secrets of Japanese manufacturing efficiency.
BMW’s latest investment in Mini production at Oxford will help maintain the brand’s strong positioning and sales during the coming years, according to Andy Hearn, the carmaker’s new general manager.
Build quality of the facelifted Laguna, on sale from March 18, will be better than the current model, according to Renault.
Subaru plans to triple UK sales over the next four years, from 8,800 to 25,000 cars a year, on the back of aggressive marketing and a larger retail network.
Manheim has now established its Simulcast online auction system at all 11 sites in the UK and is promising to bring further initiatives to the country from the US.
Bosch is to double its investment in training for the UK aftermarket this year as it looks to increase sales of its diagnostics equipment range.
East of England retail group Desira has collected a regional award from Fiat for its aftersales business.
Dealers should be able to attract more fleet business with a new maintenance menu pricing system.
ATS Euromaster has re-opened its truck tyre service in nine centres across Britain and is planning to set up more this year.
Pendragon last week posted impressive results for 2004, which had an immediate impact on the stock market.
Extended service intervals are costing franchised dealers a fifth of their traditional service and repair business, new research claims.
Kwik-Fit is being readied for sale by its majority shareholder CVC Capital Partners. Rival banks brought in by CVC to assess the deal have reportedly valued the company at between £700m and £1bn. CVC declined to comment.
The latest edition of the Castrol Trend Tracker survey shows franchised dealers have further tightened their grip on the market for servicing
Manufacturers and retailers are blaming each other over a survey that says some franchised dealers mislead car owners by claiming their new car warranty will be invalid if they go to an independent company for service work.
MG Rover must not regard an investment by Shanghai Automotive as automatically solving all of its problems, says Sir Digby Jones, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry.
Sarah Sillars, IMI boss and Rising Stars judge, on attracting ‘new blood’ to retailing.
Mercedes-Benz said it was ruling out excessive speed or technical deficiencies in a test car in Sweden which spun out of control and killed a 45-year-old woman.
