It’s a Mini – but not as you know it. Look closely, don’t be fooled by the black paint and black tape, and you’ll realise that tinkering with this Mini’s ticker is not via the typical clamshell.
SYUK, the UK importer of Korea’s SsangYong cars, is looking to recruit up to 80 dealers as it prepares for the launch of several key new models in the next two years.
The Office of Fair Trading has revoked the consumer credit licence held by a Shropshire motor retailer after he was convicted of crimes related to handling stolen goods.
PSA Peugeot-Citroen has hit back at fresh claims that its Ryton plant is set to close when production of the popular Peugeot 206 ends in 2008.
Pendragon is hunting for small dealer group acquisitions across the Atlantic to create a US operation equal in size to its UK business by the end of the decade.
Dick Lovett has opened a new OPC, Official Porsche Centre, in Bristol, which doubles the size of its previous showroom in line with the carmaker’s corporate identity (CI).
The motor industry has become the centrepiece of a £1.7m campaign launched by the Office of Fair Trading to promote its consumer codes approval scheme.
Lincolnshire MG Rover retailer Wrights Motor Group is to close in the New Year.
Just months after opening its second purpose-built bodyshop, AW Accident Repair Centres is achieving repair volumes of around 65 units a week.
Volkswagen has released the first pictures of its sixth-generation Passat, ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has announced it will launch the new Lancer model line-up in the UK.
Christopher Macgowan, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chief executive, has been appointed to chair the council representing the UK 's top 40 trade associations in the CBI.
Parts manufacturer and distributor Quinton Hazell is set for an “operational revitalisation” following the $1bn (£515m) sale last week of the Automotive Aftermarket division of its US parent Dana Corporation.
Somers Vehicle Lifts and sister business Totalkare have merged following a management buyout from parent Triapt Holdings.
Recruitment for the FSG buying group’s AutoCare independent garage scheme is on target for its first year.
Twice in recent years carmakers have commissioned us to review their warranty systems.
Group Tyre (UK) is set to push for growth next year with its exclusive Stunner tyre brand by seeking additional business with franchised dealer workshops and small independent tyre fitters
MAHA UK continues to go from strength to strength.
Mazda will reveal a medium-sized sports SUV concept at the NAIAS show in Detroit in January.
General Motors and Fiat have agreed to begin a period of mediation to resolve the future of the loss-making Italian auto group.
The largest solus Mini dealership in the world opened in London’s Park Lane this week at a cost of £1.75m.
Engineering bosses at Daimler-Chrysler and BMW have ditched proposals to develop 42-volt electrical systems for their prestige vehicles
Swansway Garages Group is to open a new £3m Audi centre in Stafford before Christmas, to complete a busy year for the Crewe-based company.
Audi expects its Q7 SUV to add 10,000 sales to its annual UK volumes when the seven-seater vehicle, which is based on the Pikes Peak concept first unveiled at the 2003 Detroit Motor Show, arrives here in early 2006.
Dealers can expect a rush of diesel company car buyers before the end of next year to save on benefit-in-kind taxation.
Direct Valeting, the Newcastle-under-Lyme based nationwide car valeting operation, has been bought out by its management for an undisclosed sum.
Mercedes and Comer Homes, a luxury properties construction company, have joined forces for a special promotion.
Honda UK will launch a pilot scheme to develop live links from digital TV viewers to local dealers next spring.
The RMI is lobbying the DTI over concerns that a new European directive will make dealers responsible for identifying and implementing product recalls.
Workers at Jaguar’s Browns Lane plant have voted against strike action.
