4x4 sales are up 17% in the UK this year so far, but it’s in the cities where the biggest boom has been seen, with nearly half of new car buyers in London currently opting for a 4x4.
UK car production rose 1.9% to 873,791 units over the year to June and export production is up 3.1% in June and 5.6% over the year to date, latest figures for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
Vauxhall's next Frontera model range is to be built by Daewoo.
Hendy Group has added the Japanese manufacturer to its brand range.
DaimlerChrysler has appointed prestige replacement vehicle specialist, Accident Exchange, to provide accident management and business support services to its Mercedes Benz retail operations in its Birmingham and Manchester territories.
Mi, the Hertfordshire-based automotive marketing specialist, has launched a new communication tool, which looks to aid dealers carrying out training and consumers on test drives.
Volkswagen has announced changes to its UK senior management team.
The Lotus Esprit has been voted best ever screen vehicle from the film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ by a Yahoo! Search survey.
Volkswagen has slashed its 2004 profit target following weak first-half earnings.
The year-on-year average European new car price has risen for the first time since 2000, whilst UK prices have also seen a sharp rise of 5.4 % over the last 12 months, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers and eurocarprice.com Index of New Car Prices.
The new Audi A3, available to order now for its September release will start at £16,010 on-the-road to £24,625.
Government plans to introduce business rate relief for small businesses in the retail motor sector will boost inward investment according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
DaimlerChrylser has today won its battle with unions over the introduction of new working practices, striking a €500m (£332m) a year cost-saving agreement.
Seat has announced details of its new Toledo after it was previewed at the Madrid Motor Show two months ago.
Allmakes Group Ltd, specialising in the international supply of parts and accessories for 4x4 vehicles, has today signed a contract with Land Rover to become the first independent organisation accredited as a Land Rover authorised parts wholesaler.
Microwave, radar and broadband communications are set to transform the future of motoring says the SMMT-led Foresight Vehicle programme.
Ssangyong has launched its new Rexton, priced at £17,499 on-the-road for the five door SUV
Euro Car Parts has launched a new website intended to make life easier for its wholesale trade customers.
BMW has announced prices for the forthcoming 630i and 535d models.
ISUZU and Subaru dealers will be taking part in a new rental scheme.
UK motorists will be able to own cars for as little as £99 a month under an American-style car leasing scheme, reportedly pioneered by the Reg Vardy dealer group.
Mazda has launched a summer offer of free servicing and accessories and reduced prices, until September 30 2004.
Phoenix Venture Holdings Limited has appointed Nigel Petrie as a non- executive director. In this new role, Petrie will establish and chair an audit committee and a remuneration committee. He will also serve as a non- executive director on the board of MG Rover Group Limited.
BMW UK has announced the launch of Sport models for the 5 Series Saloon and Touring range.
FPS, the UK’s largest automotive parts warehouse distributor to the independent aftermarket, has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of its entire share capital worth £31million with Lookers plc – the dealer group listed at No 9 in the AM100.
Reports that General Motors is considering scrapping the Daewoo badge for its Korean-made cars in Europe and replacing it with the Chevrolet name it uses in North America and China, have been called 'speculative'.
Government plans to replace the existing road tax system with a variable road charging scheme could greatly increase dealer costs.
Ford’s upmarket brands - Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin – have suffered a combined loss of more than £200m, dragging the US carmaker’s European operations into a deficit.
A new AA training centre based in Leicestershire has been officially opened by Roger Wood, AA managing director.
Nissan has announced that prices for the new Primera range will start from £14,600 for the 1.8S. Until its September release date Nissan is offering the S from £13,995 including some added options.
