MG Rover has introduced a new guarantee programme to solve its recent parts supply problems – but only for UK buyers of its cars purchased in calendar year 2003.
Bodyshop owners carrying out work through intermediaries, such as accident management companies, are advised to review their contracts and procedures to ensure that the "go-between" company has a secure ring-fenced payment procedure.
HRH The Prince of Wales is to visit the BMW Group Oxford Plant to see the MINI production facilities as part of his scheduled visit to Oxfordshire on Wednesday 5 February 2003.
Today is the 20th anniversary of compulsory seat belt use in the UK – and a “road safety milestone” says the SMMT, which is staging a special exhibition to mark the occasion.
US President George W. Bush's major funding proposal for a fuel cell programme – announced in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday – has driven up the price of platinum on world markets.
Published twice a year since 1994, the Castrol Trend Tracker report compares car servicing trends by sector, marque and age of vehicle – all based on regular consumer research. The January 2003 edition is out soon, and is crucial reading for everyone in the motor industry.
BMW is extending its free servicing and maintenance scheme to all new 3 and 5-series diesel models for a limited six-month period.
A Ford car salesman was having a clandestine affair with Wallis Simpson while she was also being wooed by the future King Edward VII.
A new report has emphasised that depreciation should be at the centre of any private car buyer's purchase decision. The Alliance & Leicester's annual car depreciation report cites an average new car depreciation of 22 per cent in the first year and 45.1 per cent after three years.
A women-only motor racing championship is to be launched by Mazda. The series will use Mazda's new RX-8 sports car in the single marque formula which opens with selection trials at UK race circuits during May and June this year.
A verdict on whether or not to import the overtly American Dodge-branded vehicles into the UK as part of Chrysler Corporation's European expansion plan is central to a product onslaught involving 17 new group models and doubling the number of diesel variants by 2005.
A record sales performance in the UK has contributed to the “stabilisation” of the Mitsubishi Motors business in Europe during 2002, the company has reported. And the carmaker is on track to meet its target of returning to profitability by 2004.
Friction specialist Ferodo is responding to the rise in numbers of rally-bred supercars such as the Subaru Impreza Turbo and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo series by launching an all-new DS Performance brake pad.
Vauxhall is to introduce headlights which see round the bend this summer.
Ten volume carmakers, several of the top AM100 dealer networks, fast-fit leaders and more than 4700 service outlets have signed up to what is flagged up as Britain's first workable service and maintenance e-trading standard
The AM Awards 2003 is set to be the biggest automotive business event of the year. More than 70 companies have been shortlisted for the 14 categories – and the winners will be revealed at a glittering ceremony staged at Birmingham International Convention Centre on February 27.
Skoda is set to make an entrance into the world of affordable hot hatches with a vRS version of its popular Fabia supermini.
aguar will unveil its much-needed, 2.0-litre, diesel-engined X-type and an estate car counterpart for the company's highest-selling model at the Frankfurt motor show in September.
Vauxhall has reduced the list of standard equipment on its new Vectra without changing the car's list price.
A firm of Yorkshire architects specialising in car retail showroom design has landed a contract to carry out a $20m (£12.6m) refurbishment of a New York landmark.
Property, despite often being the second largest cost facing businesses after salaries, is the Cinderella of the boardroom – not invited, left in the corner and rarely considered. This has been brought sharply into focus by a major study carried out by Capital Economics and commissioned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The Garage Equipment Association is collaborating with the Health and Safety Executive to help garages and workshops avoid breaches of requirements.
American giant Clorox Car Care is poised to unleash a £1.25m advertising and promotional campaign to help push its Armor All Wipes range to market leadership in the UK.
The Government's bid to make the UK a centre of excellence for car design and production techniques will be outlined in March with the first concrete steps taken before the end of the year.
Hyundai has unveiled a conservative New Year strategy based on “consolidation, consolidation, consolidation”.
Proposals announced by the European Commission could force all bodyshops to meet the same stringent controls on low VOC paints, spelling the end for many smaller businesses.
Floods of new acquisitions are set to shake up the automotive retail sector with major expansion plans unveiled for dealers including Lookers, Wellington Motors, John R. Weir and Robinsons.
Attempts by insurance giant CGNU to cut overheads by setting up a central procurement scheme for parts supply have been lambasted as unworkable by repairers. They fear the concept may cause delays and impact on profits.
AM and Sewells Information & Research will put the potential for growth in the UK's lucrative aftermarket sector under the spotlight at a key conference in the spring.
Mike Sarsfield has been appointed operations director at Howard Basford.
