Nissan’s e-NV200 electric van will be priced from £13,393 with grants when it goes on sale in July.
Fiat Professional’s new Ducato will come with an integrated TomTom satellite navigation system when it goes on sale in the UK in the summer.
Bentley Motors has created 140 new jobs at its headquarters in Crewe as the brand looks to expand its model range.
Toyota is hoping to achieve a 10% improvement in the fuel efficiency of its hybrid models with the introduction of new technology.
Motor dealer Barnetts has seen turnover rise almost 11% from £47.2 million to £52.3m thanks to growing sales of new and used cars.
Peugeot dealership Telford Motors has been recognised for the support it gives to disabled customers using the Motability car scheme.
Dealers can take on the fast-fit chains, GForces’ head of retail Paul Hilton told a workshop on marketing and selling aftersales products and services online.
Technology will continue to transform servicing departments in the automotive retail sector and dealers should not underestimate its impact, according to Dr Martin Leach, Magma Group chairman.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has proposed changes to minimum wage which would link it to average earnings in order to tackle low pay in the UK.
Professor Richard Parry-Jones, industry co-chair of the Automotive Council is urging the industry to do more to attract young people.
Newcarpromotions.co.uk says it is seeing the impact of a change in consumer behaviour in user statistics to its website, relaunched in March.
The European Commission has announced that it intends to initiate a "legally binding solution", which could take the form of a new sector-specific regulation, to improve relations between franchised dealers and manufacturers, unless an acceptable industry code of good conduct can be agreed between the two parties.
Coline McConville is joining the board of car dealer group Inchcape.
The Financial Conduct Authority approached nine companies in the automotive industry in its first 15 days of taking responsibility for consumer finance.
Credit firms need to do more to ensure their adverts and promotions do not mislead potential customers. The findings come as Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) statistics show that one in five adverts from consumer credit firms, for products including payday loans, fell short of the FCA’s financial promotion expectations - although most firms were quick to make changes once the shortcomings were pointed out.
Alphera Financial Services has launched a loans package for new and used electric vehicles and hybrids following a 534.4% year-on-year increase in UK registrations of pure electric cars in January and February.
Suzuki has turned its lack of new products over the past few years to its advantage and is enjoying sales growth and rising dealer satisfaction.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) published its monthly market report today, showing that during April, the average value of used cars sold at auction across the board decreased 3.4% from £5,259 to £5,153.
Inchcape's UK operation has grown revenues by 14.5% in the first four months of the year after sustained growth in the new car market.
Car dealer Monte Masengale has been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman who'd applied for a job as his secretary.
Hyundai now enjoys a 3% market share - aftersales director Nick Tunnell said retaining its customers through aftersales was identified as imperative if it was to achieve its volume aspirations.
Manheim has signed up to NextGear Capital UK as the first UK auction partners for its new 'stocking plan' for used vehicle dealers.
Spire Automotive Group has renewed its contract with Accident Exchange for an additional two years for the handling of courtesy cars.
The owner of a pub formerly run by TV chef Anthony Worrall Thompson is being investigated in suspicion of running an unlawful car dealership from its car park.
McLaren might be one of the biggest names in Formula One but there is a big job to do in getting the company's road cars on the shopping list of supercar buyers.
Karl Davis, Coachworks Consulting managing director and a former car dealer, believes aftersales departments need to look at the basics and “ditch the desk” to get the most from their teams.
The latest Euro NCAP safety tests include results for the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Hyundai i10.
Mitsubishi will price its Outlander PHEV from £436 a month on 6.9% APR finance following a deposit of £6,410.
Ex-Army mechanical engineer John Cameron has taken the mobile SMART repair Revive! franchise in East Lothian.
Vertu Motors has presented awards to its staff to highlight the dedication and quality of their work.
