Honda UK has signed up with Chevin Fleet Solutions to use its fleet management software following a tendering process.
Volkswagen's Golf and Polo models were Europe's best-sellers in 2011, according to market analysis from Jato Dynamics.
Arnold Clark has become the first Kia dealer in the UK to introduce its new 'red cube' showroom corporate identity.
Renault’s 2012 Twingo will be priced from £10,350 when it goes on sale in February.
Ex-Inchcape Retail procurement manager David Hall has started his own business which aims to help dealers reduce their non-automotive expenditure.
Dealers need to look at making their websites smartphone friendly as smartphone penetration is rapidly growing in the UK and now stands at 46%.
Motor Codes has launched its Garage of the Year 2012 competition which will be open to votes from February 24.
Barlow Motors has acquired two Skoda sites from Robert Eardley in Crewe and Stoke for an undisclosed sum.
Chinese company Youngman Automobile Group is expected to launch a bid for what remains of the bankrupt Saab Automobile which includes £473.3 million of future investment for new models.
Mitsubishi will launch what it calls a new "premium vehicle" at the Geneva Motor Show in March which will likely form the basis of the next Outlander.
UK car manufacturing rose by 5.8% to 1,343,810 units in 2011 and ended the year with a 1.6% rise in production in December.
Hyundai recruited 29 dealers in 2011 expanding its network coverage to 152 sites across the UK.
Citroen has launched a competition for a consumer to win a DS5 test drive weekend in the south of France.
Peter Legge (62) is retiring from Macrae & Dick after spending 46 years of his career with the Scottish dealer group.
Infiniti is offering customers that take a test drive before March 15 the chance to win a VIP trip to the Spanish Grand Prix between May 11 and 13, 2012.
Seat has expanded its UK network with seven new dealers ready to open.
Arnold Clark has opened its new Skoda dealership at its Phoenix Retail Park in Paisley.
Robins & Day, the Peugeot UK owned dealer group, has signed up to the new online auction service launched by Cooper Solutions.
The Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG will be priced from £54,950 and order books are now open.
Business minister Mark Prisk has created a Government think tank to investigate hydrogen powered travel in the UK.
Mercedes-Benz UK has landed in hot water with the advertising watchdog over a competition it ran online last summer.
Citroen UK has been reprimanded for a TV advert which used flashing images that triggered a seizure in one viewer, according to the Advertising Standards Authority.
Dealers are more confident about the prospects for 2012 but it will still be a challenging year according to findings from a recent Manheim survey sent to over 5,000 franchised and independent dealers.
Suffolk car dealership Cecil And Larter is celebrating its 85th year of trading.
The Government has extended its Plug-In Car Grant until 2015 and has created a new Plug-In Van Grant reducing the cost of eligible vans by 20% up to the value of £8,000.
France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen has appointed a director general to oversee its UK business, positioned above the British brand managing directors Tim Zimmerman and Linda Jackson.
A total of 29,868 Minis in the UK are being recalled by BMW following concerns of a fault with an electric water pump.
HM Revenue and Customs will launch an E-marketplace campaign this spring in an attempt to clamp down on tax evasion on transactions on websites like Autotrader, eBay and Gumtree.
JCT600 has opened its new Kia dealership in Castleford on Park Road after making a “significant” investment in a six car showroom and the Korean brand’s latest corporate identity.
Volvo has appointed a new campaigns manager for business sales, Kay Saunders, to build on the growing interest in the brand from UK fleets.
