The Office of Fair Trading has said it will look into the issue of rising UK motor insurance premiums.
Administrators from MCR have been called in to Hex Holdings, a nationwide distributor of refinish materials to bodyshops.
The new Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4, the world’s first full diesel hybrid, is now available to pre-order with full prices and specifications announced for the multi-award winning vehicle.
Saab GB has acted to reassure customers and dealers following the Swedish car brand's filing for voluntary financial restructuring.
A specialist police unit dedicated to tackling motor fraud has received funding from motor finance companies for a fifth year running.
Fast-fit chain ATS Euromaster is about to launch its campaign to convince motorists to use winter tyres.
Swedish carmaker Saab has today filed with a local court for bankruptcy protection through a "voluntary reorganisation" while it continues to wait for promised new investments from two Chinese firms.
Nearly 90% of people who might consider buying a more environmentally friendly vehicle would pick a hybrid rather than an electric car.
US eco carmaker Fisker Automotive has announced the signing of an agreement with BMW that will cover the supply of engines and other components for future Fisker models.
Volkswagen continues to be targeted in what Greenpeace is calling its most successful online campaign ever.
Basingstoke Renault dealer Martins has opened a sales point in the town’s Festival Place shopping centre.
A Northamptonshire car dealer has hit out at a property developer who wants to demolish his showroom to make way for a hotel.
Parents of children aged under 18 are continuing to downsize, with almost a fifth (17%) saying that they have sold one or more cars to save money and raise extra cash and 1 in 11 (9%) are considering selling a car to raise much needed funds.
New car registrations rose in August for the first time since June 2010, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
New car registrations in Scotland in August totalled 5,235 units, an increase of 9.4% compared to August 2010 when 4,786 new cars were registered.
The dealer principal of Renault dealership Mitchells in Lowestoft has taken ownership of the business.
Low volumes of available stock in the used car market is comparable with the first half of 2009, but muted demand is preventing a repeat of that year’s rise in values, according to the September edition of CAP’s Black Book.
The latest survey of dealers’ relationships with manufacturers by the RMI's National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) shows a considerable hardening of attitudes.
Conditions in the used car market are likely to remain challenging in the coming weeks.
Long vehicle lead times are continuing to be an issue in the market place, with some companies axing brands from their company car choice lists.
Andy Dunsdon, Kia’s new rental and leasing manager, says he is determined its dealer network benefits from the aftersales business generated by its fleet offensive.
One of Harratts Group’s dealerships has won the Trading Standards Excellence Award for the fifth year running.
Second-hand cars are set to be the most popular purchase in the next 12 months among consumers according to research, with 56% of those intending to buy a car looking to target the used market.
Skoda has begun production of a 10 car trial fleet of its first ever fully electric car, the Octavia E Line.
Citroen will reveal its new DS5 at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13.
Saab says its losses have widened further in the second quarter of the year, whie it still hasn't secured funding needed to keep the company alive.
In the last 12 months, almost 30% of motor finance fraud was committed using false finance applications.
Vauxhall MasterFit has signed up its 100,000th member to its discount parts, MoT and labour aftersales initiative which is aimed at getting older cars into the dealer network for service work.
CAP has appointed Rob Powis as sales and marketing director.
Few workshops recognise fuel economy as a benefit of engine oil, according to new research commissioned by Shell Helix.
