The UK is outperforming much of Europe for new car sales as it continues to struggle with the consequences of an uncertain economy. Total European sales were down 6.1% in April and 7.1% year-to-date.
Car manufacturing rose by 9.3% in April and was up 11.8% over the first four months of the year.
A vote in favour of new working conditions by workers has cleared the way for investment in Ellesmere Port as it prepares to be the home of the new Astra.
Seat has revealed a Mii FR show car at the GTI Treffen event at Wörthersee in Austria.
The AM Carmaker of the Year 2012 has ridden a wave of consumer interest for its products since the scrappage scheme and Hyundai wants to keep the momentum going.
General Motors is expected to announce that its Ellesmere Port factory will build the next generation Astra which will secure 2,100 jobs and the future of the site.
BMW’s new 3-Series Touring will go on sale in the UK on September 22 priced between £30,400 and £34,700.
Toyota dealers Harlech Toyota, RRG Rochdale and Listers Boston were awarded with the top honours at Toyota’s ‘Ichiban’ European Customer Satisfaction Award event in Budapest.
Hyundai has requested showroom separation as part of its new dealer contracts, but insists the move has been driven by profitability.
The May issue of AMe is now live, featuring fresh new content separate to the magazine edition, including a profile of Snows Group and analysis of the new and used car markets.
Mazda’s new CX-5 will go on sale in the UK on May 18 priced from £21,395 and is expected to account for over 4,000 UK sales in its first year.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles had a record month in March for CV registrations.
Vauxhall’s new city car will be called Adam and a production version will be revealed at the Paris Motor Show in September.
The head of Seat UK is confident the expanding brand will beat its record this year despite tough market conditions as new models and competitive finance offers bring customers to its dealerships.
The UK car market has tended to evolve at the stately pace one would expect of a sector that is more than 100 years old.
Nissan has announced that its 545bhp Juke-R crossover supercar will be made available to buy in a limited run on build-to-order basis.
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New car registrations rose by 3.3% in April to 142,322 units and the private market led the growth.
Chevrolet has released details of its latest open points.
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