The Audi A6 has claimed the ‘World Car of the Year’ award at a ceremony held during the media preview for the Canadian International Auto Show.
The next British International Motor Show will be hosted at ExCeL in London's docklands - not at the NEC in Birmingham.
PSA Peugeot Citroën has been honoured in the annual ‘TOP COM Corporate Business’ awards for the best corporate communications campaigns.
Rinspeed, the Swiss car parts manufacturer, has developed a new concept that will interpret the drivers emotions.
Fiat has announced it will be splitting the Maserati sports brand from Ferrari in order to link it more closely to Alfa Romeo.
Tyre importer Bridgestone UK has appointed Junichi Kumano as its new marketing director.
Automotive F&I training and recruitment specialist Bush2 has appointed John Day as new chairman.
RAC profits rose by 2% to £88.6m in 2004, with major input from its financial services division.
ReMIT, the training arm of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), will be organising an apprentice exchange between some of its garages in South London and Norway.
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BMW has confirmed 200 new jobs in the UK as part of a £100m injection into its Oxford Mini plant.
Volkswagen has made an addition to its Golf line-up, with the launch of 4MOTION four-wheel drive versions.
Daihatsu is slashing prices by up to £2,000 on its Terios mini SUV and Charade supermini.
Volkswagen has announced that its operating profits dropped by more than 12% to €2.015bn (£1.39bn) in 2004 on revenues up 4.9% to €88.96bn (£61.22bn).
Fiat Auto UK has launched a new training and development programme for its staff and dealer network.
Network Automotive has appointed David Shaw as its new training and development manager.
Aspirational executive
The management at Nationwide Autocentres has tabled a bid to buy out NBGI Private Equity’s investment when the venture capitalist withdraws its shareholding later this year.
Bigger, sharper and running BMW petrol engines, Peugeot’s 207 has broken cover for winter testing.
Dealers will have to divulge full vehicle history details without being prompted if a new EU directive, designed to protect consumers, is passed this year.
Almost a third of Kia’s retail network failed to enrol sales executives on product training for the new Sportage SUV last month.
Alfa Romeo UK is planning to audit its dealer network this year to ensure retailers are meeting the brands’ standards
Phase two of the Mitsubishi recovery programme – based on a £2.5bn cash injection by the Japanese group – will further strengthen the UK distributor and its dealer network, says managing director Jim Tyrrell.
A former general manager of Mercedes-Benz of Sheffield has lost a sexual harassment case brought by his secretary.
Car dealers are again being targeted with bogus health and safety documents by companies that tried the same scam in 2004, warns the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
General Motors has dissolved its partnership with Fiat after paying the group €1.55bn (£830m) to avoid having to buy the loss making company.
Peugeot has revealed that it will unveil a new 407 Coupe concept at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
Saab has announced that its new 9-3 SportsCombi will make its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
A new eco labelling scheme ranking manufacturer’s cars by their carbon dioxide emissions has been launched.
Fiat dealers are bracing themselves for a difficult 2005 as the manufacturer implements a radical new business plan.
