Lexus’s new IS will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show at a press conference on March 1.
The Asda supermarket chain has announced a £10m permanent reduction in its motor premiums, representing an average saving of 15% on the previous price of its own-brand fully comprehensive cover.
The new Ferrari F430 Spider will make its world debut when it is unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show (March 3-13, 2005).
Hyundai sold 25,871 vehicles in Europe in January, an increase of 4% over the same month last year.
BMW has issued a recall of up to 20,000 diesel models following the discovery that some fuel-injection pumps supplied by Bosch are faulty.
Dealers who have been failing to sales prospect in the record new car market of the last few years are at their most economically vulnerable now - just as the market is starting to fall away.
HPI has revealed that 1 in 11 checks on cars have odometer inconsistencies.
Renault is presenting a new 2005 model Laguna at the Amsterdam Motor Show this month, offering two body styles, Hatch and Sport Tourer.
A high-performance version of the Chrysler Crossfire, the SRT-6, will arrive in the UK in April featuring a 330bhp 3.2 V6 supercharged engine.
Toyota has announced that Katsuaki Watanabe, will replace Fujio Cho as president in June as long as shareholders approve.
The Invicta Car Company revealed its first foreign marketing venture today, when its new agreement with Netherlands-based Nimag to import and sell the range of British-built 170 mph S1 luxury two-seater sportscars in the Benelux countries was announced at the Amsterdam Motor Show, the AutoRAI.
ReMIT, the motor trade's training business, is strengthening its presence in the north west by relocating to new offices at the Manchester College of Arts and Training's motor industry skills campus in Openshaw, Manchester, recently refurbished at a cost of £3.5 million.
A new Europe-wide bodyshop group has been formed, with the Retail Motor Industry Federation representing UK businesses.
Mazda has hit a 2% passenger car market share in January – for the second time in six months – thanks to increased volumes of Mazda6, Mazda3 and the B-Series pick-up.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has revealed that global sales are down nine months into the financial year by 214bn yen (£1.1bn) to 1,617.9bn yen (£8.2m).
Renault has announced that 2004 net profits have risen 43% to €2.4bn (£2.9bn) and sales rose 8% to €40.7bn (£28bn).
The one-millionth car equipped with a diesel particulate filter system (DPFS) rolled off the PSA Peugeot Citroën assembly line at the end of January.
Volvo has appointed a British designer, Steve Mattin, as vice president and design director to join the company on May 1.
Automotive bosses see low cost competition as the biggest threat to the future of their sector.
AM is carrying out research into its website to ensure it provides what the industry needs.
MG Rover’s proposed partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) has been delayed due to concerns from Chinese regulators, according to FT.com.
The chairman of Proton has stepped down.
January UK registrations fell 8.2% to 181,474 units, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Car prices are failing to keep up with inflation.
Patterson Ford’s managing director, Ashley Winter, has been appointed chairman of the National Ford Dealer Council for two years.
Spyware - software that is downloaded by internet users without their knowledge and tracks their use of the web - is a bigger threat to dealer computer systems than traditional viruses.
Vehicle dealers could soon be legally required to reveal full vehicle history details without being prompted.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has confirmed that Ford has started the new year exactly as it left 2004 – as market leader in new cars and commercial vehicles.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation CEO, Takashi Nishioka and PSA Peugeot Citroën CEO, Jean-Martin Folz signed today a Memorandum of Understanding for a partnership on all-new SUV’s.
Volvo has announced that its 2004 global sales rose by 10% on 2003, a new record level of 456,224 cars sold.
