Lotus is to make about 350 redundancies at its Hethel headquarters after losing a major engineering consultancy project.
Ford dealers are being allowed to give their customers a sneak preview of the new Focus up to a month before it goes on sale.
Morgan’s future is in the spotlight after the recent voluntary liquidation of North London dealer, Libra Motive, and an apparent fall in orders.
Taxes on the most polluting cars are set to rise if the House of Commons Transport committee of MPs gets its way.
A new aftermarket trading group has been formed by Leyland Auto, Mafco and CCS. The group, which aims to bring about greater service and support to customers, will be headed by former FSG man David Callery who is now managing director of Leyland Auto.
Vehicle information provider HPI has extended the reach of its automated HPI Exchange trade used car marketing and stock management service to eBay.co.uk, Britain’s largest online marketplace.
Scottish Nissan and Kia dealer Dicksons of Forres and Inverness has sold its long-established town centre showroom in Forres to housing developers for an undisclosed sum, ahead of relocating into a £750,000 new showroom half a mile away next September.
Mitsubishi Motors is to install MMI Automotive’s Automate dealer management system at its own retail network, replacing the Kalamazoo-UCS system. However it has no plans to force franchised dealers to follow suit.
DriveStyle Convertibles has opened a showroom specialising in new and used roadsters at the same time as becoming the UK’s second outlet for Dutch supercar brand Spyker.
Audi will offer an Avant version of its new A6 next spring to rival models like the Mercedes-Benz E-class estate and the BMW 5-series Touring.
First class aftersales services are key to securing repeat custom – that’s the message to the industry from Toyota, whose Lexus subsidiary came top in the 2004 BBC Top Gear consumer satisfaction survey for the third consecutive year.
The aftermarket is being urged to back just one biennial event in order to cut costs for exhibitors and increase efficiency.
The garage which introduced Saab to the Highlands has changed hands after 24 years. Inverness-based Caberfeidh Motors managing director John Mackenzie has sold his Harbour Road showroom and workshop to the County Saab Group, based in Ayr, which also has a Saab franchise in Milton Keynes.
F&I provider GE Capital Woodchester has announced a programme of restructuring.
Jaguar has been criticised for failing to consult trade unions on plans to reorganize the business and cut 1,150 jobs.
China has seen its automotive industry stall after the latest figures from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers indicated a monthly drop off in production and sales.
Prices for the new Citroen C4 will start at £11,095 for the three-door 1.4i 16V VT and to £18,395 for the range topping five-door 138hp 2.0HDi Exclusive.
Premier Propshaft, part of the DSJ Group of aftermarket suppliers, has launched a new website www.premierpropshafts.co.uk providing online information and technical support for customers
Western European car sales are continuing look shaky with the latest figures from the Association of European Auto Manufacturers (ACEA) illustrating a 3.5% monthly slide on last year's totals.
Hundreds of accidents could be prevented every year if more new car buyers selected electronic stability programmes (ESPs) from vehicle options lists.
Nissan is reporting improvements in residual values as a result of changes to its fleet strategy over the past 12 months.
Sales of cars between motor trade professionals must be declared at open market rates under a VAT law being introduced in the UK to prevent illicit cut-price declarations restricting the amount of sales tax actually paid.
A Bill has today been introduced in the House of Commons calling for the mandatory regulation and licensing of the vehicle servicing industry.
Ford has announced prices for its new Fiesta ST and Zetec S.
Porsche has announced the highest profit in its corporate history during the 2003/04 fiscal year, which closed on July 31.
Honda has announced that it will be releasing its revised CR-V model in time for Christmas.
Manufacturers are being warned the cost burden they are placing on their franchisees threatens to cripple the industry.
Ford motor racing engine manufacturer Cosworth has been sold to the owners of the Champ Car series, Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe.
Jaguar has reaffirmed its commitment to Coventry after it unveiled the first details of its new science and business park which will be built in the city.
One of the motor industry's leading experts has accused Proton of failing to invest in Norfolk car maker Lotus.
