Mazda has reported a 67% increase in first-half profits inspired by strong European sales.
Prodrive has been recognised as one of Europe's fastest growing companies in the 2004 'Europe's 500' listing.
Used car buyers are being encouraged by the police to take photographs of the seller before paying in an attempt to target unscrupulous dealers.
VOLVO is offering prospective customers the chance to sample its cars at a series of regional events with unaccompanied test drives.
Scottish drivers have spent £2billion on new cars so far this year - as sales surge to a new record high.
Mitsubishi Motors has revealed that its interim net loss nearly doubled to a record 146.16 billion yen (£744m) in the first half of the financial year - and has downgraded its full-year earnings forecast.
By 2007, British motorists will have lost an estimated £20bn on the value of the 2.58m new vehicles bought this year, according to pricing guide, WiseBuyer’s.
Citroen has introduced a cut-cost version of the C2 small car for young drivers.
Nearly 3 out of 4 car buyer’s admit they don’t know their consumer rights according to a survey by independent automotive warranty firm, Warranty Direct.
A new service centre for Noble has been opened by Roush at Brentwood.
Road transport must face up to its contribution to global warming, says a newly published report by the Commons Transport Select Committee.
Richmond Motors Group is celebrating after being recognised as one of the best businesses in the Midlands.
The closing date for entries for the 2005 AM Awards has been extended.
Average retail prices for new cars in the UK rose 3.2% during the 12 months to October 2004.
Remploy Automotive has won two important export orders to supply car parts to Germany and Sweden.
Silver is now the colour of choice for nearly a third of new car buyers, latest SMMT figures reveal.
Skoda has announced prices for the Octavia Estate, due to go on sale early next year.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders could move the British International Motor Show to a new venue if current home the Birmingham NEC doesn’t deliver enough glitz and glamour to the biennial event.
Sir Richard Branson has exercised an option to double his shareholding in Motor Solutions, headed by Derek Cook, just nine months after selling his Virgin Cars business to the car sales operation.
Reg Vardy has taken on the Citroen franchises for Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton from South Cleveland Garages, which went into receivership last month.
A new company is set to be launched which allows potential customers to test drive up to four cars on a track environment.
Charles Hurst Land Rover in Belfast made it a special occasion for its first Discovery 3 customer by arranging for the vehicle to be delivered last week by helicopter.
A small group of Kia retailers is acting as a pathfinder for the UK importer’s new dealership training programme which is aimed at overhauling the franchise’s standards of customer service.
The growing problem of voluntary terminations, where consumers abandon HP agreements after paying only half of the borrowed finance, is costing motor finance companies an average of £1,500 for each returned car.
Toyota will blast back into the sports car market in 2006 with an all-new Supra – and a ground-breaking MR2 replacement could follow.
Representatives from manufacturers and insurers, including DaimlerChrysler, Vauxhall and Volkswagen, Allianz Cornhill, and AXA Insurance, joined body repairers and other key industry stakeholders at the inaugural meeting of the Retail Motor Industry Federation cross-sector committee.
Automotive training specialist EMTEC is putting together an apprentice training programme after ABS approved the company to join as a training partner.
Vehicle collection and delivery specialist United Fleet Distribution has appointed a new managing director.
The UK motorist has been dubbed the 'poor man of Europe' in a new report highlighting how they pay more tax than other drivers in Europe this country has one of the most inadequate road systems.
The boss of the Birmingham NEC last night announced he would leave
