Mitsubishi is offering free Smartnav navigation systems with its new Colt Supermini and new Grandis MPV between October 1 and the end of December.
Honda is on track to achieve its best ever UK car sales year with 16,800 sales for September, a 13% increase over last year.
Vauxhall is offering savings of up to £3,000, as well as 0% finance and free insurance on some models until December 14.
Subaru has launched a ‘peace of mind’ service scheme for all new Imprezas – priced from £20 per month.
Former Downing Street communications director, Alastair Campbell is to be a guest speaker at SMMT's Annual Dinner which will be held at the London Hilton on 23 November 2004.
Gordon Brown is targeting Ford president Sir Nick Scheele in his attempt to force the US carmaker to reconsider major cutbacks at its Browns Lane factory in Coventry this weekend.
Suzuki is cutting prices on the Jimny, Grand Vitara, Ignis Sport, Wagon R+, Liana and Alto up until the end of the year.
Ford Motors is to share basic components between its larger European cars from Volvo and Mazda, after an experiment with common parts for small cars saved almost $200m (£111m) from annual production costs and reduced investment by $65m (£36m).
Matthew Carrington, chief executive of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) has said he is “extremely surprised by the latest What Car? survey into garage standards”.
United Aftermarket Network (UAN), the UK buying group, has appointed Nipparts UK as its approved supplier of Japanese and Korean car parts to its 28-strong distributor network.
The AA Motoring Trust is lobbying the European Union to rethink legislation that could cost young women drivers several hundred pounds more in car insurance premiums.
Premier Supply, a supplier of Land Rover parts and accessories, has launched a service guide for its parts for the first time.
The average price of a new car in the UK is rising less quickly, even though annual car sales are still online for another record year.
The anecdotal side of our market research – word of mouth from those at the coalface – inevitably poses the challenge of accounting for the occasional mis-match between the sentiment of those interviewed and the hard data available.
Stilo is a good model in a sector that demands cars are nothing short of exceptional; that’s why sales haven’t been as strong as Fiat hoped.
Renault dealers will soon be expected to update their signage with the slightly revised corporate logo, unveiled at the current Paris Motor Show.
The imminent arrival of the new Discovery 3 has failed to dampen customer enthusiasm for the outgoing model, with Land Rover selling out of stocks in September.
Volkswagen is in talks with Proton about a join venture that would give the German auto giant a foothold in Southeast Asia.
Grimsby-based motor factors business B.C.S CAR-MEN has gone into receivership.
Used car buyers tempted by diesels could have to do up to 56,373 miles before reaping the financial benefit of the fuel savings they believe are on offer.
To celebrate the launch of Chevrolet in the UK on January 1, 2005, Chevrolet and Daewoo have announced a two-for-one sales offer.
Drivers may soon be able to have parts of their cars built to their own designs by local dealerships, thanks to the work of British engineers.
Nissan has launched a new way for customers to search for their used vehicle through a web-based system called ‘Select’.
Toyota believes it has found a parts material of the future in the humble potato.
Lennox Lewis, the undisputed heavy weight champion of the world, is selling his Bentley Azure on autotrader.co.uk.
Nissan is to take on 100 trainees after announcing it is to build a new model at its Wearside site.
Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Company may make cars in Russia to boost sales in what is expected to be the world's third-fastest growing car market over the next four years.
The Prime Minister and Chancellor have entered the debate surrounding the future of the Jaguar Browns Lane plant, calling on parent company Ford to have further talks with workers over plans to halt car production.
The last months of 2004 are predicted to see increased sales activity as fewer sellers hold stock over for January.
Volkswagen is reported to be considering a second model for production at its Dresden plant alongside the Phaeton.
