Junior members of staff in the retail motor sector should see a pay increase from tomorrow due to a rise in the national minimum wage.
Orders books for the Nissan Murano and 350Z Roadster are set to be opened on October 15.
This year’s UK national motorshow netted £61.4 million for the West Midlands’ economy, with spending in the area as a result of the event totalling £108.5 million.
The Hyundai Coupe, which is now outselling the Toyota Celica and Audi TT in the UK, is to receive a facelift, with the new look version in showrooms early in the new year.
Thousands of motorists are being ripped off when they get their cars serviced, according to an investigation by WhatCar?
India's Tata Motors will consider pulling out of its partnership with MG Rover if current talks fail to resolve differences over the price and market positioning of the Tata-built CityRover car.
Tim Yeo, the Shadow Transport Secretary, told Retail Motor Industry Federation members at their annual dinner that the difference in car purchase VAT rates could be as much as £2,000 for cars with the same pre-VAT price but very different environmental performances under a Conservative policy.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott gave his support to the Jaguar Browns Lane workers yesterday at the Labour Party Conference, by being photographed together with them and his own Jaguar car in Brighton, reported Amicus and the T&G.
UK workers are over- worked and over-stressed, according to latest research, which shows that many are too tired to have a social life outside the office.
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone wants to increase its share of the European tyre market from a current 13% to 15% in five years.
The number of vehicle variants on offer in the UK car market has doubled in the past decade.
Motor industry retailers who have not updatedtheir services and employment practices to take into account disabled customers and staff could face prosecution after Friday.
Toyota has revealed that its new small car will be called Aygo when it goes on sale next year.
MG Rover Group is expecting to export cars from China as part of its proposed joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.
The Government has stepped into the war of words between the unions and Ford over the future of the carmaker’s Jaguar plant in Coventry.
The doom and gloom surrounding Jaguar and Land Rover continues with the news that the brands have come second and third from bottom in a survey of vehicle reliability and cost of repair.
The Land Rover Discovery 3 goes on sale on November 1 priced from £26,995 to £46,995.
European average three-year residual values for cars are 0.1% higher than 12 months ago, while three-year values in the UK have risen by 4.5%, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
A new code of practise governing the treatment of car buyers has been criticised for failing to improve customers' car buying experience.
Auto Data Network, the provider of software and real-time data services to the automotive industry in the UK and US, has announced the appointment of Paul Van Den Berg as president of its subsidiary, CarParts Technologies.
General Motors' announcement that Daewoo will change its name to Chevrolet is a positive step for both current and potential customers, according to Glass’s.
Important news from AM
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today became the first industry body to receive OFT approval for its consumer code of practice under the OFT's Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS).
The new Škoda Octavia’s range of engines is expanding, with the introduction of the 1.6 FSI petrol engine.
Toyota has revised its 2004 European sales target figure from 860,000 to over 900,000 units following record sales in the first eight months of the year.
A new management team has been appointed at the Pendragon plc subsidiary, fleet management, contract hire and workshop software supplier cfc solutions, following the departure of its managing director Jason Francis.
Just 39% of franchise dealers proactively contact a customer within 12 months of selling them a car.
Dealers are being given fresh warnings that they risk losing one of their most valuable revenue sources if they continue to ignore the impending changes to FSA regulations on the sales of general insurance.
BMW is planning to start aftersales pilots at its two new service/repair facilities opened in London earlier this year.
Bradford school pupils aged 14 to 16 are getting the chance to experience a career in the motor industry through a scheme organised by ReMIT and the city’s Laisterdyke High School.
