MG Rover Group, with parent company Phoenix Venture Holdings (PVH) has begun a strategic partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC)
Motorists are being charged as much as £152.75 an hour for labour to get their cars repaired, according to data released by independent automotive warranty specialist, Warranty Direct today.
Jaguar Cars is to be headed by a female managing director from next month.
Volkswagen is considering extending its €2bn (£1.3bn) cost-cutting plan just three months after it was unveiled, as the weak German market threatens its profit targets.
British scientists have developed a revolutionary battery that could drastically cut fuel costs for drivers.
For the first time a non-German manufacturer has reached the top three of Germany’s top auto survey.
A range of lifestyle and practical accessories is now available from Vauxhall retailers to support the launch of the new Astra.
The first survey of motor trade workers’ attitudes has revealed that most are content with their job but that it comes at the expense of a personal life and adequate rewards.
Toyota has announced the launch of the new Hilux Invincible, debuted at The Sunday Times Motor Show Live this year.
Manheim Auctions has signed a solus agreement with Toyota Financial Services UK (TFS) to dispose of its finance repossessions and voluntary terminations.
Mazda’s Renesis rotary engine, which powers the RX-8, has won the trophy for best engine in the 2.5 litre to 3-litre category at this years International Engine of the Year Awards.
Nearly half of drivers in the UK (48%) admit they do not keep a two second gap between them and the vehicle in front on motorways, according to a survey by Brake, the road safety charity, and Green Flag Motoring Assistance.
Hyundai Motor Co has announced an additional £408m investment in its China venture by 2007 to build a second plant in the world's fastest-growing auto market.
Dixon Motors claims it is launching the lowest finance package in the market.
Renault Retail Group has named Andrew Hatfield buildings and facilities manager for 22 branches around the UK to oversee a multi-million pound series of refurbishment and new build projects planned for the next two years.
General Motors is planning to announce a restructuring of its European vehicle making operations this week to shift power from its underperforming Opel, Vauxhall and Saab divisions to its Zurich regional headquarters.
Dealer group Charvills is launching a safe driving competition, called Young Driver of the Year Challenge, for 17 to 25-year-olds in Hertfordshire and Essex.
A new supervisory level has been put in place between AA Tyre Fit's two regional managers and its team of 170 tyre fitters.
Average retail prices for new cars in the UK rose 5.1% during the 12 months to May 2004.
NGK Spark Plugs has announced the appointment of Martin Pring to a new position as UK national accounts manager.
Mazda has achieved its highest monthly market share ever in the UK at almost 2%.
Manheim Auctions is working in partnership with Hendy Group to develop a vehicle reconditioning programme.
A new AA survey shows that most British drivers don’t know about the most basic aspects of car maintenance.
CBI boss Digby Jones is calling on the Government to commit at least £250bn of public and private investment to UK transport over the next ten years, as business patience and public tolerance is becoming exhausted by the slow pace of improvements.
A team of executives from Vauxhall’s aftersales division in Luton is following in the footsteps of Yorkshire’s now famous Calendar Girls to publicise its attempt at next month’s Four Peaks Challenge.
Mazda’s sales expectations in the UK have mushroomed after two strong years since taking distribution in-house. The company, whose cars were previously imported by MCL, now expects to hit 60,000 units within two to three years – way ahead of the original five-year challenge set in 2001 to achieve 40,000 sales.
An ‘Italian Job’-themed sale has been staged at BCA Bridgewater by BCA and Motability.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom may be one of the world’s most exclusive cars but, according to Glass’s, used examples are depreciating at a similar rate to readily available prestige-brand luxury saloons.
Volkswagen is considering moving the production of some components to the Gulf state of Abu Dhabi, which the German car company hopes will buy up to 10% of its shares.
Katsuhiko Kawasoe, the 69-year old former head of Mitsubishi Motors Corp in Japan, was arrested by Japanese police today.
