Morgan Motor Company has appointed Alan Garnett as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors following the recent death of Peter 'PM' Morgan.
CVC Capital Partners, the private equity group, is reportedly close to appointing bankers to advise on a possible sale, merger or flotation of Halfords, the car parts and bicycle retailer
Two million UK motorists were asked by insurer Axa about their choice of car as part of the first UK "Motor map" survey just published.
MVRA¹s MoT division believes that a mandatory MOT fee could be counter-productive for many small independent garages relying on the repair revenue generated through MOT tests.
Hometune, Kwik-Fit's mobile vehicle servicing and repair operation, is to cease trading on December 31, 2003.
John Cooper has been appointed director customer service for Ford Motor Company Ltd, replacing Simon Psaila who is retiring at the end of December after 33 years service with the company.
Jaguar Cars has been named National Champion in the Green Apple Awards 2003. This is the sixth year in a row that Jaguar has won a Green Apple Award in the national campaign to find Britain's 'greenest' companies.
Ford Motor Company added another milestone to its centennial year with the production of its 300 millionth vehicle this week.
Experian, the global business solutions company has been named the UK's National Business of the Year in recognition of its record of “exceptional financial performance, strong growth, innovative strategies and leadership in its sectors”.
Phoenix told unions last night it was prepared to give detailed explanations of its financial transactions to any appropriate party. The unions are to take up the offer.
Mazda UK says dealers are opening throughout the UK at an increasing pace to meet the demand from customers to have a dealership or service centre no more than 20 minutes from their house.
Damon Hill and Midlands franchise dealer Nick Whale have completed their acquisition of the Exeter Audi dealership from Inchcape.
For the first time since its addition of the MINI and Rolls Royce brands to its portfolio, BMW Group is appointing separate brand marketing managements to BMW and to each of the newcomers.
Renault UK has opened a new £2m training centre in Nottingham to house its Modern Apprenticeship programme.
The European Commission has presented a proposal for a Directive to make cross-border mergers easier by overcoming obstacles caused by different national laws. It would make such mergers simpler for all companies with share capital, but the Commission says it would be especially useful for small and medium-sized businesses.
Sixt AG, the German rental and leasing group that owns the Sixt-Kenning operation in the UK, recorded EBIT 17.4% higher for the first nine months of this year than a year earlier, at €37.2 million.
Management at the Nissan car plant at Washington in Tyneside are faced with the threat of strike action for the first time in the plants history, says the Amicus-MSF union, over the compulsory re-location of staff from its purchasing department to Cranfield in Bedfordshire.
Transport & General Workers Union officials are to meet executives of MG Rover's holding company Phoenix Venture Holdings today to discuss recently reported financial transactions in the company.
A new consumer guide has been launched giving motorists practical advice on cutting their fuel use for economic and environmental benefits.
The international Car of the Year jury, composed of 58 senior motoring journalists representing 22 European countries, has just voted the new Fiat Panda Car of the Year 2004.
Bentley Motors' 198mph Continental GT coupe has won a special design award, nominated by the jury of The Most Beautiful Car in the World of 2003.
Delphi has acquired Grundig Car InterMedia System GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grundig AG, for approximately €58 million. The purchase price includes €55 million in cash for the stock of the company and assumption of the business's net debt.
Diesel vehicles coming up to three years old may need professional attention to get through their first MOT test, warns the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), which believes motorists may not realise how much attention diesel vehicles require in comparison to petrol-fuelled vehicles.
Large plcs are achieving improved levels of return on capital employed. Piers Trenear-Thomas, Grant Thornton Motor Retail consultant explains their new tactics
The European Commission has published an 11-page 'FAQs' document on the new block exemption.
Total Western European new car registrations in October were just 0.3% down on the same month of 2002 at 1,179,024 units, reports the ACEA.
Analysis by MVRA of its members' use of services shows that its more traditional ones are by far the most sought after.
Daihatsu has embarked on an aggressive new driving school marketing programme, offering savings of up to £1,500 to ADI-registered instructors.
SsangYong UK Cars Ltd (SYUK) has held its first dealer conference to introduce the key personnel behind the company and to discuss its product, sales and marketing plans for 2004 and beyond.
Ford moved rapidly this week to deny rumours it was planning to offload its £84m turnover Warranty Holdings subsidiary, writes Mark Caterall in today's AM magazine.
