Mazda has topped the Warranty Direct Manufacturer Index (www.reliabilityindex.co.uk) for the last three years. "Running at below half the Index average, Mazda continues to be head and shoulders above the rest," says Duncan McClure-Fisher of Warranty Direct.
Record visitor numbers at the Frankfurt Motor Show ended on 21 September are sparking hopes of a revival in the German car market.
Vauxhall's Network Q approved used car scheme has for the second year running come out top in the What Car? magazine Approved Used Buyers survey.
Bosch is uprating its support for the independent aftermarket in a package designed to help garages cope with the rising penetration of ABS and ESP systems.
GM Daewoo will replace the Daewoo brand name with Chevrolet in Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Turkey, starting at the end of this year. Will the UK brand go the same way?
Renault, PSA and Fiat are all recalling vehicles to fix electronics problems which also affect pre-launch Citroen C2s
Dealix Corporation, a US automotive Internet marketing services provider has released a study on Internet lead close rates by vehicle make.
Britain's biggest consumer motor show, Motor Show Live, is adopting a new format in 2004, with a new sponsor, a new name and new features. The Sunday Times has entered into a £1m partnership with the SMMT to become the first ever title sponsor of the event, which will now be called The Sunday Times Motor Show Live.
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg yesterday upheld a €90 million fine imposed last year, ending Volkswagen's year-long appeal. The case against VW has been brought by the European Commission five years ago, for restricting its Italian dealer network from supplying new cars to its dealer networks in Germany and Austria.
Full service history can be worth more than its weight in gold, according to new research from the leading used car benchmark valuation experts, CAP.
Daihatsu has appointed its 60th new UK dealership, bringing its total UK network to 92.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced yesterday the development of a Mitsubishi Grandis MPV powered by DaimlerChrysler's FC-System.
The head of Mitsubishi Motors North American operations has resigned after a loan scheme stalled the carmaker's recovery.
After repeated delays and technical setbacks, computerisation of the MoT system looks to be finally going ahead in early 2004, almost two years later than originally planned.
A new website offering retailers the facility to buy and sell cars online has gone live.
Diamond Land Rover – based in Welwyn Garden City – has been taken over by the Pilling Motor Group.
Guildford-based BMW retailer, Vines, is investing £15 million in a major revamp of its showrooms, along with the relocation of its Redhill and Crawley sites.
Fifty-two retailers have been appointed to the new Tata network under the partnership agreement struck earlier this year by Phoenix Venture Holdings, parent of MG Rover, and Tata Motors.
Daewoo retailers have a tough year ahead as the Korean carmaker struggles to rebuild distribution channels in the UK.
Van makers and dealers could be hit by new taxation laws expected to be introduced next year.
Reg Vardy is moving its Nottingham Vauxhall dealership.
Rising insurance premiums are forcing businesses to operate without Employer Liability Insurance and risk prosecution, says the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
Renault and Nissan have become the first carmakers to offer their UK dealership networks a total waste management programme.
Lookers has become the latest dealer group to boost confidence in the motor retail sector by announcing record results for the six months to the end of June.
Independent collision repair chain Just Car Clinics has announced profits of £210,000 and a turnover of £11.2 million for the nine months up to June 30, 2003.
Retailers have bucked the trend of falling profits over the last 12 months by recording growth for the year to March 2003, new research by Experian reveals.
A Scotland-based online tyre fitter has struck a deal with a major garage chain that gives it more bricks and mortar centres than Kwik-Fit.
Chrysler dealers are to get new- look showrooms and signage as the manufacturer aims to build up its brand reputation in the UK. The new corporate identity sees the traditional blue and white signage replaced by a metallic silver fascia.
The Financial Services Authority has planted a legislative timebomb under the UK's franchised dealer sector, the chairman of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders warranty committee is warning.
The UK's used car sector is in danger as US-style cut-price finance deals start to creep into the market. Full-blown zero per cent deals, so popular in the US, are arriving in the UK with Volkswagen offering deals on new Passats.
