Ryland has disposed of certain assets and the business operations of its Mercedes-Benz van operations in Stockton-on-Tees and Spennymoor, Co. Durham to Bell Truck Sales Limited.
Honda has implicitly warned workers at its Swindon plant that it may pull out of the UK if there is no satisfactory solution of the on-going 2003 pay wrangle.
Inchape has announced a senior management reshuffle which the dealer group claims will drive growth in the post block exemption business environment.
A novel TV ad using a 'domino' effect to emphasis the precision engineering that goes into each Honda Accord, gets its airing on ITV this Sunday after the Brazilian Grand Prix coverage.
An on-line demonstration of Bosch KTS diagnostic test code equipment has been made available by auto diagnostics firm RW Motortec Ltd (RWM) of Stirling.
BMW says it expects sales in China this year to jump more than 60 per cent through its joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive.
Toyota Motor said today that it is to cut the size of its board in half and create a sub-board executive category to reflect the global nature of the business.
A retired Cornish mechanic is hoping to resurrect a 1930s carburettor design which could have allowed a car to travel 200 miles on a gallon of fuel.
USED car values are bucking widespread fears of economic uncertainty, which are being fuelled by the growing conflict in Iraq, according to the latest figures in the April edition of CAP Black Book.
The German/French position on the Iraq War has not resulted in any downturn in VW sales on the US market.
A report in the Mirror alleges that Ford has practiced racial discrimination in the running of its two Dagenham plants.
Occupants of vehicles equipped with head-protecting side airbags have a better chance of surviving if hit side-on by a sport-utility vehicle according to results of crash tests conducted by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Morgan says it will offer a full refund to all 50 'Partner' investors who each invested £1000 in the Worcestershire-based firm's 2003 Le Mans race bid.
The Unipart Group has appointed Christopher Etherington as the new managing director of its automotive aftermarket parts division, Unipart Automotive.
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has decided not to refer the completed acquisition by DCC plc of the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) business of British Gas parent Centrica plc to the Competition Commission under the provisions of the Fair Trading Act.
BMW has confirmed that the Hams Hall engine plant in the West Midlands will be the source of engines for the Mini and the forthcoming 1 Series and X3 small sports car in five years' time.
Ford and GM are moving into the limited but expanding U.S. market for armoured vehicles amid growing consumer concerns about terrorism and random violence.
Nissan will sell more than three million cars this year, operating margin will be 'at least 10.6 per cent', and the company debt will be reduced to $662m, its president Carlos Ghosn told La Tribune newspaper in France.
<b>The UK has some of the most efficient assembly plants in Europe, so why are carmakers still considering opportunities abroad, asks Julian Rendell.</b>
Get your Every time you go shopping, you are a target for upselling. Extended warranties, in the news lately because of alleged sharp selling practices, are probably the most high profile example. Supermarkets are experts at passive upselling. You go in for essentials and come out with much more. In fact, supermarkets actually measure average purchases per customer – the so called 'shopping basket' – and work very hard to get this average spend up.
Every time you go shopping, you are a target for upselling. Extended warranties, in the news lately because of alleged sharp selling practices, are probably the most high profile example. Supermarkets are experts at passive upselling. You go in for essentials and come out with much more. In fact, supermarkets actually measure average purchases per customer – the so called 'shopping basket' – and work very hard to get this average spend up.
Bridgestone is to invest £275m as it looks to build sales in Europe. The finance, which will be provided by the Japan-based Bridgestone Corporation, will be used by Bridgestone Europe in a sales push targeted at lifting passenger car tyre sales by up to 15 per cent by 2008.
The launch of a new customer information parts and services website by Peugeot could signal the start of greater access to a freer flow of technical information in line with the new block exemption changes.
Bosch says it has applied for more patent registrations last year than ever before – the majority of the 2,622 original applications coming from its Automotive Technology division. Petrol injection, chassis and diesel systems as well as automotive electronics were to the fore.
Saab's UK sales operation, Saab Great Britain, may be combined with Vauxhall's as part of parent GM's Europe-wide 'Viggen' plan to revive the sales fortunes of the unprofitable Swedish carmaker.
In the latest move to reduce its £42.5m deficit on its final salary pension scheme, Honda UK has announced it is to pump £6.5m into the fund and increase its own annual contributions by over 2 per cent per year – equivalent to £2.5m.
US-based automotive and general engineering group The Timken Company has announced the planned closure of its plant in Darlington in County Durham.
Adam Opel AG, OOO UkrAvtoZAZ-Service and ZAO ZAZ today signed agreements for import, final assembly, distribution and service of selected Opel vehicles in the Ukraine.
Korean carmakers have warned that if the Iraq war lasts more than three months, its domestic vehicle production will fall by 9.5 per cent, or 300,000 units, to 28.5 million units.
The uncertainty linked to the Iraq War and terrorism is hitting car buyer confidence and has cut March UK car sales by 30 per cent, according to data released by CarPriceCheck.com.
