Clarion Events has scrapped its plans to revive the London Motor Show.
According to Brilliance China News, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings has confirmed that the Liaoning provincial government is in talks to buy control of the van maker.
DaimlerChrysler UK is to build a Heritage and Technology Centre for Mercedes-Benz as part of a rejuventation of the famous Brookland site at Weybridge in Surrey.
Ford in North and South America has recalled 572,795 Focus cars due to concerns over a faulty battery cable. The carmaker says the fault could be linked to engine fires.
A new £1.5m training centre for motor mechanics is set to open in Croydon next year. The centre, being opened by ReMIT, the training arm of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), will serve light vehicle mechanics and electricians.
The forthcoming Colt small car should represent up to a third of all Mitsubishi's European sales volumes as the carmaker returns to profit in 2003, says a bullish Mitsubishi Motors CEO Rolf Eckrodt.
A nationwide initiative to bring young people into motor retailing and solve the industry's growing skills crisis was launched by the Institute of the Motor Industry this week.
The LPG fuel market will be given an important boost with the launch of a new grant system by the Government
Both company and private car owners are facing a massive rise in servicing costs and insurance premiums because dealers and bodyshops will need to increase wages to solve the recruitment crisis.
Hyundai and DaimlerChrysler's plans for a CV engine-building partnership progressed this week
The world's number one supplier of spark plugs, NGK, has announced its intention to lead the UK glow plug aftermarket.
Bodyshops in major metropolitan areas are warning of massive capacity shortfalls this winter due to the closure of several major repair centres. Many are considering which approved repairer contracts they want to retain over the winter and are looking to discard the unprofitable agreements.
Manufacturers who don't have an online servicing/maintenance booking system could be missing out on a growing market.
The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association has accused insurers of putting further pressure on bodyshops by failing to accept recommended uplifts for pearlescent paint costs on repair estimates using the Audatex system.
Honda's new Accord has been named Japan's Car of the Year for the third time.
Prices for the new Nissan Micra will start at £7495 for the entry-level 1.0 E three-door while the basic 1.2 S will cost £7995.
Next year's New London Motor Show has been axed following a lack of industry support.
Garages who do not encourage the use of protective clothing at work are putting the lives of their staff and the health of their business in danger, according to a leading industry body.
Rumours that MG Rover's joint venture with China Brilliance is foundering were further fuelled this morning with the news that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has suspended trading in the Chinese carmakers' holding company.
A positive market reaction to the new MINI is the key factor in a 19 per cent rise in car sales in the first 10 months of 2002, BMW has reported. The Munich firm said it had sold 891,100 cars up to the end of October, compared with 750,300 the previous year, while sales in October alone rose nine per cent to 85,300.
Fiat has posted a 21 percent slump in car sales in October on its Italian domestic market.
New harmonised EU rules on credit, designed to protect consumers from borrowing beyond their means, could cause automotive retailers more grief than the latest block exchange revisions, a motor finance house is warning.
The automotive retail industry is facing an impending crisis over staffing levels, according to a new survey.
The Ford and Jardine Motors joint venture Polar Group has emerged as a likely buyer for First Ford, the Glasgow-based retailer put into receivership by Ford Credit Europe.
Mitsubishi needs to train its retail network to handle small cars in preparation for the launch of the new Colt supermini in 2004, according to sales and marketing director Lance Bradley.
DaimlerChrysler has announced that the Maybach, on UK sale in late spring 2003, will be priced at £243,780 for the entry 57 and £281,380 for the long wheelbase 62. At the other end of the market, Ford says the three-door Fiesta will be priced from £7995 when it goes on sale next month.
Top retailer groups commission companies like Adonis Construction to build their flagship dealerships. But a new trend is emerging, says Adonis managing director Neville Clements.
Widespread dealer reports of a recent 'cooling' in the marketplace for new cars are expected to be confirmed by the official October registration figures released by the SMMT. Provisional figures obtained by AM point to a 2.5 per cent downturn to 180,979 units compared to October 2001.
Vauxhall boss Kevin Wale has dismissed fears – emanating from Europe – that the new Vectra is struggling.
Renault UK is opening a second wave of Premier Centres, taking the network from 31 to 55, as it bids to boost flagging sales of its Avantime and Vel Satis prestige models.
