Peugeot's vehicle rental scheme, offered by 110 of its franchised dealers throughout the UK, is reporting a 150% increase in business this year.
An awarding winning scheme to give young people a formal qualification in vehicle selling is to be rolled out nationally after a successful pilot programme in Manchester.
"There is a recognition that changes to the regulations must be phased in to avoid the problems that the free market would cause." Ramesh Notra, Cap Motor Research economics editor, considers the main options as Block Exemption decision time approaches.
Carlos Ghosn's presidential office on the 13th floor of Nissan's headquarters in Tokyo's fashionable Ginza district is surprisingly unprepossessing room, with dark wood panelling, thick beige carpet and heavy leather corduroy-trimmed '60s furniture.
A closed sale for Honda dealers at BCA Measham of 270 vehicles saw the auction debut of the Stream sports activity vehicle and offered a rare opportunity to purchase used examples of the S2000 roadster.
All Toyota commercial vehicles are now fitted with the 2.5-litre D-4D direct injection common rail turbo diesel engine, it was announced today as the manufacturer revealed its new LCV range and a dealer-support network.
October and November have seen a 'vast improvement' in used car buyer activity, says Manheim Auctions.
Reg Vardy Leeds and Halfords Autofleet have been voted the best performing suppliers by Lloyds TSB autolease which has awarded them its ServiceTrak Suppliers Awards for 2000/01.
Ford has launched a drive for its dealership network to promote used diesel vehicles following rocketing demand for new diesel models from fleets.
Booming fleet diesel sales have led senior industry figures to make an unprecedented call for co-operation between manufacturers, fleets and dealers to fend off fears of a collapse in diesel residual values.
Mitsubishi Motor has reported a stronger than expected first half performance boosted, like its Japanese competitor Mazda, by the weak yen and cost-cutting.
Audatex has improved its AudaWorkstation estimating system enabling vehicle body repairers to track, view and compare versions of a damage repair estimate.
Ford Motor Company is to halve the annual capital expenditure on its European operations to $800m as part of a continuing restructuring.
A workshop to provide the latest information on the End of Life Vehicles Directive has been organised by the Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College.
Newly launched motor finance company The Funding Corporation plans to create a network of dealers specialising in sub-prime finance to tap the growing market for loans to customers with poor credit records.
Honda has launched a 'cash or company car' calculator which will be available on its website or in dealerships. The calculator aims to give drivers a clear indication whether they would be better or worse off by funding their own car under the forthcoming benefit-in-kind tax rules.
Close Consumer Finance, the motor finance division of Close Brothers merchant bank, is planning to double turnover in the next two years. The company is targeting smaller, independent franchised dealers with one or two sites who are looking for a traditional, personal service from their finance provider.
Ford Credit has launched a new motor finance product aimed at 'cash-rich' customers who can put down large deposits. Under the scheme customers make no monthly payments during the two- or three-year agreement period other than the initial down payment.
Abbey National has warned that the overall market for new and used car point-of-sale finance has fallen by 10% year-on-year and described the current performance of its First National retail and motor finance businesses as "disappointing".
Predictions that showroom traffic would slow to a trickle as the effects of recession in the US rippled across the Atlantic have been proved inaccurate after record October sales.
A range of remanufactured cylinder heads has been launched for members of Vauxhall's Trade Club scheme.
Tata has introduced high-specification Safari Access, a 780kg payload, 5-door van.
“The market of the week November 5 continued in much the same vein as the past week, with more enthusiasm, competitive bidding and general overall interest, quite high":
Nissan is beginning a new research project at the University of California, designed to determine the marketability of non-polluting electric 'city cars'.
Car-sharing and car club concepts look set to receive Government funding under its integrated transport strategy.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is backing the benefits of using cooking oil as an alternative fuel to petrol and diesel in a bid to reduce emissions.
Changes to Block Exemption could see leading fleets become car sales organisations, according to a leading industry analyst.
MG Rover has acquired Rover Financial Services from BMW through a newly-formed venture between HBOS and the Phoenix Partnership, called MGR Capital. It has bought the contract portfolio of some 58,000 customers of vehicles leased while under BMW ownership, for a total consideration of £340m.
AM-online is proving to be the place to come for jobs in the automotive sector.
Hyundai showed off the TB (think basic) concept car at Tokyo, a virtually production-ready version of the supermini to be launched at the Geneva motor show next spring. It will reach UK showrooms in September.
