A weak European market contributed to Fiat Auto making an operating loss in the first quarter of 2001, which offset attempts to streamline the company within the GM family.
General Motors is to encourage the greater sharing of Vauxhall and Saab retail sites.
Real-time traffic information provider Trafficmaster and Motorola announced today their plan to jointly produce the first remote navigation system for the mass market that incorporates real-time, traffic data.
Specialist motor finance provider Singer & Friedlander has opened a sales centre in the south east.
The UK became the third largest market in the world for Ferrari and second largest for Maserati during 2000.
The latest auction prices from BCA, Manheim, Cars Direct and Premier Motorauctions Leeds.
DaimlerChrysler UK is facing compensation claims running into millions of pounds from its Mercedes-Benz dealers who are facing contract termination at the end of this year.
Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motors is recalling 480 of its top-of-the-range models after leaking fuel vapours caused one of the vehicles to explode at a US dealership.
A report issued today by automotive pricing analyst, eurocarprice.com (http://www.eurocarprice.com), reveals that new cars are becoming cheaper in most European markets because nominal price increases by manufacturers are outweighed by specification improvements.
Daewoo Motor, Korea, has reported its first operating profit for nearly three years.
Inchcape Retail has acquired the Nissan franchise in Shrewsbury. It becomes only the third Inchcape Retail dealership to trade under the Inchcape banner and is the company's first Nissan outlet.
BMC, the Milton Keynes car dealer, has created an hourly car rental scheme for students at Cranfield University.
Skoda achieved record sales in April, selling 2,819 cars. Sales were up 43.1% compared to April 2000.
The number of car showrooms has fallen year on year, according to the annual survey of suppliers to the UK car market, by the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Preliminary calculations have revealed an unexpected trend in the 2001 AM100 which will be published in the issue of Automotive Management which reaches readers on May 25.
Partners in Training & Consultancy has launched a telephone sales monitoring service that it believes will help dealers boost customer appointment rates.
Jaguar is revamping its dealer network ready for the launch of X-type, which is expected to attract a younger customer base. It is the third carmaker to announce network changes this year, following Toyota and Peugeot.
Fiat and Alfa Romeo Financial Services has launched two motor finance web sites allowing potential customers to configure their choice of Fiat or Alfa Romeo on-line, assess the value of their current vehicle, and find out how much the new vehicle could cost per month.
Reg Vardy has appointed Nick Page and Andy Davies to its operational board.
Used car sales locator Auto Online has joined forces with On-Market.net to give industry buyers access to vehicle information from their mobile phone. On-Market was founded last year by Lindsay Levin, chairman of South-east dealer Whites Group.
Buyers of prestige cars are happy to use the web for research but prefer to talk to specialist staff about a potential purchase, said Sytner Group chief executive Laurence Vaughan.
More than 70% of website visitors would buy a car online, according to a March internet poll conducted by web portal company Uknetguide.co.uk.
A boom in demand for paintless dent removal services in the UK is being predicted by Dentwizard which expects the worldwide market to be worth more than £250m over the next four years.
Audi UK forecasts that new tax rules would generate around 2,000 extra corporate car sales for the company this year.
Lookers' profits for the first quarter of the year are well ahead of last year with the company predicting a “strong” performance in 2001.
Mercedes-Benz dealers are to be given a rallying call tomorrow at the second meeting held by those campaigning against the MB-UK decision to issue its 156-strong network with early termination notices.
A campaign in brand awareness is set to double sales of Subaru cars over the next five years. But the target of 20,000 annual registrations means the Japanese company's cars will remain a relative rarity on British roads.
Proton has launched a new initiative to help its dealers maximise the potential of sub-prime finance business, developed by John Hayes, managing director of Proton Finance.
Tourists boycotting Britain because of foot and mouth could hit residual values as rental companies defleet unwanted cars. Fears are mounting that the fragile but hardening second-hand market could go into reverse if car rental business is hit.
BMW has reported record profits for the first quarter of 2001.
