BMW GB has already sold this year's allocation of the all-new M3, on sale from this month.
Honda has added a Sport derivative and new engines for the Type V models in its Accord range as part of a mid-term facelift.
Manufacturers have rounded on the Government, accusing it of stifling sales of diesel cars through unnecessary legislation and fuel taxation.
Suzuki Motor Corporation is to supply around 3,000 all-new mini-vehicles a month to Nissan Motor Company from 2002.
Citroen's 93 corporate specialist dealers will have an opportunity to boost sales with the launch of the C5 this month.
New Mitsubishis, intended for disposal through brokers to daily rental companies and bodyshops, have been sold on the open market.
Carmakers' parts pricing policies could be subject to action under competition law, according to senior Office of Fair Trading official Stephan Pukas.
Dealers will be prevented from selling insurance products unless they sign up to the General Insurance Standards Council by September 1.
Mazda Motor Corp is negotiating to take control of UK sales from MCL Group, as part of plans to own 70% of its European distribution network by the end of the year.
Dixon Motors' new operations board has 10 members headed by group managing director Simon Dixon.
Sunwin motor retail group, owned by Yorkshire Co-operatives, bucked the trend last year for lost profits, posting a 45.8% increase in turnover to £129.2m and a 6.6% rise in profits to £11.7m.
Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd has announced that it is making Audatex estimating a standard requirement for all repairers within its approved bodyshop programme, using either AudaWorkstation or the web-based Audatex Estimating On-Line.
Daewoo is putting up a candidate to fight Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his Hull East constituency in the June General Election.
Peugeot has begun introducing a new corporate identity across its 360-plus dealer network after a successful pilot scheme in Derby.
Ford Motor Company has suffered a 41% fall in first-quarter earnings to $1.13 billion, down from $1.93 billion.
Manufacturers could reduce new car prices by as much as 10% if they sourced materials online, according to electronic procurement and services provider Portum.
Honda's Swindon factory has been chosen to build a new three-door Civic for the North American market.
Wakefield-based Harratts Group, which has five franchises and 11 sites, including Nissan, Volvo, Renault, Peugeot and Mitsubishi has been awarded three more franchises in the Yorkshire area. They are Volvo in Bradford and Sheffield and Peugeot in Barnsley.
Daewoo Cars is shutting 32 of its 74 sales and service centres located in Halfords stores.
Higher insurance costs and resale values undermined by a depressed used-car market have wiped out running cost savings from a five-pence-a-litre drop in fuel prices over the previous year and competitively-priced oil, tyre, servicing and other maintenance costs.
Honda (UK) is to open its first 'brand centre' in the autumn, selling cars, motorcycles and power equipment products.
Covisint, the global, independent e-business exchange, developed by five of the world's leading automotive manufacturers, has appointed Kevin English as president and chief executive.
General Motors has suffered an 88% fall in year-on-year profits in the first quarter of 2001.
Dixon Motor's motorcycle subsidiary Carnell/Motorcycle City, claims it has become the first retailer to break away from manufacturers' RRPs to offer a 'real' price list.
Pendragon, the UK's largest car dealership group, has announced the acquisition of Hornburg, the Jaguar and Land Rover dealership in Los Angeles.
Ford has added the Galaxy and new Mondeo to the fordjourney.com website.
JCT600, the Bradford-based multi-franchised dealer group ranked 28 in the AM100, suffered a 15% fall in like-for-like profits last year due largely to the steep fall in residual values.
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Maserati sold more cars in the UK during the first three months of 2001 than in any other first quarter period in the company's history.
Daewoo has announced the sale of its Worthing Technical Centre, in Sussex, to engineering group TWR for an undisclosed sum.
