The new Fiat Doblo Cargo van is now on sale in the UK as successor to the Fiorino van.
Toyota Motor Corps plans to increase output from its UK engine plant by 40% this year.
Toshio Ishino, president of Honda (UK) and Honda Motor Europe-UK has died, the company announced today.
Fiat Auto (UK) has appointed a new fleet director, Richard Hogarth. He takes over from Rob Hatfield, who has been appointed CV and used car director.
The Mahle Group has appointed a new boss to lead its UK operation, which incorporates engine components alongside filter systems.
Ford and Vauxhall are in talks with a media executive on a deal that would provide consumers with cars at no cost in a new scheme set to be brought to the UK from the US. While free to use, the cars will, however, be covered in advertisements.
Brand values coupled with the ability to deliver customer service and value for money will become increasingly important in the battle for business. Volkswagen UK director Paul Willis (right) has outlined the goals for the company as it pursues its bid to achieve 180,000 car sales in the UK within the next three to four years.
The decline in residual values and heavy investment in its e-commerce business Autobytel, led to a dramatic fall in Inchcape's UK profits in the 2000 fiscal year – but the group remains committed to its web operation despite recent calls from a major shareholder to sell.
MG Rover has said it would welcome closer ties with Land Rover on research and development projects.
Ford and Mazda have decided to build their new small cars in Valencia, Spain, and pointed the way to future collaborative projects.
##Saab badge--left## Radical restructuring of the way Saab sells cars is being developed with the unveiling of 'Saab Unlimited' which will launch in the UK later this year.
Van man has been accused of being a snob when it comes to the new plate change system threatening the resale value of LCVs from regions with a bad reputation for care and maintainance.
Dixon Motors has increased its Nissan representation to eight dealers after securing the franchise in Sheffield to become England's largest Nissan representative.
Rolls-Royce and Bentley are to use the internet to train dealership employees. The new 'e-Academy' is expected to start this month.
The latest auction prices from BCA, Manheim, Cars Direct and Premier Motorauctions,
Parkers.co.uk, the leading consumer automotive site, has announced its latest ABC Electronic audit figures for January 2001 which show the website has 289,000 unique users and page impressions topped 4.65 million.
Further reductions in transaction prices – created by consumer demand – will put extra downward pressure on used car prices, said Glass's managing editor Adrian Rushmore.
A conference for senior managers in the motor industry organised by Sewells on March 28, 2001 at the National Motorcyle Museum, Birmingham.
Toyota GB is to ban dealership sales staff from talking to customers until a hostess introduces them, as part of a £40m programme to transform its dealer network. The carmaker wants to replicate the atmosphere of a motor show stand in outlets.
The highest ever share of the UK's car buyers will look to the Continent for their new Y-registration car today, according to figures from UK online car retailier OneSwoop (www.oneswoop.com).
Dixon Motors has today announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2000 which show total sales for new and used cars increased by 11.5%, with turnover up more than 6% to £702m – but profit before tax fell from £8.11m in 1999 to £7.55m.
Ex-Formula One racing champion Damon Hill has said he has serious intentions of growing his car retail business after today announcing the acquisition of the Warwick Sytner BMW dealership for an undisclosed sum.
HMG Holdings, Britain's 20th largest motor retail group, was today in the hands of receivers. It is believed to have debts of between £50m and £60m.
The colour of a car can make a difference to the price of a used car of between 10%, according to Cap Motor Research.
General Motors has laid out a £40m proposal to develop an internet site that will allow rival carmakers to sell cars alongside those of GM dealers. The site – likely to be called Autocentric.com – will be tested in a US city within six months.
Total Eurekar has announced a £15m turnover since launching its Totalise online car retail business in October.
General Motors is said to be planning to invest up to £350m a year in Saab Automobile in a push to double volumes – while Ford says it plans to cut European expenditure by £1.5 billion.
<b>GENEVA MOTOR SHOW:</b> The first all-new car to be introduced by MG Rover since its sell-off by BMW will be a medium sector model designed as a direct competitor to the Volkswagen Golf.
<b>GENEVA MOTOR SHOW</b>: Mercedes-Benz UK dealers have called on DaimlerChrysler UK to “justify or withdraw” the termination notices that were issued earlier this year. They warned that failure to do so would force them to take their case to the High Court.
Ford and Vauxhall are the worst offenders in the latest SMMT pre-registration figures, accounting for nearly 90% of the 315 cars pre-registered in January.
