Manufacturers will resist Government calls for a cut in new car prices.
Ford faces a long wrangle with its workforce at Dagenham.
Motorworld, the £23m turnover West Midland used car supermarket chain, run by Kultar Dale, has been placed in administrative receivership.
Quicks is opening a Jaguar dealership on a site shared with Ford.
Franchised car dealers may lose up to 25% of their market over the next few years.
Dealer-based contract hire and rental companies are likely to be forced out of the industry by newly created multi-national giants.
Daewoo Motor's massive debts are putting a question mark over LDV's plans to quadruple production through a £450m joint venture.
Esso, Duckhams and Mobil are involved in marketing initiatives designed to boost top-up sales within dealerships.
The pace of change in the retail motor industry is hotting up. After several months of uncertainty, and sustained attack from organisations like the Consumers' Association, the Competition Commission report has finally been published. It needs to be studied in great detail.
Aston Martin has strengthened its relationship with Mobil 1.
The decision by the Bank of England to keep base rates level at 6% for the past two months has meant no fundamental change in lending rates available in the High Street and from the direct lenders.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US recently agreed the £17.3m takeover of Arco by BP Amoco.
Dealers are being forced to become more resourceful to maintain the profitability of lubricant sales.
Truck and van manufacturers should be proud of their industry, says Conservative leader William Hague.
Dealers attending AM online sister publication's Automotive Management breakfast briefing on the Competition Commission report called for immediate action to reduce prices and restore customer confidence.
Dealers face a “rocky time” with used car sales over the next few months, warns Cap Monitor chief European economist Mark Cowling.
Automotive Management has announced the second annual Award for Financial Excellence.
Nissan has relaunched its used car warranty programme in conjunction with Car Care Plan with tailor-made variable premiums.
Peugeot's new 206 light commercial, the only car-derived van to be built in Britain, will be launched with an 1868cc diesel engine.
##233Transit--left##Ford has announced a three-year/100,000-mile warranty for its new Transit model that went on sale in the UK in March.
##Rover Badge--left##Ford is negotiating to buy the Rover brand name following the final break-up of BMW's UK subsidiary and the US firm's chief executive Jac Nasser sees a role for Rover as a prestige small and medium car brand, sitting under Volvo in its Premier Automotive Group.
Reynolds and Reynolds, which has a 26.5% stake in Kalamazoo International, has acquired CyberCar which is preparing for a European launch.
The Government response to the Competition Commission report should give dealers more control over their own destiny.
JCT600 is preparing for further expansion despite a fall in pre-tax profits, blamed almost entirely on a decline in used car values.
Consolidation among the refinish paint brand manufacturers has led to many changes, both on a financial and industry level.
Gregory Distribution, which runs a fleet of 400 vehicles from its base in Exeter, Devon, is claiming fuel savings of up to 6% following a field trial in conjunction with Shell.
Ford Motor Company is separating its Visteon Automotive Systems parts unit by distributing shares to shareholders.
Peugeot, which extended its new-car retail warranty cover to three years in January, has launched a One + Two Year fleet warranty package.
Suzuki GB has extended its UK roadside assistance service.
Warranty companies are increasingly turning to internet-based car locators.
