A two year contract has been awarded to NIG insurance by the Retail Automotive Alliance.
Sales, scrappage and websites spark lively debates at annual Autoretailing conference
The search may be nearly over, but the adventure is only just beginning. Prices for Škoda’s newest – and fifth – model line, the Yeti, will start at just £13,750.
Tata Motors has warned the Government it will scrap plans to build electric vehicles in the UK if it does not receive funding soon.
Japanese manufacturers may still hold sway when it comes to building the most reliable cars but the cheapest to repair are European made.
Mini has created a new entry level First model which will be priced at £10,950.
The Government has been criticised by the House of Commons business and enterprise select committee for dragging its heels in guaranteeing loans for the UK’s automotive sector.
Manheim Auctions has introduced Seller Advance, an online valuation and up-front payment service to help dealers quickly convert part-exchanges into cash.
Toyota is in talks to supply key components of its petrol-electric hybrid engine to Mazda, the smaller Japanese manufacturer and long-time affiliate of Ford.
Accident repair group Howard Basford has secured approval from Ford for its branch in Mold, North Wales.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has backed the findings of a Business and Enterprise Select Committee inquiry that expresses ‘serious concern’ about the effectiveness of the Automotive Assistance Programme (AAP).
Toyota today officially announced plans to manufacture a full hybrid version of the Auris in the UK.
Renault has revealed that its global passenger car sales fell by 13.7% in the first half, but its market share edged up and it achieved "significantly positive free cash flow" in the first six months of the year.
The word about the place is profitability has returned to dealer networks. Trading is good, helped by the scrappage scheme for some and despite the broader gloom in the economy, the retail motor trade isn’t a bad place to be.
Lotus chief executive Mike Kimberley will stand down at the end of the week because of ill-health.
Is it just me that sees the re-emergence of the MG Rover crisis into the headlines a twisting of a knife that’s pain had been a little dulled over time?
The European new car market is down by 10.3% at the mid-point of 2009, according to figures from JATO Dynamics.
The role of UK banks in the credit crisis is expected to come under scrutiny in a report due out later today.
Former General Motors (GM) boss Rick Wagoner will officially retire in August with a pension worth $8.6m (£5.3m) over the first five years.
Nissan has been awarded a multi-million pound grant to produce electric cars at its Sunderland plant.
A management buyout has seen one time Mazda importer MCL Group shed its motor retail operations.
Seat is launching a new radio and print campaign to promote its brand and the Altea XL to the UK.
Lookers’ motor division managing director, Peter Jones, will become the group’s chief executive on September 30.
Used car website Motors.co.uk has signed an exclusive contract to become a sole supplier of used cars for sale on AM sister-brand Parker’s.
Renault UK has appointed Phil York as its new marketing director.
Used Car Market – The Next Two Years to be held on October 14 in Birmingham
Vauxhall dealers will begin changing their totems and signs to the new Griffin design next year.
Dealers are missing out on profits by not taking care of their customers involved in accidents