Nissan has added £1,000 to the planned entry price of its new city car, the Pixo, which goes on sale today.
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Car accessories chain Halfords has appointed Dennis Millard as chairman.
Vauxhall and Opel are to be acquired by Canadian parts firm Magana and Russian state-owned bank Sberbank.
Paragon Remarketing has signed a partnership with HPI to provide dealers with guaranteed background checks on stock in its online sales.
Honda has restarted production at its factory in Swindon.
Fiat’s bid for Chrysler has been given court approval which should allow the US manufacturer to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection soon.
US car parts maker Visteon, which was spun off from Ford in 2000, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
When Chris Roberts first joined Thurlby he was aware that probably three quarters of the staff were against him from the off.
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GM Europe and Canadian parts firm Magna have come to an initial agreement over the short term funding of Vauxhall and and its German sister Opel.
Brighton Mitsubishi has been taken over by three former employees in a management buyout.
More than 35,000 new cars have been ordered through the UK's scrappage scheme since it was announced in April, government figures show.
Caffyns has reported a loss from continuing operations of £3.97 million, compared to a profit of £2.13 million.
Citroen has provided the first pictures for the interior styling of its new DS3 which has been developed to rival the Mini.
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Fiat has decided not to attend talks in Berlin with the German government which will decide the chosen bidder for General Motors’ European division.
Fiat is offering dual controls free of charge on its 500 model to driving schools in a bid to boost corporate sales to instructors.
Kia is continuing a drive to grow its dealer network in the face of a challenging economy.
Vertu has posted a pre-tax profit of £72,000 for the year to end-February, against £140,000 for its preliminary results for the 16 months to end-February 2008, but said it had outperformed the UK car market.
A new member of the family of Helix Ultra oils will soon be providing Shell’s franchised dealers with a sales proposition that benefits everyone, claims UK business manager Jonathan Ellis.
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One in three drivers would be more likely to visit a new-car showroom if finance was cheaper, according to an HPI survey.
Scrappage has dominated the headlines for many weeks, maybe even months now and while it continues to exercise business minds and get the media in a flurry there are other issues we need to consider. One of these is Block Exemption.
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UK business secretary Lord Mandelson has been given “categorical assurances” that Vauxhall production will continue in the UK.
General Motors' US rescue plan has ran into trouble after a large number of investors refused to exchange their debt for company shares.
Administrators have closed Vauxhall dealer group Bicknells.
Citroen UK has issued two year termination notices to all its 640 sales and service centres and parts distributors this week. The manufacturer says the move is part of an ambitious sales growth and enhanced customer care strategy – plus the need to safeguard profitability. Fewer dealers, doing a better job, making more money is the stated aim of sales director Simon Monahan. Of Citroen’s 200 sales outlets, the majority will be unaffected. But 20 have been told the carmaker is minded to end their contracts, unless in the two years they improve their customer care and/or sales performance against targets in 2009 and 2010. Another 20 has been told the territory they represent is no longer viable. These will typically be the smaller centres where there is a city-based centre which will expand its reach.
