General Motors has revealed it will stop producing the Hummer range after this year.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) is campaigning for benchmark standards to be set for services such as vehicle change of ownership, registration, taxation, and cherished number transfers, as provided to vehicle dealers by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
Caffyns is committing all 24 of its garage outlets to subscribe to the Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair.
Drivers can now legally display their nation’s flag on number plates, after the Department for Transport changed legislation.
Honda has reported a 77% fall in annual profits after a decline in sales.
Cars could be fitted with external airbags to cut pedestrian deaths and injuries.
Daimler has agreed to give up its 19.9% stake in Chrysler which will see the German brand forgive its outstanding loans owed by the US manufacturer.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has now transferred its new car code of practice to its Motor Codes division in order to have a single point of reference for self-regulated codes in the motor trade.
Chrysler has moved closer to joining forces with Fiat after it settled some problems with its Canadian workers.
Ford has declared it will break even in two years and claimed again it does need government help.
Rolls Royce is considering taking Chinese carmaker Geely to court over a copycat of its Phantom luxury limousine.
Volkswagen has landed its biggest ever fleet deal, with an order for 5,300 Caddy vans to be supplied to British Gas.
AM's Autoretailing conference on June 4 in Birmingham will feature a new industry-focused session which will bring together industry experts for a proactive and sales-focused review of the new scrappage scheme.
Jonathan Goodman, currently managing director for Peugeot Belgium and Luxembourg, will become the new Peugeot UK director from June 1.
Several manufacturers have confirmed that their dealers will be taking part in the Government scrappage scheme.
Vehicle production figures for March are down 52%, with 69,903 vehicles made. The year-to-date total is 205,305 units, a 57.4% decline from the same time last year.
Lloyds-owned Black Hose Motor Finance has closed point-of-sale dealer finance operations of Bank of Scotland Dealer Finance (previously known as Capital Bank), which it acquired when it bought parent company HBOS at the end of 2008.
Fiat is one of several potential buyers of part of Vauxhall/Opel.
Ford's frugal and low emission ECOnetic engine will be available in the new Ford Fiesta van later this year.
Kwik-Fit has begun a roll-out of nitrogen tyre inflation systems to all its 595 UK workshops.
The Government has begun issuing information to consumers on how to benefit from the forthcoming scrappage scheme. Here is the latest information on the Directgov website.
Xavier Duchemin, managing director of Citroen UK, has been appointed global marketing and communications director for Citroen Worldwide and will take up the Paris-based position in June.
Alistair Darling has confirmed in his Budget that there will be a scrappage scheme for new cars and vans introduced to the UK next month.
Glass’s, publisher of Glass’s Guide, is predicting that the vehicle scrappage scheme announced in the Budget is unlikely to have a significant impact on the residual values of used cars – of any age.
Drivers delivering for Land Rover are apparently being told they will get the sack if they don't quit the union.
Castrol expects 500 service reception staff to undertake its Red Carpet Training this year, after finding a soft skills gap in the sector.
Dealers face a new finance challenge from Tesco, which plans banks in 30 stores by December.
As the Government prepares to launch a three-year National Fraud Strategy on May 5, the Finance & Leasing Association reports prevention of losses to criminals totalled £123 million in the final quarter of 2008 – a 36% year-on-year improvement.
Aston Martin is poised to sign up to Formula One next year, giving dealers further opportunity to market the brand's sporting pedigree.
Helphire's chief executive is to leave next week, six months after taking the helm of the credit hire group.
