Lookers is looking to raise £80.7 million in a share placing in order to sort the company’s debt and to secure more favourable terms for its banking facilities.
Pendragon has reported that its new vehicles sales for the first five months of 2009 are in line with expectations.
Marshall Motor Group has taken on the Kia franchise for the first time.
California-based Tesla Motors has opened a centre for sales and service at a new showroom in Knightsbridge, London.
Vertu Motors has bought part of Brooklyn Motor group out of administration.
Brooklyn Motors, ranked 64 in the AM100, has gone into receivership.
Jaguar Land Rover parent company Tata Motors has revealed that the two brands made a 10-month loss of £280m.
Volkswagen Group has made contact with Suzuki in moves that could lead to partnerships for products, according to US financial news agency Bloomberg.
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Phoenix Car Company has opened a newly-built dealership in Glasgow to house Kia and Suzuki franchises.
SMC Renault has opened the doors to its new dedicated van service centre on Boundary Way in Woking.
The question now is: ‘Will anything in this sector ever be the same again?’. Yes and no is the answer
A cross-section of the motor industry representing volume manufacturers, niche vehicle producers and component suppliers met for the first time today to form the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ new Electric Vehicle Group.
Our dealer conference on June 4, which saw a record number of delegates listen to 20 speakers, experts and panellists – itself a record in the event’s five-year history – revealed how our certainties so often provide the best grounds for debate.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a new funding advice service to help employers and training providers find out what Government funding is available in the and how it can be accessed.
Hyundai dealers awaiting smaller models to deliver to customers can expect to receive the models soon as the South Korean manufacturer delivered 1,100 i10s at Tilbury docks in Essex.
The new head of Toyota, the world's biggest car maker, warned this morning that the automotive industry faces two years of tough times, as he outlined his strategy to get the company back to profits.
Our dealer conference last week revealed how our certainties so often provide the best grounds for debate.
James & Jenkins has acquired the only Chrysler,Jeep and Dodge franchise in Wales after their split from Pendragon.
A Government minister has made a direct appeal to the independent aftermarket to get behind the industry’s service code of practice.
Hyundai are the stars in May as the scrappage scheme brings hope, sales figures may still be in decline but show a slight improvement on five-month percentage
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Dealer group Inchcape has forecast a big improvement in quarterly profits, despite continued weak demand for new vehicles.
AM is now on Twitter to allow readers to catch up on what’s happening in the office, including sneak previews of stories we’re working on before anyone else.
Solera group is consolidating the leadership of its HPI and Audatex companies under managing director Joe Doyle.
May’s new car registrations have proved that the Government was overstating the fact that 35,000 orders were taken under the scrappage scheme just two weeks in.
Ford has will raise its UK prices by an average of 4% on orders received after June 30.
Garages can download the Motor Codes Independent Compliance Assessment Panel (ICAP) report, which met last month to carry out its second quarterly review of how the code for service and repair is performing.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is not expecting the UK economy to grow in 2010.
