Dealers discover while-you-wait service income helps replace lost car sales revenue
Motor finance companies can from this month reclaim illegal vehicles from police.
Porsche occupies a 0.272% share of the UK vehicle parc, with 101,922 cars registered.
The former Norwich Union MSA Classic has been rebranded Aviva as a result of the UK division’s name change on June 1.
The carmaker McLaren hopes to set up a high-tech production facility which will create more than 800 automotive jobs.
CV: Andy Youngman, UK & Ireland workshop sales manager, Castrol Lubricants
A simulator being developed by Renault to take customers for a virtual drive tells them how they could have completed their ‘journey’ on less fuel.
A father of two was locked in a police cell for three hours after DVLA staff mistakenly thought he had a fake MoT certificate.
New models in H R Owen franchises later this year will bolster margin performance, but new car sales remain significantly lower than last year.
Rolls Royce Motor Cars is planning to increase its manufacturing workforce by 50 per cent.
Evans Halshaw Peugeot Darlington has closed its doors.
A drop in revenue has led Just Car Clinics to seek new business with major and local fleets.
Old vehicles that are declared SORN are no longer eligible for the scrappage scheme.
Carmakers' success with cutting emissions could be bad news for the accountants
Positivity in the workplace has become more important now than ever as workers within the automotive sector are bombarded with negative press in the daily media.
The Office of Fair Trading has launched a market study into the sale of used cars following concerns about the large number of consumer complaints relating to the sector.
US President Barack Obama has announced tough targets for new fuel-efficient vehicles in order to cut pollution and lower dependence on oil imports.
One of the UK's largest independent accident repairers, A Wilcox Motor Bodies, has collapsed.
Chris Hill, the former managing director of motor insurer Highway, is expected to return with a new launch motor insurance business this autumn.
Independent garages that invest in training and equipment will be in a good position to take advantage of any changes in the motor industry that result from the introduction of the vehicle scrappage scheme, according to the Independent Garage Association (IGA).
Manheim Auctions has introduced a new service to provide a mechanical health check on vans going through its sales.
Saab’s new 9-5 continues testing as the Swedish car maker continues to fight for its survival.
Two-thirds of automotive industry companies believe hosting apprenticeships has an overall positive effect on business, new research shows.
Some Hyundai dealers are extending working hours due to high demand from the scrappage scheme, said the south Korean carmaker.
Newly-opened Newcastle dealer Alexandra Cars has taken on a Daihatsu franchise.
Eco City Vehicles has won an exclusive distribution contract to launch a hybrid-powered light truck into the UK's LCV market.
David Dyson, finance director at Lookers, is leaving the business for personal reasons.
Lookers reports that its quarter two sales have been buoyed by strong trading from its used car and aftermarket operations.
While Ford was dealing with scrappage issues in the UK yesterday, its parent company in the US had its own problems as it was inundated with calls from people who had received a hoax email offering one of its models for an especially cheap price.
It’s day one of the scrappage scheme and what a fiasco it is.
