Citroen has revamped its brand in reaction to a difficult economic climate and changing relationships between customers and brands.
Marshall Motor Group has taken over three of the Honda dealerships of collapsed motor retailer De Vries, while Benfield Motor Group has bought the fourth.
Subaru is boosting dealer morale by sending franchise employees on a two-day course to become a brand specialist.
Online car retailer Autoquake has opened its distribution and handover site in Leeds.
Peugeot has guaranteed bonuses in the first quarter for all its dealers.
Auction house Manheim reported a significant increase in the sale of used cars for January.
The credit squeeze helped the Finance & Leasing Association and franchised dealers to raise the point-of-sale share of motor loans on new cars to 53.3% in November.
PNG Enfield, which represented Vauxhall and Chevrolet at Enfield and Waltham Cross, has been wound down by administrators from KPMG.
Auto-electrical business Wood Auto has become sole distributor for MonarkDiesel, a German diesel injection company.
The internet has partially severed the link between dealership and customer.
The Bank of England has reduced interest rates to 1% from 1.5% in an attempt to kickstart the economy.
New car registrations fell by 30.9% in January to 112,087 units.
Mike Monaghan is stepping down as chief executive of the MVRA.
Ford is offering 850 of its workers voluntary redundancy packages.
Norwich dealer Duff Morgan is fighting the downturn with a big success in used car sales.
Mapfre Abraxas and Mapfre Assistance have relaunched a new united website for UK customers to use as their first point of contact.
Staff at Vauxhall's car plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton are taking a cut in pay after agreement was reached to reduce their working hours, reported BBC News.
A service level agreement for MOT testing is being drafted so MOT stations know what to expect when Vehicles and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) carry out enforcement and inspections at their premises.
Although 2009 is only a few weeks old, the seasonal festivities of last year already seem like a distant memory.
According to the NetRegs websites, oil accounts for more than one-quarter of all pollution incidents.
Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge is offering several promotions across its dealer network in the UK this month in order to boost footfall at its showrooms.
Aston Martin’s most powerful production car will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on March 3.
A sale of part of Camden Group Services is expected to be completed this week in order to rescue the company from collapse.
HiQ has launched Virtual Warehouse, an online purchasing portal intended to save stores at least £3,500 annually.
Honda (UK) has been voted the best car company for customer service.
Chris Bangle, BMW’s head of group design, has quit in order to follow his own 'deign related endeavours beyond the motor industry’.
Complaints about an advert for Smart have been thrown out by the advertising watchdog.
Conders Garage has added Daihatsu to its dealership on Neward Road in Peterborough.
HM Revenue & Customs will have the right of entry into any premises or part of a premise where the taxpayer either conducts his or her trade or retains records of his or her trade from April 1.
We’re pleased – delighted in fact – that so many businesses in the motor industry have decided to endorse and back the Buy A Car campaign.
