LDV is still working towards its plan to concentrate on the manufacture of electric vans despite media reports that the idea has fallen through.
Accident management group Helphire has warned its short-term profitability is being affected by a decline in credit hire volumes and dip in referrer contracts.
Lance Bradley, who takes over as managing director of Mitsubishi UK in April, is reassuring its network that he will keep dealer survival his top priority.
The Treasury has been accused of railroading plans to change the way dealer staff pay benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax on cars.
Nissan and regional development agency, One North East, have formed a partnership to explore the development of a zero-emission mobility programme in the UK.
UK car production tumbled almost 60% last month, according to SMMT figures.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is relocating its Holland-based European base of operations back to Japan in order to save on costs.
Automotive charity BEN has appointed Nigel Williams as head of national development.
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Next year's British Motor Show has been cancelled.
Inchcape this morning reported a pre-tax profit before exceptional items of £190.7m from its trading in 2008.
Fast-fit chain HiQ is looking to swell its 137 centres to 275 over the next three years and expects 500 jobs to be created as a result.
The Audi A4, has been voted the Company Car of the Year in this year's Fleet News Awards, held last night in London.
Chevron is launching a promotional programme for its Havoline oil brand in order to push sales of one-litre top-up packs in service centres.
EDF and Toyota have announced a major step forward in their joint road-trials in France, involving plug-in hybrid vehicles equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
The Auto Body Professionals Club (ABP) is hitting the road in the UK with a series of free business-to-business forums.
West Riding Toyota is continuing its innovative publicity drive with its first dealership 'gorilla' marketing campaign.
In the latest in our series of training videos in conjunction with Symco Training, the new installment looks at tackling customers convinced the downturn in the market means entitlement to the best deal they will ever get.
Lawrence Good has left IM Group as managing director of its Subaru and Isuzu brands.
SMC Group is closing its Renault dealership in Guildford at the end of the month.
Joint purchasing of certain components is allowing BMW and Daimler to generate savings of more than 8%.
A US politician is pushing forward a scrappage proposal but wants it to only apply to US-built vehicles.
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The motorist ‘agony uncle’ Honest John website has selected five automotive companies to be the first to receive its HAT (highly approved trader) standard.
Saab’s UK franchised network has won a better deal from GM UK after resisting pressure to take more new cars under normal payment deals.
Infiniti will not launch in the UK with domestic dealer groups. Instead, Nissan’s premium sister brand has chosen two partners from the Middle East.
Kia Motors is moving its parts operations to a new warehouse in Tamworth, Staffordshire that will support its UK dealer network.
Blue Bell BMW in Crewe car dealership will stage a film premiere on March 26 to celebrate the launch of a new model.
The Prime Minister will have the final say on the introduction of a scrappage scheme designed to lift the gloom in the car and van retail market.
