HPI, the vehicle information services company, has launched a package of products called Motorvision designed to assist dealers in making the most of their existing customer data and new prospects available in their territory.
SkillAuto will be hosting a number of regional heats to find the best young technicians in the UK.
The advertising watchdog has rejected a complaint about a Toyota advert in which the complainant said viewers were misled about the car’s green credentials.
Hyundai has revealed the first pictures of a new plug-in hybrid concept car which will be revealed at the Seoul Motor Show from April 2.
A marketing tactic aimed at clearing stocks of an out-going range has been so successful that Skoda is now using it to boost sales of other models.
Kings Lynn Volkswagen is saving around £36,000 annually by reusing its waste engine oil to heat its showroom and workshop.
Ford will be raising the prices of its model range from April by an average of 3.75% due to the continued weakness of the pound against the euro.
Several carmakers are considering installing digital radios as standard in all their UK vehicles.
Honda is offering voluntary redundancy or a pay cut at its UK factory in Swindon.
Astute financial management and a good reputation have helped a Norwich Citroën dealer stay in business for 100 years.
Citroën’s C4 Coupe has been given the World Rally Championship treatment for a new limited, special edition.
Chevrolet UK is introducing specific retail cost reduction programmes to help its 93-strong dealer network through the recession.
The Swedish Government has said it is not prepared to own car factories, seemingly signalling that it will not nationalise Saab and Volvo.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) has launched its own consultancy service through its Remit training and business arm.
Car buyers' guide Parkers is telling its readers that today is the best day of 2009 to buy a new car.
Honda has made a modest start with its C It Now (CIN) dealership-to-home video technology, which it says “promises to revolutionise car sales”.
A Suzuki dealership in Bedfordshire has gone into administration.
Fiat doesn't want to take on any of Chrysler's debt in its agreement to acquire a 35% stake in the US carmaker.
Jaguar Land Rover’s Indian parent company is in the process of setting up a new UK dealer network to retail the Nano – the world’s cheapest passenger car.
Business leaders are sceptical about any positive effects from the Bank of England’s cut in base rate to an all-time low of 0.5% in its 315-year history.
Chevrolet is offering retail customers of its new Cruze saloon three years’ servicing and road tax for free if they order a new model before June 30.
The future of LDV and its factory in Birmingham will be determined this week as officials from the Government and the Russian-owned vanmaker discussed last ditch efforts to save the company from administration over the weekend.
The high profile cheapest car in the world is being launched in India today.
The top story on both BBC News and Telegraph websites today is about UK car production being down 60% in February compared to the same month last year.
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.
