HR Owen said last night that it still expects to post a trading profit at the end of the year, despite difficult market conditions.
Vertu Motors this morning reported a swing from a £100,000 operating loss to a £3m operating profit.
The BMW Group will be introducing 500 electric Mini E vehicles to California, New York and New Jersey for testing with private and corporate customers.
UK car production was up in September by 2.4% to 142,606 units and 4.2% year-to-date.
Motor trade charity BEN has announced that its new chief executive will be David Main.
Land Rover's staff have been playing an online pub based quiz to help them better understand the brand and its products.
Plans to introduce Britain’s biggest congestion charge zone in Manchester began this week.
Nissan will halt production of two models made in Sunderland for two weeks from Friday, October 24, due to falling sales.
A surge in people selling second hand cars or switching to more economical models has helped Auto Trader defy the advertising downturn, reported The Daily Telegraph.
A car supermarket group has featured in a list of the UK's fastest growing companies.
Peugeot is launching a dedicated area on its five European websites to boost one-to-one engagement with customers.
Chinese car manufacturer Geely, which co-owns the company which produces London’s black cabs, has met UK government officials to discuss bringing electric-powered taxis to the UK.
After nearly 15 years of US ownership, Norton is back in British hands.
Two of Ford’s non-executive directors have resigned, according to the Sunday Times (October 19th).
Ford Motor and Chrysler are offering North American buyers discounts on their latest models.
SsangYong distributor Koelliker UK Ltd (KUK) has appointed two new dealerships in Croydon and Farnham, Surrey.
The used car market appeared to be stabilising in September and even showed signs of a minor recovery, according to latest data by the BCA.
Skoda’s Roomster 2 is now available with £1,500 worth of extras free.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP is due to visit a firm which is researching ways to use hydrogen as fuel.
Thatcham has completed an initiative aimed at proving its own methods of bodywork repair meet those set down by Euro NCAP.
Inchcape has informed dealers of its intentions to streamline the business following a profit warning.
Volvo has confirmed that Pendragon is closing eight sites across the UK due to the current economic crisis.
Manbat Batteries has appointed Steve Sheppard, formerly its sales director, as managing director, as his predecessor Roger Pemberton becomes executive chairman.
Appointments at Bickerton Skoda, Ness Motors and Lookers
Gary Bailey has joined Lexus Poole as a technician in its aftersales team.
Bentley expects Asia, the Middle East and South America to be its three big growth markets next year. Europe and Russia, it says, are likely to be flat.
Rolls-Royce has introduced the Phantom Coupe to the Middle East market.
POS finance penetration is growing but dealers are still failing to boost their income through sales of service plans.
A survey found the number of people planning to buy a car remains at its lowest for three years.
Four out of five businesses (81%) in the UK plan to grow over the next 12 months.
