American car giant General Motors is trying to tap into its share of £25 billion worth of US Government funds to make environmentally friendly vehicles.
Dealers have to wait until December after selling most of first release.
News agency Reuters is reporting that Ford is looking to sell its controlling stake in Mazda
Fiat UK has appointed Portfolio, part of Manheim Retail Services, as a key partner to help market approved used vehicles across Fiat’s dealer network.
Toyota’s new iQ supermini will be priced from £9,495 when it goes on sale early next year.
GMAC Finance has signed a new three year solus deal with Manheim Auctions for the disposal of all of its voluntary terminations, repossessions and PCP product.
Hyundai is becoming more sophisticated, but it will not give up its ‘value' position says the company's European chief, Allan Ruthforth.
General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger.
TRW wants to become a “one stop shop” for chassis OE quality products in the UK.
Power-Tec expects to increase its turnover by 20% this year.
Battery remanufacturing, reflashing of computers and diagnostics are big opportunities.
John Madejski, the man who built the Auto Trader brand into a £175 million business and who now owns Reading Football Club, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s AM Financial Management conference.
Yuasa Battery UK now claims to hold a quarter of the market, expanding its share from 10% a year ago.
Workshops are ignoring a potential revenue opportunity by not making air-conditioning filters part of the check list for a service.
Workshops are needlessly throwing away car batteries during services, according to Swedish battery recharging company CTEK.
Homework pays dividends for Fiat.
Motorpoint is launching a fee-free car auction website for independent car dealers only.
Ebay has bought Trade2Trade, a b2b marketplace for motor dealers, along with its parent company for around £222m.
The XC60 joins a Volvo range currently on the rise despite a falling UK new car market.
Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen have both signed agreements with French electric utility company EDF to create a large-scale zero emissions transport and travel infrastructure system.
The sudden closure of LSUK by Euro Car Parts at the beginning of this week seems a bit strange.
Shares in Ford and General Motors at the New York stock exchange took a dive yesterday, as falling vehicle sales cast doubt on the carmakers’ ability to survive the current financial crisis.
Vauxhall Trade Club is offering independent workshops an extra 10% on two products within service wear and tear parts each month.
Skoda is releasing a new Greenline version of its Superb which will reach UK showrooms towards the end of this year.
Renault has promoted Patrick Pelata from executive vice president to the new position of chief operating officer, giving him responsibility for the French carmaker's day-to-day operations.
Unite, the UK’s biggest trade union, has denied rumours that T&G wants to split from its merger with Amicus.
Buying the right ramps and lifts can help independents compete with franchised garages.
Sales team targets workshops in north-west.
Taxi firm LTI Vehicles and its Mann and Overton dealership in London has added extra shifts to cope with a major safety recall.
When times are tough, only the fittest survive. We’re seeing that in the world’s banking markets and we’ll see it in the motor industry too.
