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New Car Discount, an online retailer based in Lancashire, has collapsed, leaving customers worried they might never see the car they ordered.

Former Citroen marketeer Andrew Cullis has been appointed marketing director at Hyundai UK.

Halfords have misled customers in a national press advert for TomTom satellite navigation systems which stated

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has revealed the first design sketches of its all-new RR4 compact saloon, due to be launched in 2010.

A complaint against a Nissan Qashqai newspaper advert has not been upheld.

Renault unveiled its forthcoming Laguna Coupe at two of Europe’s most glamorous events last weekend – the Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix.

Proposals are before the European Parliament that would mandate the equipping of all new cars with low-resistance tyres, tyre pressure monitors and electronic stability systems from 2012.

A Volvo dealership, previously Harratts Volvo, in Bradford, has been bought out by a former Harratts franchise manager.

Production of the Kia Cee’d has reached a milestone, with the 200,000th model leaving the carmaker’s factory in Zilina, Slovakia just 18 months after the facility opened.

EurotaxGlass's claims its Glassmatix crash repair estimating system has been kept on by more than 80% of the bodyshops which lost their Zurich approval earlier this year.

General Motors UK has chosen Standox as one of its preferred paint suppliers for a further three years.

Retail Automotive Alliance has given a £1 million stationery contract to OyezStraker.

Seat will be entering into three new market segments starting with a new saloon model next year in order to meet its expansion plans.

A new UK law to protect consumers against rogue traders came into force this week.

A motor industry code of practice for service and repair has been launched by Motor Codes.

AM would like to know what three things are dealers’ biggest financial concerns over the coming 12 months.

Ford no longer expects to return to profit next year and is instead hoping for a break even result.

Honda plans to boost its hybrid car sales with the launch of a new "accessibly" priced model next year, which it expects to sell 200,000 units of annually.

Motorshow@ will run in July across four locations, including Bluewater in Kent and The Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Aston Martin has retuned its V8 Vantage and developed a new engine for its best selling sports car.

Car production rose in April by 26.8% to 152,257 units.

Audi has updated its Audi TT clubsport Quattro show car.

Luxury and specialist car suppliers are likely to feel the most nervous about the updated Consumer Credit Act.

A new British supercar is to compete with the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini.

Lookers has been named best European car retailer in the 2008 European Automotive Shareholder Value Awards.

Used car dealers should prepare for a clampdown on

Audi UK is reducing the complexity in its new A3 range, due for introduction in August, to make showroom choice easier for customers and dealers.

Used car sales saw a slight decrease by 1.1% in the first quarter of this year to 1,894,688 cars.

Nissan will launch 13 new light commercial vehicles before the end of 2012 in a bid to meet five-year global growth plans.

Inchcape has officially opened its new Lexus retail centre in Shaoxing, China today.