Kia has revealed its new Koup concept sports car at the New York motor show today.
Car production rose by 26.1% in February to 145,823 units compared to the same period last year.
The repair industry is really up against it. Cars are becoming so complex that the training needed to stay on top of the progression of technology is going to be really difficult.
Nidd Vale Group, the Harrogate independent motor retailer, has added a Mitsubishi franchise to its Leeds Road site.
A Cabinet row ensued yesterday over suggestions to replace British-built ministerial cars with hybrid-powered Toyota Prius imported from Japan.
Warranty Direct has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for a misleading magazine promotion.
Volkswagen will introduce 20 new models in the next three years, including vans and pick-ups, as part of a plan to sell a staggering eight million cars by 2011.
HR Owen has posted group profits before tax and exceptional items of £3.2 million up in 2007 up from £0.7m in 2006.
A car dealership in Limerick that was caught clocking mileage readings will not be prosecuted or fined.
Bentley Motors has bought a 27.91% shareholding in HR Owen, the UK prestige motor retail group.
Ford is expected to announce an agreement for the sale of its Land Rover and Jaguar brands to Tata by the end of next week.
Subaru dealer Bulldog of Twyford believes it has found its oldest Impreza WRX STI customer in the UK.
Who'd have thought sales of great big hulking three-tonne cars would soar in an age where carbon is a dirty word and city bonuses are heading south?
Jean Todt, Ferrari’s chief executive officer has resigned and will be replaced by general manager Amedeo Felisa.
Staff attrition is an expensive and disruptive process, costing dealers an average £9,600 with each member of staff who leaves. But the recruitment process is often left to the last minute, often forcing dealers to recruit people who are inappropriate for the empty role.
The European car market increased by 8.4% (90,005 units) in February 2008 compared to the same month last year, to a total volume of 1,163,035 units. Year-to-date, the market increased by 3.6% (84,324 units) to a total of 2,451,321 units.
Fiat is running an online venture which allows users to come up with customisation designs for the Grande Punto. Six winners will work with the carmaker's designers to create mass-produced graphics which could be sold through its dealers.
Bodyshops should expect further consolidation in the paint supply chain following PPG’s recent acquisition of the Brown Brothers network.
Mini’s Oxford factory is running flat out, but there are no plans to build new factories anywhere else around the globe – with the exception of a new 4x4 cross-over model due to be launched in 2010.
Benfield Motor Group has invested more than £200,000 in the creation of a new motor village at its Portland Road site in Newcastle.
How many times have you heard managers say they would like to employ more females in their dealerships?
Average carbon dioxide emissions from new cars have fallen by 13% since 1997, according to the SMMT’s latest CO2 report.
Financial services provider GMAC has set its field-based account managers new targets which it believes will focus their minds on driving forward dealers’ F&I performance.
Kia Financial Services has reshaped its wholesale and retail provision for dealers after signing an agreement with GE Money.
Leading figures in the finance sector have expressed concern that nationalised Northern Rock must not take advantage of its taxpayer-backed status.
Accident Exchange Group has said it is concentrating on reducing its fleet ownership costs and improving the volume and profitability of its existing accounts in its interim statement.
We ended up having to drive the same car over the off road course and drive the manual version up and down the road in the car park for 10 mins so we didn't miss our flight back to the UK.
Stephen Odell has been appointed as Ford’s chief operating officer of Ford of Europe.
Maserati believes it can double its sales in the UK this year from just over 400 in 2006, if it can persuade people its models are not £125,000 supercars.
Honda wants its new Accord to deliver a ‘no hassle’ experience for both customers and dealers.
