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The Ford Orchestra made up entirely of instruments constructed from Focus car parts is going on tour to prove that they can actually play music.

Land Rover’s 2009 model year Discovery 3 will go on sale in the UK in August priced from £29,950.

Vauxhall has launched a new service and maintenance plan which allows customers to pay a fixed monthly charge.

A Welsh business man from Oxford has invested £34,400 to purchase the WEL 5H number plate at a DVLA auction held in Newport, South Wales.

Seat’s new Ibiza is on a tour of the UK to show the public the new model before it goes on sale in late July.

Europcar UK is the only UK car rental company to offer the Volkwagen Tiguan as part of its fleet in 2008.

Motorists can fill their tanks with greener fuels from tomorrow due to a new initiative requiring 2.5% of all road fuels sold to come from biofuels.

Nanjing MG’s future in Birmingham has been called into doubt after its body panel supplier Stadco quit "for commercial reasons".

Standox has appointed the Morelli Group as a distributor for its range of refinishing systems.

Lookers has confirmed it is buying Volkswagen dealership and contract hire and leasing business Bramall and Jones VW for approximately £2 million in cash.

Ford Retail has been awarded Dealer Group of the Year for the second year running by Motability Operations, which manages the national Motability car scheme for disabled motorists.

Kia is considering opening its second wholly-owned dealership to fill a four-year open point.

Accountants are probing a clause in the Budget that could mean dealers are prevented from claiming vehicle excise duty refunds on part-exchanges.

Higher CO2-related VED scales and London’s new £25 top congestion charge fee are giving the capital a bad image internationally, said Nick Lancaster.

Subaru is looking to recruit 15 more dealers in the UK this year in order to help push sales of its new Forester and diesel engine.

BMW could launch an all-new environmental brand within the next seven years.

Use of the internet has made it easier and faster than ever before for consumers to shop around for the best deal on a product.

The look of a volume brand dealer’s showroom does not play an important role in a customer’s decision to purchase a car, according to research from the International Car Distribution Programme.

A 460-strong waiting list is set to boost Maserati sales by 25% in Britain this year.

Billionaire investor Jack Petchey has amassed a 13% shareholding in Pendragon, leading to speculation he'll fight for a strategic overhaul.

Mark Standish, CEO at Carlyle Finance, has criticised U Switch for claiming motorists were “set to throw away £174 million by not driving a hard bargain on car finance”.

A significant number of dealers are doing well with point-of-sale finance, according to research by CAP, which found that 20% said they had increased their sales compared with the first quarter of last year.

Spanish bank Santander, owner of high street bank Abbey, is taking over GE Money Motor Finance.

Hyundai’s new i10 is available on a £99 a month offer – “less than the cost of a meal for two at a posh restaurant,” says the company.

Volvo has a three-year, 0% PCP deal on a new C30 entry-level derivative, the R-Design sport, priced from £14,995 for the 1.6 petrol.

Bentley Motors has appointed Accident Exchange to provide strategic and resource support for the on-going development of its global paint and body network.

Government will overhaul vehicle recovery charges from October 1.

Yorkshire car dealer Akif Butt has been imprisoned for six months after admitting selling clocked cars

A car dealer received a verbal warning after he parked a 4x4 on a traffic island in an attempt to sell the vehicle.

Whitmores Vauxhall in Kent is replacing its Kalamazoo dealer management system with MMI's Automate.