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Renault is to give between half and three-quarters of its dealers the chance to drive the smash-hit, high-value Dacia brand into the UK market next year.

Castrol is interviewing 600 service advisers across a range of locations and dealer sizes in order to confront ‘serious challenges’ facing franchised workshop operations.

Damaged vehicles are getting a new lease of life as part of an initiative to help the training of young technicians.

What I've found interesting is how advanced the modern car has become. I have to confess, a year ago I'd never driven anything with cruise control (my own car doesn't even have power steering) and now

The best of the manufacturer’s April Fools news.

When most people think of fleet cars, they picture a Vectra, Focus or Laguna pounding up the motorway.

The exec wars are hotting up. BMW took its new (and heavily disguised) 5 Series onto the streets of Munich just after Christmas.

GAZ Group has appointed Evgeniy Vereshchagin as the new CEO of LDV Group following the surprise departure of Steve Young in January.

EC circulates a discussion document to the Office of Fair Trading in the UK and its equivalent competition bodies in other EU countries.

Toyota has added SR and TR trims to its Auris line-up up permanently.

Property demand in the automotive sector is on the rise after a reversal in 2006.

Koelliker UK, the new importer and distributor of SsangYong vehicles, has signed a two year contract for HPI’s Exchange vehicle stock locator programme.

The widely voiced complaint of good used car stock shortages is one sign that the used car market in general has taken off with some energy this year.

Would you quit a job as Manchester United manager to run Luton Town? I only ask because at the recent Geneva Motor Show I ran into someone who’d done the automotive equivalent: ace designer Peter Schreyer.

Modec has added another dealer to its network, based in Colnbrook, Heathrow.

Chrysler Jeep UK has just received the biggest kicking of its life. In the latest National Franchised Dealers Association dealer survey, the brand was cast adrift at the bottom with an overall rating of 1.8 out of 10 – the worst ever score in the survey’s history.

Around 40 new jobs are to be created, after plans to build a brand new car auction at the northern entrance to Retford were given the green light by planning officials.

The market for classic cars is continuing to creep up thanks to renewed attraction from investors.

Land Rover is introducing a commercial derivative to the Freelander 2 product line-up, which will showcase for the first time at the Commercial Vehicle Show in April.

The Transport Research Laboratory and MIRA is planning to build a new research centre in the UK to develop future transport technologies.

Ford will launch a training programme for retailers in the second quarter to give sales staff and service receptionists the skills to sell Service Assure, its new pre-paid service package.

Audi has launched a service plan for the A3, the first time it has developed a product for the volume market.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is cracking down on motor trade businesses that supply replacement number plates but do not keep correct records.

Citroen has launched its new Cachet special edition range, based on the best selling trim levels of the C2, C3 and C4.

Mitsubishi is now offering its Outlander SUV with a twin-clutch sports shift transmission (SST), first introduced on its Lancer Evolution X.

GE Money Motor Finance is to be taken over by Banco Santander within the next few weeks.

Combustion-engined vehicles could be adapted to use hydrogen fuels, due to a project between two British technology companies to put hydrogen-powered emission-free vehicles on the road.

Motor sector businesses will need to keep health and safety management systems under constant review to avoid falling foul of the corporate manslaughter law coming into force from April.

Mini will relaunch its MINI Cherished website in response to heightened interest for its approved used cars.

Britain’s revitalised national motor show has lost a major supporter with a surprise decision by BMW not to back this summer’s event.