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The hunt is on for more dealers to help Mitsubishi achieve the dramatic growth it is seeking in Britain.

Almost all the UK’s franchised retailers believe manufacturer control will increase over the next 12 months, according to the latest National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) dealer attitude survey.

Skoda's Fabia cake advert has won three gongs at the British Television Advertising Awards.

In between chatting to manufacturers, seeing old journalist faces, and seeing overhyped car launches, for example, Volvo XC60 (even if I do think it’s a good car)

Tata Motors has officially announced that it has entered into a "definitive agreement" to buy Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover brands for £1.15 billion.

MG will not say whether it expects to supply its appointed UK dealers with their first new cars this year.

The collapse of MG Rover hit Souls Motor Group, an independent two-site dealer, hard.

Ford is planning to strip out another 6,000 sales from daily rental this year in a continuation of the policy it introduced in 2006.

A complaint about a national advertisement for Renault's Twingo Dynamique has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Mitsubishi Motors has agreed to transfer the production of PSA Peugeot Citroen’s 4007 and C-Crosser SUVs to Europe in January 2009 to help the manufacturer meet supply demands.

Autoclenz’s profits before tax took a dip in 2007, falling to £1.5 million in comparison to £2m in 2006.

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) will start work on an Automotive Technician Accreditation specifically for installation technicians from April 21.

The Retail Motor Industry Federation is urging the Government to make its intentions clear over the uncertainty for the future of the MoT test intervals.

SsangYong UK is expected to shed half its current dealer network under new boss Paul Williams’ plans to overhaul the franchise.

Premier car brand Infiniti is in talks with one major retailer partner and several smaller partners regarding its UK sites.

Seat is launching a special edition race-bred special edition of its Leon to commemorate the start of the British Touring Car Championship season.

Toyota GB is likely to forego a pilot of the Trade Cycle Management programme in favour of a full scale roll out this year, according to the scheme’s architect.

Nationwide Crash Repair Centres has turned an operating profit before non-recurring items of £6.6 million in 2007, up by 15% from £5.8m in 2006.

Indian car manufacturer San has appointed a distributor in the UK which is now on the look out for dealers.

Dealerships should display the lifetime costs of running a car, according to Professor Julia King of Aston University.

A major chunk of failed training group Carter & Carter has been sold to Newcastle College by administrators Deloitte.

Inchcape has purchased the remaining 24.9% stake in its Russian business from its joint venture with Olimp Group, for a total of £27.7 million.

BMW UK is expected to write to network owners of between 10 and 20 dealerships at the end of the month to say they must be sold or closed.

Accident management business Helphire has appointed Mark Adams as group finance director. He replaces David Lindsay, who will assume the responsibilities of group operations director.

Audi retailers will now only be incentivised for selling used cars that are more than one year old as the carmaker tries to shift the focus of its approved used car programme onto older cars.

Swindon motor retailer Pebley Beach has renewed its sponsorship of speedway racing team the Swindon Robins.

Kia has added a 2.0-litre petrol LS derivative to its Carens MPV range.

Honda is recalling 79,000 Civics after the manufacturer has discovered a fault with the handbrake, which has led to cars to roll after being parked.

Pendragon has scrapped plans for a one-off executive bonus scheme after opposition from shareholders.

What a mess. Financial irregularities; over-stated promises to the City; suspension of company shares; profit warnings; mounting debts of £129m; the death of its founder and figurehead – the demise of Carter & Carter has been a huge story.