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Mazda has revised its Mazda5 to bring it in line with the rest of its model range in 2008.

Citroen has developed a ‘visually arresting’ Nemo Concetto concept for the Bologna Motor Show which starts on Friday.

Skoda’s Fabia estate range will go on sale in the UK on February 29 priced from £9,360 for the entry model.

Accident Exchange has reported pre tax profits of £6.5 million for the six months ended October 31, 2007 compared to £7.9m over the same period in 2006.

Volkswagen Finance is offering customers a fix priced service plan through its retail network from now until June 30, 2008.

At AM, we get to publish the final registration figures once the month has closed. But how true a picture is this, in reality?

Wirral-based bodyshop group Howard Basford has expanded with the acquisition of Auto & Marine in Formby.

Training company Carter & Carter Group has discovered learner records as being a source of financial irregularities, which led to the suspension of its shares in October this year.

The RAC has returned to the warranty market in a joint venture with The Warranty Group.

Renault Retail Group has acquired two dealerships in south-east London from Whitehouse as part of a long-term strategy to increase its number of sites in the UK to 30.

Ghia, the name given to Ford’s best-equipped, top end models is gradually being phased out in favour of Titanium.

Subaru's new Impreza WRX STI will be priced at £24,995 on-the-road, £1,600 less than the outgoing model.

Skoda had launched a sport trim for its Fabia range in a bid to steal sales from Vauxhall’s Corsa SXi and Ford’s Fiesta Zetec S.<P>

Dealers are wasting £17 million of their online advertising with poor quality adverts, according to research from used car website, fish4cars.

A legislative mix-up has left MoT testers worried that they have failed vehicles for incorrect reasons.

Vauxhall has officially announced that its Vectra replacement will be called the Insignia.

Lexus has recalled nearly 4,000 cars sold in the UK for repairs due to concerns about faulty fuel pipes.

Mazda is looking at sharing its MX-5 sports car chassis with a new baby SUV and will unveil a new under-wraps city vehicle next year.

Hydrogen and fuel cells as an alternative to petrol or diesel have no immediate future according to a key player in the environmental debate in the United States.

Standox has launched its Standoflash UV-cured paint system in the UK, shortening labour times by as much as 70% and allowing small body repairs to be completed in less than an hour.

Newcastle based bodyshop, Carr and Earl, is now Bentley approved after a £1 million investment.

Porsche saw its revenues rise by almost 15% from August to November, driven by strong sales.

Skoda has started assembling vehicles at its first Russian plant in Kaluga, which will host production for the Mk1 and Mk II Octavias.

Britain's most prolific car dealer, Pendragon, slumped to a value of less than £250m today after disclosing for the fourth time in a little over a year that it would miss the stock market’s profit targets.

Pendragon’s executive board have all increased their stake in the company.

HR Owen has signed a contract to sell its BMW and Mini business to Marsh Wall for a total of £2.8 million in order to proceed with its plans to become a specialist in luxury brands only.

Aston Martin has opened its first dealerships in China in partnership with GruppeM in order to capitalise on an ‘emerging generation of young, aspirational Chinese consumers’.

Mr Clutch has opened a new franchised supercentre in Durham with three more to follow by the end of the year in Peterborough, Sittingbourne and Crawley.

Nissan’s new X-trail SUV was awarded four stars out of a maximum five for adult, as well as child, occupant protection by the Euro NCAP.

Epyx has signed seven year deal with Motobility Operations for its 1Link service network e-commerce platform for an undisclosed sum.