Hyundai has launched a multi-million pound advertising campaign to raise consumer awareness of the brand prior to the launch of several new product launches in 2008.
Although Kia has no current plan to introduce the new Borrego SUV into the UK, that decision may be reviewed next year.
Changfeng Motors is looking to follow SAIC into Europe and set up a semi-knock down (SKD) production facility.
DWS Bodyworks has bought Supreme Bodyworks in Basildon for an undisclosed sum.
North-east dealer group Sherwood is to start selling Chevrolet alongside Vauxhall in Stockton.
A consultation paper from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) proposes sweeping changes to the tax treatment of family businesses.
BMW’s decision to expand production at its Mini factory in Oxford is paying dividends as worldwide sales continue to rise.
Land Rover has revealed the prototype for a new compact off-roader that is likely become the brand’s entry model if the company’s new owners give it the go-ahead.
Steve Young, who resigned just before Christmas 18 months after being appointed chief executive of LDV, has told suppliers it was “for personal reasons”.
Twenty-two UK insurance providers and accident management companies now fully endorse Thatcham’s BSI Kitemark standard.
Used car sales by independent retailers prompted the highest level of complaints in 2007 to the UK’s official consumer advice body Consumer Direct.
Ford has revealed that its Land Rover brand is ‘strongly in profit’ at this week’s Detroit Motor Show.
Ford has said it is on track to return to profit in 2009.
Automotive recruitment experts RTS estimate that high staff turnover is costing the retail motor industry in excess of £113m, typically including advertising costs, lost productivity/sales, induction time and training expenses.
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Saab has confirmed its will be entering the small SUV market with the debut of its new 9-4X BioPower concept at the Detroit Motor Show.
Ferrari GB has launched its approved used car programme for models up to nine years old.
Mercedes-Benz has issued a personal apology to Sir Terry Wogan after the presenter waited six and a half hours for his S-Class to be recovered due to a flat tyre.
Tom Scott, owner of Jacksons CI in Jersey and Guernsey, is planning to use some of the money from the sale of his Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Poole, Dorchester and Salisbury to buy more mainland dealerships.
The Mini was the UK’s slowest depreciating car in 2007, according to Parker’s annual depreciation report.
Audi could introduce a 498bhp diesel engine to its R8 super car model.
South Wales-based group J & J Motors will open its new Fiat and Suzuki franchise in Bridgend next month, following the re-development of a brownfield site on the A48.
Phew! What a year that was – right up until the final day when Cambria swooped for Summit.
Several Subaru dealers have fallen out with importer IM Group over poor sales of the Impreza and their 2008 sales targets with some claiming they are terminating the franchise, according to the news story in the January 11 issue of AM.
Despite poor market conditions in 2007 – pressures from the credit crunch, the demise of Northern Rock and falling house prices – Black Horse remains optimistic about 2008 and the future of the point of sale market.
Cambria Automobiles has acquired 15-site Summit Auto Group from Japanese business enterprise Sumitomo for an undisclosed amount.
SsangYong’s new UK boss Paul Williams wants 3,000 registrations this year and makes 10,000 annual sales “a medium-term objective”.
Tata Motors, the lead bidder for Ford’s luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brands, has unveiled the world’s cheapest car called in a bid to get poorer families into cars.
The merger of Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) into Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) brings together the assets of MG Rover under single ownership.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has reacted spikily to EurotaxGlass’s claim that used car prices will take a £400 drop this year.
