Automotive Skills has been merged into the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
NAC MG (UK) has appointed ROOM251 as its marketing agency.
The personalised number plate, CEO 1, has sold for £154,100 on eBayMotors.co.uk today, the highest price ever paid for a number plate on the site.
National Tyres, the independent fast fit group, is understood to have been put up for sale and to be in talks about a possible takeover.
Time is running out for entries into the AM/Courland Rising Stars Awards 2007, the event recognising the future stars of the automotive industry.
BBC presenter Jeremy Vine will be the RMIF’s main speaker at its annual dinner in October.
Cars and the motor industry have been an essential part of my life ever since I discovered there was no bus after 6pm through the quiet Norfolk village where I grew up. So I’m quite happy to sacrifice that annual inter-continental holiday for the daily use of a decent car.
Fiat Group Automobiles’ has officially opened its new style centre in Italy.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has launched the company’s first graduate programme.
Nissan has officially opened its field quality centre (FQC) at the Nissan Technical Centre Europe in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.
BEN, the automotive industry charity, will be making its debut in the ‘Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race’.
Pendragon has entered into a £400 million sale and lease-back deal with Aaim, the property fund in order to cut group debt.
Thatcham, the crash repair company, has proposed the formation of a Repair Industry Welding Action Group (RIWAG) to address key welding related issues in modern vehicle repair.
Nissan is the new title sponsor for Soccer AM, the Saturday morning football breakfast show on Sky Sports 1.
The John Clark Group will be celebrating the opening its new £2.5 million Dundee Audi dealership with a four-day launch party.
Ironside Motors of Winchmore Hill, London has parted company with Nissan after being with the franchise for 33 years.
CAP has appointed Mark Bulmer as its current valuation manager for cars.
Suzuki GB has appointed Darren Ponsford as its new general manager of marketing for its automobiles division.
It’s a great little car, but there’s just one thing that annoys me about it. It’s the indicator stalks. They don’t click down, they just sort of move a little bit. I know it’s a bit pathetic, but it really put me off the car.
The Office of Fair Trading has approved Bosch’s Car Service code of practice.
TV star Ricky Tomlinson has opened his own garage in Liverpool to help raise the profile of the motor repair sector.
Renault will launch its first bioethanol car into the UK at the end of this year with its Mégane E85 hatchback.
Kia Motors UK sold 56 cars through its BCA hosted auction in July.
Landwind, the Chinese car manufacturer, is looking to recruit UK dealers ahead of the launch of its 4x4 and MPV models which go on sale here in next spring.
We want to give you a better service and at the same time reduce our carbon footprint, so we have teamed up with Ceros to provide you with a faster, smarter and environmentally-friendly version of AM.
Lexus, Honda, Daihatsu and Toyota scored five stars in the latest JD Power dealer service survey.
Arriving in Turin this week, the less car-minded visitor could have been forgiven for believing there was a major Hollywood premiere in town.
New car registrations rose by 1.5% in June to 222,863 units.
The European Parliament this week was due to consider CO2 emission limits which could block the launch of most performance cars, luxury saloons and large 4x4s in Europe within eight years.
Citroën has set up three working groups with its National Dealer Council to identify new ways in which its retail network can improve their performance.
