Mitsubishi Motors UK has confirmed that its I minicar will go on sale in the UK on July 1. There will only be one variant available, priced at £8,999.
DaimlerChrysler is to cut 13,000 US Chrysler jobs by 2009.
2006 was supposed to be the year the consumer went green – more small cars and fewer off-roaders. But what were the real trends of last year?
Staff at Sherwoods Vauxhall in Darlington are celebrating after outperforming the rest of the franchised network in selling parts to other workshops.
Saab will reveal the latest incarnation of its BioPower technology at the Geneva Motor Show.
Marshall Motor Group is planning to grow its relationships with independent garages around Peterborough.
Wales-based aftermarket supplier Brake Engineering has been taken over by global component giant TRW Automotive Aftermarket in a multi-million pound deal.
Peugeot’s next big arrival is the replacement for the 307 small family hatchback. Yes, there’s the new 4007 off-roader and 207 GTI, SW and CC derivatives coming first, but the new 308 is the company’s next major launch.
Mihai Panaitescu, a Romanian design student studying in Turin, has won the Peugeot PLEASE Design Competition with his Flux concept.
I admit to being sceptical when I first heard plans afoot to launch the Dodge brand in the UK.
Aftermarket consultancy MSX International has appointed Nicholas Reisinger as operations director for its UK retail solutions division.
The Add-It brand of automotive additives and aerosols has been relaunched by its new owner, James Briggs Ltd.
Standox has started a new training programme at its new multi-million pound Refinish Academy in Stevenage.
Fiat hopes its new Bravo will make dealers forget the Stilo’s underwhelming achievements. It flew 220 dealers and key fleet customers from the UK to Rome for a VIP launch of the new five-door hatch.
The awards committee at the Institute of Transport Management has awarded Black Horse Motor Finance the Innovation in Motor Finance 2007 Award for its pioneering new finance business management system, LetsUConnect.
With the new Honda Civic Type R, dealers are being offered a hot hatch built to appeal to a wider market than its predecessor.
West Sussex Motors has opened its second Renault dealership on England’s south coast in less than six months.
In its 2004-2005 financial year Bryan Brothers lost £284,000. The following year the Bristol-based group lost almost £200,000. It wasn’t an auspicious start to new managing director Richard Bryan’s reign.
Porsche will not tell Volkswagen how to run its business if the German sports manufacturer launches a takeover, says Trend Tracker, the automotive research specialist.
DuPont Refinish has appointed Graham Parker has its new UK and Ireland business manager.
Circle Leasing has launched a series of five best practice guides to help bodyshops minimize running costs for courtesy cars.
January 2007 was the busiest month for new car model and variant introductions for three years, according to CAP’s database of new vehicle pricing and technical information.
A Merseyside paint company plans to continue providing solvent-borne refinish products for niche repairers, despite environmental laws requiring most bodyshops to switch to waterborne systems.
An announcement by Nanjing Automobile Corporation that it will recommence final assembly of the MG TF roadster at Longbridge this April has been met with guarded optimism.
Dodge will reveal its Demon Roadster concept car at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
Nissan is offering any Micra driver the chance to add three different accessory packs, Family, Styling and Technology, and save up to 60% at the same time.
Michelin will resurrect its icon Bibendum Michelin Man in its new multi-million pound advertising campaign.
The European Union has declared that Volkswagen scrap a German law which protects it from hostile takeovers.
Mazda has unveiled the first picture of its new Mazda2.
New Kia Motors UK managing director Paul Philpott has this week met with the 10 retailers who form the Dealer Forum to discuss his plans for Kia and to listen to their views about network issues and future direction.
