General Motors has announced the sale of a controlling stake in its financial services division - which owns UK-based fleet management company Masterlease - in a multi-billion pound deal.
Mazda has decided to fit Smartnav as standard on its Mazda6 range, after the success of fitting it to the Mazda6 special edition, Zugaro.
PSA Peugeot Citroen and Dongfeng Motor Group are expanding their industrial plan for their joint Chinese subsidiary Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobiles (DPCA).
Values of one-year-old cars are continuing to fall at a faster rate than any other section of the used car market.
Dealers will be able to pay their Financial Services Authority regulatory fees by instalments next year.
Hi-Q’s founder Jack Blacklock has died.
Here are the latest trends reported by consultancy firm, Network Automotive in the first quarter of this year.
BMW UK has announced pricing and specification details for its 3-series Touring line-up.
Mazda UK has reached a record sales high in March with sales of 10,100 vehicles for the month.
Jeep is offering off-road test drive days now to customers taking a test drive in one of its vehicles.
Bugatti’s £810,000 Veyron is selling so well, the company is increasing the price by an estimated 10%.
Subaru’s new limited edition Impreza 2.5 WRX Type UK comes with £3,635 worth of extras.
Saab’s new BioPower hybrid concept makes its world premier today at the Stockholm Motor Show.
Renault customers will now be able to drive away their new car on the same day of purchase with seven days free insurance.
Tyre specialist Stapletons has appointed Stephen Childs as its marketing manager.
Nkl automotive, a local business in Goole providing vehicle movement services to the automotive industry, will be visited by HRH, Princess Royal.
The UK division of GMAC, General Motors’ finance operation, has welcomed the news that a controlling stake in the global business has been sold to a consortium led by Cerberus Capital Management.
The Office of Fair Trading has rejected an application for a credit licence for Romford based car retailer Multilink Trade.
CV questions to high flyers from the automotive industry.
Derby-based Pentagon group has appointed Trevor Heathcote as group buying and remarketing manager in order to satisfy the demand for vehicles by its branches spread throughout Derbyshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Staffordshire.
Bentley Newcastle has appointed Neil Metcalf to lead the dealership’s 10-strong aftersales team.
Hamish McCowan has been promoted as after sales director of Kia Motors (UK).
Fix Auto, the Canadian-based crash repair franchise now building a network in the UK, hopes that winning the Fortis Insurance contract at eight of its 13 bodyshops will be the first of many successes.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is offering free training for workers from garages and workshops in a bid to drive down occupational asthma amongst bodywork paint sprayers.
Allianz Cornhill will shortly make an announcement about the future of its partnership with the RMIF.
Just Car Clinics Group, the UK’s second largest independent collision repair chain with 13 vehicle collision repair centres, has reported record preliminary results for the year ending December 31, 2005.
Norwich Union is piloting a courtesy car upgrade option for Norwich Union Direct and RAC Direct customers, leaving repairers asking how long it will be before the insurer controls all courtesy car provision.
ARMS has been put into liquidation following the latest creditors meeting, which took place in January.
Royal & Sun Alliance has appointed Ian Thompson to the newly created post of head of motor operations – claims services.
Sound Advice Safety & Health Ltd in Cheshire has launched a service to help companies meet the requirements of the Control of Vibrations at Work Regulations 2005.
