Business failures in the UK rose to 4,720 (2.0%) in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, bringing the total for the year so far to 9,538.
Hilton Suzuki has opened a new used car centre on its premises in Spellbrook, Bishop’s Stortford, as part of an expansion into all-makes sales and servicing.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF), sister association the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have now agreed to move ahead with a jointly developed code of practice for service and repair.
Vauxhall’s new Corsa range will be priced from £7,495 to £12,645 when it goes on sale in October.
Nanjing Automobile is to invest £10 million into restarting production of the MGF sportscar at Longbridge.
Renault’s new Scenic range will go on sale in the UK in October and will feature two new engines.
Seat UK has donated an Ibiza FR to BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund, for its national draw at the British International Motor Show this week.
Microcar has developed a new chargeable electric car, called the ZENN (zero emission no noise), to offer an alternative to the urban motorist.
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Ford is to spend at least £1 billion developing a range of global environmental technologies in the UK for its Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo brands.
Mitsubishi sales in the UK were down 11% from January to June compared to the same period last year.
Proton Cars UK has recruited 16 full dealers so far this year.
General Motors, Renault and Nissan have held a joint discussion regarding the possibility of creating an industrial alliance.
Alfa Romeo’s new Spider will be on the Italian manufacturer’s stand at this year’s British International Motor Show at the ExCeL Centre in London on Thursday.
Gary Stevenson has been appointed as the new sale manager of Nidd Vale Saab.
Chevrolet has collaborated with Paula Pryke, the celebrity florist, to create the UK’s first ever car completely covered in real flowers.
Skoda’s 10 millionth vehicle, a silver Octavia Combi Elegance 2.0 TDI, has rolled off production lines in the Czech Republic, acting as a manufacturing milestone for the company, which has been producing cars for over 100 years.
Eric Nicolas has been appointed by Nissan Europe, as its new senior vice president for administration and finance
Nissan will release a new family of global cars over the next two years with sales of the first variant to start in China in 2006.
Citroen is adding three new variants to its C1 range.
A standard Isuzu Rodeo pickup has set a new fuel economy record by achieving 52.01 mpg after being driven virtually non-stop from Land’s End to John O’Groat’s.
Peugeot has made ISOFIX child seat mountings standard on all of its models.
The EU Landfill Directive banning the land filling of shredded used tyres comes into effect on Sunday.
Toyota GB has appointed Tim Copland as general manager of Toyota Fleet.
The John Clark Motor Group is investing £2.5 million in a new dealership for Dundee Audi.
Porsche has applied to receive clearance from the German antitrust authority to increase its stake in Volkswagen from 21.2% to 25.1%.
Thousands of union activists are to picket Peugeot and Citroen dealerships across the UK this Saturday to protest against the planned closure of the company’s Ryton plant in Coventry.
The Mini retains a better residual value over a three-year period than any other car on sale in Britain, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
The Mayor of London is planning to triple the capital’s congestion charge for 4x4s and cars with high carbon dioxide levels.
