The market for new cars in central Europe fell by 0.7% in 2005 as consumers continued to fuel rising car ownership in the region's largest markets by buying imported used cars, according to JATO Dynamics.
Toyota has launched its third generation RAV4, which is priced from £18,995 on-the-road.
Chrysler’s Crossfire now comes with free Smartnav satellite navigation.
TVR, bought by 24-year-old Russian former banker Nikolay Smolensky 18 months ago, wants to recruit more dealers in the UK and mainland Europe ready for a planned increase in sales.
Midlands dealer group Asgard has made three-quarters of its 100-strong workforce redundant.
William Jacks chief executive John Adair is to retire in April, provided the sale to Sytner of the southern England dealer group goes through without a hitch.
Audi is gearing up for its next new car family. This year may bring the TT MkII and Q7 SUV, but 2007 heralds the new A4 range, ultimately comprising five bodystyles (and two model series).
Westover Group, the Bournemouth-based multi-franchised group, moved quickly to buy four sites from Grant Thornton, joint administrative receivers, after Olympian Motor Group collapsed.
Alfa Romeo UK has appointed Christopher Nicoll (37) as its new managing director.
ADP has sold its claims services business, including Audatex, to US company Solera for £560 million.
Pendragon has increased its profit before tax by 11.7% to £59.3 million, compared to £53.1 million in 2004.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault, has said today he will take the French manufacturer on a product offensive, launching an average of eight new models a year until 2009.
Chevrolet will launch a new family saloon called the Epica at the Geneva Motor Show.
Whitehouse Chrysler Jeep’s after sales centre in Crayford is one of the first of three garages to be awarded the BSI Kitemark for service excellence.
The Volkswagen Polo line-up has been extended with the addition of two new models: the Dune and the GTI.
Pendragon has acquired a further 7,058,336 shares at 900p on top of the 15,687,747.
Rick Wagoner, General Motors' chief executive, is to take a 50% pay cut, to help save money, although he’ll still be earning over £1 million a year.
Land Rover has confirmed 1,300 job losses at its Solihull plant - as the company enjoys the biggest sales boom in its 58 year-history.
Honda has awarded Michael Fowler its UK ‘master technician’ accreditation.
Lexus will have three main features to its stand at this month’s Geneva Motor Show.
Proton has appointed eight new dealers so far this year already.
PSA Peugeot Citroen’s net sales and revenue for 2005 totalled €56,267 million (£38,617m), an increase of 0.3% over the previous year’s €56,105m (£38,503m).
Pendragon has seen off rival Lookers in the tussle for Reg Vardy with a £506m revised offer and a threat to snap up both groups in one move.
The British Standards Institute remains upbeat despite slow take-up for its Kitemark scheme launched to the service and repair sector last September.
TG Holdcroft, the privately-owned motor retail group based in Hanley, has secured an £800,000 fleet deal by supplying 43 silver Renaults to Global Telecom.
Mazda sold 4,396 cars in the UK in January a 9% raise on last year, raising its market share to a record 2.7%.
Mazda has added three new models to its special addition Sakata range.
Hyundai is offering special offers on selected models.
Customers buying their cars on eBaymotors.co.uk will now be able to use a ‘vehicle status report’ from HPI.
UK police forces will now receive monthly updates showing the latest details of suspected uninsured vehicles from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB).
