Skoda will present its new Roomster, its fourth model line, at the Geneva Motor Show on February 28.
Kia’s Picanto model depreciated less than any other car in the UK last year, according to Parker’s Car Price Guide, sister-title to AM-online.
BMW UK has announced final specification and pricing of the forthcoming BMW Z4 3.0si Coupé and the new BMW Z4 M Coupe.
Gareth Stewart, distribution manager at Walon UK’s Toyota import centre in Bristol, has climbed the highest mountain in Antarctica, raising £20,000 for the automotive charity, BEN.
The Office of Fair Trading has decided not to take action against TVR after it received complaints it was not supplying independent repairers with spare parts.
Peugeot has set out to support independent motor traders by launching a trade parts club through its Trade Association Dealers, which will be inplace by the end of the month.
DaimlerChrysler will cut 6,000 administrative jobs by 2008, following the introduction of a new management model.
The western European new car market fell in December by 2.5% to 1.05 million units. However, the total market for 2005 was only 0.2% (29,780 units) lower than 2004’s annual total of 14,854,554 units.
Nearly a third of drivers have not worn a seatbelt while in a moving car at some time in the last year.
Almost 11,000 students have now signed up for the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) training vocational qualifications.
Seat has released the first images of its revised Ibiza, which will reach showrooms in April.
DaimlerChrysler's loss-making Smart small-car brand has reiterated it is not for sale and insisted investment bank Goldman Sachs was acting only as a ‘buffer zone’ to screen potential offers.
Ford has dismissed rumours it had received a bid from Renault to buy its British luxury car brand Jaguar.
Safety and fuel economy take precedence over performance once a car buyer has decided on a budget, according to a new survey.
Ricardo UK, the automotive technology engineer, has appointed Raul Meyer Murguia as its new business development director.
Shell UK will expand its work in the metalworking sector with the acquisition of Croda Chemicals International’s rolling fluid and production engineering business.
AM has published a new audit statement for the period January-December 2005 that again shows an increase in its circulation quality. The main highlight is the age of requests moving from 79% (15500) to more than 84% (16507) in year one.
Ford has reported a fall in income from $3.5billion (£1.96bn) in 2004, to $2bn (£1.12bn) in 2005.
A new plastic car, called MyCar, will go on sale next year in Europe for £4,500.
DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group, which has announced plans to increase exports of US models to Europe, has made new appointments in its global marketing and product strategy organisations.
An Italian truck maker is looking for UK component suppliers and has asked the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to put forward a selection of interested firms.
The Guardian Media Group (GMG), the publisher of the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, could sell off its Trader Media classified arm, in preparation for a strategic review of its non-national newspaper assests.
A beautician and two former air hostesses are among 15 women selected to work in France’s first garage run by women.
Car sales executives have received a fall in pay of 1.1% between 2004 and 2005.
The Institute of the Motor Industry is embarking on a campaign to attract a younger membership by launching a package designed to appeal to apprentices.
Recruitment of senior management has continued at Hyundai Motor UK following the appointment of former Toyota operations director Tony Whitehorn as managing director.
Paul Greenwood has joined Mitsubishi Motors UK as used car manager. He spent 17 years at MG Rover and managed used vehicle remarketing, daily rental and PCP finance and developed the used car programme.
Number plates from the Mini Coopers which starred in the classic 1969 film the Italian Job - alongside Michael Caine - are to go under the hammer.
Nigel Mansell has been appointed as president of the Insitute of Advanced Motorists.
Capital Bank Motor has been announced as the latest sponsor of the AM Awards 2006.
