The BMW 3-series rivalling IS was a real hit for Lexus: stylish, well equipped and good to drive. Buyers tended to be affluent, aspirational, and appreciated Lexus’ famed precision engineering. Some saw it as a ‘Japanese Mercedes’.
With private sales markedly down for the last three months of 2005, there’s no doubt car sales in general have been sliding.
Name the best marketed brand outside the car industry. Coca Cola? McDonalds? I nominate Intel.
Euro Car Parts is opening a new warehouse in Edmunton, Enfield, to accommodate its future expansion plans.
Kia Motors UK has invested more than £5 million in a new programme to provide each of its 155 dealerships with a demonstration fleet to meet the demand from company car drivers this year.
Seat has approved a new styling kit for its latest Leon model.
Ex MG Rover, supply chain and Peugeot staff made redundant last year can take advantage of a re-employment training programme launched by the Automotive Academy.
The number of motor traders going bust in 2005 was the highest since 2001, at 260 businesses, a rise of 7.9% compared to 2004.
Mercedes-Benz has revised its SL-class roadster, priced from £62,885 to £101,220, four years from its original launch.
Diane Williams, the Finance and Leasing Association’s (FLA) principal consultant on credit and data policy, is calling for a radical overhaul of the processes involved in registering and tracking motor finance agreements.
Proving that premium brands have to be equally imaginative as their volume counterparts, Jaguar is flagging up a 0% finance package for its V6 bi-turbo diesel XJ TDVi Executive.
Pendragon has once more extended the deadline for Reg Vardy to accept its 800p per share offer to buy the company.
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Aftermarket supplier Mafco has teamed up with Laser Tools to become one of the brand’s UK suppliers.
A warm welcome to 2006 and a Happy New Year from us all at Black Horse. At the beginning of last year, we described how the finance industry was under intense pressure from direct lenders, and in particular at the point of sale.
The troubled sub-prime motor finance sector is likely to suffer another casualty following the closure of Yes Car Credit with 820 redundancies in December.
BTC, which describes itself as an industry performance improvement specialist, has launched an internet-based IT program which, it claims, helps retailers avoid being engulfed by FSA paperwork relating to insurance selling regulations.
Last year, more than a third of all the cars checked for dealer groups Pendragon, Arnold Clark, Sytner Group and Ford Retail by Experian were identified with 'hidden' histories.
Two former DTI ministers, are to be called before Parliament in an inquiry into Ministers’ roles in the lengthy attempt to prevent the collapse of MG Rover.
Here are the first official pictures of Chevrolet’s new Captiva SUV.
Fiat Auto UK’s search for the top Fiat and Alfa Romeo technician has come to an end, with the winners celebrating a three day break in Italy.
Peugeot has included a 1.6-litre HDi 90 engine to its 307 line-up to replace the 2.0-litre HDi of the same power.
BMW and Mini in the UK have launched a new range of portable navigation devices in co-operation with Garmin.
Pendragon has confirmed it is re-assessing its options in response to the Lookers 875p per share bid (£492m in cash) for Reg Vardy today.
Reg Vardy has approved a takeover bid by rival Lookers for 875 pence per share.
GMAC, the financial services arm of General Motors, has shelved its strategy to target business beyond its Vauxhall, Saab and Chevrolet brands in the UK, two years after first outlining its plans to AM.
European Motor Holdings has disposed of a Lexus, a Mazda and three Toyota dealerships in South Manchester for £13.2 million to the RRG Group.
Residual values are set to decrease after the slow down in the last three months of last year.
Ford has revised its routine servicing schedule for all cars registered this year.
