Skoda has surpassed its annual sales record a month early this year, with a total of 452,973 cars sold.
The new national pay rates have been released for employees in the motor industry.
Clocking continues to be a major issue for dealers as latest figures from HPI’s National Mileage Register (NMR) show 1.3 million vehicles registered since 1990 have a current discrepancy.
Volkswagen has announced the sale of its IT subsidiary Gedas to Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems, subject to the antitrust authorities' approval.
Pendragon shareholders have approved its acquisition of dealer group Reg Vardy at an extraordinary general meeting held this morning.
Tightening your belts and making sure you are complying with new and existing legislation were the key messages at this year’s <b>AM</b> Financial Management Conference, held at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford, on November 17.
Tony Willard asks five senior automotive industry executives for their view on 2005 and 2006
What a year. 2005 has seen it all: falling new car sales, the collapse of MG Rover, Reg Vardy up for sale, location clause ending – and all the while retailers have been facing up to stringent franchise controls and tough audit procedures.
Results from sales across the UK.
The 307 had a tough reputation to live up to when it was launched in June 2001.
Used van retail business has been coming to the fore of late fuelled by growth in new van sales.
Turbocharging was once the great hope for petrol engines: in the early 1980s everyone seemed to be experimenting with them as they saw the benefits that accrued first to Saab with the 99 Turbo and then to Audi with the original Quattro.
Bill Duffy, managing director of RAC Auto Windscreens, is to step down from the position at the end of December.
HR Owen has sold its Volkswagen car and van business to Citygate Automotive for £2.5 million in cash.
Lookers will wait until the New Year before it makes a cash offer for the shares of Reg Vardy.
Western European passenger car sales in 2005 look unlikely to reach last year's level after November's 3.3% dip in total registrations.
Two members of the team at Wellsway Mini have been awarded with their own Mini adventure in recognition of their achievements within the business in 2005.
Proton’s new Savvy will be priced from £5,995 on-the-road when it goes on sale next month.
Honda is expecting to achieve record European car sales during 2005, with a forecast of 285,000 units sold.
Ford has boosted its Streetka range with a ‘Winter’ variant to cope with the UK’s harshest winter in years (this was predicted by the weather people, who then predicted that it actually wouldn’t be that cold).
Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich manufacturing centre has produced its first new XK sports car.
The first stage of a trial of vegetable-based vehicle fuel has been declared a resounding success.
This has been a tough year for the UK retail motor industry, and many dealers would regard that as an upbeat assessment.
The RMI Federation’s National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has set up a working party to look at the burden of new legislation and, in particular, Block Exemption.
Honda is looking to grow its network by 10% over the next 30 months, according to Ken Keir, managing director, Honda UK.
Next year’s British International Motor Show is promising to return to London with a radically new format, including rock concerts, powerboat displays and a 1.4 mile test track.
It’s decision time for Toyota’s top brass: will they give Lexus’s supercar the green light?
Consolidation will quicken next year. Across each sector of the industry we will see more acquisitions and, unfortunately, more failures.
Leicester-based Sytner Group this week acquired a majority stake in Wiliam Jacks plc from Malaysian parent Johan Holdings Berhad.
FPS has added Pearl Products to its list of suppliers in its new non-component program.
