John Chambers, from Camberley, Surrey, is considering legal action after his Porsche engine blew up.
The Maxxis MA-Z1 is now on sale in the UK.
Add-it, the UK manufacturer of automotive chemical and service products, has appointed Tim Ilett as a super distributor for East Anglia.
Swedish firm Kilen, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of chassis springs, has been appointed an approved supplier to Group Auto Union UK (GAU).
Skoda achieved a total of 2,360 sales in January, a 13.3% rise in the same period last year.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Midlands dealer group Asgard has made three-quarters of its 100-strong workforce redundant.
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.
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.
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.
Chevrolet will launch a new family saloon called the Epica at the Geneva Motor Show.
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.
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.
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.
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.
