Kia finished 2005 with 39,761 vehicles sold, a 19% increase on 2004.
Tyre manufacturer Michelin is recalling a batch of tyres after the discovery of an anomaly that could cause rapid deflation.
Several parties a believed to be interested in General Motor’s GMAC.
DaimlerChrysler has appointed Goldman Sachs, the investment banking firm, to gauge interest in the unprofitable Smart division of its Mercedes group.
Rolls-Royce sold 796 cars in 2005, an increase of 0.5% over 2004 and a 15 year high for the company.
Skoda sold nearly 38,000 new cars in 2005, a new record for the brand in the UK.
Saab has sold 27,465 cars in 2005, a sales growth of 35%, which has led to its best ever share of the UK market at 1.14%.
Over 2,000 management and dealer sales staff from Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Renault have completed a new training programme to underline the importance of active safety systems.
Land Rover has achieved its best sales performance in its history last year, with 185,120 vehicles sold around the world, an increase of 14% on 2004.
Volkswagen and Continental Automotive Systems have become partners for the development and supply of power electronics for future hybrid projects.
A motor company based in Reading has had its application for a consumer credit licence refused by the Office of Fair Trading.
Management at car component maker Unipres, which supplies Nissan, has strongly refuted claims made by the Amicus union regarding strike threats.
New car registrations in Scotland fell from 201,807 last year compared to 2004 when the total was 215,171.
The new car sector suffered a 5% drop in registrations last year compared to 2004 to 2,439,717 units.
Workers at car component company Unipres (UK) Ltd in Washington, Tyneside which supplies body parts to Nissan and Honda are being balloted on industrial action over plans to introduce Saturday working.
BMW Group has achieved record UK sales in 2005 with over 156,000 BMW and MINI vehicle registrations, an increase of 9% compared to 2004 and in a market down by 5%.
Vauxhall has launched its biggest servicing and repair promotion for its MasterFit centres.
Smart has launched a refreshed website across its retail network.
Subaru is to launch its first microsite, dedicated to the 2006 Impreza range.
Mazda is presenting Kabura, a sportscar concept at this year’s North American International Auto Show.
General Motors sold 392,041 new cars and trucks in the US in December, down 10% from the same month a year ago.
The Indian utility vehicle and agricultural tractor manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (M&M) has acquired 98.6% shares in Stokes Group Limited from its existing main shareholders, the Jennings family, who had controlled the firm since 1938.
Saab is celebrating two decades of convertible sales success by introducing a 20th anniversary model, the 9-3 Convertible Cerulean special edition.
Perrys Peugeot, in Bletchley, has signed a deal worth potentially £500,000 to supply vehicles to Allied Bakeries - one of the UK’s largest bakers.
Ford has achieved its first full year increase in US car sales since 1999 by the end of December 2005.
Peter Cameron, operations director at The Bridewell Group and director of Network Automotive Management, is to retire this month after more than 40 years in the motor industry.
Volvo is extending its three year/60,000 miles free service plan to the XC90.
The Fox, Volkswagen’s new entry level small car, will go on sale at the end of April with prices starting at £6,595.
The cost of running the average new car has grown to nearly £5,000 a year, or £14 a day, according to the latest RAC Cost of Motoring Index.
Dealers are being warned to check the history of used cars due to rising numbers of insurance write-offs going on sale.
