With revenue from car sales continuing to be squeezed, dealers are under even more pressure than ever to embrace, enhance and extrapolate as much as possible from alternative sources within the business.
There’s now less than one month to go before the entry deadline for the 2006 AM Awards.
GP Automotive, the aftermarket warehouse distributor, has acquired the Veco brand from Vegem International.
New car sales have slipped by 3.2% in September to 417,052.
Nissan announced today that it sold 3.671 million vehicles from October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005.
Toyota has agreed to buy an 8.7% stake in Japanese manufacturer Fuji Heavy Industries, the owner of Subaru, from General Motors.
Order books for Ford's new Focus ST open this week.
Chevrolet UK has hit an all time sales high in September at 4,516 vehicles, 1,303 units up (41%) on the same month last year.
Volkswagen is to unveil its new Polo GTI at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show which begins on October 19.
Chrysler has confirmed that its Dodge Nitro SUV will be launched in 2007 and will go on sale in the UK.
A Wishaw car dealer has been jailed after pleading guilty to evading £589,952 VAT over a three-year period in an illegal car importing scam.
The European Commission has fined PSA Peugeot Citoen €49.5 million (£34m) for breaking competition rules.
Ford and PSA Peugeot Citroen have today announced the fourth phase of their diesel engine co-operation scheme, with the launch of two new families of engines for their commercial vehicle and executive car lines.
Toyota is to build a £10m automotive training facility in Nottingham.
Forty per cent of cars will break down in first year post-manufacturer warranty, it has been claimed.
Lookers’ Renault dealerships in Essex and Cheshire is to adopt the theme of 80s TV programme ‘Allo ‘Allo.
Subaru’s 2006 Impreza will be available on-the-road from £16,200 this month.
Mazda’s new Senku concept vehicle will make its world debut at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show on October 19 through to November 6.
Drivers are still using hand-held mobile phones while they are driving, according to new figures released by the Department for Transport.
Vauxhall reported big losses last year, after a cost cutting project has failed for a third year to turn the carmaker around, according to accounts filed at Companies House.
DaimlerChrysler has disregarded claims that it wants a stake in rival Volkswagen.
Kayaba - the largest supplier of original equipment (OE) shock absorbers in the world - is providing Renault with front and rear shock absorbers for the new Clio III.
Chrysler dealers in the UK will start official imports of the Dodge Ram pick-up truck in October, priced from £25,995.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrators of failed automotive logistics group Autocare UK Limited, has announced the sale of the business and assets to Paragon Automotive.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has appointed Graeme Grieve as sales and marketing director.
Fiat’s Grande Punto and the new Mazda5 have both been awarded five stars for occupant safety in the latest Euro NCAP tests.
Suzuki will be showing a number of new concept vehicles at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show which runs from October 19 until November 6.
Residual values for cross-over models could be affected by confused customers, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Hyundai’s Getz supermini has had a makeover and now comes with a range of new engines.
Drivers could be caught over the limit just for sucking on a Fisherman’s Friend.
