Ford’s management board is reportedly close to approving the sale of Hertz to a group of buyout firms for more than $15bn (£8.2bn).
The list price of diesel-powered cars has increased at almost double the rate of petrol equivalents over the past five years, further increasing the period over which a diesel car must be run before it proves more economical.
The UK’s first national voluntary assessment system for technicians automotive technician accreditation (ATA), has seen 1,000 technicians register since launching in June.
Pricing and specification for the new Passat Estate have been confirmed, ahead of its UK launch in November.
Just Car Clinics Group plc has revealed interim results showing a 7.4% rise in turnover and a near tripling of profit before tax.
Mark Fields, the Ford executive who stopped production at Jaguar's historic Browns Lane factory in Coventry, has been appointed to turn around the carmaker's loss-making US operations.
Dealers are suffering the double dilemma of falling profits and margins and increased manufacturer control of their businesses.
A Nissan dealer has been fined £10,000 after a customer was seriously injured when he walked through a showroom glass partition.
Jaguar and Land Rover are offering voluntary redundancy terms to 300 UK administrative staff at Halewood, Castle Bromwich, Gaydon, Warwickshire and Whitley in Coventry.
Protesters have threatened to return to refineries across the UK if the Government does not bring down tax on fuel.
Nissan’s first UK designed, engineered and manufactured hardtop/convertible, the Micra C+C, is being given an early preview.
Japanese manufacturers Nissan, Lexus and Mazda have commissioned EurotaxGlass’s International to provide long term residual value forecasts for their new car launches.
Renault is to offer fleet customers an upgraded vehicle replacement service if they suffer a warranty-related breakdown.
Fleets are experiencing mixed fortunes in the used car market as sales of ex-company cars are declining at the same time as diesel transactions are rising, a new report has found.
A road-going Caterham sports car developed by the manufacturer and a university has achieved 100mpg.
Results from sales across the UK.
BMW has united with General Motors and DaimlerChrysler to develop a dual-mode hybrid powertrain system for cars.
Chrysler Group has unveiled two brand new vehicles the Jeep Commander and Dodge Caliber, that will be coming to the UK market in right-hand drive next year.
Vauxhall car and van owners can now enjoy the benefits of satellite navigation at less than a third of the price of factory-fitted systems on new cars, thanks to a link up between the carmaker and TomTom.
Saab is claiming the title of the fastest growing premium brand as August saw it achieve record sales.
Fiat Auto has announced it plans to agree a new strategic alliance by the end of the year.
Volkswagen Group confirmed yesterday it could cut up to 14,000 production jobs, mostly at Wolfsburg, while hoping to avoid compulsory redundancies among its 125,000 European employees.
Nanjing Automotive, the Chinese group which bought the remains of MG Rover, is insisting it remains committed to a major presence at Longbridge.
The United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) business adviser Ken Hunt has met representatives of 20 companies in Jharkhand, India, to explore automotive partnership opportunities.
Fiat has launched the new-generation Punto supermini that it hopes will return its auto division to profit.
A former car salesman from Blyth, Nottinghamshire, has been jailed for life for kidnap, theft and fraud after a series of elaborate deceptions in which he convinced his victims he was an MI5 agent.
Suzuki’s all-new Grand Vitara enters showrooms next Thursday.
New car sales fell in August in the face of lower consumer confidence, but car dealers expect September's new 55 plate to encourage upward movement in the market.
Almost half the workers made redundant when car giant MG Rover collapsed earlier this year have now found new jobs.
Company car drivers are booking servicing online in record numbers.