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Fiat UK boss Guilio Salomone has told AM he recognises there is still some work to be done to turn round the brand’s plummeting UK sales.

The pressures of satisfying modern corporate standards has led to the closure of Portsmouth Renault franchise Liningtons, which has had a presence in the city since it began producing horse-drawn carriages in 1811.

Lexus is putting the finishing touches to its used car programme – due to be launched in November and coinciding with the introduction of the latest IS model range.

A service designed to help dealers identify where their marketing spend is working best has been launched by Portfolio Europe.

The controversial showroom design used by the Hummer muscle-sports utility vehicle brand in America will cross the Atlantic and is likely to feature in the UK.

A limited edition £85,000 Anniversary Range Rover is on sale this month to mark the car’s 35th birthday.

Westover Nissan invited visitors to its showroom in Bournemouth last Friday to take part in “the world’s biggest coffee morning” for Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Autotrader.co.uk has contacted its customers to warn of a scam email which requests recipients to give away their password.

North-east dealership Springfield Honda has renewed its sponsorship of the Newcastle Eagles basketball team.

Perrys Motor Group has relaunched its website, www.perrys.co.uk.

Mitsubishi has fixed its sights on a 50,000 market in the UK with a refocused model line-up.

On submitting their application for authorisation to the FSA, dealer principals make a number of assurances to the regulator to which they will comply on the date of authorisation.

Sir – It was disappointing to read The Big Picture (AM, September 23 issue) and your comments about Chevrolet generated from the results of the RMIF Summer Survey.

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.