A registered charity that provides vocational education and training in motor mechanics for disadvantaged teenagers has opened its third training centre.
Jeep has launched a new special edition version of its Wrangler, the Renegade.
General Motors has signed an agreement with EurotaxGlass’s for the provision of strategic consultancy services.
Jaguar owned Daimler is to launch its new Super Eight model this autumn, the first new Daimler model for seven years.
Car production in the UK saw its biggest quarterly fall in two and a half years in the three months to June, largely as a result of MG Rover’s collapse.
Sir Bob Geldof has succeeded in bringing global issues into UK households, to the point where most schoolchildren could now probably tell you that there is a link between CO2 emissions and our changing climate.
BCA has teamed up with Fiat and Alfa Romeo to stage the first Live Online sale for the manufacturer.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that the sale of MG Rover will go ahead despite legal threats from failed rivals.
Poor demand in Europe has hit Nissan earnings growth.
Audi has announced details for the successor to its A6 allroad Quattro, which will make its way into showrooms by mid-2006.
Vauxhall is enjoying a boost to its market share on the back of a three-day test drive programme which saw more 50,000 British drivers and 550,000 customers across Europe visiting dealerships to take advantage of extra time behind the wheel.
PSA Peugeot Citroen said today it is standing by its February forecast of moderate sales growth and an operating margin between 4.0% and 4.5% of sales.
Vauxhall will be using a text response feature on its TV campaign for the new Zafira, launching this week.
IT solutions provider DCS Automotive today announced the appointment of Nicola Dunajewski as a sales account manager. She has joined DCS from Abraxas Insurance.
New research suggests that half of motorists say they often sing along to music while driving and almost two-thirds of drivers who have four or more years of accident-free driving claim the music they listen to soothes them, making them feel calmer and more relaxed.
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, which lost out on the bidding for MG Rover, has announced it is considering a legal challenge to the decision to sell Rover to another Chinese state-owned company, Nanjing Automobile.
Citroen UK has announced that current managing director, Alan Favey, will be leaving on September 1 to become the MD of Citroen Italy.
Audi is offering a free upgrade of its A4 Cabriolet to Cabriolet Sport, while the A4 Cabriolet S line will be available at a reduced premium of £1,200.
Lexus GB has appointed Rachel Rollason as national marketing manager.
BMW (UK) has introduced an updated waste management and recycling programme that will be offered to its entire network of BMW and Mini dealerships and authorised bodyshops.
Chinese carmaker Nanjing Automotive has bought MG Rover for an unknown sum, administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced.
BTC, the motor industry training company, has appointed Paul Edmondston as director of international operations and David Di Girolamo as head of sales.
Proton has introduced free dual controls on the GEN-2 GLS and GSX range, targeting driving schools and the private driving instructor market.
Hyundai has taken control of the distribution and servicing of its vehicles in the UK with the formation of a new company, Hyundai Motor UK (HMUK).
BMW has announced it will be launching night vision and high-beam assistant lighting systems across its models this autumn.
Seat UK has announced pricing and specifications for the 2006 model year Altea and Toledo, which will be available from August 1.
Mondial UK technician Nigel Halliday is the company’s first staff member to gain the industry-recognised ‘Automotive Technician Accreditation’ (ATA).
BMW has announced prices and specification details for its 1-series and 5-series models.
Retailers, already fighting to protect F&I income in the face of growing incursion from direct lenders, do not need to have that source of profit threatened further by finance companies.
The vehicle warranty industry has been through turbulent times. The FSA regulations, which came into force at the beginning of the year, has caused nervousness, upheaval and considerable debate. The demise of MG Rover has also created uncertainty in the warranty market.
