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Black and grey are now the colours of choice for one in four new car buyers.

Lex Vehicle Leasing has relaunched its mobile servicing and repair service to offer more company car drivers the option of bypassing dealers.

The final stage of new regulations, which cover the storage of oil on commercial premises, came into effect at the beginning of September.

Credential Environmental Ltd (CEL), the tyre, automotive and special waste collector and reprocessor, has doubled the size of its hazardous waste division with the acquisition of Betta Special Waste and Betta Environmental Solutions.

One thousand technicians have registered on the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA), the UK’s first national voluntary assessment scheme, since its launch in June.

Nissan has developed the world’s first technology to measure in-cylinder gas temperatures and a way to analyse the combustion in real-time during engine operation.

Japanese and European vehicle aftermarket parts company Comline has moved to a new 50,000 sq ft warehouse in Luton after outgrowing its old site in Wembley, North London.

Mazda previews Sassou concept ahead of Frankfurt show debut

Phillip Mills, former operations director of Maranello Concessionaires Ltd, has died, aged 46.

AM is boosting its online offering by teaming up with Dealerforum to launch a unique service for UK motor industry professionals.

BMW Group has announced that BMW and Mini will be exhibiting at the 2006 British International Motor Show, which will take the motoring showcase back to London after a 30-year absence.

Volkswagen has today confirmed pricing and specification for the most powerful production Golf to date, the new R32.

A £490m project to give drivers a real-time ‘information superhighway’ on England's motorways was announced this week by Roads Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman.

Mercedes must pay a £7m penalty for attempting to fix the price of its E-Class executive car.

Centurion Electronics plc, the provider of in-car audio-visual entertainment, today announces it has signed an exclusive distributorship agreement with Audiovox Audio Produkte GmbH to be the sole distributor of Audiovox in-car audio-visual products in the UK and Ireland.

The Seward Group has been awarded the Renault franchise for Portsmouth, effective from October 1.

Lookers has reported a strong half-year set of figures and expressed confidence that if the new car market stayed within expectations (2.45m), there would be an equally good result in the second half.

This is the all-new Equus limousine, the most ambitious car in Hyundai’s history. It’s a big saloon that will mix it with the Lexus LS430 and maybe even steal a few Mercedes S-class sales.

Ford chairman and CEO Bill Ford has told employees the company’s focus must be on safety, technology and design innovation and has made a commitment to a tenfold increase in hybrid production by 2010.

Blue Bell BMW and Mini in Wilmslow has introduced Blue Bell Accident Management as an additional service for its customers.

Aftersales consultancy Automotive Advantage has launched a set of programmes that aim to help garages achieve the BSI kitemark standard.

CITROEN has ordered its new chief executive in Britain to find out why the cars it builds are not on the choice lists of more fleet buyers.

Prices achieved at sales across the UK.

The Government is promising to cut red tape for British businesses.

Vauxhall and Saab chief Jonathan Browning has called on the industry to put pressure on the Government to increase its commitment to green fuels.

Audi chairman Martin Winterkorn, responsible overall for the SEAT brand within VW Group, has said the Spanish subsidiary must cut costs and raise sales by mid-2006, and warned that job losses cannot be ruled out.

Motorists who feel guilty about the damage their cars cause the environment are being offered ‘green’ breakdown cover which will fix their cars – and plant trees to help restore the environment.

Carmakers are going to the wire over announcing full details about post Location Clause contracts.

The Mazda5 and new Fiat Punto have been awarded the maximum five-star rating for adult occupant protection in the latest European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) testing.

Chevrolet has announced a major enhancement of its existing retailer locator service provided by Multimap.