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.
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.
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.
Chinese car maker Landwind will make its first European appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Monday.
A new look A4 Cabriolet with new engines and more sporting driving characteristics will be unveiled by Audi at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week.
The Automotive Academy has announced that Warwickshire College has become the first recipient of its Academy Validated mark.
The new Vauxhall Vectra will be available sporting a set of wheels that look like alloys – but aren’t.
The Birmingham Evening Mail has taken the bizarre step of printing its front page headline in Mandarin in a desparate attempt to get the new owners of MG Rover to break its silence on its plans for the Longbridge carmaker.
TRW Automotive is cutting a quarter of its workforce at its brake systems factory in Pontypool.
Mazda Motors UK Ltd has signed agreements with Sikkens (Akzo Nobel), DuPont Refinish and Spies Hecker (DPC) to exclusively supply paint for warranty repairs in its approved bodyshops throughout the Mazda dealer network.
Two consortia of private-equity firms has submitted competitive offers to buy Hertz, Ford’s rental subsidiary.
International Automotive Distributors Limited (IAD), trading as Maccess, has announced the acquisition of the ADS business from Unipart Automotive.
AM100 dealer group Lookers has released its end-of-year results showing a rise in turnover of 12% and a 27% growth in operating profit in a market described as ‘subdued’.
The car finance market has grown steadily in Europe in the past five years, with motor financiers advancing €87bn (£59.1bn) in new loans at the point of sale in 2004, compared to just €68bn (£46.2bn) in 1999.
The Chancellor should introduce a variable tax on fuel in order to soften the blow of record oil prices on consumers and businesses, according to the RAC Foundation.
Wheat is to be used to fuel a new Ford Focus, the first of which has arrived in the UK for fleet trials.
Results from sales across the UK.
A director who fraudulently claimed about £140,000 through false invoicing and a range of other scams has been jailed.
Vauxhall pre-registered more vehicles than any other manufacturer in July, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reveal.
While the news headlines report a High Street retail industry feeling the pinch of reducing consumer confidence, there are few signs that the used car retail market is similarly affected.
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