Saab has announced record UK new car sales for June, with final sales of 2,740, giving the Swedish premium carmaker a market share of 1.2%.
Kia has announced that its new Rio arrives throughout Europe this summer.
A group of athletic GMAC Financial Services (UK) employees scaled the highest mountains in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland in just under 48 hours to raise £6,400 for charity.
Reg Vardy has today exchanged contracts worth approximately £15.5m with the Priory Motor Group for the acquisition of five dealerships.
Local authorities are to receive £18m over the next three years to support the implementation of road charging, transport secretary Alistair Darling announced today in the House of Commons.
Folding hard-top sales now represent 5.2% of the whole UK market, according to Glass’s Guide.
Lexus has added a new limited edition version of its RX 300, priced at £31,995 OTR.
PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced that it sold 1,754,000 vehicles in the first six months of 2005, consisting of 1,028,000 Peugeots and 726,000 Citroens. This represents a 0.6% increase from the previous year’s period.
United Aftermarket Network (UAN), the UK buying group, is launching into the CV aftermarket, following the recruitment of eight CV motor factors.
Gates, the OE systems and components manufacturer, has appointed Frank Nieuwenhuys as business development director/ international groups account executive.
London has beaten Paris to win its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
Mazda Motor Europe has announced today that Phillip Waring, currently managing director of Mazda Motors UK, is to be appointed vice president of sales on August 1.
Lookers, number eight in the AM100 assessment of the UK's top dealer groups, will be announcing its interim results for the six months June 30 on Monday September 5.
The increase in UK fuel duty, due in September is being postponed again, the Government has announced.
Audi has announced that it will be appointing a new managing director.
The Nissan assembly plant at Sunderland is 5.1% more productive than the most efficient car plant in North America according to the 2005 Harbour Report, which measures the productivity of car plants on a labour hours/vehicle basis.
Vauxhall has released details of its new look Vectra and Signum.
Mondial UK has appointed Trevor Key to the newly created role of manager of manufacturer relations.
Motor sector business owners could see their personal property put at risk by a House of Lords ruling on banking practices.
Honda has increased its UK new car sales to 53,640 within the first half of the year, an increase of approximately 7.5% on last year and equalling the company’s full year sales figure in 1996.
Porsche has added two new four-wheel drive variant s to its 911 Cabriolet model range
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation has issued a profits warning
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One of the questions arising from the monthly CAP survey of retail used car sales performance is how far sentiment impacts on ‘real life’ results.
Vehicle management services company Inchcape Automotive has a new managing director.
Long-time colleagues Tony Bramall and Peter Jones talk growth and profits. Stephen Briers reports
A trend by established small to medium area repair specialists (smart) to move away from mobile repairs into fixed location volume business has opened up a new niche for bodyshops.
Akzo Nobel has launched the Acoat Next Repairer Generation Group (NRG) to offer networking, training and support for future and new bodyshop managers and owners.
Helphire Group, the Bath-based accident management assistance company, has posted strong results for 2004.
Accident Exchange, supplier of prestige courtesy cars to accident repair centres, aims to take on rival Helphire by extending its service into the mainstream credit hire business.
