Jaguar has revealed the all-new XK.
Volkswagen boss Bernd Pischetsrieder came close to his own ‘Ratner moment’ this week when he dismissed cars made by Audi, the most profitable part of the VAG Group, as a "complete waste of money".
Renault has revised the Kangoo, improving specification, options and a range of new Euro IV-compliant engines to ensure the new Kangoo 2006 offers even more practicality and value for money than the model it replaces. The new range is on sale now with prices between £9,725 and £11,825.
Chevrolet UK has delivered its first big fleet order for its new Matiz city car to Europcar which has taken 200 of the new models for daily rental use.
Top honours in the second annual Lexus Skills Award competition has gone to Lee O’Doherty of Lexus Liverpool.
Developers have submitted a detailed planning application for the first phase of a £16 million technology park on part of the former MG Rover site at Longbridge.
Car production has fallen by 7.3% in July to 130,274 units compared to 140,497 units last year.
Delphi’s Stonehouse plant in Gloucestershire is looking to Poland to recruit 100 workers it cannot find locally.
Nissan has been collaborating in an project to develop bone-scanning technology which will maximise vehicle occupant crash protection.
Corvette has announced that its new hand built Z06 will go on sale throughout Europe in December.
Vauxhall has announced that its 2008 Vectra will be capable of piloting itself.
Results from sales across the UK.
Western European new car sales fell in July by 1.16% with 1,244,822 units sold, according to data from JATO Dynamics.
Dixon Motors has become the UK’s most popular car retail website with over one million car buyers searching to find their next car on www.dixonmotors.co.uk this year.
Ford is expecting deliveries of new cars to its UK network to return to normal following today’s resolution of an industrial dispute at Ansa Logistics, its transport contractor.
Glass’s Guide for PDA, the electronic version of the Glass’s Guide to Used Car Values developed for use on palmOne handheld computers, is now available with an integrated repair appraisal function.
Finance provided for new car purchases fell last month by 2% in value and 5% by volume compared with July 2004, according to figures from the Finance and Leasing Association.
Motorists shopping around for the best car insurance deals risk losing out on savings they make by opting to pay by direct debit.
Vauxhall has launched a new styling pack for its Zafira range.
Volvo is planning to cut up to 1,500 jobs, to reduce costs by 1 billion kronor (£72m).
Sebastian Coe OBE, the man who led the London 2012 Olympic bid to victory, will be a guest speaker at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders annual dinner.
Mr Clutch Autocentres is preparing to go head-to-head against franchised dealerships after expanding its service offering.
Cadillac will host the European debut of the high performance STS-V and XLR-V next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Universal Salvage has announced its subsidiary company, Userve, has entered into a 10-year lease and an option agreement on its former auction site in Corby with Greatline Developments.
Prices of new city cars are on average 4.3% cheaper than they were during June last year, according to the What Car? Price Index.
Porsche and racing fans are to gather at Brands Hatch this bank holiday weekend to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Carrera in the UK.
GM Europe has said its plans to outsource jobs at Opel in Germany are in accordance with the agreement it reached in March this year with the IG Metall union.
Dana Corporation, the automotive parts manufacturer, has appointed Nick Stanage as vice president and general manager of its Commercial Vehicle Group.
Volvo has revealed that its C70 coupe/convertible will makes its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13 and can be seen by the public from the 17-25.
The Aftermarket Show, which runs from January 12 to 15 2006 at Birmingham NEC, has unveiled a series of new services and initiatives for exhibitors to ensure they get the best from the event and maximum exposure to visitors.
