The Department of Trade and Industry has been accused by opposition MPs of aiding the collapse of MG Rover.
Thatcham’s Apprentice Training Centre, launched last month to provide training for the body repair sector, has been awarded Centre of Vocational Excellence status by the Learning and Skills Council.
Two Berkshire motor dealers have been refused a consumer credit licence by the OFT.
Nissan has announced that its new Micra C+C, which was designed and engineered in the UK, will also be built here too.
Toyota has added a new derivative to its RAV4 line-up.
Kayaba UK, the shock absorber and suspension company, has appointed three new business managers.
The factory-owned Renault Retail Group, which currently operates 20 branches in the UK, is to open a multi-million pound dealership in Enfield, north London in July.
An initiative to raise standards of car servicing and repair by testing the current competence of technicians working in the retail motor industry has been launched today.
Vauxhall is introducing a simplified servicing structure for its 2006 model year range.
THIS is the new-look Vauxhall Vectra, due to reach showrooms in October.
AM100 (16) dealer group, European Motor Holdings (EMH) has acquired Smith Knight Fay (36), a privately owned motor retail business operating 18 motor retail franchises in the north west, for approximately £29.8m.
Jaguar will be upgrading its XJ range for 2006 with the addition of a 2.7-litre V6 turbodiesel.
Franchised dealers could be charging £200 per hour by 2008 for vehicle repairs, according to research.
EMTEC Recruitment Services has seen a 35% increase in the number of apprentice applications for the first four months of the year compared to the same period last year, reflecting an increase in the number of young people interested in a career in the motor industry.
Former chairman of Daewoo Motor, Kim Woo-Choong was arrested by Korean police early this morning as he arrived in the country from Vietnam.
Queries from new dealer employees about how they can receive training has topped a list of the five most commonly asked questions to the helpdesk at dealer management systems provider Pinewood.
A two-part investigation into the collapse of the MG Rover Group is to show tonight on ITV at 8pm.
Glass's has appointed Brain Ruddock as its key account director and Mike Paterson as partnerships manager.
Peugeot’s new assembly plant at Trnava in Slovakia will open for business in the middle of next year, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units.
Sainsbury’s Bank has launched a new Car Insurance Index, researched by Consumer Intelligence, to track market premiums on a quarterly basis, following the launch of a new national TV and marketing campaign.
Jaguar has announced that its S-type diesel saloon models are now Euro IV compliant from July.
SsangYong has unveiled its new sports activity vehicle (SAV), the Kyron.
The fugitive ex-boss of Daewoo Group will return to South Korea tomorrow and plans to surrender to prosecutors, according to the South Korean media.
Hyundai’s 160-strong dealer network is waiting to be told who is to head the Korean carmaker’s UK operation from next month.
MG Rover's administrators said they could be forced to break up the remaining assets of the collapsed carmaker and sell them off on a 'piecemeal basis'.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the administrators handling the collapse of MG Rover, is due to announce an update on the efforts to salvage money from the carmaker today, whose debts have reached £1.4bn.
Volvo Car Corporation has appointed Fredril Arp as its new president and CEO, with effect from October 1.
One in four UK motorists wouldn’t be any wiser if they bought a used car with a BLT and DLT included.
ATS Euromaster has cut 20% of its brake pads when purchased in conjunction with two brake discs.
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