NGK Spark Plugs deputy MD Brian Childs has presented a donation of £17,500 to industry charity BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund.
Euro Car Parts has been appointed a distributor in the UK for Contitech drive belts.
Thatcham, the motor insurance research body, is developing another security device standard: Category 6.
Crash repair parts supplier SEL-Imperial has been awarded a parts franchise by Citroën UK’s parts dealership franchise.
Thurlow Nunn Group has consolidated its position as East Anglia’s largest independent Vauxhall franchised dealer with the acquisition of the Warwick Shubrook Group.
Nationwide Accident Repair Services has increased its turnover to £140m with the acquisition of a rival operating 11 sites in the West Midlands for an undisclosed sum.
Trader Media Group, parent of Auto Trader, is to go head to head against HPI and Experian in the vehicle provenance and mileage checking business with the launch later this year of Vehicle Status Check.
Mitsubishi has used case law to block a UK company from distributing grey import versions of its models in the European Economic Area.
More than 200 workers at DaimlerChrysler UK’s warehouse and distribution centre in Milton Keynes began industrial action at the start of the month in a dispute over pay.
Motor retailers feeling swamped by a sea of red tape are being urged to tell Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown which regulations they would most like scrapped or amended.
Audi UK is set to integrate RAC Trafficmaster’s radio data system traffic message channel (RDS TMC) into its satellite navigation system on the A6 and A8 from November.
Hertforshire-based Charvills has revealed that it is looking to sell its dual franchise car dealership in Hoddeson.
Delphi has added 290 new shock absorber references to its 2005 aftermarket parts catalogue and added optional protection kits for 77 parts and top mounts for 146 parts.
Ford has announced it will offer “no minimum deposit” and a low rate finance offer of 5.5% APR across its car range (excluding Streetka).
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) could team up with former head of Ford of Europe Martin Leach to rescue MG Rover, newspaper reports say.
Honda is planning a hybrid version of every model within five years as part of a massive investment in green cars.
The London Congestion Charge was suspended on Thursday and Friday (July 7 and 8) following the terror attacks on the city.
Reg Vardy has announced its preliminary results for the year ended April 30 with turnover up 6.8% to £1.72bn compared to £1.61bn in 2004.
Kia Motors is currently constructing a new design centre at its new European headquarters in Frankfurt.
Renault is ending production on its Clio Renaultsport V6 255 this month due to the introduction of a new Clio in October.
Renault has increased its world sales by 3.6% in the first half of the year to 1,355,621 vehicles, capturing a 4.2% share of the global market.
Businessman David James is to ask the Government for an £80m lifeline guarantee to secure his plans to save MG Rover.
British automotive technology developer Ricardo has today opened a new office in Shanghai.
Remploy Automotive has appointed Beverley Parker as operations manager within the original equipment manufacture (OEM) business.
Toyota's president Katsuaki Watanabe has said his company’s discussions with General Motors on fuel-cell vehicles are in their final stages.
Former MG Rover employees have been told their pensions are set to be protected under the Pension Protection Fund.
Honda Motor has announced it is stopping production of the NSX.
A new west London ‘modern urban village’ comprising canal-side houses and apartments as well as commercial, leisure and retail facilities is offering residents use of a car club.
Seat has enhanced its top of the range Leon Cupra R model by adding the Smartnav satellite navigation system to its specification at no extra cost.
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