Businessman David James has abandoned his plans of a possible rescue for the collapsed carmaker MG Rover.
Wolfgang Bernhard, head of the Volkswagen brand, has indicated in his first interview since taking the post in May this year that everything necessary for the group's success would be considered, including job losses and plant closures.
Mazda Motor Europe has announced today the appointment of Jiro Maebayashi, currently general manager of the basic design department in Hiroshima HQ, to vice president of Mazda’s European research and development centre (MRE) in Oberursel, near Frankfurt.
UK workers took fewer days off sick in the past year, a survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) suggests.
Kwik-Fit Fleet has announced a redevelopment and expansion of its fleet service centre to meet increasing demand from contract hire and leasing companies for its services.
PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO Jean-Martin Folz and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation chairman Takashi Nishioka have signed the final cooperation agreement today between their two companies concerning all-new SUVs.
Light commercial vehicle sales have decreased by 2.4% to 30,009 units in June according to figures form the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the UK prices and specification for its B-class multi-activity vehicle. Prices range from £16,995 to £18,995 and deliveries start from September 15.
Trials have begun for a speed limit project in Leeds which uses satellite-based telematics tracking devices to monitor drivers.
Inchcape Automotive has launched a redevelopment of its Autograph Inspect and Collect service with newly developed web and telephone-based functionality and photography facilities.
Daihatsu has announced that every new Copen will come free with factory-fit leather trim.
Former head of Ford European operations Martin Leach and Ed Sabisky, a former finance director for Vauxhall UK, are understood to be leading a bid to revive MG Rover’s Longbridge plant.
Mitsubishi Motors has released the first sketches of its Concept-Sportback.
Uninsured drivers should face tougher penalties and more prison sentences, according to the British Insurance Broker’s Association (BIBA).
Mitsubishi is to add a 2.0-litre 134bhp diesel engine to its Grandis range from September. Prices range from £19,699 to £23,699.
Vauxhall has cut the price of its entry level Corsa Life to £6,995, a cut of £1,840 for the summer.
New car registrations in Scotland reached 19,548 in June, a decrease of 4.77% in comparison with the same month last year when 20,528 units were sold.
New car sales were down 5.8% in the first half of 2005 compared to last year, according to figures.
The list price of the average prestige-brand car is rising, but at a slower rate than for the new car market as a whole.
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.
