The keynote speaker at this year’s SMMT Annual Dinner will be Peter Horbury, Ford Motor Company executive director of automotive design.
The birth of the Retail Automotive Alliance in January was a major event for the UK motor retail industry.
Reg Vardy plc has run into problems with a personal leasing scheme it was preparing to launch six months ago, after spending more than two years’ piloting.
The fastest, most powerful production Corvette ever built will make its European debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next weekend.
Nationwide Autocentres, the UK car service and MoT testing specialist, has appointed Greg Dolan as regional general manager.
HR Owen plans to dispose of a number of its franchises to reduce debt, due to poor sales for the first four months of the year.
Nissan has announced details for its revamped Micra.
Kayaba, the aftermarket company, has announced that it will be providing shock absorbers as original equipment (OE) to the latest generation Subaru Impreza.
Jaguar has today announced prices for its new X-Type 2.2 diesel saloon.
Maccess, the UK accessories and parts distributor, has appointed David Sussex as its new sales and marketing director.
Land Rover has added new ‘definitive edition’ trim variations to its 2006 Freelander range, on sale now.
Smart is launching two new trim levels to its Forfour line-up.
Renault has revealed the first official pictures of its new third generation Clio.
Mercedes-Benz is using a new concept vehicle to examine the potential of bionics for automobile development.
The first European-built Chrysler 300C has rolled off the assembly line at the Magna Steyr’s factory in Graz, Austria.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has criticised the London Assembly Liberal Democrats (LALD) for producing a list of vehicles, which it says, should incur double the London congestion charge for drivers.
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) has announced the appointment of Barry Willson as UK brand manager.
With fleet sales up 209% so far this year, Kia is rapidly becoming a rising star of the business market.
A former University of East Anglia lecturer is heading an Arab-American consortium to become front-runner to purchase the whole of MG Rover.
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.
Toyota has added a new derivative to its RAV4 line-up.
Nissan has announced that its new Micra C+C, which was designed and engineered in the UK, will also be built here too.
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.
