Petrol prices at UK pumps have reached their highest-ever levels.
Administrators appointed to examine the accounts of MG Rover have revealed the extent of losses at the Midlands' car firm which collapsed on Thursday.
A number of Hyundai retailers contacted AM following the publication of our ‘HCUK denies cronyism claim’ story.
Here’s the last piece in the Vauxhall Astra jigsaw – a tin-top convertible
Sunwin Motor Group has set its sights on developing a premium brand business now that the integration of the 15 volume dealerships it bought from Ilkeston Co-Operative Society last year is well under way.
Tough decisions from DaimlerChrysler have seen the slashing of two models from its Smart range plus the global recall of 1.3m Mercedes-Benz cars with electronic problems.
Vauxhall chairman Kevin Wale has been appointed as head of General Motors’ Chinese operation, after just over three years in charge in the UK.
To coincide with the introduction of the 2005 Porter range of vans and specialist vehicles, Piaggio UK has launched the zero-emission Electric Porter.
A joint venture company formed by 20 private dealer groups in January aimed at using economy of scale to tackle trading pressures has recruited two more members.
Management at AM100 dealer group William Jacks are forecasting a tough year ahead.
Volvo is giving potential customers the opportunity to test drive its cars without a salesman being present – before, during or after the appraisal.
Kia Motors UK is claiming a new record for its March sales with the 7,000 unit barrier broken for the first time in the company’s history.
Peugeot is prepared to sacrifice up to 10,000 car and van fleet sales this year to protect profitability and residual values.
Greater efficiency and accuracy for its leasing company clients is what Inchcape Automotive is promising as it rolls out an update of its Autograph Inspect and Collect service this month.
Mercedes-Benz Southwest, part of City Motor Holdings dealer group, is investing £2m rebuilding the third of its four dealerships on the South Coast for the German carmaker.
Lotus’s workforce has been dealt a blow with the news that production of the new Esprit is set to be moved abroad as the British manufacturer looks to cut costs.
The European Commission has revealed outline plans for a 200,000 Euro study into the effects of the 2002 block exemption revisions on the automotive industry.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has this afternoon been formally appointed as administrators for MG Rover and Powertrain Limited.
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation is expected to continue with negotiations to acquire parts of Phoenix Venture Holdings' engine business Powertrain.
Uncertainty hangs over the fate of the MG Rover dealer network following the Longbridge carmaker’s decision to go into administration this afternoon.
MG Rover is to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators at 2pm today.
Motaquip has announced a £1.8m expansion of its parts distribution centre in Coventry, adding a 5,200sqm area to the existing space.
Fast-fit business Hi-Q has been working with the Vehicle and Operator Service Agency to trial computerised MoTs in preparation for the planned national launch this summer.
Following a selection process lasting some seven months, Queens Automotive in South London has been appointed by Ford as an Official Approved Transit (LCV) Repairer.
The jailing of a Sussex garage manager following the death of an employee in his workshop has prompted calls for the prompt adoption of a national safety standard.
A loyalty card scheme aimed at customers of independent service and repair workshops is to be rolled out across the UK this month.
Staff at MG Rover have yet to hear an official announcement on the fate of the company.
Neil Burrows, Goodyear Dunlop’s UK marketing director, on ‘the big issues’.
DaimlerChrysler has won a court case filed by former investor Kirk Kerkorian, which accused the carmaker of lying to shareholders during the 1998 merger that created the group.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has posted an 8% sales increase in March compared to last year and a 13% increase compared to the first quarter of 2004.
