The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has issued February’s pre-registration figures. 566 new cars were pre-registered, worth a total of £4.97m.
Ford has announced that its Focus four-door saloon will officially go on sale in the UK on May 21 with prices starting from £14,970.
Two of the UK’s top motor industry bosses have been named as the most generous in terms of giving away earnings to charity.
Hyundai has announced its spring offers, which will include savings of up to £1,500 on selected models from now until the end of June.
Nissan’s plant in Sunderland has been named as the UK’s biggest car exporter for a fifth year running.
Toyota has chosen the UK as the location for a new £11.2 million production training centre.
Peugeot has announced that from today it will reduce the retail price on collision parts for its 106 (registered from 1996), 205, 306 (registered from 1997), 407 and 406 model ranges.
Some visits to franchised dealerships leave us in a state of despair over the service department.
Carmakers have starting issuing dealers with new instructions on their warranty terms following bad press in the national media.
Despite industrial action at its Stoke-on-Trent truck tyre re-treading plant, Michelin says tyre supplies will not be affected.
Half of UK dealers are not fully aware of new oil storage regulations, which are due to be implemented in September and could be forced to close their workshops until they comply.
The British Standards Institute is planning to launch a Kitemark for the vehicle repair sector this autumn aimed at boosting consumer confidence.
West Midlands clutch manufacturer Automotive Products Driveline Technology Ltd (APDT) went into administration in early March.
Unrest among Hyundai Cars UK’s dealers has led a number of retailers to accuse the manufacturer of fostering a “dog-eat-dog” atmosphere within its network.
Vauxhall’s all-new Corsa is due next year – and GM execs are bouncing off the rev limiter at the prospect of the stylish, sporty supermini.
Early indications of 05 registration sales since its introduction on March 1 show a smaller decline in the market than that predicted by the Society of Vehicle Manufacturers and Traders.
Sir Tom Farmer CBE is to give one of the keynote addresses at autoretailing 05, the joint AM/RMI retail motor conference to be held in Birmingham this June.
BMW’s relentless growth shows no sign of slowing down: sales broke the 1m barrier for the first time in 2004. But bosses aren’t taking a breather. At Geneva, they confirmed two all-new model lines are in the pipeline.
Mercedes-Benz is recalling 1.3 million vehicles worldwide - including 58,000 in the UK.
Stafford-based Tuberex Exhaust Systems has gone into administration.
Vauxhall boss Kevin Wale has been appointed as head of General Motors’ Chinese operations.
The European diesel engine technology market is estimated to be worth $6.34bn (£3.37bn) in 2004, according to a report by market analyst Frost & Sullivan.
The new Lexus GS has been awarded a best-in-class five star rating in the latest EuroNCAP crash test for adult occupant protection.
Peugeot has announced prices for the new 1007.
Skoda UK is to double the number of field staff in its head office business sales teams to six as the latest phase in its programme to become a leading company car brand.
Industry response to the recent Budget has been mixed. Commentators say that despite some business friendly announcements, shocks may be in store after the General Election in May.
Marshall Motor Holdings is to open a combined Ford PAG development on a three-acre greenfield site alongside a cinema multiplex on a retail park close to the centre of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Unions representing workers at Peugeot’s Ryton assembly plant are calling for a meeting with the carmaker following its announcement this week that it will cut up to 850 jobs.
Mini is remaining tight-lipped about its future products, but as the carmaker asks its dealers to split the brand from their BMW showrooms it assures the network it will have a long future.
Vauxhall will this weekend begin what it claims will be the world’s biggest test driving event, involving 54,000 drivers in the UK.
