Skoda is introducing the Fabia to its sport line-up in the UK from January.
Trafficmaster has announced that from mid January 2005, all Rover 75 and MG ZT models, except entry level models, will be equipped with Smartnav as standard.
Honda says we can look forward to more ‘wacky and crazy’ adverts in 2005, with the first being “Together” - its promotion for the six-seater FR-V.
Vehicle remarketing company Cars Direct is holding an on-line auction of convertibles on January 10 to help dealers capitalise on UK motorists’ love of soft-tops.
Leslie Trainer, the founder of £35m turnover Trainer BMW in Swansea, has died. Trainer, who started the business in 1969 together with his wife Ellen and son Martin, was a fellow of the IMI and had served on various committees of the Motor Agents’ Association.
Staff from the hire division at Richmond Motors Group have raised £172.00 for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Some staff in the retail motor sector should see a pay increase in the New Year according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
Biofuels Corporation - one of Europe's largest producers of biodiesel, a vegetable oil based version of diesel - has appointed Sean Sutcliffe as its new chief executive.
Northwest-based body repair group Howard Basford says it is still in favour of solus and labour-only repair schemes, despite not going forward with Royal and Sun Alliance’s dedicated repair centre initiative, in which Nationwide Accident Repair Centres and Gemini have agreed solus contracts for a number of their sites.
Balmer Lane Garages has completed phase two of its expansion programme on the South Coast, by strengthening its Honda offering to three sites with the multi-million pound acquisition of Salisbury Honda from August Motors.
Automotive Advantage, the aftermarket sector training specialist, has signed a sponsorship deal for 2005 with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
VW has said its plans to build cars in the Russian market have been put on hold after government leaders of Russia and Germany failed to close an agreement on the project.
A Renault Modus supplied by the manufacturer-owned Renault Retail Group to two national property management companies is set to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Christmas is taking its toll on used car dealer confidence as retail customers stayed off the forecourt during the approach to the festive season.
Automotive retailers are being warned that a tax loophole allowing them to charge employees £1 for the use of a 'company car' has been blocked.
Nissan's Azeal Coupe, the first concept car created at the new Nissan Design America, Inc. studios in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is set to debut at the 2005 Detroit Motor Show in early January.
The RAC Foundation has welcomed new police powers to tackle drug driving.
The Government has announced proposals to introduce High Occupancy Vehicle lanes (HOV) on the M1.
BMW says it has no plans to shift production of its cars to the United States, after industry magazine ‘Automobilwoche’ reported that BMW’s upgrade of its U.S. plant would enable it to build cars there.
UK car production has risen by 4.5% in November, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.
Mazda has said it will produce 7,832 fewer cars this month because of a fire that broke out on December 15 at one of its plants in southwestern Japan.
Honda is to take over entire advertising breaks to show all its award winning adverts during the Christmas period.
Volvo’s S40 range has expanded with the addition of the 1.6-litre petrol and 1.6-litre diesel.
Mitsubishi Motors has announced the introduction of a new top of the range Warrior version of its seven-seat Grandis MPV.
Phil Brown has been promoted to a director role at Blue Bell Crewe in Cheshire
The automotive sector can look forward to a world premiere on March 1, 2005 when the Swiss car designer and solution specialist Rinspeed and Bayer MaterialScience, one of the largest producers of plastic in the world, will be presenting their ideas and visions for the next generation of cars.
CityRover is to be launched across European markets in 2005 and the development of a diesel model is to be accelerated, MG Rover has announced.
Audi UK is about to report its fifth successive record sales year - and is out-performing Audi of America for the title of most successful Audi importer outside Germany.
Tata Motors, India's third-largest car maker, and MG Rover have decided to continue their joint venture commitment for CityRover cars, the two companies said in a statement on today.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating whether new rules from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) breach European antitrust law by restricting the ability of car dealers to sell multiple marques.