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The motor industry and motor vehicle travel is getting ‘cleaner’ according to the SMMT’s latest ‘Towards Sustainability’ report.

The chief executive of MG Rover last night outlined the company's plans for a sales fightback to rebuild confidence in the embattled brand.

The new Ford Focus has been awarded the highest ever score for occupant safety in the latest round of crash tests under the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).

Lotus has appointed Kim Ogaard-Nielsen as its new chief executive officer.

Vauxhall has announced that its new Tigra will now come with a diesel option in its line-up.

Mazda has unveiled the world's first ‘on-road’ dual-fuel hydrogen rotary H2RE – the RX-8 Hydrogen RE.

Tod Evans, the chairman of Peugeot Citroen Automobiles UK, has announced his retirement.

These three small cars are the results of a joint project between PSA Peugeot Citroen and Toyota to design small cars off a shared platform.

DaimlerChrysler has begun a "re-education" programme for its Mercedes-Benz dealerships in an attempt to raise service standards in the face of recent criticism of reliability standards.

New regulations governing the sale of warranties will finally

Over-specifying tyres is the cause of thousands of pounds a year in unnecessary service, maintenance and repair (SMR) expenditure according to fleet management firm VELO.

Honda UK has ended what it calls its dignified silence on the 4x4 debate after calls for the vehicles to carry a health warning.

Staff at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port car plant halted the production of the new Astra model when they staged an unofficial walkout.

Experian, the global information solutions company, has acquired AutoLocate, the specialist software and e-business solutions organisation, from RCP Consultants.

More than two dozen new vehicles will be seen for the first time as they make their world or North American debuts during media days, January 5 and 6, at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Jon Goodman is set to succeed Tod Evans as the boss of PSA Peugeot Citroen's London headquarters.

The BMW Group has today appointed Ian Robertson (46) as chairman and chief executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

MG Rover owner Phoenix Venture Holdings vice-chairman Nick Stephenson was reported yesterday to be flying to China for further talks with prospective partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.

Fiat chairman Luca di Montezemolo has denied media reports the company wants to scrap its partnership with General Motors (GM), which owns a 10% share.

Customers looking to buy a one-year-old prestige-badge convertible or roadster will typically pay over £1,000 more in July and August than in December or January, says Glass’s.

Hundreds of Jaguar workers and their supporters have demonstrated in protest against plans by Ford to end car production and cut 1,150 jobs at Jaguar's main plant in Coventry.

Ferrari and Maserati will be opening its newest dealership at the new multi-million pound facility at Graypaul Nottingham.

Volkswagen has added a new diesel engine and the option of a multimedia pack on its Touran compact MPV

Seat’s three-card trick

As a precautionary measure the child seat manufacturer Kiddy is recalling 1,650 units of its Kiddy TopSafe model

Daihatsu is driving down the cost of Fourtrak competitive parts by an average of over 40%, hoping to boost dealers’ service business, winning back customers who have switched to alternative suppliers.

Amicus and T&G members at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant will be balloted for industrial action next week following a mass demonstration through Coventry City Centre planned for November 27.

Toyota has confirmed reports that it is to spend some £400m over the next three years to raise the European performance of it Lexus luxury brand.

SAIC and MG Rover are discussing their joint venture and reports of £1bn in investment are premature, the companies say.

Smaller cars are getting safer for their occupants, RAC Foundation claims as the latest phase of Euro NCAP crash tests are revealed at a press conference at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.