Suzuki reached a record sales figure of 37,170 units in 2004, 3.2% ahead of the total figure for Suzuki sales in 2003.
Kia Motors Corporation has announced the appointment of Ik-Hwan Kim, a former vice president of the company, to the position of president.
Volvo is offering UK customers of its S40 Saloon and V50 Sportswagon a three year or 36,000-mile servicing package for a one-off charge of £100.
New car registrations just fell short of 2003's record total of 2,579,050 units by 0.5% or 11,781 units.
Ford has received Chinese government approval for its new assembly plant in China.
PSA Peugeot Citroën sold 3,375,000 vehicles worldwide in 2004, a 2.7% increase from the 3,286,100 sold in 2003.
Kia Motors has released the first images of the KCD-II, also known as the ‘Mesa’.
The new Ford Focus has been launched onto the Motability Scheme for recipients of the higher rate of disability living allowance.
Nissan has announced that any customer who trades in a current or classic Micra for a new Micra SVE will get £800 three year’s free servicing and three year’s free roadside assistance.
Activant Solutions, a UK aftermarket business solutions provider, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Auto Distribution Ireland to integrate its Ultimate warehouse management system into its branch network.
The 9,500 dealers who form the existing 1link e-commerce community have been invited to become part of its latest development - the 1link Disposal Network, which will become active next week.
A Surrey dealership is using a fleet of hybrid vehicles to promote the new car-sharing website it has signed up to.
Rover is to be driven back to the future in a fresh bid to end years of sliding sales.
THERE are eight days to go. Eight days before the selling of general insurance through unauthorised intermediaries becomes illegal.
Results from auction halls around the UK.
Close Brothers Group has bought a substantial proportion of Singer & Friedlander Finance (S&F).
Saab has developed a safety system that sounds a warning buzzer if the driver’s attention strays long enough to risk causing an accident.
Nissan has pledged 100 million yen (£509,000) in response to the devastation caused by the Boxing Day tsunami in Asia and East Africa.
Honda plans to improve customer service and costs by installing wireless telephony across its dealership network.
Renault has announced today that its worldwide sales have risen 4.2% in 2004.
Citroen buyers placing an order in January can save up to £3,400 this month, with prices cut on the C8, C5, C4, C3 and C2 ranges.
In the last article, we took a look at who is driving new cars. This included both company car drivers and private new car buyers. In this month’s article we find out about the differences between these two sets of new car drivers.
Hyundai’s Accent 1.3 GSI three-door will be £6,995 - £1,000 cheaper from January 1 to March 31.
Hyundai has announced that its Tucson SUV has a new two-wheel drive version.
The CEO of Mitsubishi Motors US, Finbarr O’Neill has quit to take on a similar role at the dealership software provider Reynolds & Reynolds.
Car buyers who paid list price for a new car in January 2004 year could lose as much as 65% or as little as 9% of their vehicle’s value in 12 months.
Alan Jones, chairman of Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and executive vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing Europe, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year honours list for his services to the automotive industry
GP Automotive, a UK warehouse distributor, is celebrating 30 years of trading in the UK independent aftermarket in 2005 and plans to add more brands and products to its range in the forthcoming year.
Research has revealed that car prices today are frozen at the same level as in June 2003.
For the first time in its history, Honda UK has topped 90,000 car sales and breached a 3.5% market share last year.
