BMW (GB) has achieved its biggest September sales month with a record 19,365 registrations, up 12% from 2003. The new BMW 1 Series has contributed to the figure with over 2,000 registrations. The car has only been on sale since September 18 and the waiting list now runs into 2005.
Jamie Borwick, former chief executive and more recently chairman of Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, has announced the purchase of the Electric Mercury range of electric and hybrid delivery vehicles, which will form the basis of a new trading company to be called Modec Ltd.
Mercedes, BMW and Toyota have been voted the world's most favoured brands.
Lookers has completed the acquisition of two new car dealerships - Chester Saab from privately owned Bowers of Bolton Limited, and the Volkswagen franchise for Northallerton, north Yorkshire from Massingberd Group.
Solihull-based electrical components distributor Lucas SRE Ltd has been placed in administration.
Finance, insurance and IT consultancy, Frontline Solutuions UK Ltd has teamed up with insurance brokersr First Call to offer dealers an option to cover their customers’ cars for a seven day period.
The market for cars powered by liquified petroleum gas is set to remain in the doldrums unless the Government increases its support for the market.
Nissan is planning to introduce the Infiniti brand in Germany, the UK and Russia in 2008.
Ferodo has extended its range of brake fitting kits to 385, doubling its previous range.
Halfords, the car parts retailer, has seen its sales grow by 11% in the first half of the financial year.
Jaguar has offset a slump in the US by recording its best September sales figures in the UK.
The introduction of the new 54 plate had little impact on disappointing car sales last month.
The Automotive Academy is asking colleges and universities to help drive skill levels forward in the automotive industry.
Mitsubishi is offering free Smartnav navigation systems with its new Colt Supermini and new Grandis MPV between October 1 and the end of December.
Honda is on track to achieve its best ever UK car sales year with 16,800 sales for September, a 13% increase over last year.
Vauxhall is offering savings of up to £3,000, as well as 0% finance and free insurance on some models until December 14.
Subaru has launched a ‘peace of mind’ service scheme for all new Imprezas – priced from £20 per month.
Former Downing Street communications director, Alastair Campbell is to be a guest speaker at SMMT's Annual Dinner which will be held at the London Hilton on 23 November 2004.
Gordon Brown is targeting Ford president Sir Nick Scheele in his attempt to force the US carmaker to reconsider major cutbacks at its Browns Lane factory in Coventry this weekend.
Suzuki is cutting prices on the Jimny, Grand Vitara, Ignis Sport, Wagon R+, Liana and Alto up until the end of the year.
Ford Motors is to share basic components between its larger European cars from Volvo and Mazda, after an experiment with common parts for small cars saved almost $200m (£111m) from annual production costs and reduced investment by $65m (£36m).
Matthew Carrington, chief executive of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) has said he is “extremely surprised by the latest What Car? survey into garage standards”.
United Aftermarket Network (UAN), the UK buying group, has appointed Nipparts UK as its approved supplier of Japanese and Korean car parts to its 28-strong distributor network.
The AA Motoring Trust is lobbying the European Union to rethink legislation that could cost young women drivers several hundred pounds more in car insurance premiums.
Premier Supply, a supplier of Land Rover parts and accessories, has launched a service guide for its parts for the first time.
The average price of a new car in the UK is rising less quickly, even though annual car sales are still online for another record year.
The anecdotal side of our market research – word of mouth from those at the coalface – inevitably poses the challenge of accounting for the occasional mis-match between the sentiment of those interviewed and the hard data available.
Stilo is a good model in a sector that demands cars are nothing short of exceptional; that’s why sales haven’t been as strong as Fiat hoped.
Renault dealers will soon be expected to update their signage with the slightly revised corporate logo, unveiled at the current Paris Motor Show.
The imminent arrival of the new Discovery 3 has failed to dampen customer enthusiasm for the outgoing model, with Land Rover selling out of stocks in September.
