Nissan GB is launching a website next month to take deposits for the 350Z roadster prior to its arrival in UK showrooms next March.
Ewan Ramsay’s appointment as DaimlerChrysler UK Retail managing director heralds the next stage in the development of the manufacturer-owned dealer network.
Mazda has returned to Brighton for the first time in three years with the opening of a new showroom by Rivervale Cars.
A second hand car dealer and solarium owner who claimed he had lost more than £200,000 in a drug deal that went wrong was ordered to pay a confiscation order of £65,000 following his conviction in a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) prosecution.
Managers and staff at the Land Rover plant in Solihull have agreed a plan this afternoon aimed at safeguarding 8,000 jobs through improving its performance.
Motor finance companies are losing an estimated £83 million per year in a voluntary termination clause in hire purchase and conditional sale agreements.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has continued its strong business performance posting a 3% sales increase for the month of August and a 16% increase for the year compared to 2003.
The all-new Ford Focus will make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show on September 23 when Lewis Booth, chairman and CEO of Ford of Europe, will unveil the model line up.
Porsche will launch its new Boxster on November 27.
Vauxhall has developed a panoramic windscreen for the soon-to-be-launched 3-door Astra Sport Hatch.
Bradford school pupils will be able to train as vehicle technicians as part of their studies from next week, as the city becomes home to a new automotive training centre for 14-16 year olds.
BMW GB has announced the latest in-car technology that enables the owner of a BMW 5 Series to keep a watchful eye on their house – even if they are hundreds of miles away.
DaimlerChrysler has stuck to its forecast for 2004 sales growth at the prestigious Mercedes Car Group, even though sales at its flagship auto division fell in August for the seventh month this year.
The automotive components sector will be the main focus of the next SMMT e-Business Seminar, which takes place on October 20 at Warwick University.
New car registrations in Scotland in August 2004 totalled 6,118 units - a fall of 12.16% on the same month last year (6,965 units).
Phoenix Venture Holdings, MG Rover group’s holding company, is planning to make cuts of £100m and return to month-by-month profitability next year.
Following discussions with the FSA, the Body Repair Industry Campaign (BRIC) has issued a new document summarising the legal obligations of repairers under the financial regulations that take effect from 14 January 2005.
The decline in western European dealer sales and service outlets has accelerated since the adoption of the current block exemption regulation.
Johnsons Cars has bought its first Volkswagen dealership.
Comma is running an autumn-into-winter promotion for workshops on its professional trade oils.
Vauxhall has overtaken its main rival to become the best selling automotive brand in the UK, taking 15% of UK car registrations last month.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has today unveiled its new Stop & Start system, which automatically turns off a car’s engine when it comes to a standstill.
Seven out of 10 motorists are running the risk of impaired visibility by driving with an empty windscreen washer bottle, according to new data from Comma, the car care product company.
Honda has lent out its NSX to Avon and Somerset police at an exhibition at Weston Wheels, the country's only modified car show organised by enthusiasts and supported by both the police and local authorities.
MG Rover is reportedly planning to source common rail diesel engines from India.
August saw a cooling in the new car market as buyers held off purchasing until September and the plate change.
A total of 5.34 million people intend to buy a car between now and January 2005, spending £42.2 billion or on average £7,900 each, findings from the latest Sainsbury’s Bank Car Buying Index, which tracks the number of people planning to purchase a vehicle on a six monthly basis, reveals.
Japanese manufacturers top a survey on car reliability in a new poll conducted by the Consumers Association's.
Emmox Ltd’s Carcost system, the car cost analyser, has indicated that the new Škoda Octavia will be the cheapest model to run among its immediate competitors.
A consultation looking into the future of consumers’ right to end hire purchase and conditional sale agreements has been launched by the Department of Trade and Industry.
