Tomorrow the Government will take the next step in achieving its promise to freeze fuel duties.
The Office of Fair Trading has today upheld a complaint made by the RMI's National Franchised Dealers Association on behalf of its Peugeot dealer members.
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The European Commission is considering the abolition of the car registration tax and other fees which it believes distort the bloc's single market, a Commission spokesman says.
Glass’s has launched a used valuation section on its website which will include up-to-the-minute consumer values for vehicles bearing the current registration plate through to those up to nine years old.
More than 50% of motorists habitually drive for more than two hours on long motorway journeys without taking a break – and half of those, 25% of all drivers, never stop for a break during motorway journeys lasting four hours or longer
Volkswagen has introduced a new model to the Golf range, slotting in below the GT TDI / GT FSI models. The Golf Sport will be available with 1.6 FSI and 1.9 TDI engines.
Reg Vardy's Leeds Citroen dealership is supplying new cars for a new car club launched in the city
RINGO Starr’s former Mercedes-Benz fetched £8,550 at a special classic and historic automobile sale at BCA
72% of motorists admit their vehicles ‘pong’, according to new research from motor oil and car care product supplier Comma.
The Ford Focus is still proving a runaway success in the fleet market a few months before its replacement arrives in the UK
CarLand, one the UK's largest car supermarket groups, has just announced the completion of a 125,000 sq. ft refurbishment centre in Stockport, Manchester, with the capability of refurbishing up to 250 cars per week for its six major CarLand sites throughout the UK.
Japanese cars are now more reliable than their German counterparts according to a car reliability survey.
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), an automotive financial service provider, announced today that it has received Chinese government approval to become the first foreign company to offer automotive financing services in China.
Auto Trader is now supplying used UK specification Subarus on its website.
Toyota is presenting a series of offers, new products and special features for the September 1 arrival of the 54 registration plate.
Renault has launched its new 1.5 dCi 100 Auto – the first automatic transmission to be offered on the Megane - with prices starting from £14,490 on-the-road.
July commercial registrations hit 29,259 units, up 3% on July 2003. Registration growth continues, with year-on-year figures for three and six month periods to July up 7.1% and 8.2% respectively.
Kia Motors has released first official photographs and technical details of its all-new small SUV, which will make its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in September.
Retail Motor Industry Federation finance director Kevin Waterman has joined the organisation’s board of directors.
General Motors says it will use cash, not stock, to pay down about $8bn (£4.38bn) in bonds known as contingent convertible options to combat the dilutive effect on its earnings threatened by new accounting rules for the instruments.
Suzuki has announced the launch of a new Grand Vitara 2.5 V6 X-EC special edition.
Despite a July sales dip of 4.6%, new car registrations are up 1.3% for the year to date to 1,564,199 units, with diesel registrations matching the highest ever monthly level with 32.5% of the total market.
Fiat Auto UK has announced prices for its new Multipla MPV, which goes on sale in the UK on Saturday August 28 with calmed-down front styling.
Fujio Cho, president of Toyota, has warned that the world's third largest carmaker will soon be in trouble unless it reinvents itself.
Isuzu has now made its Rodeo pick-up available in three style-orientated special editions called ‘Max’.
MotorSportVision is set to refresh Britains stale motorsport with the launch of the T1 series, which could see Ford Mondeos, Jaguar X-Types, Alfa 156s, Honda Accords, Mercedes C-Class and even Kia Carens, lining up alongside each other.
Auto Network UK, one the UK’s FSA compliance organisation for the motor retail sector, is warning that the small number of applications received by the FSA for direct authorisation could leave thousands of motor dealers without insurance sales revenues in 2005.
Vauxhall has announced its summer offers on its Corsa, Zafira, Meriva, Astra and Vectra models.
Honda has begun a search for the driver who has clocked up the most miles in its petrol electric IMA vehicles. And the company is prepared to offer a free replacement Civic IMA to the owner of the best presented original model with a recorded mileage of 100,000 or more.
