Mercedes-Benz of Salisbury's new showroom on Southampton Road is now open for business. The £3m outlet includes a 10-car showroom and a nearby building is also being refurbished as a used car outlet
Maserati last week gave its dealers a helping hand to drum up business by taking the new Quattroporte saloon on a 'Debut Tour' of the UK
Audi has announced that it has sold more cars worldwide than ever before in the first quarter of 2004
Marathon Warehouse Distribution has grown its Citroën-only fleet to 150 vehicles with the purchase of 25 C15 Champ, four Citroën Relay 1100 panel vans and 21 C15 Champ vans vans.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has slammed a Which? report for criticising seven car makers over new car warranty conditions on servicing
LeasePlan has selected the Leaselink e-procurement system from Ebbon-Dacs to electronically source its new vehicles
The RMI has slammed vehicle manufacturers for failing to adhere to new rules on freedom of access to technical data
Mazda has hit back at claims that it has a restricted warranty programme forcing customers to use its own franchised dealers for servicing
Employees at Ford Motor Company's Bridgend Plant are celebrating the launch of a new line producing engines for the company's premier brands
Car production in China grew 80% in 2003 with domestic car sales rising nearly 70% over the year before
New research carried out by Kwik-Fit has revealed that over 1.5 million UK motorists unwittingly risk damaging their catalytic converters by push starting them
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that a special Centenary version of the Phantom (pictured right) will be produced. The announcement was made at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, yesterday where Rolls-Royce is celebrating the centenary of the first meeting between Henry Royce and the Hon. Charles Rolls in 1904
BMW has reported a 2.5% increase in its first quarter pre-tax profits to €851m (£575.5m) and said it was on course to produce record results in 2004
Vauxhall will be launching two new projects at the Sunday Times Motor Show this month
Former Ford of Europe, president and chief operating officer, Martin Leach will become Maserati CEO next month
This year's event is at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Wednesday June 9, and will focus on the issues our readers tell us matter the most
The Toyota stand at The Sunday Times Motor Show Live will present the first UK appearance of the revised version of the new Toyota Corolla
Renault have added a new version to its supermini range, after just passing the 750,000 sales mark in the UK
Elena Bernardelli (pictured right) has been appointed marketing director of Fiat Auto (UK), and takes over on 4 May from Franck Ropert, who has been promoted to a new strategic marketing role at Fiat Auto headquarters in Turin
Citroen financial services is the UK's number one manufacturer finance house for the very first time, according to the latest results from the new car finance house survey, produced by Sewells information and research
A British built Caterham Seven R500 has smashed the production car world record for sprinting to 100mph and back again
A way of destroying tiny exhaust particles thought to be a major cause of asthma is being developed by London Imperial College and Johnson Matthey Catalyst Systems Division
Rolf Eckrodt, the president and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, has stepped down
Nissan Motors announced today record operating profits of 825 billion yen (£4.26 billion), up 11.9% for the financial year ended March 31, 2004
E-procurement specialist Ebbon-Dacs has entered into a pan-European arrangement with Dutch fleet software supplier, Co-Maker, to market and distribute its Leaselink system across Europe
Dale Fullerton has been appointed fleet accounts manager at fleet, contract hire and workshop software provider CFC Solutions
David Ewing has been appointed as project manager – country development at epyx, and will be tasked with introduction of its 1link Service Network e-commerce platform overseas
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There's some interesting research kicking around the Parker's office at the moment. It's to do with car buying and what kind of help people really want.
Pendragon has shrunk its network of 10 Tins car supermarkets to just two sites but chief executive Trevor Finn insists the group remains committed to the concept. Launched in May 2000, Tins is Pendragon's new and used car internet sales operation with physical outlets at Doncaster and Stoke-on-Trent
