Ford has been voted as being the most difficult car manufacturer to work with by its parts suppliers in a survey by SupplierBusiness.com
Euro NCAP has awarded Vauxhall’s Astra the highest rating of five stars for its performance in front and side impact crash tests
Porsche has targeted its annual output to reach 100,000 cars
Ford has made its first move to bring its European carmaking operations closer to its luxury brands since putting them under a joint leader with the appointment of Bob Shanks as head of operations support, finance and strategy for both
Tod Evans, chairman of PSA Peugeot Citroën UK Ltd, has today been re-elected as president of SMMT
Harley-Division UK has appointed Mike Kennedy as managing director.
Production figures released today by the Office for National Statistics/SMMT show that total car output rose by 10,067 units in May 2004 and export production has grown by 6.1%
Euro NCAP has awarded the Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet with a maximum five star rating- making it the sixth Renault to achieve top marks in the safety tests.
Vehicle leasing companies are now channelling 21% of their service and maintenance spend away from franchise dealers and towards multi-marque repairers – either wholly independent garages or franchisees willing to handle models from other manufacturers.
The recent expansion of the European Union could help to solve the skills crisis in the body repair industry, believes repairer network ABS.
Controversial proposals to shake up the €10bn (£6.66bn) market for car spare parts have been delayed until September after an intensive lobbying campaign by the motor industry.
Bentley is planning to move to 24-hour working at its Crewe factory after it launches a four-door version of its £110,000 Continental GT coupé next year.
UK consumers could afford a larger or better-equipped car if they calculated vehicle finance based on long-term ownership costs, rather than focusing just on the car’s initial purchase price.
Several hundred Rover cars spanning 100 years will meet at Ragley Hall, near Stratford-upon-Avon, on July 11, 2004.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced plans to rationalise its organization.
The issue of diesel residual values continues to dominate the headlines in the fleet market almost as much as the housing market does in the Daily Mail and Daily Express.
Dealer group Marshall of Cambridge is monitoring its service agreements with fleet customers as retailers reacted to claims about poor standards.
GP Automotive, a UK based warehouse distributor, is refocusing its Auto Delta components brand, with the aim of enhancing its presence in the independent aftermarket.
Volkswagen is offering additional incentives to promote sales of its flagship Golf model and counter a severe weakening in its domestic market.
The Toyota Yaris is to be sold with a turn-by-turn satellite navigation with Electronic Traffic Avoidance (ETA).
Saab is developing an alcohol-sensing device which will encourage drivers to observe drink-driving laws in a bid to reduce road accident deaths.
Austria is the most expensive country in Europe to have a vehicle breakdown.
The Factoring Services Group, (FSG) has produced its most complete accessories catalogue ever, as part of the company’s Auto Centre of Excellence (ACE) retail programme.
Motorists will continue to depend on fossil fuels for at least another 30 years because the alternatives are either impractical or prohibitively expensive, according to an oil industry study.
Centrica, the UK’s biggest electricity and gas supplier, is seeking a buyer for the AA vehicle breakdown services business, which it bought for £1.1bn in 1999.
The UK’s largest newspaper publishing group, Trinity Mirror plc, has awarded a new vehicle supply contract to Vauxhall Motors for its fleet of over 2,100 essential user cars in a deal worth £27m at showroom prices.
The MOT test in Northern Ireland should be privatised to bring it in line with Great Britain, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
General Motors has removed key functions from its Opel, Vauxhall and Saab units in an attempt to develop a new unity across the brands.
A Christian car dealer is to close his Mitsubishi franchise rather than open on Sundays.
Mercedes-Benz is launching its new A-Class in spring 2005.
