Manheim Auctions is working in partnership with Hendy Group to develop a vehicle reconditioning programme.
Mazda has achieved its highest monthly market share ever in the UK at almost 2%.
NGK Spark Plugs has announced the appointment of Martin Pring to a new position as UK national accounts manager.
A team of executives from Vauxhall’s aftersales division in Luton is following in the footsteps of Yorkshire’s now famous Calendar Girls to publicise its attempt at next month’s Four Peaks Challenge.
Mazda’s sales expectations in the UK have mushroomed after two strong years since taking distribution in-house. The company, whose cars were previously imported by MCL, now expects to hit 60,000 units within two to three years – way ahead of the original five-year challenge set in 2001 to achieve 40,000 sales.
An ‘Italian Job’-themed sale has been staged at BCA Bridgewater by BCA and Motability.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom may be one of the world’s most exclusive cars but, according to Glass’s, used examples are depreciating at a similar rate to readily available prestige-brand luxury saloons.
Ford’s Asia Pacific region stole the thunder of the company’s European division by revealing the next Focus three months earlier than had been planned.
Katsuhiko Kawasoe, the 69-year old former head of Mitsubishi Motors Corp in Japan, was arrested by Japanese police today.
Volkswagen is considering moving the production of some components to the Gulf state of Abu Dhabi, which the German car company hopes will buy up to 10% of its shares.
Sewells Information and Research, the leading publisher of automotive research and industry reports, are in the final stages of completing the Dealer Attitude Survey.
Seat has revealed that the design of the Altea Multi Sport Vehicle will be used for the new generation Toledo and Leon models.
Fluence, Renault's latest concept car, is an upmarket, four-seater sports coupé.
The £16m turnover Car Crash Line Group has announced a name change to CCL UK Group.
Car dealers may need to change the way they advertise finance packages due to consumer credit reforms, according to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
Ford yesterday defended the pace of its expansion in China, where it lags its global rivals, saying the mainland market was still at an early stage of its growth and development of brand loyalties.
Nissan dealers are being trained to cope with a new type of customer – one who is attracted to the brand by niche products like the 350Z sportscar and the Murano sports utility vehicle, due next year.
Consumers are being urged to think twice before disregarding high mileage cars as a bad buy.
The Financial Services Authority has fined Universal Salvage £90,000 for a breach of its Listing Rules. Martin Hynes, the former CEO of Universal, was personally fined £10,000 as well. He has since resigned from the company.
The appointment of Colin Parlett as the Retail Motor Industry Federation's president – replacing Lookers' Fred Maguire whose two-year term of office ended last month – sends out a clear signal that the trade association is not just run by the biggest, most powerful dealer groups.
Residual values for some mainstream diesel fleet cars could drop below their petrol equivalents, according to predictions by GE Capital Fleet Services.
Emma Stanley joins the Honda UK public relations team this week as new PR operations manager for cars
Budget Rent a Car has added four new locations to its UK network following the appointment of Regal Vehicle Rentals as a franchise in the North West. The four new locations are Chester, Manchester South, Warrington and Workington. Budget now operates 80 locations in the UK and is actively seeking to expand its network further.
An RAC Warranty team is on the lookout for dealers who are displaying the RAC brand incorrectly.
Romans Motor Company, the MG Rover dealership in Wetherby Road, Harrogate has appointed Michael Harrison as its new dealer principal.
General Motors yesterday announced its plans to continue the growth of its business in China. Pending government approval, the total amount of new investment is expected to exceed US$3 bn (£1.63bn) over the next three years.
The largest ever gathering of Longbridge-built motor vehicles will take place for a weekend of celebrations beginning on July 8, 2004 to celebrate the founding of the Austin Motor Company and 100 years of continuous motor vehicle production at the plant.
Jaguar sales in Britain and Europe further strengthened during May, driven by wider availability of the new Jaguar diesels and X-Type Estate, to record a 31% improvement over May 2003 and to maintain the overall growth trend seen through the year so far.
Flying the flag for England could cost motorists a £2,500 fine or three penalty points on their licence.
Fiat has introduced its new Multipla, which it first showed at this year's Geneva Motor Show.
