Retail Motor Industry Federation chief executive David Evans this week took a Block Exemption message to Brussels: “It's best for consumers, manufacturers and dealers.”
MG Rover chief executive Kevin Howe this week dismissed press reports that Phoenix consortium head John Towers is in talks to sell the company to a rival manufacturer. Mr Howe said: “We are in it for the long haul.”
Suzuki GB is lining up a series of product launches next year to build on record year-to-September registrations of 21,479 units.
Citroen, whose C5 made a UK debut at the Birmingham motor show, has dismissed accusations of large-scale pre-registering, claiming rising sales are a result of June price cuts.
'Mondeo man' - not always the most flattering phrase when used in discussions about voters - was defended by Ford of Britain chairman and managing director Ian McAllister.<br> Mr McAllister said: “We have sold 750,000 Mondeos in the UK and it has been one of the success stories of the past decade. And the dependable Mondeo has come to represent the man in the street – 'Mondeo man'.
Daihatsu Vehicle Distributors wants to add up to 30 dealers to the 90-strong network as it seeks to boost UK sales with the YRV and other new models.
Chief executive Ian Lancaster has claimed that Virgin Cars' online proposition was the “inspiration” for Ford's direct sales website.<br> Mr Lancaster said the success of Virgin had forced Ford into a policy U-turn.
Speculation is growing over the eventual fate of the Finelist Group and its refinish distribution business Bancrofts.
Leading accident management company Motorcare has been acquired by The Innovation Group (TIG), the global insurance e-business software firm.
LDV, the West Midlands-based van manufacturer, has taken a £2m order for LPG-powered vehicles.
BSkyB has launched its business-to-business Automotive Channel, which from November will provide manufacturers the facility to communicate directly to their dealer networks.
For purists the Birmingham motor show is not worth visiting.
Tucked away in hall 6 was a rare event at Birmingham motor show - a world unveiling in the true sense.
All Volvo Car UK dealers will be told by the end of the year whether they have a future with the marque.
Fiat hopes to increase its share of the UK light commercial vehicle market from 3.5% to 5% with the arrival of the new Punto van and all-new Doblo.
After months of uncertainty the carmakers have finally accepted the inevitable and cut list prices. What started last month with the prestige brands as a trickle has turned into a flood. First Ford; now Vauxhall has moved.
Mario Monti, the European Competition Commissioner charged with deciding the future legal framework for car distribution and sales in Europe, has given the clearest indication yet of sweeping changes to Block Exemption legislation after 2002.
A Ford dealership group has been created to rescue Somerset-based Whyte Knight which collapsed early this year. Edwards of Salisbury, with a turnover of around £60m, will control a large market area taking in central Somerset and stretching across into west Wiltshire.
The success of the 206 range in the UK has taken Peugeot registrations above 100,000 units for the first six months of the year. The milestone means the company, French owned but with a manufacturing base in the UK, joins Ford and Vauxhall to create a 'Big 3' in the UK market.
European Motor Holdings chief executive Richard Palmer, buoyed by a falling threat from unofficial importers, plans to buy more prestige dealerships.
Renault UK announced a three-year warranty on all models as the Birmingham motor show opened at the NEC but a spokesman did not anticipate any immediate price cuts.
Bristol Street Holdings, the multi-franchised group which owns the Motor Nation used car supermarkets, has emerged as a possible buyer of Lex Autosales.
Volvo Car UK believes the new S60 will enable it to mount a challenge to the BMW 3 Series. Communications director John Lefley said: "The BMW is still the benchmark car worldwide but what Lexus has achieved with IS200 Volvo can achieve with this car.
Twelve leading Scottish motor dealer groups with a combined annual turnover of more than £500m are forecasting big savings through a buying consortium.
Computer software giant Microsoft is preparing for next year's pan-European launch of its Carview automotive website as manufacturers cut prices.
Compact executive sector model launches will allow prestige brands to challenge volume carmakers, said Audi UK director Kevin Rose at the UK launch of the latest A4.
Autobytel has abandoned its original strategy of offering parallel imports because cuts have started to harmonise UK and other EU prices.
MG Rover made "a tactical error" by staying away from the Birmingham motor show, said Professor Garel Rhys, of Cardiff Business School.
Around 1,750 franchised dealers are to have access to used cars bought at wholesale prices enjoyed by leading retail groups.
Daewoo Cars wants to retain its owned UK retail structure, regardless of which carmaker acquires the manufacturer.
