Suzuki GB has presented a number of awards to the dealer network in recognition of various achievements over the past twelve months.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA), the trade association representing the independence garage sector across the UK, is to launch its own ‘Car Repair Plan’ to help consumers spread the cost of repair work their vehicles need.
Ford has revealed a quartet of new models, three of which take the company into new sectors of the European market, which it intends to roll out between now and 2015.
Ford has upscaled its new model plans and is now planning 25 additions or replacements in the next five years instead of the 15 it announced just over a year ago.
MoT tests for diesel cars and lorries are to be tightened up to ensure vehicles have a critical exhaust filter if one had originally been fitted as standard, Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has announced.
Motor industry and associated bodies have responded to the news of yesterday's Autumn Statement, including its plans to drop the VED disc.
General Motors' stated commitment to an orderly end to its Chevrolet as a retail brand in the UK and Europe will mean "little impact" on residual values.
The paper VED disc is to be abolished, removing an administrative inconvenience for franchised dealers and millions of motorists.
Classified advertising website Gumtree has appointed Andrew Hooks as director of motors to support its ‘significant expansion’ in the sector.
Chevrolet will cease to exist as a brand in the UK by the end of 2015, General Motors has announced.
New car registrations rose 7% in November to 159,581 units, the month’s best performance since 2004.
Two of the UK’s largest dealer groups, Marshall Motor Group and the Ridgeway Group, have entered into new three-year agreements with Castrol Professional.
Mazda has added a fifth engine to its Skyactiv range with the arrival of a 1.5-litre petrol unit, the smallest in the series so far.
The Office of Fair Trading is investigating the acquisition by Ridgeway Group of Parkview Skoda on the grounds it may be anti-competitive.
Bridgestone is developing puncture proof air free tyres.
Nissan is planning a growth offensive across Europe to establish itself as the number one Japanese car manufacturer for sales.
New car finance volumes grew by 4% and used car finance increased by 16% in October, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Lamborghini held a special customer and media event in the Middle East to display its new £2.7 million Veneno roadster on Italian naval aircraft carrier Nave Cavour.
Marshall Motor Group has acquired high profile solus car dealership Grants Seat in Braintree for an undisclosed sum.
Dealer groups need to stop recruitment costs coming off the bottom line at a local level if they are to improve overall staff quality, says Jobco-op Automotive.
Audi will start building its new Q1 small SUV in Ingolstadt, Germany from 2016.
Trusted Dealers has urged the Chancellor to reduce fuel duty ahead of the Autumn Statement on December 5.
Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover’s parent company, is investing £30 million in a collaborative National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC) at the University of Warwick to help research and develop new technology and models.
Saab’s network of 84 authorised repairers are now offering fixed price repairs to attract more customers for aftersales work.
The new UK accounting rules, which represent the most significant change in reporting standards for 30 years, could have a major impact on how the motor retail sector presents its financial results.
Hyundai Motor UK has launched two new films to create ‘an affinity with the brand through humour’, while explaining the main benefits of two key models.
Maserati has appointed Park’s Motor Group to operate its new dealership covering Glasgow and West Scotland.
Vauxhall says its new retailer management learning and development programme will set ‘a mandatory gold standard’ for senior managers.
Honda dealers continue to set the pace when it comes to servicing retention, according to the latest Castrol Professional Car Servicing & Repair Trend Tracker report.
Volvo has launched its winter tyre marketing campaign with some videos designed to illustrate the difference between summer and winter tyres.
