Swansway Group is to spend £600,000 on an upgrade at one of its Honda showrooms in Greater Manchester, chairman Michael Smyth said.
The Sinclair Group is planning to create around 60 jobs in Swansea with the opening of a new Volkswagen dealership.
Two executives at ACF Car Finance in Maidstone have been promoted to top management jobs within the business.
Nearly half of motorists (48%) say they would not consider a more eco-friendly vehicle if Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) tax breaks were increased.
Just a few months after Vauxhall workers were celebrating the news they had secured the build of the new Astra, the car company is stopping production for a week at its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants because of falling European car sales.
Vertu Motors recent acquisitions are delivering profit to the acquisitive group.
Peugeot says its new 208 has been an instant hit since its launch in June and a new GTi model will deliver extra ‘exhilaration and panache’.
The latest pricing survey by Trader Media Group’s online trading network, Autotrade-mail, reveals that the average trade price of used cars is as high as it has been for four years, just 2.2% less than during the first half of 2008.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is inviting dealers to take part in a free trial of a new management and leadership profiling tool called AMA Trait.
Scottish dealer group John R Weir has been bought by Arnold Clark Automobiles for an undisclosed sum.
Manufacturers continue to pressure dealers into investing more money into corporate identity standards, seeming to ignore the tough market conditions and tightening dealer profit margins.
A gang that ran a used car business has been found guilty of defrauding its customers.
Ford will detail what it is calling a major product acceleration for Europe at a special 'Go Further'event in Amsterdam on Thursday (Sept 6).
Grants Seat in Essex has reinstated its five year warranty deal in time for the September plate-change.
Vauxhall has confirmed another of its dealers, Approach UK, which has two dealerships, has gone into administration.
The Co-Operative Motor Group has confirmed it is looking to reduce its network of 11 down to six locations.
MG has launched its first approved used car programme which includes a 130 point check on every car.
Stevens, the two-site Vauxhall, Network Q and Chevrolet dealer in west Sussex has gone into administration after attempts to find a buyer failed.
Citroen has revealed the first images of its DS3 Cabrio soft top which will make its debut at the Paris Motor Show towards the end of September.
Experian, the global information services company, has launched the latest version of AutoCheck, its automotive provenance check tool, after collaborating with dealers over the changes for the last seven months.
Ex-Wayside director John Caney has started up a new business called Endeavour Automotive which has acquired Hyundai’s owned London site on Edgware Road in Hendon for an undisclosed sum.
Residual value company CAP is calling for transparency over registration figures as it believes up to one in three new car sales has been self-registered by dealers.
Infiniti has unveiled what it calls a “production intent” all-electric concept called the LE which will debut at the Paris Motor Show towards the end of next month.
Vertu Motors' Bristol Street Motors has been named the winner of this year’s best dealer group at the national Motability supplier awards.
Automotive eCRM specialist Marketing Delivery is advising dealers that having a Facebook page is now just as important as having a website.
HPI has appointed Phil Peace to the new role of commercial operations director.
A new survey by Motors.co.uk shows that less than 34% of owners intend to remain loyal to their existing brand for their next car purchase.
Further network expansion for Isuzu UK as it appoints Shukers Limited of Bayston Hill, near Shrewsbury.
The new Volvo V40 has become the highest scoring model in its segment in the latest EuroNCAP safety tests. It is one of five models scoring the maximum five stars in the latest results.
The all-new Mazda6 has been unveiled at the 2012 Moscow Motor Show. As the flagship model of a new generation of vehicles, it is intended to build on the success of the CX-5.
