Volkswagen and Kia have seen their adverts for the Passat and Picanto enter into the top 10 most watched video ads on YouTube in 2011.
Manufacturer incentives and pre-registering have become part of the current new car market, believes a KPMG expert.
Mazda has extended its ‘pay no VAT’ offer to most models in its range to help boost retail demand up to the plate change in March 2012.
H&L Garages, a dealer group representing Mercedes-Benz vans and trucks, has gone into administration with the loss of 176 jobs.
What Car? and Motoring.co.uk have extended their existing partnership which will see both companies passing on new and approved used car sales leads to manufacturers and dealers in the UK.
A deal with Mercedes-Benz of Bedford has secured its place as the 1,000th customer of Cooper Solutions.
An Auto Union Type C child's pedal car is being submitted by Listers Audi Coventry for auction by Manheim in aid of Birmingham Children's Hospice.
New car registrations fell by 4.2% in November down to 134,027 units, but were 5,000 units above forecast in what is usually a slow month.
A new assessment for those working in vehicle cosmetic repair has been added to the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme.
Toyota has named British Gas as its preferred supplier of electric vehicle charging points, ahead of introducing the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the UK in 2012.
Seat has doubled the size of its fleet and business sales team taking it from four to eight.
UK consumers are embracing technology at a faster pace than many other countries according to a global survey of shopping habits by KPMG.
Oldham is pulling ahead in the gentle race to open the first all-electric car showroom in the country.
Renault UK’s electric vehicle offensive begins in the new year with a broad global marketing campaign for its ZE (zero emission) models.
The Toyota Landcruiser 3.0D-4D (137bhp) Invincible Auto has topped Glass’s list of top 10 cars with the best residual value after three years retaining 72.2%.
Google will reveal to delegates at AM’s first Digital Dealer Conference 2012 how automotive buying behaviour has changed, why the path to purchase is different and how consumers consume media differently.
A BMW showroom was forced to provide umbrellas to customers because of an "aerial bombardment" from seagulls attracted to a nearby waste site.
Pentagon Group has won Website of the Year at Auto Trader's 2011 Click Awards.
Nissan plans to build a small urban electric car similar to the Pivo 3 unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show 2011, but admits there will have to be substantial changes before it can make it into production.
Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of Fiat Group and Chrysler Group, has been appointed as the president of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) for 2012.
The introduction of the new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) by Transport for London (TfL) in January 2012 could see almost 85,000 vans fail new regulations.
The industry has been seeking to reduce the dependence on new cars Pendragon have been concentrating on lower priced used cars and service customers, and have made much recently of their investment in the old Quicks brand for its used car supermarket initiative.
Almost a third of used cars purchased over the last 12 months with car finance were black according to new data from creditplus.co.uk.
EGO Computer Systems, the dealer management software (DMS) provider, has rebranded as Rescura.
Honda has revealed a new engine series at the Tokyo Motor Show which will blend strong performance with environmental efficiency.
BMW and Toyota have signed a new technology agreement which will see the German brand provide 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines for models in Europe.
Manchester-based Lookers has secured an extension to its banking facilities which it says will help it continue its "acquisition led strategy".
Autorola, the European online remarketing company, has appointed Simon Wells to join its UK business development team.
Sales of premium brand used vehicles, led by BMWs and Audis, bucked a small decline in sales volumes with year-on-year increases of 2.76% and 8.57% respectively.
A decision on whether Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant near Liverpool will build European versions of the Ampera hybrid model is unlikely before 2015.
