Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has appointed Alex Smith, VW passenger cars head of retail operations, as its new managing director and he will start the job on November 1.
One in five people admit to telling lies when selling their car privately, with money the main motivating factor behind being dishonest about faults and mechanical issues, according to a new survey.
Ford is expanding its low CO2 Fiesta Econetic product line to higher specification derivatives.
Braintree-based Grants Seat has won Excellence in Marketing at the Essex Business Excellence Awards 2011.
A supplier to the electric vehicle sector has warned that the continued lack of a common European standard for EV plugs and sockets is delaying the growth of recharging points and car sales.
Ford has secured an 80 car fleet deal with National Grid.
Multipart, the official supplier of TVR parts worldwide, has increased the number of parts outlets around the UK to 38 with the appointment of two new dealers.
Nissan believes that after five years of use the battery pack in its Nissan Leaf will costs “hundreds, not thousands” to replace.
Adrian Rushmore, managing editor at Glass’s, looks at the most likely scenario facing the market in the months ahead.
Car buyers are proving unresponsive to the financial incentives provided by manufacturers and the Government to buy electric vehicles.
UK carmakers are expected to be among the companies given a hotline to ministers under a new government initiative.
A new study reveals that those drivers who put off having their car serviced to save cash could be costing themselves more money in the long run.
MG Motor UK will open its own sales centre at its Longbridge plant.
Peugeot UK has appointed Tim Zimmerman as its new managing director.
Accident repair group Nationwide Accident Repair Services has grown revenues by 6% year-on-year, its half-year financial results show.
Kia is to introduce a third production shift at its European production facility in Slovakia and recruit 1,000 new employees to keep up with rising demand.
Close Motor Finance has launched a manufacturer division as part of its strategic growth plan.
Ford is taking its commercial vehicles directly to small business customers with an initiative displaying a cross-section of its range at B&Q TradePoint sites across the UK.
A garage boss has admitted breaking the rules of the Supply of New Cars Order 2000 to claim bonuses from manufacturers for new vehicle registrations without complying with the legislation.
Mercedes-Benz is touring the UK over the next month with its new A-Class concept to show the direction the brand is moving in and what will become its BMW 1-Series and Audi A3 challenger.
UK car manufacturing rose by 10.7% in August and is up 4.4% over the first eight months of 2011.
Volkswagen Group UK’s paint and body business manager, Andy Lawlor, has left the role after six years, to take up an overseas assignment.
The ACEA, the European automotive manufacturers’ trade association, has agreed on industry standards to develop standardised plug design and charging for electric vehicles (EVs).
Mercedes-Benz dealer Cicely Commercials is beginning a whistle-stop tour of its local industrial estates tomorrow to target SMEs with its van range.
Jaguar is rolling out digital point-of-sale material across its UK dealer network.
It's a display of how far some independent garage owners will go to keep their customers happy.
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is to drive on its cost reduction plans, foreseeing a cut in headcount as likely.
The head of Vauxhall Opel has said Vauxhall must boost its retail sales in order to be more profitable.
A Ford dealership suffered minor damage when a car parked outside caught fire.
Saab Automobile has won an appeal in a Swedish court to get the go-ahead for bankruptcy protection proceedings.
