Saab's plans to resume production may be stalled by the collapse of its funding deal with China's auto maker Hawtai.
Hyundai has unveiled the latest version of the D-segment i40 at the 2011 Barcelona Motor Show.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a ‘Knowledge is Power’ marketing campaign for the launch of its Amarok pick-up featuring outdoor, press, online and retail activity along with social media, mobile and nationwide outdoor campaigns.
Global automotive group Inchcape saw its UK businesses outperform its expectations in the first quarter of 2011, as demand for premium new cars continues to lead the market.
Inchcape non-executive director Michael Wemms is standing down at the group's AGM today after seven years on its board.
Lookers has seen its new car retail sales drop by 10.5% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to Q1 2010.
Alphera Financial Services has launched a training programme for dealers to help them boost customer retention because “this year it is going to be tough to find new ones”, said UK director Spencer Halil.
Harratts Renault Wakefield has been made an approved Renaultsport specialist dealer after selling the most models in the UK.
Jardine Motors Group has launched its redeveloped used car locator website. It features 1,700 vehicles at any one time, being sold across 54 retail outlets.
Sir Trevor Chinn, chairman of Tesco Cars, said he doesn’t want to start a price war with dealers but the website will be “comparative and competitive”.
North west dealer RRG Group has launched two iPhone apps; UsedCarApp and mileage and expenses tracking tool, iClaimIt.
Toyota has revealed a fourth-quarter profit fall of 77 per cent to the lowest point in a 18 months, blamed on the Japan earthquake and tsunami that continues to disrupt production and sales.
Vertu Motors grew by 22% in the 12 months to March and boosted adjusted operating profit by 15.8%, according to its preliminary financial results, published this morning.
Motorexpo, the free motor show at London’s Canary Wharf, will hold a Drive the Future event to de-mystify electric, hybrid and ultra-economical cars and to showcase these vehicles as realistic options for today’s new car buyers.
Retail group accounts for almost one in four new Mercedes sales in UK
US automotive sales training expert Joe Verde, is making downloadable copies of his latest books available for free.
Pendragon has issued a trading update which reveals its new and used car sales were up in the first quarter.
Lothian and Borders Police have taken delivery of a new sponsored vehicle from Alex F Noble Nissan in support of its ongoing drugs awareness campaign.
Wayside Group has completed a £7 million BMW and Mini development at Milton Keynes.
Mercedes-Benz UK chief executive and president Wilfried Steffen has left the Milton Keynes-based business to head Daimler’s business innovation division in Stuttgart.
Over two million public electric vehicle charging points will be built by 2017 across Europe, but the UK is behind with how many charging points it expects to install this year.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has appointed Andrew Hulme of British Car Auctions (BCA) as its new chairman.
Audi has restructured its fleet sales team with the creation of the new role of business development manager as well as two key account managers supported by six regionally based fleet sales managers.
Battery leasing for electric vehicles is likely to provide superior whole life costs to other commercial approaches, according to Glass’s.
The Car Shop, the used car supermarket group, has bought Autoquake's e-commerce sales platform and intellectual property for £350,000.
MCR, administrators for Autoquake, has made its full report available to download. It details the events that led to Autoquake being put into administration.
The May issue of AMe is now live, featuring fresh new content separate to the magazine edition.
BMW is to sell parts and accessories direct to consumers for the first time through a BMW Direct venture with eBay.
Regent Automotive, the Volvo dealer group which runs Volvo Cars London and Bishop’s Stortford, has increased its turnover by 30% from £42.9 million in 2009 to £55.8m in 2010.
Bournemouth FC's Dean Court base will be renamed Seward Stadium from July after Bournemouth signed a three-year naming rights deal with Seward Motor Group.
