Lotus has revealed a first glimpse at its new Elite model which will make its debut at the Paris Motor Show next week.
A sales controller stole more than £41,000 from dealer group Perrys because he was being threatened by loan sharks.
Renault and Vauxhall will are to continue their cooperation in the light commercial vehicles segment, including their collaboration on the next generation of the successful Vivaro and Trafic models.
Maserati will showcase its new GranTurismo MC Stradale at the Paris Motor Show next week.
Remarketing company Cars Direect has rebranded as CD Auction Group.
Europe’s new car market continues to struggle with a continued fall in sales which has resulted in a market decline of 2.4% year-to-date.
Peugeot LCV dealers can now offer business customers a dedicated conversion programme for the Boxer van.
European carmakers are lobbying for improvements to a free trade agreement with South Korea which is feared could lead to floods of imports in the small car segment.
Roundtable ponders the rest of 2010, shortage of quality used cars and using the internet
Until September 30 Lexus has 36-month 8.9% APR offers on three derivatives of the IS, each requiring a deposit of £1,750.
Five Seat Sport derivatives are available on HP and PCP deals until the end of Q3.
Kia has a range of 36-month 0% HP offers running until September 30 on 1 versions of various models.
Suzuki has 0% HP offers until the end of the third quarter.
Fiat has PCP offers on 1.2 Pop versions of the 500 until the end of September.
Bridford Financial Solutions, which specialises in dealer loans for expensive new cars, says it made a record first-half profit on advances totalling £14.5 million.
ACF Car Finance, a sub prime specialist that operates a network of used car sales sites, has spent £40,000 moving its Bristol showroom to new premises closer to the M5.
HPI is urging dealers to provide a short summary report on the status of vehicles for sale to comply with Office of Fair Trading guidelines on new EU consumer protection regulations.
Half of the top 10 UK dealer groups have now become Specialist Automotive Finance Approved, says the FLA, now that Greenhous has achieved the status.
Motor finance lenders are optimistic about the future availability of funds for car loans, but they remain cautious as the Government prepares to review all forms of lending for business.
As we near the end of the summer, hopefully many of you will have enjoyed some sunshine with friends and family.
The Finance & Leasing Association has started to promote its website www.financingyourcar.org.uk that now lists about 500 SAF approved dealerships around the UK.
Cattles, the embattled plc whose brands include Welcome Car Finance, has had a knock back on negotiations for its survival.
Family-owned dealer group Harratts has opened a new Peugeot dealership in Leeds creating 25 jobs.
Peugeot has introduced a predictive marketing tool for its dealer network as part of its ongoing drive in aftersales to improve customer retention rates and satisfaction levels.
The BBC is this morning reporting that the Office of Fair Trading is investigating suspected price-fixing of the UK truck market.
Research from Exeter University has found that the secret to being a great leader is to be a sensitive listener.
Renault-Nissan believes electric vehicles (EV) will account for 10% of the world automotive sales by 2020 and has invested €4 billion to help push its ambitions in the market.
Nissan is promising its van dealers six new light commercial vehicles by 2013 plus globally advanced technology to put them on business users' shopping lists.
