Nissan’s Leaf has been named as the 2011 European Car of the Year and it’s the first time an electric car has won the award.
Major growth in new and used car sales have helped dealership turnaround expert Cambria Automobiles drive like-for-like revenue up by 41%.
Mazda has been selected as an official provider of police vehicles for the first time after earning a place on the new National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) agreement.
Vauxhall has refreshed the look of its Antara SUV and has reduced the price of its entry level model to £19,995, £2,835 below the outgoing model.
Chevrolet has launched its winter sale offering up to £3,400 off on selected models to tempt buyers ahead of the VAT change in January.
Volkswagen retailer JCB Volkswagen Vans Ashford has topped the UK’s retail network for customer satisfaction for the second and third quarter.
The first British Motor Festival is to be held at the Royal Windsor Racecourse, Berkshire, from March 11 - 13.
Toyota has launched a trial winter weather tyre programme to help motorists be best prepared for the kind of Arctic conditions Britain has suffered over the past few years.
Former British Touring Car Championship star Jeff Allam is opening a second HiQ outlet in Leatherhead, six months after partnering HiQ with his first outlet in Dorking.
Specialist motor finance provider, Cygnet Financial Services Limited, has been awarded ‘SAF Approved’ accreditation by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Proton has a new dealership in Lincoln.
Sales have risen 16% and pre-tax profit has grown by 34% as operational efficiencies continue to develop south of England dealer group Caffyns.
The 2011 Golden Garages competition has been launched.
An acquisition strategy and a determination to improve performance across the business has seen a turnaround in Cambridge-based Marshall Motor Group that has taken it into the AM100’s top 10 for the first time.
Lifestyle Ford has donated two cars to students at the Wealden Skills Centre.
A board member in charge of Toyota's product quality believes the company is still in crisis mode a year after it was hit by a global recall which affected over 12 million vehicles.
Indian manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra has signed a definitive agreement to take a 70% stake in SsangYong Motor Company for $463 million (£293.3m).
Renault is launching a more affordable version of its Twingo Gordini priced from £11,395 which goes on sale in the middle of January 2011.
Vauxhall dealers are offering snow socks over the winter period from £49.95 which can help provide traction in icy and snowy road conditions.
McLaren’s MP4-12C supercar will be priced from £168,500 when it goes on sale in the UK in spring next year.
Auto Trader is advising customers to bring their new car purchases forward in order to save hundreds of pounds ahead of the VAT rise next year.
Renault has launched a ‘pay-as-you-earn’ maintenance service - iCare - to help dealers win service business from its van customers.
Eighteen technicians from the Jardine Motor Group have all achieved the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) standard ranging from service maintenance technician to master technician level.
Dealer representatives and the fleet industry were at loggerheads over service, maintenance and repair (SMR) costs at the Fleet News Industry Briefing over claims that franchised dealers would ‘price match’ against independents and fast fits.
The average annual cost of owning and running a new car has jumped by 6.3% in the last 12 months, according to RAC’s annual Cost of Motoring (CoM) Index.
Swansway Group is filling a six year open point in Merseyside for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Vauxhall has revealed its facelifted Corsa which will go on sale in the UK in February next year.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has welcomed today’s announcement by home secretary Theresa May that from April 2011, the majority of highly skilled workers entering the UK under Intra-Company Transfer arrangements will be exempt from Government’s proposed immigration cap.
A salesman who lied to his dealership about having a clean driving licence has now been convicted of drink-driving for the second time.
Major manufacturers have expressed confidence in the UK total new car market being in excess of two million registrations next year.
