Accident management group Helphire told investors this morning it continues to tackle its debts.
UK green vehicle manufacturer Eco City Vehicles has raised £1.53m for investment through a share placing.
Singer/songwriter Katie Melua is Vauxhall’s new brand ambassador.
The Whitehouse Group, a three site business in Kent has gone into administration.
The Retail Motor Industry will launch a new division next year that will, having ascertained and certified that they are reputable, award garages with access to manufacturers’ security technical information.
Marshall Leasing, the vehicle funding and management arm of Marshall Motor Group, has picked up a major customer service award at the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) annual awards dinner in Birmingham.
Kia Motors (UK) has announced the death of Martin Watts, northern regional franchising manager on November 9.
The number of new cars sold on finance was up by 5% and the number of used cars by 6%, despite a fall of almost 19% in the total number of private new car sales in September.
Skoda has created a new special edition Fabia vRS to celebrate its Intercontinental Rally Challenge Constructors’ Champion title it won this year.
Tustain Motors has celebrated the sale of its 1,000th car since the business began trading in March.
A team of technicians from Mercedes-Benz Brentford will compete against their counterparts from across the world in the manufacturer’s International TechMaster 2010 competition this week.
Land Rover and participating dealers will be absorbing the VAT change on model orders placed before December 31 this year as part of a new sales initiative.
Jemca Car Group has refocused its used car business after launching two dedicated all makes used-car retail centres in North London; Garrick Road and Carlisle Road.
Volkswagen Group has agreed to buy European dealer group Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) for €3.3 billion (£2.8bn).
Recent dawn raids (and an arrest) in the commercial vehicle sector have highlighted the importance of competition compliance.
Mazda has now added an automatic transmission to its Mazda2 range in the UK priced from £9,995.
Overfinch Bespoke Vehicles Limited has today been placed in the hands of administrators.
Skoda is taking action to make its brand and products more visible, by supporting regional and national events plus advertising to the ITV X-Factor audience.
Mazda UK’s new online car configurator now gives customers the chance to create their perfect Mazda vehicle ahead of visiting their dealer.
Systems that allow company cars and vans to book their own repair and maintenance appointments are potentially just a matter of years away.
Honda has the best overall reliability record as a car manufacturer according to a survey of the country’s 50 largest contract hire companies.
The Consumer Credit Directive or CCD, in force from February 2011, is set to change the way dealers promote their finance offer.
Dealers have not being taking advantage of the ‘Women and Work’ funding programme through the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) which gives out £400 to businesses that invest in women.
South of England dealer group Vospers has added irs first Nissan and Renault dealership.
Car parts manufacturer Valeo Service (UK) has announced its ‘Garage Hero’ finalists; six independent mechanics with a combined experience in the industry of over 150 years.
Proton won the best range extender electric vehicle category at the RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge.
Chrysler Group has reduced its net losses in the Q3 to $84 million (£52.5m) down from $172m (£108m) in the previous quarter.
Strong demand combined with lower than expected volumes resulted in average values for LCV’s rising at BCA in October.
Overall average wholesale used car values increased by 1.1% (£77) to £6,813 in October following a drop of 0.7% (£47) in September, with rises recorded in all three vehicle sectors.
Good complaints handling standards should be the rule and not the exception in the banking sector, says Sheila Nicoll, director of conduct policy at the Financial Services Authority.
