Chancellor George Osborne is being pressured to consider the significant economic contribution made by the automotive industry in Wednesday's Comprehensive Spending Review.
Vertu Motors has seen turnover rise by more than a quarter this year following acquisitions of 16 sales outlets and growth in sales at its core business.
Rybrook Holdings Ltd has revealed designs for its new McLaren Birmingham showroom – the central UK sales site for the new McLaren MP4-12C, the first in a range of sports cars from McLaren Automotive.
Ai Claims Solutions has reported record revenues for the last financial year, up by 65 per cent from 2008/09 following a series of new contract wins.
Prices for the seventh generation Volkswagen Passat have been announced ahead of order books opening tomorrow.
There is only a 50:50 chance of a premium Hyundai brand being introduced in the UK.
Sales of used cars using dealer finance rose by 21% in August when compared to the same month in 2009, according to the latest motor finance statistics from the Finance & Leasing Association.
Renault is expecting to have 35 of its 211-strong UK dealer network ready to sell electric vehicles when its Kangoo ZE goes on sale next summer.
Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealers shouldn’t expect to see improvements in brand rankings in high-profile customer satisfaction surveys for at least another year.
The Retail Motor Industry has hit back at claims from Which Car? that car dealers are duping customers into bad deals with “salesman’s hype”.
Volvo will introduce an electric version of its C30 into small fleets next year and a plug-in hybrid V60 will be available from 2012 with emissions of just 50g/km of CO2.
Nearly three quarters of dealers believe their brand is important to customers when considering a new car.
Jaguar Land Rover will keep its three factories in the UK.
Seat is changing the badging on its Ecomotive models.
Consumer watchdog Which? Car is publishing a feature intent on exposing tricks of the trade and what it calls “salesman’s hype”.
The SMMT has confirmed that the 2012 British Motor Show will not be reinstated in 2012.
Specialist aftersales business managers could be the key to increasing customer retention for franchise dealers.
The clock is ticking for suppliers to stand a chance of being acknowledged as the finest in the sector.
Marshall Motor Group has signed a three-year deal with Castrol Professional for supply of lubricants to 26 brands across 62 dealerships.
Only one in five motorists (22%) take notice of the recommended service intervals through their dashboard indicator or their car manual.
Skoda has launched its newest pledge - the Skoda Customer Promise.
Peugeot’s new Ion electric car, based on the Mitsubishi i-Miev, will be available on a four-year 40,000 mile lease contract when it goes on sale in the UK towards the end of this year.
Nissan Motor GB will have up to 40 dealers operating as outlets for its Leaf electric vehicle by the end of November.
The Manheim Remarketing car auctions business at Canklow Meadows industrial estate, Rotherham, is set to close with the loss of up to 30 jobs.
Downsizing starts to make its mark on the most popular German premium brands
The Co-operative Motor Group has launched an aftersales charter and price promise guarantee.
Nissan scraps plans for a diesel variant after selling just 442 Cubes
Training for the service and maintenance of electric vehicles has now been finalised ahead of its launch in January 2011.
Mini is hoping to broaden the appeal of the brand beyond its current core market of women by entering the FIA World Rally Championship in selected rounds of the season in 2011.
An independent accident repair network has launched a menu-priced one-day vehicle body repair service to compete with traditional mobile SMART repair businesses.
