Tim Hudson has taken the managing director's role at auction group Aston Barclay following the retirement of Les Scarborough.
Honda dealers will get a hybrid version of the Jazz in early 2011.
Chevrolet's first entrant into the European MPV segment, the Orlando, will be on show at the Paris Motor Show on September 30.
A brand new Apple iPad is on offer to dealers who take part in a new survey from AM and Sewells looking at what they think of finance houses - but time is running out.
The first students to take a degree in automotive management straight from A-levels have graduated.
Harratts Mitsubishi has doubled its sales since last year and will now be offering new servicing deals to bring in more customers in the second half of this year.
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revised its Specialist Automotive Finance (SAF) Competence Test and SAF Reference Material to provide dealers with the latest knowledge on finance products and regulation.
Ford’s next-generation Focus will be on show at the Paris Motor Show next month.
Niche sports car maker Morgan Motor Company trebled its pre-tax profits in 2009 while sales grew 20%.
Vince Cable, the business secretary, is today visiting automotive businesses in the West Midlands, including Aston Martin at Gaydon and Jaguar at Warwick University.
AM has launched a new category for its annual AM Awards ceremony to recognise outstanding suppliers in the industry and promote these suppliers to senior management within the franchised dealer market.
The UK's average new car CO2 emissions fell 5.6% in the past year, according to a study by DrivenData.
Peugeot is claiming a world first with its 3008 crossover powered by a diesel-electric hybrid powertrain.
Saab has appointed a single company to handle its customer relationship management (CRM) services across seven countries in Europe, including the UK.
A business confidence monitor from The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has echoed dealer views that the second half of this year will be slow.
Motor Codes is claiming progress towards raising standards in the vehicle service and repair sector following an independent study by consumer champion Which?
Mazda has revealed its facelifed Mazda2 model which will be on show at the Paris Motor Show in September.
Citroen’s DS3 Racing model will be available to order from September 1 priced from £23,100.
Mitsubishi Motors UK has slashed £10,000 from the original price tag for its i-MiEV electric city car.
One in five companies operating car fleets intends to reduce the choice of cars they offer to employees, while one in four is planning to extend lease periods, as businesses clamp down on company car polices.
A former Doncaster rugby league star is closing one of his two used car showrooms.
A man has been jailed after he attacked a garage owner and told him he would burn all the cars in the workshop.
Renault Retail Group has appointed Stuart Walker as its new managing director.
General Motors has announced a share sale, overcoming a key hurdle towards paying back the $50 billion (£32bn) bailout by US taxpayers that saved it from bankruptcy.
Car production fell by 8.9% in July but has risen by 41.7% year-to-date.
Saab GB has launched a multi-million pound national marketing campaign to raise consumer awareness of the brand and to promote its new flagship 9-5 saloon.
Research by media regulator Ofcom has shown that 13.5m people now use their phone to regularly access the internet, almost triple the number that did in 2008.
Diamondbrite is offering to double its dealers’ current stock of its products for free.
Marshall is looking to recruit a new finance director after moving Francis Laud into the new role of head of financial reporting.
Administrators have been appointed at car servicing chain In N Out.
