Volkswagen is buying land, machinery and equipment from insolvent contract car manufacturer Karmann.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk believes that time is ripe to take the electric sports car maker public through a flotation.
Lubricant and fuel treatment manufacturer Millers Oils has completed a takeover of rival Falcon Lubricants.
Supercar maker Spyker Cars is relocating vehicle assembly from Holland to the UK in order to save costs.
Annual running costs for second-hand cars are now higher than those for new vehicles.
The leader of Britain's biggest business group has urged the Government to extend the car scrappage scheme until the general election to help the recovery from recession and boost employment.
Motor Codes has appointed two non-executive directors from Unipart and Car Care Plan.
Lex Autolease launched into the used vehicle auction market this week with a series of sales involving more than 4,000 vehicles.
Autoquake, the online used car retailer, is promoting stocks of convertibles ahead of the anticipated seasonal demand increase in the new year.
Honda UK’s revised CR-V will be priced from £20,175 when it goes on sale in the UK on January 5, 2010.
Consumers have had a muted reaction to the 15% rate of VAT although the majority do want it extended.
UK car production continued to decline by 6.7% to 106,400 units in October but the rate is slowing down with car outputs in particular.
Dealers could be losing out on up to £70,000 a year due to poor aftersales service.
Nick Reilly, General Motors Europe acting chief executive, has promised less job cuts at Vauxhall than planned under the aborted takeover bid from Magna.
Wednesday's announcement that BMW is to be the automotive partner to the 2012 London Olympics was an "unforgettable experience at the end of a very tough year", said Tim Abbott, managing director of BMW UK.
Car brand Mini and web firm Google were among top brands recognised by annual awards at The Marketing Society.
Perrys Motor Group is the latest AM100 dealer group to be recognised by the Finance & Leasing Association as SAF Approved.
BMW has signed up to be official car partner of the 2012 London Olympics.
Halfords has forecast second-half earnings growth after it posted a 24% rise in first-half profits in 2009.
The Government has pledged £30 million to help establish more trials for electric car charging points in cities across the UK.
Available jobs in the retail motor trade have nearly halved in 2009, according to north east based Ingenia Recruitment.
The Institute of the Motor Industry has announced a number of changes to its senior management structure including the move of chief executive Sarah Sillars to the position of executive chair.
The Nissan NV200, the Japanese manufacturer's first own design van in years, has been named International Van of the Year by a panel of journalists.
The head of Vauxhall/Opel will meet with the UK Government and Unite union to discuss Vauxhall.
The UK's largest car dealer group, Pendragon, this morning reported trading ahead of plan for the four months to October 31.
Whitequay Suzuki is the latest dealer to join the Japanese brand’s UK dealer network taking the total to 148.
Mazda has signed up two new bodyshop partners, Morelli and ACIS, to help distribute products across its 150 dealers and 177 approved accident repair centres.
GE Capital has agreed to provide a £170m working capital facility to Jaguar Land Rover for five years.
Michael Cole, Kia UK’s new managing director is to lead the shift in perception the South Korean brand has experienced beyond the scrappage scheme which introduced the company to many new customers.
Credit hire group Helphire reports that hire lenths have stabilised in recent months after a significant decline earlier in the year.
