Jaguar Land Rover has secured a £175m loan from the State Bank of India.
Infiniti has confirmed it will produce a hybrid vehicle as part of its M range of saloons.
Dealers’ relationships with their finance houses have only been slightly damaged by the recession, according to the latest Sewells New Car Finance House Survey 2009.
Dealers can automatically check employee driving licences and manage resulting driver risk online with a new product by dealer management systems company Pinewood.
Mercedes-Benz is holding an Approved Used event across its network from October 10 to 18.
AM is inviting dealers to attend a free roundtable meeting to discuss some of the key opportunities in tyre sales and service.
Motor claims software firm Audatex is heading an initiative to help bodyshops and insurers find ways of streamlining the damage estimating process.
Peugeot is the latest carmaker to be slammed by the advertising watchdog for misleading customers about fuel economy.
A new used van centre to serve the north east has been opened by Broadway Motor Company.
Bush Tyres has opened its fifteenth retail centre in Spalding, south Lincolnshire.
Consumer confidence rose to its highest level in 17 months in September.
The annual competition to find the best mechanic in the UK is now open for entries.
Sales rise for the third consecutive month as plate-change boosts demand
Manufacturers may be forced to increase prices in order to fund development of more environmentally friendly vehicles.
Subaru dealers have chosen to close its dealer council in favour of a regional roadshow each quarter, deciding it would be more beneficial to the network.
The European Commission has pledged to prevent the planned Magna International and Sberbank takeover of Opel/Vauxhall being framed to close UK plants ahead of those in Germany.
Manufacturer's important points continue to be in expensive urban areas
Dealer attitude survey shows that almost all dealers are now more satisfied
The five-speed gearbox could soon be overtaken as the default choice
Report on MG Rover's collapse attacks bosses' unreasonably large payouts'
Used car trade values are at last reaching a plateau, following eight months of rises.
As we enter October 2009 overall used car values are beginning to show the first signs of reaching their peak and with values expected to fall again.
Dealers and manufacturers have been brought together in a show of solidarity against the adversity of the recession, with almost three quarters more satisfied with the relationship.
Group spends £80,000 on training programme for its 15 dealerships
New car registrations rose by 11.4% in a busy September plate change month to 367,929 units, marking the third successive rise in figures.
Two of Chrysler’s three brand chiefs have left the company just four months after their appointment, in a fresh management upheaval.
Production lines at the MG Rover plant in Longbridge have been stopped and up to 20 employees could be made redundant.
Is the shortage of good quality stock really a new phenomenon in the used car market - or is the key issue for dealers their ability to sell stock as efficiently as possible?
Volkswagen has launched list of 10 commitments it is promising its aftersales customers.
Reversal of fortunes still leaves used car prices having to make up lost ground
