Early indications are that a busy final week in September drove car registrations from a 2% dip to a 14% increase on September 2008's sales.
Volkswagen plans to end or sharply reduce its ties with parts manufacturer Magna after the Canadian group's takeover of Opel/Vauxhall.
Tesla, the US manufacturer of electric sports cars, will send technicians out to customers rather than set up a network of workshops.
Roland Bouchara, the boss of Renault UK says profit is more important than market share and that volume is no longer key
The European Commision has approved the proposed acquisition of Delphi's auto electrics business by General Motors.
Financial service business volumes have grown for the first time in two years.
McLaren Automotive has launched a website to showcase its future car MP4-12C ahead of dealerships opening in early 2011.
Volvo’s new C30 Sport coupe and C70 coupe/convertible will be priced from £14,495 and £25,995 respectively when they go on sale in January.
Manheim found there was a marginal fall in consumer demand for used cars in August, as there had been in July, from 11.1 average retail sales per month down to 10.8 sales.
Mazda Europe steps up its drive this autumn to further raise its UK point of sale retail finance penetration in association with Santander, its new partner.
While having appreciating forecourt stock is a welcome change the overall shortage has actually proved costly in many cases.
Relations between BMW and its franchise board are at an “all time high”, according to Tim Abbott, UK managing director.
BCA’s Pulse shows that used car values increased for the 10th month running in August, taking averages across the board to £6,223.
Businesses have been warned they could be breaking the law if any staff watch live television on a computer if the company does not have a TV licence.
Accident management firm Helphire has swung to a £149m loss before tax from a £43m pre-tax profit.
Vindis Group has taken on the Bentley franchise in Norwich after recently purchasing the site from Sytner Group.
Used car supermarket The Car Shop will open a site in Doncaster in mid-November.
UK Car Group, parent company of Carcraft, has posted a £12.6 million pre-tax loss for the year to September 30, 2008 in comparison to a loss of £735,000 the previous year.
Hyundai has launched an £80,000 flagship luxury limousine called Equus in South Korea.
Used car marketing operation Exchange and Mart is rewarding loyal car dealers with discounts when they refer other motor retailers.
Honda has developed new nano technology in the form of microscopic carbon nanotubes a hundred thousand times thinner than a human hair to help it develop new fuel cell and battery technology.
A recent expose about the way ex-rental cars are sold by dealers has the potential to damage a market that sells up to 400,000 nearly-new cars a year.
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Nissan has revealed the first concept sketch of its new global car which could be a replacement for the Micra.
A leading financial expert and economic commentator is to be the guest speaker at AM’s inaugural executive breakfast club meeting to be held on Friday, November 27, at Simpsons in the Strand, London.
Lexus is to issue termination notices to its network as part of a continuing drive for profitability that’s taking precedence over concerns around market share.
MD Nigel Sharp has criticised the network for not being tuned in to customer standards, with calls for dealers to renew their focus on customer service.
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Arsenal footballer Niklas Bendtner escaped with just minor injuries after wrapping his Aston Martin DBS around a tree this week.
Roger Penske, owner of United Auto Group and UK subsidiary Sytner, has backed out of plans to buy US brand Saturn from General Motors.
