The Vauxhall Astra is the UK’s favourite used car according to Motorpoint. The perennially-popular small family car, which arrived on [...]
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Sales rise for Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover had seen its sales rise 23% in the second quarter after its new models were well-received. Owner [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dealers looking beyond the scrappage scheme
We’re probably not the first to report it but the scrappage scheme juggernaut definitely appears to be slowing down. This [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Some motorists are deferring routine car maintenance
Consumers are responding to rises in motoring costs and challenging economic conditions by deferring routine vehicle repair, servicing and maintenance [...]
Read the rest of this entry »JLR help TATA swing back to profit
India’s leading vehicle company, Tata Motors, reported Friday it had swung to a consolidated quarterly net profit, helped by a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Mercedes and Renault in collaboration deal
Mercedes-Benz and Renault are to co-operate on a new modular small car platform and two separate engine ranges that will [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Vauxhall job cut plans unveiled
Job losses at Vauxhall’s two UK plants will total 354, according to proposals outlined by owner General Motors (GM). Under [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Can non-main dealer servicing be a false economy?
During an economic cool off the focus of most buyers’ attention will be on value for money, making cost savings [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Autoquake appoint Dermot Halpin as new CEO
Autoquake.com (www.autoquake.com), the UK’s largest online used car retailer, today announced that former president of Expedia Europe Dermot Halpin has [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Koenigsegg pulls out of Saab deal
The sale of General Motors’ Swedish unit Saab has been called off after the would-be buyer pulled out of the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Toyota attempts to finally cure pedal fault
Toyota says it will make changes to the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million already recalled vehicles in the US. In [...]
Read the rest of this entry »GM to keep all German Opel plants open
General Motors has said that it will not be closing any of Opel’s four plants in Germany as part of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Enquiries brisk as everyone gears up for the future
As the motor trade braces itself for the expected (we hope!) Christmas rush, there seems to be a kind of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Disgraced MG Rover chiefs bank an extra £11m
The five disgraced former directors of failed carmaker MG Rover are to receive an £11 million-plus payout.
Their windfall will bring [...]
HPI asks whether dealers have lost their appetite for scrappage
At a time when no news is good news, dealers should be pleased to hear that the government has boosted [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Industry leaders discuss UK’s automotive future
The future of the UK motor industry is being discussed today (24 November) by more than 120 industry leaders, government [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Virtual may become reality for car dealers
Modern day consumers visiting car dealerships are now extremely well informed about cars and their specification. Most car manufacturer’s websites [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Volkswagen to increase production
Volkswagen (VW), Europe’s biggest car company, has announced plans to invest 26bn euros ($28.5bn; £15.8bn) over the next three years [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dealers getting in shape for January 2010
Dealers are gearing up for the expected upturn by selling out of their existing stock, which was possibly purchased a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Serman reviews the new Lexus LFA supercar
The country is bankrupt the streets are flooded, the government’s corrupt and the nights are drawing in but it’s the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Decline in car output rate smallest this year
UK car production fell by 6.7% in October amounting to 106,400 cars. Compared with a year earlier this represents the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Death of a used car salesman
Thinking of ways to illustrate the changes which have occurred in the car business over the last decade, brought to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cost is biggest cause of couple conflicts when buying a car
Couples argue more about the price when buying a car together, than any other purchasing consideration. Research by online used [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Latest falls complete prestige sector “price correction”
Last month’s fall in trade prices for prestige-brand used cars should allay growing concerns amongst dealers about unsustainably-high prices, suggests [...]
Read the rest of this entry »January looms large on the horizon for car dealers
With dealers having played catch up for most of 2009 when it comes to stock levels, it is only now, [...]
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