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Surrey named as UK's pothole capital

10 March

Surrey named as UK's pothole capital

Surrey has been named as the pothole capital of the UK in new research released today. The county ha....


Motor industry calls for clear, consistent and supportive Budget 2010 policies

10 March

Motor industry calls for clear, consistent and supportive Budget 2010 policies

The UK motor industry has delivered a stark message to the Chancellor as the 2010 Budget was declare....


Toyota confirms 750 jobs will go

10 March

Toyota confirms 750 jobs will go

Toyota managers have confirmed 750 posts will be axed at its factories in Derbyshire and Flintshire,....


Registrations through scrappage hit 330,000

9 March

Registrations through scrappage hit 330,000

Figures from the SMMT show that 324,991 new cars were registered through the scrappage scheme by the....


New car CO2 emissions cut by biggest ever margin

9 March

New car CO2 emissions cut by biggest ever margin

Average new car CO2 emissions fell by their biggest ever margin last year with the impact of recessi....


Toyota rejects electronics fears

9 March

Toyota rejects electronics fears

Toyota has rejected claims that faulty electronics are behind its worldwide recall of more than eigh....


Dealer confidence and profit ratings improving

8 March

Dealer confidence and profit ratings improving

"The scrappage scheme helped bring welcome relief to car dealers with the vast majority of networks ....


Hard up motorists swerving to avoid their service

8 March

Hard up motorists swerving to avoid their service

Hundreds of hard-up motorists are putting themselves at risk by failing to take their cars in for th....


Jaguar XJ 'has safeguarded jobs'

8 March

Jaguar XJ 'has safeguarded jobs'

About 2,000 manufacturing jobs in the West Midlands have been safeguarded by production of the new J....


Lennon's son defends car advert

5 March

Lennon's son defends car advert

John Lennon's son Sean has defended the decision to license footage of his father for use in a car a....


Dealers and manufacturers need to consider repercussions of maintenance free electric cars

5 March

Dealers and manufacturers need to consider repercussions of maintenance free electric cars

Manufacturers and dealers need to consider the repercussions of electric cars that could be almost m....

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Toyota boss tries to boost morale

5 March

Toyota boss tries to boost morale

Toyota president Akio Toyoda donned a worker's uniform to address the company's Japanese workforce i....


Geely deal presents big opportunities for Volvo

4 March

Geely deal presents big opportunities for Volvo

Ford is still expected to sign an agreement to sell Volvo to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group by....


New car market remains strong with scrappage, RMI comments

4 March

New car market remains strong with scrappage, RMI comments

"Scrappage continues to give a boost to the market with private buyers in particular returning to th....


Car sales see continued recovery

4 March

Car sales see continued recovery

UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, according to the S....


Car bosses' fear over possible VAT hike

3 March

Car bosses' fear over possible VAT hike

With the government's scrappage incentive due to expire at the end of the month UK car companies are....


Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles

3 March

Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles

Nissan is recalling nearly 540,000 pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and minivans, most of them ....


Ford outsells GM after sales jump

3 March

Ford outsells GM after sales jump

Ford has reported a jump in US sales of 43% last month, selling more cars than its great rival Gener....


GM triples Opel investment pledge

2 March

GM triples Opel investment pledge

General Motors says it will spend 1.9bn euros ($2.6bn; £1.7bn) to restructure its European uni....


Electric dream or electric reality?

2 March

Electric dream or electric reality?

Five minutes to fill up a conventional car at the pumps versus five hours to charge an electric car,....