The Commercial Vehicle market has had another quiet month as we come to the end of August due to the economic slowdown in the UK according to guide book EurotaxGlass’s. Having suffered a significant downturn in sales over recent months, [...]

American car maker GM has announced that it should return to be a profit making company by 2010. According to sources inside the company, the maker is on the upturn – even though it lost £31.36bn in the past 18 [...]

The Green Party is blaming the Government for poor image of pollution taxes and claims that revenue should be used strategically to save people money. The Green Party has dismissed claims by the Taxpayers’ Alliance that the UK is paying [...]

HPI has appointed Jonathan Blackmore as its marketing manager. With a wealth of marketing expertise in the motor industry, Blackmore’s role  will be to develop HPI’s comprehensive suite of products and services. Jonathan Blackmore joins HPI from Experian, where he [...]

Fleets are being warned to invest in cars that are going to retain their value well according to HPI. For the past seven years, September has been the key month for new car registrations following the introduction of the new [...]

Further to our previous post ‘Car code completes stage one of OFT approval scheme’ the Government has gave its backing to the scheme. Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Rt Hon John Hutton said: [...]

As we told you yesterday (28/08/08) GM Puts Its Full Weight Behind New Code Of Practice – we have the outline of how that Code will work… The Motor Industry Service and Repair Code has completed stage one of the [...]

The BBC have been running an interesting debate lead by Mary Spence (the president of the British Cartographic Society), in which she argues that online mapping sites are “wiping out history”. This is an area which we feel quite passionate [...]

General Motors UK has announced that it is putting its full weight behind a new industry-wide Code of Practice designed to enhance standards of car servicing and repair. The vehicle manufacturer is funding retailer subscriptions with the intention of signing [...]

The Volkswagen Group has moved into third place in global vehicle sales ranking, ahead of the Ford Motor Company. The Volkswagen Group has taken its place among the world’s top three automakers thanks to the Wolfsburg-based company’s outstanding delivery figures [...]