BMW-Nissan Investments Solidify UK's BMI Rating

Dealer Financing To Remain Slow Amid Weak Demand

Industry / United Kingdom New car sales purchased with dealer financing in the UK fell 5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q111 for both individual and business buyers, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).The fall reflects...

JLR Ready For A Major Shake-Up

Industry / United Kingdom Tata Motors is set to invest nearly GBP5bn in its British luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) over the next five years in a bid to directly compete with the segment leaders BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi...

Replacement For Renault Van Brings Optimism To Auto Manufacturing

Industry / United Kingdom Risks to a shift in auto manufacturing from the UK have been mitigated, at least for the short and medium term, thanks to General Motors Company (GM)'s plans to replace Renault Trafic van production with...

Populist Budget Will Do Little To Boost Poor Vehicle Demand

Industry / United Kingdom Chancellor George Osborne's budget announcement revealing an immediate cut in fuel duty by one pence a litre, a delay in the planned four pence rise due in April until 2012 and a promise to limit the rise...

Car Association Calls For Measures To Aid Recovery

Industry / United Kingdom With new car sales falling for the eighth consecutive month in February 2011 ? down 7.7% year-on-year, to 63,424 units ? the Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders has urged the government to take steps...