United Kingdom

Commercial vehicle sales performed markedly better than the passenger-car segment in 2005, although still recording a fall of 1.0% to 387,929 units over the rolling 12 months from... 2006-07-10

Russia's Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ, Gorky Automobile Plant) is in talks over the acquisition of troubled UK van manufacturer LDV. The move comes just six months after the Birmingham-based... 2006-06-21

China's Nanjing Automobile, new owner of UK carmaker MG Rover, has commenced exports of MG Rover parts to Europe. The exports are shipped through a co-operation with UK firm Xpart,... 2006-06-12

Results for Ford for 2005 and Q106 show the brand leading both the passenger-car and light commercial market with market shares of 15.4% and 27.7%, respectively, in Q106. In the passenger-car... 2006-06-09

Vauxhall retained its habitual second place in the passenger-car market in 2005, and even overtook Ford in April 2006. Vauxhall has two models in the country's top 10 sellers in the... 2006-06-09

French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has rejected an offer from UK trade union representatives, aimed at saving the company's plant in Ryton, Coventry. A plan put forward by leaders... 2006-05-19

The management of one of Britain's few remaining independent carmakers has struck a blow, informing unions this week of the decision to close the TVR plant within the next six months.... 2006-04-25

The British car industry has taken another hit as French carmaker Peugeot has announced the closure of its plant in Ryton, near Coventry. Production at the plant will be reduced to... 2006-04-19

Results for the year to November 2005 show Vauxhall retaining its second place in the passenger-car market. The company sold 296,800 cars over the 11-month period to claim a market... 2006-04-07

On the manufacturing side, the UK car industry in the early 21st century is a shadow of its former self, with locally-owned manufacturers represented primarily by the now-bankrupt... 2006-04-07