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Motor - 2000
SP Engineering has been bought out of receivership by Caterpillar in a £10m deal, saving 400 jobs in Leicestershire, Lancashire and Nottingham.
22-Dec-2000
Leicester City Council has approved plans from WE Sturgess for the development of a £3m Jaguar car dealership on Narborough Road.
15-Dec-2000
Pirelli, the Italian tyre company, is planning to relocate its treasury operations to London, which is expected to lead to a listing on the Stock Exchange.
14-Dec-2000
Perry Group has sold its Perry Contract Hire vehicle rental business to First National Vehicle Contracts for £1.3m, and the proceeds will be used to expand its nationwide accident repair business.
12-Dec-2000
Accidentcare is to set up a new car breakdown service next year in partnership with Europ Assistance, and is also looking to move into non-motor care products.
12-Dec-2000
Dixon Motors has acquired Motorsport Dealers International, the operator of the Motorcycle City chain of retail outlets, for £8m.
01-Dec-2000
Montupet is creating a further 40 jobs at its alloy wheels and cylinder heads factory in Dunmurry, due to rising demand for a low-emissions diesel engine.
29-Nov-2000
Ford is planning to form a joint venture with the Defence Evaluation & Research Agency to develop hologram technology for vehicle design and medical imaging.
29-Nov-2000
Minorplanet Systems is to raise £30m in a share issue in order to finance the expansion of its vehicle tracking business into the US.
29-Nov-2000
Vauxhall is to relocate up to 500 workers from car assembly plants in Bedfordshire and Merseyside to its new van joint venture with Renault in Luton.
28-Nov-2000
Triumph is to set up a motorcycle distribution network in Japan, including about 40 dealers.
27-Nov-2000
Howard Basford has announced plans to set up a new headquarters for its national vehicle recovery service at the Cheshire Oaks Business Park in Ellesmere Port, with the creation of 60 jobs.
24-Nov-2000
RRG Group, the Manchester-based Toyota and Lexus car dealership, has been acquired by Marubeni Corporation of Japan for more than £15m.
23-Nov-2000
Ford is considering plans to invest up to £200m at its Bridgend plant to produce petrol engines for Jaguar cars, which would involve the transfer of work from Cleveland, Ohio.
23-Nov-2000
BMW is to seek planning permission for a £60m Rolls-Royce cars factory at Goodwood in West Sussex, which will build 1,000 units a year and create 350 jobs.
22-Nov-2000
Lex Service has sold the Lex Autosales network of used car sales centres to Mercedes-Benz for £18m, which will involve the transfer of seven sites and 176 staff.
21-Nov-2000
Motorbikes4U is to raise £1.6m in a flotation on Aim in order to fund the expansion of its online motorcycling business.
20-Nov-2000
Visteon, the automotive design services company, has announced plans to set up a new regional headquarters at the Pipps Hill Industrial Estate in Basildon, employing up to 400 workers.
16-Nov-2000
Laird has sold its LAC non-sealing automotive components business to Trelleborg of Sweden for £102m.
16-Nov-2000
Nidd Vale Group is to develop a £2m site in Harrogate to house its head office and Vauxhall dealership.
14-Nov-2000
CCM Motorcycles has secured £2m of venture capital investment for the development of new motorcycles and to expand its distribution network into overseas markets.
09-Nov-2000
Pocklington Coachworks is creating about 15 new jobs in North Yorkshire having won a £2.5m order to manufacture support vehicles for Toyota Motor Sport.
06-Nov-2000
Pilkington has dropped plans to double its share of the US automotive glass market following the collapse of takeover talks with Visteon.
06-Nov-2000
Stadco has confirmed plans to set up a £3m factory at the Boulevard Industry Park in Speke to supply metal pressings to Jaguar, with the creation of 50 jobs.
03-Nov-2000
Hawtal Whiting, the automotive design consultancy, has gone into receivership, but the engineering and US operations are being bought by Wagon for £8m.
26-Oct-2000
EasyRentaCar is planning to set up 30 rental sites across Europe by the end of 2001, and is in discussions with DaimlerChysler to take delivery of a further 13,000 Mercedes cars.
26-Oct-2000
Johnsons Honda is to open a new £2m car dealership at the Oxford Motor Park in Kidlington next month.
25-Oct-2000
Laird is to sell its Draftex car body sealings business to GenCorp of the US for £142m, and expects to complete the sale of its other automotive operations over the next few months.
24-Oct-2000
Lotus is to double the output at its plant near Norwich having won a three-year assembly contract from General Motors for the Vauxhall VX220.
23-Oct-2000
London Taxis International has announced plans to transform its Holyhead Road site in Coventry into a retail and business park, which would enable the company to relocate its factory to a larger site nearby.
20-Oct-2000
Reg Vardy has awarded a £5.5m contract to Adonis to build a dealership for Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Maserati at the MetroCentre in Gateshead.
18-Oct-2000
North West Development Agency is in discussions with US motor industry logistics company Coughlin and metal pressings firm Stadco Pressings about setting up new sites at the Boulevard Industry Park in Speke.
16-Oct-2000
The Welsh Development Agency has announced that TRB of Japan is preparing to open a £6m factory to make automotive switches at the St Asaph Business Park in Denbighshire.
13-Oct-2000
Transrent is planning to expand its truck trailer hire and leasing business, having received a £20m investment from Aberdeen Development Capital and Penta Capital.
13-Oct-2000
Ford has announced plans to build a new diesel engine plant at Dagenham, as part of the previously announced £340m overhaul of the site.
13-Oct-2000
Aston Green is to invest £7m in a new Volkswagen and Audi dealership in Reading, which will involve the relocation from existing sites nearby.
09-Oct-2000
Hodge Continental is setting up a new Chrysler and Jeep dealership in Swansea.
27-Sep-2000
Horners Motor Group is to set up new Skoda dealerships in Bury and Manchester, with the creation of up to 25 jobs.
27-Sep-2000
Marlin Cars is seeking permission to expand its kit cars factory by moving into new premises in Crediton, Devon.
22-Sep-2000
Ford is planning to invest £130m at its Land Rover factory in Solihull over the next year, in order to boost sales and productivity.
20-Sep-2000
Whitacres, the specialist coach builder, has been acquired by Chesterfield-based Frank Guy for undisclosed terms, and there are plans to double production at the Stoke-on-Trent site within five years.
19-Sep-2000
Vauxhall has submitted plans to Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council for the £27m expansion of its Merseyside car plant to produce the new Frontera model.
18-Sep-2000
David Henley Systems, the developer of products for car fleets, has been sold to CFS Group in a £7m deal.
12-Sep-2000
Toyota is planning to set up a network of 80 dedicated dealers and recycling centres in the UK to handle its environmentally friendly Prius cars.
11-Sep-2000
BMW is to invest £230m at the Cowley car plant in Oxford to produce the new Mini, which will double the production capacity and provide a long-term jobs boost.
08-Sep-2000
John Clark Motor Group is planning to recruit 16 new staff in Aberdeen, subject to gaining planning permission for a new body shop, commercial vehicle dealership and parts distribution centre.
07-Sep-2000
Avis Europe is planning to set up a network of car hire centres across China over the next five years.
07-Sep-2000
Jaguar has announced plans to create 500 production jobs at its Halewood plant in Liverpool, in order to manufacture the new X400 car from March 2001.
06-Sep-2000
Bostrom, the manufacturer of vehicle seats, has agreed to a £38m takeover offer from a new company called Commercial Vehicle Systems.
06-Sep-2000
HR Owen has acquired Jack Barclay, the London-based Rolls-Royce and Bentley dealership, from Dutton Forshaw for undisclosed terms.
05-Sep-2000
Motorpoint is planning to expand its imported cars business by selling vehicles at Granada motorway service stations across the country.
04-Sep-2000
Kwik-Fit is planning to almost double its fleet of Hometune mobile servicing vans to 260 over the next two years, as part of a strategy to extend the service nationwide.
30-Aug-2000
Nissan is to seek major changes in the work practices at its Sunderland plant, including a move to 24-hour assembly, in order to win a £200m investment to build the new Micra car.
28-Aug-2000
Lola Cars has been chosen by Rover Group to design and build a new MG sports car to compete at next year's Le Mans race.
28-Aug-2000
BikeNet has raised £3m in a flotation on Aim in order to fund the expansion of its online motorcycle business.
28-Aug-2000
Gilders has acquired the Chevin Audi business in Derby for £3m, as part of a strategy to expand its Volkswagen and Audi franchises across the Midlands.
25-Aug-2000
Siemens is planning a £230m project to provide internet links between 19,000 garages and the Vehicle Inspectorate in order to combat MoT fraud, and the company will also use the system to develop an online marketplace for the motor trade.
25-Aug-2000
DaimlerChrysler is setting up a network of city centre retail outlets to sell the Smart car direct to the public.
21-Aug-2000
Sytner is planning to open a new Lexus car dealership in Leicester next year, with the creation of 20 jobs.
17-Aug-2000
Piolax is planning to double the workforce at its plastic car components factory in East Lancashire to up to 150 over the next three years.
16-Aug-2000
Sanderson Bramall is looking to expand its network of motor dealerships from 70 to 100 over the next three years, and has more than £30m to spend on acquisitions.
16-Aug-2000
Arthur Andersen, the receiver to TransTec, is planning to sell the remaining automotive engineering businesses to a joint venture of Triplex and JWK for undisclosed terms.
15-Aug-2000
Jaguar is planning to set up a museum of classic Jaguars at the Halewood car plant, where production of the X400 is due to start next year.
14-Aug-2000
The Welsh Development Agency has announced that SPX Contech of the US is planning to set up a £19m car components factory in Welshpool, which will produce aluminium steering parts and create 200 jobs.
10-Aug-2000
Ford is planning to build a new car production plant and development centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire, in order to more than double the output of its Aston Martin subsidiary to 2,500 cars a year.
10-Aug-2000
Schott is creating 30 new jobs at its fibre optics factory in Doncaster, having been approached by Hella to produce new automotive lighting products.
04-Aug-2000
Porsche is considering plans to relocate its Calcot head office in Reading, where it employs 85 staff, in order to redevelop the site as a Homebase DIY store.
31-Jul-2000
Sturgess Motor Group is planning to open a new Jaguar dealership in Leicester, which will create up to 15 new jobs.
31-Jul-2000
Neath & Port Talbot County Borough Council has announced that Hi-Lex Cable Systems of Japan is planning to set up a car components factory on the Baglan Energy Park in Port Talbot, with the creation of 150 jobs.
28-Jul-2000
Direct Line is to create more than 250 call centre jobs at its Green Flag vehicle recovery business in Pudsey and Leeds.
27-Jul-2000
Coach Europe, the Leicester-based coach dealership, is to relocate its 30 staff to a new £2m headquarters at the Enderby Business Park next year.
19-Jul-2000
Prodrive is to set up a new company to promote a new World Rally Championship designed to rival Formula One, in a move supported by the leading car manufacturers.
18-Jul-2000
BBA has sold its automotive brake pads business to HSBC Private Equity for £389m, as part of a strategy to focus on aviation services and materials technology.
18-Jul-2000
Perry Group has acquired four motor accident repair businesses from Pendragon for £3.4m, and will integrate them into its Nationwide Crash Repair Centres subsidiary.
18-Jul-2000
United Engineering Forgings is to invest up to £10m at its Sheffield factory having won a £45m order to supply engine crankshafts to Iveco and New Holland, and the deal will also secure jobs at its plants in Bromsgrove and Lincoln.
12-Jul-2000
Michelin is launching a recruitment drive in North Staffordshire, in order to help fill about 230 vacancies that have arisen from the closure of eight UK sales offices and the centralisation of the operation at Riverside Park in Stoke.
11-Jul-2000
Automotive Sealing Systems is to close its rubber seals factory in Dunstable with the loss of 400 jobs, and a smaller site will be set up nearby employing about 130 people.
07-Jul-2000
Northgate is expanding its network of vehicle hire companies from 35 to 40 and the number of branches from nine to 60, as part of a strategy to double the size of the business within five years.
06-Jul-2000
BG is planning to set up a centre of excellence for the development of natural gas vehicles in the South East of England, in order to co-ordinate sales and marketing of the technology around the world.
03-Jul-2000
Turkington Holdings is planning to set up a £4.5m auto village in Portadown, which will be a four-acre one-stop shop for everything associated with cars.
23-Jun-2000
Lemark Auto Accessories is to relocate its ignition leads factory from Redditch to Nottingham in July with the loss of 30 jobs.
23-Jun-2000
Ford is opening a £1.5m research facility at Oxford University's Begbroke science park to develop new metal-moulding technology for the creation of tools for stamping out body panels.
19-Jun-2000
Aston Martin Lagonda is investing £5m at its factories in Newport Pagnell and Bloxham, while it continues to look for a third site for a new model.
19-Jun-2000
Fowlers is planning to expand its motorcycle dealership and distribution centre in Bristol, having sold its 10 other stores to Bikes-uk for about £25m.
19-Jun-2000
Britax International is planning to sell its car mirrors business to Reitter & Schefenacker of Germany for about £200m, and is looking to make acquisitions in aircraft interiors, child car seats, and vehicle systems.
08-Jun-2000
Pilkington is planning to acquire an 80% stake in Visteon, Ford's glass division, in order to double its share of the North American automotive glass market to about 40%.
06-Jun-2000
John Roe Motor Sales is planning to set up a £2m Lexus car showroom in Hull, with the creation of 20 jobs.
06-Jun-2000
Jaguar is planning to increase its dealer numbers by up to 20% over the next three years, as part of an expansion that will also see the Jaguar brand move into new areas beyond sports cars.
02-Jun-2000
Ruthven Motor Company, the Inverness-based Mercedes Benz dealership, has been acquired by John R Weir, and the business will be expanded and relocated to a newer facility in the town over the next three years.
01-Jun-2000
Scuffs has secured £7.8m of venture capital in order to develop a nationwide network of vehicle refurbishment sites.
30-May-2000
BMW is planning to set up a £63m factory to produce Rolls-Royce cars near the Goodwood racetrack in West Sussex from 2003, with the creation of 350 jobs.
30-May-2000
Ford has completed the £1.85bn acquisition of Land Rover from BMW, and is expected to invest heavily in the assembly facilities and dealer network.
25-May-2000
Pipers Vauxhall is planning to build a new car showroom and workshop on the outskirts of Tonbridge, with the creation of 15 jobs.
23-May-2000
Trafficmaster is planning to create 200 new jobs, partly to help with the development of its new internet-based fleet management service.
23-May-2000
Ford is to create 360 new jobs in the UK by making it the centre of its Commercial Vehicle Engineering operations, which will help to offset job losses caused by the end of vehicle production at Dagenham.
23-May-2000
Motability Finance, the operator of vehicles for disabled people, is to set up an office in Bristol with the creation of 130 jobs.
19-May-2000
Schrader Electronics is to invest £6.7m at its Antrim factory to increase output of a car tyre pressure monitoring system, with the creation of 40 jobs.
17-May-2000
Renault is considering plans to close its parts warehouse in Swindon with the loss of 200 jobs, in order to relocate the operation to Nissan's distribution centre near Rugby.
16-May-2000
JL French is looking to recruit 200 new workers following a £20m expansion of its automotive castings factory in Witham, Essex.
15-May-2000
Dutton Forshaw has won planning permission to build a new Audi showroom in Battersea, London, for its Dovercourt subsidiary.
12-May-2000
SEP Industrial is transforming itself into a software company, having sold its Birmingham-based Presstech car parts business and bought London-based banking software house IAS II from its US parent for £1.5m.
11-May-2000
BMW has agreed to sell Rover to the Phoenix Consortium of Midlands-based businessmen for a nominal sum, which is expected to secure 8,000 jobs at Longbridge.
10-May-2000
Minorplanet Systems is forming an alliance with British Telecom to develop the next generation of vehicle tracking systems.
09-May-2000
Vauxhall is investing £130m at its IBC Vehicles factory in Luton to produce a new range of panel vans, with the creation of 500 jobs, and a further £32m will be spent on improvements to car production.
04-May-2000
Donington Park in Derbyshire is to host a weekly auction of "grey" market car imports, and the project is being led by the British Independent Motor Traders Association with the creation of 100 jobs.
04-May-2000
Hendy Lennox of Southampton has expanded its Ford dealership with the acquisition of Doves of Fareham.
04-May-2000
Zeus Group, the Dudley-based supplier of castings to the motor industry, has undergone a management buy-out, and is planning to invest in new equipment and new staff.
04-May-2000
BMW is planning to build up to 200,000 cars a year at Rover's Oxford plant, with production of the new Mini starting in the autumn and new BMW models following a few years later.
27-Apr-2000
Trafficmaster is to build a new headquarters at Cranfield in Bedfordshire, and Marriott has won the £5.9m building contract.
27-Apr-2000
Barclays has sold its Dial car leasing business to ABN Amro for £269m, in order to withdraw from the rapidly consolidating market.
26-Apr-2000
Nissan is aiming to achieve cost savings of 30% at its Sunderland plant in order to retain the contract to build the Micra, and component manufacturers are being asked to make similar savings.
19-Apr-2000
Lotus Cars has announced plans to launch a new model called the Exige, and will build 700 units a year starting in June.
10-Apr-2000
Johnson Matthey has announced plans to build a £10m autocatalyst plant in Royston, in order to produce 3.5m catalysts a year.
10-Apr-2000
Honda is planning to build 20,000 of its CRV sports utility vehicles at Swindon over the next year, in order to absorb excess capacity at the plant.
10-Apr-2000
TRW Automotive is to shed up to 120 jobs at its car components factory near Lichfield, in order to relocate its packaging contract to bases in Oxford and Droitwich.
06-Apr-2000
Lotus Cars has started a recruitment drive for 100 engineering jobs in Warwick and Norwich.
04-Apr-2000
Perry Group is planning to expand its Network Services accident management and Nationwide body repair businesses, and reduce its focus on retail vehicle sales and lower-margin fleet sales.
04-Apr-2000
Ellen Group, the credit hire and accident management company, is to set up a 200-seat call centre in Manchester in June.
04-Apr-2000
Scania is to set up a £1.3m truck sale, repair and maintenance centre in Sheffield, with the creation of 30 jobs, and further staff will be relocated from its existing Scanlink centre in Barnsley.
03-Apr-2000
Reg Vardy, the car dealer, is to relocate its Sunderland head office to the Doxford International Business Park next year, with the creation of more than 100 new jobs.
31-Mar-2000
JC Dix Engineering of Waterlooville has received a £1.5m investment that will enable it to open a new factory to produce components for other industries outside the motor racing sector.
28-Mar-2000
Honda has announced plans to recruit a further 1,000 workers at the second car assembly plant being built in Swindon.
23-Mar-2000
Montupet is to expand its Dunmurry car components factory in Northern Ireland with the creation of 130 jobs, following a £16m investment in equipment to produce two new engine heads.
22-Mar-2000
Scuffs is planning to open 16 vehicle refurbishment centres this year, as part of a strategy to build up a network of 250 outlets eventually.
21-Mar-2000
Ford has agreed to acquire Land Rover from BMW for £1.85bn, and is expected to integrate the dealership, finance and marketing functions with those of its other premium car brands.
20-Mar-2000
Essex Ford is to relocate its Basildon showroom to a new £7m site on the A127, making way for the development of a £20m cinema and retail complex that will create about 100 jobs.
16-Mar-2000
Trafficmaster is to spend £40m expanding its traffic information system across Europe this year.
15-Mar-2000
One Stop Car Shop is planning to set up a network of 25 high-street car outlets and a Sheffield-based call centre over the next three years, with the focus mainly on used vehicles.
13-Mar-2000
Pendragon has acquired 32 motor franchises from Lex Service for £95m, in order to improve its nationwide coverage and increase its scale with a number of car manufacturers.
09-Mar-2000
North Norfolk District Council is to consider plans from Trident Cars to build a sports car factory on the former RAF Sculthorpe site near Fakenham, which would create up to 100 jobs.
09-Mar-2000
Bentley Motor Cars of Crewe is said to be preparing to create up to 1,000 extra jobs, in order to manufacture a new medium-sized Bentley model after the Rolls-Royce name transfers to BMW in 2003.
08-Mar-2000
Shell has sold its car care products business to management for £4m, and the new independent company will be named Carix Group.
06-Mar-2000
Lotus is planning to set up an engineering centre in Michigan, which will employ 50 people and provide design consultancy services to the US motor industry.
02-Mar-2000
Pendragon is to create a further 150 jobs at its Sherwood Business Park call centre in Nottinghamshire, following the launch of a £4.5m internet-based car dealership.
29-Feb-2000
Proton is planning to expand its car dealership network by 50% to 60 outlets this year.
29-Feb-2000
Ricardo, the automotive engineering consultancy, is investing £5m in four engine test beds in the US.
29-Feb-2000
Prodrive, the Banbury-based motor sport group, is to set up a test track and engineering centre near Warwick.
25-Feb-2000
Coleman Milne at Westhoughton has set up a new factory for sister company Mellor for the production of van conversions.
22-Feb-2000
Johnson Matthey has announced plans to build an autocatalyst factory in the Shanghai area of China.
22-Feb-2000
Knowsley Council is considering plans for the expansion of the Boulevard Industry Park, in order to provide additional space for component manufacturers to supply Jaguar's Halewood plant.
17-Feb-2000
Direct Line is to set up a £50m internet site to sell cars and motor accessories, and is seeking partnerships with existing motoring suppliers.
17-Feb-2000
Mitsui Components Europe is to recruit 80 workers this year for its new £6m car door components factory in Capel Hendre, Carmarthenshire.
16-Feb-2000
Kwik-Fit has announced plans to double the size of its chain of car service outlets to more than 4,000 within five years, through organic growth and acquisitions in Europe and Asia.
16-Feb-2000
Tempered Spring, the Sheffield-based manufacturer of suspension systems and components, has been acquired by Meritor of the US.
15-Feb-2000
Finelist has recommended a £159m takeover offer from a group of private equity funds, and the business will be merged with French car parts distributor Autodis.
14-Feb-2000
United Kenning Rental Group, the car and commercial vehicle rental company, has been acquired by Sixt Rent A Car of Germany for undisclosed terms.
14-Feb-2000
Johnson Matthey is seeking permission to expand its production facilities in Royston by converting the former Cresswell Lighting premises, and is expected to use the site to manufacture automotive catalysts.
11-Feb-2000
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed plans to manufacture the Vision SLR sports car at a new £200m McLaren complex being built in Woking, and expects to produce 500 vehicles a year and create 250 jobs.
09-Feb-2000
Nissin is planning to set up a new warehouse in South Marston Park in order to distribute components for the Honda factory in Swindon, with the creation of an unspecified number of new jobs.
08-Feb-2000
AP Hydraulics is to shed 190 jobs at its Leamington factory due to the planned shutdown of Mini production in June, and new equipment will be installed to manufacture brake callipers and hoses.
04-Feb-2000
BMW is to relocate the sales and marketing division of its Rover subsidiary from Warwick to its Bracknell headquarters, which will affect more than 300 staff.
01-Feb-2000
ERF, the Cheshire-based truck maker, has been sold by its Canadian parent Western Star to MAN of Germany for about £110m.
01-Feb-2000
Woods Car Rental of Reigate has been acquired by Budget Car & Van Rental for undisclosed terms.
31-Jan-2000
Invensys has sold its automotive sealing systems business to CVC Capital Partners for £245m, and expects to complete its £1.8bn disposal programme by March.
31-Jan-2000
Solihull Council is considering plans from VDO Mannesman of Germany for the development of a new production and warehouse facility for its car electrical systems business, which will create up to 60 jobs.
28-Jan-2000
Riders Garages has won permission to set up Plymouth's first Jaguar dealership at Langage Park, Plympton, with the creation of about 15 jobs.
27-Jan-2000
Optare, the bus builder, is being acquired by North American Bus Industries in a £21m deal.
21-Jan-2000
Wessex Land Rover is to set up a new £2m Land Rover dealership at Port Solent this summer.
20-Jan-2000
Northgate has opened six new van hire depots to take the total to 37, and three more are due to open in the coming months.
18-Jan-2000
British Car Auctions is to set up a new auction centre in Spain this spring, on the main N11 motorway between Madrid and Guadalajara.
17-Jan-2000
Jaguar is to create permanent jobs for 250 contract workers at its Castle Bromwich plant, due to the success of the new S-type model.
15-Jan-2000
Kingsmead Motor has won planning permission to relocate its Bath-based Ford dealership to a new showroom in Lower Bristol Road.
14-Jan-2000
Wakefield Council is to consider plans for the construction of a car supermarket at the Calder Island development, which would create 55 jobs.
14-Jan-2000
Simpsons of Swindon, the Subaru, Isuzu and Proton car dealer, is to set up a third site in the town in order to offer an after-sales and fast-fit franchise service.
14-Jan-2000
Horners Motor Group, the Manchester-based Rover dealership, is to undergo a management buy-out for undisclosed terms.
13-Jan-2000
Aston Martin Lagonda is seeking potential sites around the country for a new plant to build the next generation of sports cars.
12-Jan-2000
Ford is to build a £20m design centre in London, and the exact location will be revealed in a few months time.
12-Jan-2000
Clarks of Stourbridge is to move its Volkswagen dealership to larger premises in Audnam, creating 13 new jobs.
07-Jan-2000
Inchcape is investing £6m in the development of a European version of the Autobytel online car retailing business, which will act as an intermediary between customers and dealers in Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.
07-Jan-2000
Ryland has acquired the E Ward Ford dealerships in Corby and Kettering for £1.4m.
06-Jan-2000