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Motor - 2015
Euro Car Parts is to expand the 38-strong workforce at its new 60,000 sq ft delivery hub in Manchester to 50 over the next year, and plans to open a 50,000 sq ft warehouse in Chester.
22-Dec-2015
Futaba Industrial UK is to expand the 225-strong workforce at its automotive supplies plant at Foston in Derbyshire with up to 50 new jobs next year, having won a contract from Jaguar Land Rover.
21-Dec-2015
Rybrook Holdings is to open a new McLaren car dealership in Bristol next year.
16-Dec-2015
AMT Group has acquired a £1.1m 12,000 sq ft vehicle leasing facility near Stockport, in order to expand its business into the North West.
16-Dec-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is planning to build a 183,800 sq ft logistics centre and an automated storage unit of 180,900 sq ft at its site at Castle Bromwich in Birmingham.
09-Dec-2015
Royal Enfield has awarded a £3.5m contract to Stepnell to build a motorbike manufacturing design and research centre at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire.
09-Dec-2015
Jennings Motor Group has acquired Leeds Harley-Davidson, the West Yorkshire-based motorcycle dealership with 12 staff, for undisclosed terms.
09-Dec-2015
Jaguar Land Rover has secured government funding to support a £33m investment in research into transmission systems, with the creation of an initial 60 jobs in the West Midlands.
07-Dec-2015
Nexus Vehicle Rental has sold a majority stake in its Leeds-based corporate vehicle rental management business to Bowmark Capital for £51m.
07-Dec-2015
Brose UK is looking to expand the workforce of more than 300 at its new car parts factory in Coventry with about 100 jobs over the next year.
03-Dec-2015
Northgate Vehicle Hire is looking to expand its Darlington-based vehicle rental business with up to 14 new sites over the next three years, including Swindon and Peterborough.
03-Dec-2015
Eden Motor Group has acquired Wokingham Motors, the Berkshire-based Peugeot car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
03-Dec-2015
Vertu has acquired Who's Ace Holdings, the Kent-based online vehicle parts firm with 21 staff, for up to £2.2m.
02-Dec-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to invest £450m in the 200,000 sq ft expansion of its Engine Manufacturing Centre near Wolverhampton, with the creation of hundreds of new jobs.
25-Nov-2015
Tootle has secured £2m of funding for the expansion of its London-based online car sales business.
25-Nov-2015
CAD CAM Automotive is planning to build a new production plant in Coventry and create up to 1,000 jobs, having secured a £300m five-year investment from Red Sun Group of China.
24-Nov-2015
Auto Fuel Fix has acquired Fuel Rescue, the Tamworth-based mobile fuel drain firm with a depot in Birmingham.
24-Nov-2015
Swansway has acquired Gordon's Honda, the Bolton-based car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
19-Nov-2015
Helston Garages is planning to relocate its Taunton-based Land Rover, Jaguar and Volvo car showrooms to two purpose-built units off Toneway by 2017, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
18-Nov-2015
Marshall Motor Holdings has acquired SG Smith Holdings, the chain of car dealerships across London, Surrey and Kent, for £24m.
18-Nov-2015
Leacy Classics has acquired London Taxi Group, the Milton Keynes-based taxi car parts firm with a fleet of 21 vehicles.
18-Nov-2015
Halfords is planning to expand its chain of 307 Autocentres with up to 15 new sites this year.
17-Nov-2015
Jaguar Land Rover has won approval to build a new engineering facility for its 300-strong Vehicle Operations Team at Fen End in Warwickshire next year.
17-Nov-2015
Arnold Clark is seeking permission for a new car showroom and service centre at an eight-acre site on York Business Park in Nether Poppleton, with the creation of 45 jobs.
16-Nov-2015
ZF TRW is creating 30 jobs at its newly-expanded car parts factory in Sunderland, with plans for a further 100 over the next few years.
11-Nov-2015
Endeavour Automotive has acquired Haddocks Hyundai, the Essex-based chain of two car dealerships in Frinton-on-Sea and Colchester.
11-Nov-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is seeking permission for a 17,800 sq m Vehicle Operations Division near Kenilworth in Warwickshire, with the creation of 500 jobs.
10-Nov-2015
Evans Halshaw is planning to open a new car dealership at Marsh Barton in Exeter, with the creation of 40 jobs.
09-Nov-2015
Michelin is to invest £52m in improvements to its tyre factory in Dundee over the next five years, including new machinery and a 20,000 sq m warehouse.
05-Nov-2015
AvailableCar is to create 150 jobs at a new £1m car supermarket due to open at a 12-acre site near Morley in Leeds early next year.
04-Nov-2015
Jacksons is seeking permission for a multi-million pound car showroom at a 10-acre site on the Isle of Man by the end of next year, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
02-Nov-2015
Beadles Group is seeking a permanent site in Southend for a new Jaguar Land Rover car dealership, with the creation of 100 jobs.
29-Oct-2015
Leacy Classics has acquired Min-its, the Coleshill-based Mini car parts distribution firm, and plans to create 20 jobs over the next three years.
28-Oct-2015
TOM Vehicle Rental has acquired Solar Self Drive, the London-based vehicle hire firm with 200 vans and trucks, for undisclosed terms.
27-Oct-2015
Cox Motor Group has acquired a Honda car dealership in Wigan from Gordons.
26-Oct-2015
Peter Vardy is planning to open a Jaguar car dealership in Aberdeen by the end of next year.
26-Oct-2015
Honda is to create at least 500 jobs at its Civic car manufacturing plant in Swindon by next April, as part of a £200m investment.
21-Oct-2015
Paragon Automotive is to invest £4.7m in the expansion of its Bedfordshire-based vehicle services business over the next year.
20-Oct-2015
JCT600 is planning to create 30 apprenticeships at its Bradford-based chain of 50 car dealerships next April.
19-Oct-2015
Dexel Tyre & Auto Centre has secured funding to acquire three new depots in Lincolnshire for the expansion of its Sheffield-based chain of 12 commercial vehicle repair sites.
19-Oct-2015
Caterham Cars is to open a new car showroom and dealership at BookaTrack in Donington Park by January 2016.
14-Oct-2015
Mercedes-Benz is seeking permission to build a four-acre car showroom and workshop in Dartford.
13-Oct-2015
RTS, the Chippenham-based automotive training firm with 50 staff, has undergone a management buy-out with backing from Watersheds.
07-Oct-2015
Stoneacre has acquired Autoworld, the Chesterfield-based chain of car dealerships with 230 staff, for undisclosed terms.
05-Oct-2015
Euro Car Parts is creating 50 jobs at its new 33,000 sq ft car parts distribution centre in Saltash.
05-Oct-2015
Smart Fleet Solutions is to set up a new headquarters at Holmes Chapel in Cheshire this November for its automotive supply business and some of the 400 staff.
05-Oct-2015
Vertu Motors has acquired SHG Holdings, the Hereford-based chain of three Audi and Volkswagen car dealerships, for £13m.
05-Oct-2015
Lear Corporation is to create 100 jobs at its newly-expanded car parts manufacturing facility in Sunderland by 2017.
05-Oct-2015
Auto Styling Truckman is to set up a 52,000 sq ft factory and headquarters for its Brierley Hill-based vehicle accessory manufacturing business.
01-Oct-2015
Rybrook Holdings is to open a Rolls-Royce car showroom at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol by spring 2016, with the creation of 46 jobs.
01-Oct-2015
FISITA is to relocate the London-based headquarters of its automotive engineering membership organisation to the M11 Business Link near Stansted Airport in November.
01-Oct-2015
Unipres UK is investing £20m in improvements to its Sunderland-based car parts plant, and plans to expand the 1,100-strong workforce with 16 new jobs.
30-Sep-2015
Voith Industrial Services is to relocate its Coventry-based wheel assembly plant and 80 staff to a new 140,000 sq ft site nearby next year.
28-Sep-2015
Ford is to invest £181m into petrol engine production at its plant in Bridgend by 2018, safeguarding more than 750 jobs.
28-Sep-2015
Charles Hurst is to open a new Jaguar Land Rover car dealership at Boucher Road in Belfast.
24-Sep-2015
GSF, the Birmingham-based car parts supplier with 75 branches and 1,000 staff, has been acquired by HgCapital for undisclosed terms.
23-Sep-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to create about 70 jobs at a new £14m four-acre showroom and car dealership due to open in Wolverhampton in early 2016.
23-Sep-2015
Eastleigh Borough Council has submitted plans to redevelop a former Civic Centre site with a car dealership, restaurants and offices, which could create 300 jobs.
22-Sep-2015
Car-Ching is planning to set up new offices in Newcastle and Middlesbrough for the expansion of its car-buying services.
17-Sep-2015
Toyota Tsusho UK is to set up a 20,000 sq ft distribution centre at Leeds Bradford Airport.
17-Sep-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to invest a further £120m in the expansion of its car plant in Solihull.
16-Sep-2015
Marriott Motor Group is planning to open a new £8m Audi car dealership at Futura Park in Ipswich next year.
16-Sep-2015
Marshall Motor Holdings has submitted plans to open a new 31,000 sq ft Audi car dealership at Matford Green in Exeter in 2016.
15-Sep-2015
BMW is seeking permission for the £4.9m expansion of its Cowley-based Mini car plant in Oxfordshire.
14-Sep-2015
Changan Automobile is to relocate its automotive operations to a 24,000 sq ft site at Birmingham Business Park in Solihull by October, and plans to expand the 110-strong workforce to 300.
14-Sep-2015
Cameron-Price, the Birmingham-based automotive components manufacturer, has undergone a management buy-out.
14-Sep-2015
Motorline Motor Group is expanding its Kent-based chain of car dealerships with a new Nissan showroom due to open in Reading this month.
10-Sep-2015
JCT600 is to create 15 jobs at a new £4.5m 3.4-acre Audi car showroom due to open in Hessle, East Yorkshire, this October.
10-Sep-2015
Rentalcars.com is planning to expand and refurbish its 63,000 sq ft headquarters at Manchester's 35 Fountain Street by early 2016.
10-Sep-2015
Inchcape is to acquire the Armstrong Massey Land Rover car dealership in York for undisclosed terms.
09-Sep-2015
Trade Centre Wales is to expand its car supermarket business with a new facility near Cardiff by early 2016, and further sites in the South West and the Midlands.
08-Sep-2015
Nissan is to invest £100m at its car manufacturing plant in Sunderland, in order to build the new Juke model and secure 6,700 jobs.
07-Sep-2015
Lookers has acquired Addison Motors, the Newcastle-based firm with 30 Benfield car dealerships and 1,600 staff, for £87m.
07-Sep-2015
Eastern Western Motor Group is planning to set up a Nissan car showroom near Dunfermline by October, with the creation of 20 jobs.
07-Sep-2015
Motiva Group is planning to expand the 60-strong workforce at its Staffordshire-based vehicles business by 2017.
07-Sep-2015
Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled plans to renovate its 1,000-acre site at Gaydon in Warwickshire, including a new motor engineering facility.
07-Sep-2015
Motorpoint is to create 50 jobs at a new £5m nine-acre car showroom due to open at Birtley on Tyneside in November.
07-Sep-2015
Arlington Industries has acquired DPE Automotive, the County Durham-based car parts manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
07-Sep-2015
Clean Air Power, the Leyland-based supplier of natural gas systems for vehicles, has been acquired by Hardstaff Dual Fuel Technology for £0.3m.
07-Sep-2015
WR Davies has raised £4.5m to invest in improvements to its car dealerships in North Wales and Staffordshire.
03-Sep-2015
Evans Halshaw is planning to set up 40 used car dealerships for its new brand Car Store, with the first to open in Birmingham.
02-Sep-2015
Lookers has acquired the Amersham Jaguar car dealership from Jardine Motors Group for undisclosed terms.
02-Sep-2015
Peter Vardy is to open an 8.5-acre CarStore motor dealership in Dundee by 2017, with the creation of 70 jobs.
01-Sep-2015
Mobile Installation Solutions is to create 15 new jobs at its Doncaster-based vehicle modifications business over the next year.
26-Aug-2015
Manheim has acquired a majority stake in Movex, the Essex-based online vehicle logistics firm.
24-Aug-2015
Redde has acquired FMG Group, the Huddersfield-based fleet accident management firm, for about £43m.
24-Aug-2015
CCL Accident Support is to create 50 new jobs at its Dorset-based accident management business.
24-Aug-2015
Marshall has unveiled plans to relocate its Ipswich-based Jaguar and Land Rover car dealerships to a new £7m showroom at Futura Park.
19-Aug-2015
Paragon Automotive has won approval to expand its 80-acre car storage site in Stallingborough, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
18-Aug-2015
Big Motoring World is planning to create 300 new jobs at its Kent-based chain of three car dealerships, and will open more sites by 2019.
17-Aug-2015
Williams Group has acquired the Stratstone Jaguar car dealership in Manchester for undisclosed terms.
17-Aug-2015
RMB Automotive is planning to open a new Renault and Dacia car dealership in Darlington by the end of the year.
17-Aug-2015
Milltek Sport is creating 15 jobs at its new 5,000 sq ft office and car exhausts showroom in Derby.
17-Aug-2015
Ancaster Group has acquired a Slough-based Nissan car dealership from West London Motor Group for undisclosed terms.
13-Aug-2015
Perrys has acquired GK Group, the Chesterfield-based car dealership with seven sites and 400 staff, for undisclosed terms.
12-Aug-2015
Evans Halshaw is to expand the 107-strong workforce at its Wolverhampton-based Ford car dealership with 13 new jobs by the end of the year.
12-Aug-2015
JCT600 is to invest £2m in the expansion of its Lincoln-based Audi car dealership by next spring.
12-Aug-2015
Assured Performance has been bought out of administration by a new company called Assured Performance UK, securing 19 jobs at its Blackburn-based brakes business.
10-Aug-2015
Auto Windscreens has acquired AA AutoWindshields, the Preston-based car windscreen repair firm with 200 staff.
10-Aug-2015
Marriott Motor Group has acquired Bristo's, the Ipswich-based chain of three Skoda, Renault and Dacia car dealerships.
06-Aug-2015
Revis Transport has acquired Spandler Bros, the Great Yarmouth-based haulage firm, for undisclosed terms.
06-Aug-2015
Bott is investing £1.1m in a 13,000 sq ft expansion at its Ashby-based vehicle conversion facility, with the creation of about 20 new jobs.
05-Aug-2015
John Clark has acquired the Elgin-based Frank Ogg Land Rover car dealership, with the transfer of 18 staff.
05-Aug-2015
Norton has secured a £4m government investment to set up the British Motorcycle Manufacturing Academy in Castle Donington, with the creation of 300 jobs.
30-Jul-2015
ALD Automotive is to relocate the Bristol headquarters of its vehicle leasing business to a new £12m 36,000 sq ft office in Emersons Green in 2016.
29-Jul-2015
Motor Depot is to open a car supermarket in Grimsby in September.
29-Jul-2015
Platts Garage is to relocate its Stafford-based Fiat-Chrysler car dealership to Astonfields Road later this year.
29-Jul-2015
Nationwide Accident Repair Services is to acquire Just Car Clinics, the chain of 28 automotive repair centres, for £14m.
27-Jul-2015
All Fleet Services is to expand the 130 staff at its Gloucestershire-based automotive services business with 12 new jobs now and then five a month.
23-Jul-2015
Lloyd Motor Group has acquired Bateman of Lindale, the Cumbria-based BMW and Mini car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
23-Jul-2015
MIRA, the Warwickshire-based automotive testing and research group, has been acquired by Horiba of Japan for undisclosed terms.
16-Jul-2015
Fred Smith & Sons is looking to expand the 70-strong workforce at its West Bromwich-based commercial vehicle servicing business with up to 20 new jobs.
16-Jul-2015
Pentagon is to open a new Vauxhall car dealership in Lincoln over the next few months.
15-Jul-2015
Motorline Group is looking to open car dealerships in Dartford, Medway and the M4 corridor by 2016.
13-Jul-2015
The AA is to relocate its Cardiff office to a 15,000 sq ft unit at Capital Tower.
13-Jul-2015
Haas is to create a further 65 jobs at its motor racing headquarters in Banbury.
07-Jul-2015
Chargemaster has acquired GB Electrical, the vehicle charging points firm with 70 installation staff nationwide.
06-Jul-2015
Spraybooth Maintenance Services of Rugeley has been acquired by Lancashire-based Beta Group for undisclosed terms.
06-Jul-2015
Kar Auction Services has acquired HBC Vehicle Services, the Canvey Island-based provider of vehicle disposal services.
22-Jun-2015
Benfield Motor Group is expanding its Newcastle-based car sales and service training programme, with the creation of 44 jobs.
22-Jun-2015
Volvox Group, the Leeds-based car lighting supplier with 220 staff, has been acquired by Rubicon Partners for undisclosed terms.
22-Jun-2015
Semcon is to relocate its Warwickshire-based automotive technology business and 140 staff to a 27,000 sq ft office and research centre at Tournament Fields by 2016.
17-Jun-2015
UYT is to create 100 new jobs at its Coventry-based car parts factory over the next two years, having just been acquired by Yongtai Group of China for £30m.
15-Jun-2015
JCT600 is planning to recruit 27 apprentices at its Bradford-based chain of 50 car dealerships this year.
15-Jun-2015
Vertu Motors has acquired the MSB Skoda car dealership in Darlington for £1.5m.
15-Jun-2015
Reflex has secured funding of £7.5m to expand the fleet at its Loughborough-based van hire business.
15-Jun-2015
GMW Architects has won approval for its plans to develop an electric car research campus for Frazer Nash at Windlesham in Surrey.
15-Jun-2015
Nissan is to create 300 new jobs at its car plant in Sunderland this year, in order to produce the new Infiniti Q30 model.
11-Jun-2015
Fords of Winsford is to open a 360-vehicle used car supermarket in Manchester in August.
09-Jun-2015
Riversimple Engineering is to start manufacturing a hydrogen-fuelled car in Llandrindod Wells, and could then progress to mass production at a factory employing 220 people.
09-Jun-2015
Cosworth is looking to recruit a further 35 skilled engineering staff at its motorsport plant in Northampton.
08-Jun-2015
TVR has confirmed plans to manufacture a new sports car in the UK from 2017, in collaboration with Gordon Murray Design and Cosworth.
04-Jun-2015
Nifco UK is considering four potential sites on Teesside to open a new car parts factory by early 2017, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
03-Jun-2015
Nissan has won permission to build a 73,000 sq ft press panel unit at its car factory in Sunderland.
02-Jun-2015
BCA Marketplace has acquired SMA Vehicle Remarketing, the motor auction firm with sites in Kinross, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle and Leeds, for £43m.
02-Jun-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is planning to set up a car storage and distribution centre at the former Baddesley Colliery site in Warwickshire.
02-Jun-2015
Multimatic has agreed a £50m deal to manufacture a new Metrocab electric taxi at its site in Coventry, with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
01-Jun-2015
Swansway Group is to invest £12m in three new car showrooms in Chester, Crewe and Rochdale by 2016.
01-Jun-2015
Addison Lee has acquired Climate Cars, the London-based fleet of 115 petrol hybrid cars.
26-May-2015
Vantec Europe is to create 120 jobs at a new £23m 436,000 sq ft car parts warehouse development in Sunderland later this year.
21-May-2015
Pendragon is to open new Stratstone BMW and Mini car dealerships in Leeds this summer.
21-May-2015
Excel Components, the Normanton-based automotive parts supplier with turnover of £2.6m, has undergone a management buy-in.
20-May-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to unveil plans for the expansion of its £500m i54 engine plant in Wolverhampton.
18-May-2015
Motorline Group is to set up a £11m car dealership on a 3.2-acre site in Crawley, with the creation of up to 100 jobs.
07-May-2015
Trenton Nissan has submitted plans to build a new car dealership in Grimsby.
07-May-2015
Blackcircles, the Peebles-based online tyre supplier with 50 staff, has been acquired by Michelin for £50m.
07-May-2015
Swansway Group is to invest £3.5m in the expansion of its Honda dealership in Rochdale by 2016.
06-May-2015
Hutchings Motor Group has acquired Hyundai car dealerships in Swansea and Bridgend from Arrow Automotive for undisclosed terms.
06-May-2015
Vertu Motors has acquired a Land Rover dealership in Bury and a Jaguar dealership in Bradford for £7.9m.
05-May-2015
Cambria has acquired a Land Rover car dealership in Royal Wotton Basset from TH White for £7.5m, taking its network to 29 sites.
05-May-2015
Peter Vardy is to expand its chain of 11 car dealerships with a new site in Dundee.
30-Apr-2015
Sevcon is to create 20 new jobs at its Gateshead-based electric vehicle technology business.
27-Apr-2015
Hippo Motor Group is to set up an additional vehicle preparation and maintenance site in Blackburn this year, with the creation of 20 jobs.
21-Apr-2015
Futaba-Tenneco is to expand the 200-strong workforce at its car parts factory in Burnley with up to 25 new jobs.
20-Apr-2015
FMG, the Huddersfield-based fleet vehicle recovery firm with 290 staff, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private equity firm Endless.
15-Apr-2015
Aston Martin is considering Bridgend and Birmingham as potential locations for a new factory to produce an electric or hybrid four-wheel-drive car.
13-Apr-2015
Associated British Ports has unveiled plans for a £12m investment in vehicle handling facilities at the port of Southampton.
13-Apr-2015
Clive Brook has acquired a Volvo car dealership in Huddersfield from The Harratts Group.
13-Apr-2015
Auto Styling Truckman is creating 15 jobs at a new £2.6m 52,000 sq ft vehicle parts distribution centre and office at Blackbrook Valley in Brierley Hill.
09-Apr-2015
TRW Automotive is planning to create up to 300 new jobs at its car parts factory in Peterlee by 2018.
08-Apr-2015
Riverside Motor Group has acquired Peter Stockill, the Hull-based Seat and Chrysler Jeep car dealership, for undisclosed terms.
08-Apr-2015
Premier Products is looking to expand its car parts factory in Mansfield by 10,000 sq ft, with the creation of ten jobs.
08-Apr-2015
Kia has submitted plans to set up a £13m car distribution centre in Stallingborough, with the creation of 160 jobs.
07-Apr-2015
Motorline Group has acquired a Maserati car dealership in Cardiff from Arrow Automotive for undisclosed terms.
02-Apr-2015
Nationwide Accident Repair Services, the Oxfordshire-based car repair firm with 2,500 staff at 70 sites, is to be acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Group for £43m.
02-Apr-2015
Nationwide Accident Repair Services has acquired Seward, the Hampshire-based chain of eight accident repair centres, for £3.8m.
02-Apr-2015
Honda is to invest a further £200m at its car plant in Swindon, in order to create a global hub for the new five-door Civic.
01-Apr-2015
Sigmatex of Runcorn has secured a £3.8m grant to support the manufacture of lightweight vehicles, with the creation of 238 jobs.
31-Mar-2015
BCA, the used car dealer and owner of WeBuyAnyCar.com, has been sold by Clayton Dubillier & Rice to Haversham Holdings for £1.2bn.
30-Mar-2015
Impetus Automotive, the automotive consultancy with 200 staff in Warwick and Cranfield, is to be acquired by Volvere for £1.3m.
30-Mar-2015
Dymag of Chippenham has secured government funding of £7m to support research into the manufacture of carbon composite automotive wheels, which could create 263 jobs.
30-Mar-2015
Chippenham Motor Company has acquired the MRG Volvo dealership in Chippenham, with the transfer of 15 staff.
30-Mar-2015
Geely of China has confirmed plans to build a £250m taxi manufacturing plant near Coventry by 2017, with the creation of up to 1,000 jobs.
26-Mar-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to invest £450m in the expansion of its car factory in Castle Bromwich, and has also acquired a £20m site to double the size of its Coventry research centre.
25-Mar-2015
Evans Halshaw is to open a Motorhouse car showroom in Leicester in April, with the creation of 30 jobs.
19-Mar-2015
Benfield Motor Group is building a new £5.7m 30,000 sq ft Audi car dealership in Sunderland, as part of a £20m expansion programme.
19-Mar-2015
Shukers is to open a new £3m Land Rover car dealership in Ludlow in 2016.
19-Mar-2015
Ogilvie Fleet of Stirling is planning to double its fleet of 12,000 company cars and vans by 2020, in a £100m investment supported by a new funding deal with HSBC.
17-Mar-2015
Vertu Motors is to relocate its Tyneside-based headquarters to a new 23,000 sq ft office at Keelman House on the Team Valley estate this spring.
12-Mar-2015
MG is looking to expand its network of 57 car dealerships to 80 by the end of the year.
11-Mar-2015
Rentalcars is to create 200 jobs at the previously-announced new 38,000 sq ft office on Manchester's Fountain Street this year.
10-Mar-2015
Sino International Products is to relocate its Warwick-based automotive engineering business to St George's Business Park.
10-Mar-2015
Porsche is to open a new £5m car showroom in Wolverhampton in June, with the creation of an unspecified number of jobs.
09-Mar-2015
Lookers has announced a £55m investment in its chain of car dealerships, including £15m at Vauxhall, Kia, Seat and Skoda sites in Greater Manchester.
09-Mar-2015
East Bilney Coachworks has acquired the Bennetts automotive bodyshop in King's Lynn from Marriott Motor Group, taking its Norfolk network to seven sites.
09-Mar-2015
SsangYong is planning to expand its network of 58 car dealerships to 75 sites by the end of the year.
09-Mar-2015
Vantage Motor Group has acquired the David Ian Skoda car dealership in Morecambe, taking its network of sites to 21.
05-Mar-2015
TRW is to create up to 50 new jobs at its car parts factory in Burnley, in order to transfer production from other countries.
02-Mar-2015
Inchcape is to relocate its Exeter-based Volkswagen car dealership to a new 35,000 sq ft site at Matford Green later this year.
02-Mar-2015
Rentalcars is to relocate its Manchester-based car hire business to a 38,000 sq ft office at 35 Fountain Street.
02-Mar-2015
Nissan is to invest about £3m in a training programme for 1,742 staff at its car plant in Sunderland.
02-Mar-2015
NSL Automotive Components of Coventry is to relocate to a 6,000 sq ft factory on the New Inn Bridge Industrial Estate.
24-Feb-2015
Rivervale Cars is seeking permission to build a new car leasing showroom in Brighton, and could increase its workforce from 17 to 32.
23-Feb-2015
Tusker, the Watford-based fleet car management firm, has been acquired by private equity firm ECI Partners for undisclosed terms.
23-Feb-2015
C&W Commercials is planning to set up a new commercial vehicle sales centre at Moxley in the West Midlands, with the creation of 11 jobs.
23-Feb-2015
Group Lotus is to create 150 new jobs at its Norfolk-based sports car manufacturing business over the next four months.
19-Feb-2015
HPL Prototypes is planning to set up an automotive engineering centre on a 5.5-acre site at Wistaston near Crewe, with the creation of 70 jobs.
18-Feb-2015
Royal Enfield of India is to set up a motorcycle technology centre in Leicestershire by the end of the year.
18-Feb-2015
Rimstock is to create 150 new jobs at its alloy wheels factory in West Bromwich, having secured a grant from the Regional Growth Fund.
17-Feb-2015
Calsonic Kansei is to create about 30 new jobs at its car parts factory in Llanelli.
17-Feb-2015
Brose UK is to build a new car parts factory in Coventry by early 2016, as part of a £35m investment that will create 372 jobs.
16-Feb-2015
Ashwoods Automotive is planning to set up a new electric motors factory in Exeter, with the creation of 50 jobs.
16-Feb-2015
Anthony Best Dynamics is planning to relocate its automotive testing systems factory to a larger site in Bradford on Avon, with the creation of up to 50 jobs.
16-Feb-2015
London Taxi Company has submitted plans to relocate its Coventry factory to a new £150m site at Ansty Park, with the creation of an initial 550 jobs.
12-Feb-2015
Arnold Clark has acquired Ness Motors, the operator of car dealerships in Inverness, Elgin and Perth with 104 staff.
12-Feb-2015
Car-Ching is planning to expand its Tyneside-based car-buying service into a nationwide chain of 60 offices over the next three years.
11-Feb-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to open a £14m flagship car dealership in Wolverhampton in early 2016, with the creation of 70 jobs.
09-Feb-2015
Hi-Level Enterprises, the Doncaster-based motorcycle parts distributor with 22 staff, has been acquired by US-based Arrowhead Electrical Products.
09-Feb-2015
Babcock International Group has acquired MacNeillie, the vehicle converter with sites in Walsall and Uxbridge.
04-Feb-2015
Vantage Motor Group has acquired the Stratstone Honda car dealership in Bradford from Pendragon, taking its network to 20 sites.
04-Feb-2015
Brose UK is to invest up to £3m in a new automotive training academy in Coventry over the next three years.
03-Feb-2015
Euro Car Parts is looking to develop a nationwide network of distribution hubs, including more than 1m sq ft of warehousing and 1,000 jobs.
28-Jan-2015
Green Flag is to relocate its vehicle breakdown call centre and 750 staff from Pudsey to Direct Line offices in Leeds this year.
28-Jan-2015
VTL has secured £1.5m from the Business Growth Fund to support a capital investment programme at its Huddersfield-based automotive components business.
27-Jan-2015
Northgate Vehicle Hire is investing £4m in two new depots in Birkenhead and Manchester, with the creation of 100 jobs.
26-Jan-2015
Arnold Clark is to create 100 new jobs for vehicle technicians at its chain of car dealerships in central Scotland.
26-Jan-2015
Autofarm, the Oxfordshire-based Porsche cars specialist, has undergone a management buy-out.
26-Jan-2015
Renault is planning to modernise its network of car dealerships by 2017, including new displays and interactive discovery zones.
26-Jan-2015
Lookers is to invest £5m in the expansion of its Lomond Audi car dealerships in Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling this year, with the creation of 60 jobs.
22-Jan-2015
University of Bolton is planning to set up a £10m National Centre for Motorsport & Engineering on Deane Road by 2016.
21-Jan-2015
Skoda is to roll out a new corporate look across its chain of 134 car dealerships by the end of the year.
20-Jan-2015
John Banks Group has acquired the Richard West Renault and Dacia car dealership in Cambridge, with the transfer of 25 staff.
19-Jan-2015
Pangean Engineering is to create 12 jobs at its new automotive technology office at Hethel in Norfolk.
19-Jan-2015
Comline Auto Parts has acquired Motaquip, the Coventry-based car parts distribution firm, from Peugeot for undisclosed terms.
19-Jan-2015
O&H Vehicle Conversions is setting up a 26,000 sq ft warehouse and 8,000 sq ft office at Opus 36 in Goole, with the creation of 30 jobs.
15-Jan-2015
Jaguar Land Rover is to create 1,300 new jobs at its Solihull plant, in order to produce a sports utility vehicle.
12-Jan-2015
BMW Group is to recruit 150 apprentices for its BMW and Mini dealerships this year, with training taking place near Reading and Milton Keynes.
12-Jan-2015
TOM Vehicle has acquired Alistair Fleming, the chain of three car and van dealerships in Ayr, Dundee and Kilmarnock for undisclosed terms.
12-Jan-2015
TC Harrison has acquired the Rylatt Ford car dealership in Spalding for undisclosed terms.
08-Jan-2015
Rygor Mercedes is planning to open a £3.5m truck sales and servicing centre at Railway Triangle in Gloucester in spring, with the creation of 25 jobs.
07-Jan-2015
Cox Motor Group has acquired a Honda car dealership in Southport from Clare James Group.
07-Jan-2015
Vantec is planning to expand its automotive logistics operation in Sunderland with a new 35,000 sq ft warehouse, with the creation of 200 jobs.
05-Jan-2015
M-Tec Group is planning to expand the 75-strong workforce at its Coventry-based automotive engineering business with 40 new jobs this year.
05-Jan-2015
M-Sport has won approval from Allerdale Council for the £19m expansion of its automotive research centre in Cumbria, with the creation of 100 jobs.
05-Jan-2015
Chorley Group is to invest £1m in the expansion of its car dealership at Squires Gate in Blackpool.
05-Jan-2015
Geely of China is expected to soon announce plans for a new £150m taxi manufacturing plant at Ansty Park near Coventry.
05-Jan-2015
Arthurs of Shropshire has acquired the Dickens Peugeot car dealership in Wrexham for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 25 staff.
05-Jan-2015