News from 2005 February

Inchcape turnover breaks £4bn barrier
Brand new site for GM
Chandlers opens new £7m site
Used sales rise sharply
Driving cheaper than 30 years ago
Decosol devestated by blaze
Peugeot rolls out remarketing service
Inchcape appoints non-executive director
UK car production falls
Wales to pioneer clean fuel technology
Brand investment boosts motor trade
Ryland returns to contract hire
Universal Salvage appoints MD
Private sellers ask double the market value
Edinburgh rejects congestion charge
Auto Trader to enter provenance market
Rover deal in final stages, says Brown
European car sales get January boost
Motaquip boss joins pro-licensing lobby
MG Rover announces ELV agreement
Brown "optimistic" on MG Rover deal
Dutton Forshaw continues acquisitions drive
Retail demand drops in February
Edinburgh considers congestion charge scheme
Renault opens Laguna order book
Kia denies disaffection rumours
Birmingham loses British motor show
Fiat boss leaves company
Investors target dealerships
RAC aims for insurance growth
Manufacturers head for Switzerland
Lex Vehicle Leasing announces record profits
Bi-annual plate change fails dealers
Misfortune strikes twice for Guernsey dealer
VBRA announces new director general
DCX launches new service line
Pendragon profits soar
Reg Vardy CEO ups stake in company
Dealers claim millions after Carlisle floods
Congestion charge is "unjust"
Seasonal insurance service launched
Slight dip in European sales
Used car prices at historic low
Whitehouse claims awards hatrick
Gas conversion programme finds backing
Egg defends "dodgy mechanic" campaign
MVRA reports bad Egg
Easy money in car insurance
Haggling could save £490m
Fiat creates new training initiative
Ben pays tribute to a valued servant
GM and Fiat end dispute
Mercedes opens Birmingham flagship
Aquilo creates repairer council
Document scam returns
ReMit hits out at government's university drive
China confirms MG Rover deal is on
Drop in new car sales puts brake on price hikes
Motor Trader launches Dealer Drive show
Vardy issues profits warning
Motor Trader launches Dealer Drive 2005
MG Rover close to showing new 45?
Mercedes' profits slump
Citroen C6 set for Geneva
ReMit on the move
Green stickers to hit showrooms this summer
Old bangers to be mashed for free
Good prospectors "will reap rewards"
Suspects bailed after salvage raids
Va Va Voom days for Renault
New car prices rise at slower rate
Dealers envy BMW profit potential
Mitsubishi doubles losses
Cleveland dealer loses credit licence
Budget hits acquisition trail
Mitsubishi secures PSA deal
Parts maker sets up shop in Derbyshire
Volvo signs up British design boss
RAC report flags "speeding epidemic"
Union monitors MG Rover redundancy rumours
Lookers to ditchMG Rover franchise
Fiat to cut annual sales by 30,000 units
Opportunity knocks for multi-marque repairers
Aquilo adds ABS group to portfolio
Dealers look for more control before location clause ends
Vardy warns of full year downturn
Patterson Ford boss elected dealer council chairman
Speculation mounts over Nationwide Autocentres sale
New EU sales rules loom on horizon
Sytner rolls out crash repair scheme
New car sales drop in January
Fiat cuts UK volumes to 30,000
UK dealers see Nada benefits
Ford and Vauxhall top website hit list
Drivers still don't understand car tax
Audatex reassures online customers
Fiat and GM talks remain in deadlock
Dutton Forshaw expands
Dealers fastest at turning stock
Growth continues for remarketing companies
Aquilo completes ABS acquisition
New Nissan model safeguards jobs
MG Rover plays down Lookers withdrawal
Manufacturers prepare for ELV proposals
January blues for car sales
Franchised car parts "six times more expensive"
Lookers axes MG Rover
New head for Lexus GB
Consumer credit slows
Garage coalition breaks cover
RAC appoints new director

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