Volvo forms US captive finance arm

Volvo Cars of North America announced the establishment of Volvo Car Financial Services (VCFS), which will begin providing Volvo retailers in all 50 states with a variety of financial services products later this year.

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Renault Truck Commercials invests in new van fleet for courtesy, parts and service

Renault Truck Commercials, the largest dealer group in the Renault Trucks UK network, has invested £300,000 in a fleet of 22 Renault Master and Kangoo vans to enhance customer service and strengthen aftersales support. The new vans, which include

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Ford extends sales lead in UK

UK market leader Ford has increased its car sales advantage over rivals in an almost static January market.

Ford's top-selling car range secured 15.6 per cent of the January market, up 0.3 percentage points compared with January 2011, while Ford commercial

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Belt up this Valentine’s day

The IAM, the UK’s largest road safety charity, is urging drivers and their passengers to belt up this Valentine’s day and challenge their friends, families and loved ones if they fail to wear a seat-belt.

Overall, one in five (19 per cent) of people admit to not wearing a seat-belt in the back seat

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A good start to the year for Peugeot in UK

With sales of new cars in January remaining static, Peugeot has got off to a good start with sales up by 6.4 per cent in the month. Retail sales were up 3.2 per cent and Fleet up by 8.8 per cent, thanks to models like the best-selling 107 and 207 which continue to

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Mitsubishi Motors makes decision on NedCar

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced it has made a decision that it will not allocate a new model at its subsidiary European production site Netherlands Car B.V. (NedCar) for production from 2013 and beyond.

NedCar currently produces Colt and Outlander models

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Retail customers drive Mercedes-Benz UK registrations to record levels in January 2012

Mercedes-Benz UK has reported record sales figures, according to SMMT’s month-end figures. A fast-start to 2012 has seen registrations increase by 20 per cent to 6,249 vehicles compared with the first month in 2011. The overall new car market in the UK was

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Growing automotive sector seeks to attract brightest talent

Record numbers of young people are embarking on careers in the UK automotive industry, with more than 14,000 recruited into apprenticeships in 2011 and almost two-thirds of UK automotive companies recruiting new talent from schools and colleges to grow the sector’s skills base.

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Speed at Sandown Park: The first show ever to bring full-size and model record breakers together

Land Speed Record breaking cars and motorcycles will be brought together with their model counterparts for

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Rally Sweden: A rally best served chilled

After the 2012 season kicked-off in style at Rallye Monte-Carlo, the World Rally Championship moves on to Scandinavia for Rally Sweden, part of which will also be run in Norway. Following their convincing win in the Principality, the eight-time World Champions, Sebastien Loeb and Daniel

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Toyota Mississippi begins second shift

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc., (TMMMS), added a second shift for production of the Corolla, the world’s best-selling car of all time. Approximately 2,000 people are employed at the plant site.

“Adding a second shift is a significant milestone for us,” said David Copenhaver, Vice-President

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