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Car dealer fraud probe reveals £19m hole
The struggling car dealership Lookers found profits were overstated for several years.
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Car dealer fraud probe reveals £19m hole
The struggling car dealership Lookers found profits were overstated for several years.
Increase car taxes to help climate, advisers say
Car taxes should be raised to help fund the battle against climate change, the government is urged.
Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars
Nissan and Renault deny their vehicles are equipped with devices designed to cheat emissions tests
'One in six UK car industry jobs could be lost'
The industry's trade body says it needs help to restart production and prevent more redundancies.
Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack
Car-maker says cyber-attack has affected production, sales and development worldwide.
Bentley to cut up to a quarter of its workforce
The firm, which makes its luxury cars in Crewe, says up to 1,000 jobs will go.
More gloom for car industry as 2,000 jobs axed
The Lookers dealership cuts 1,500 staff and Aston Martin sheds 500, as latest figures show plunge in sales.
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Car dealer fraud probe reveals £19m hole
The struggling car dealership Lookers found profits were overstated for several years.
Increase car taxes to help climate, advisers say
Car taxes should be raised to help fund the battle against climate change, the government is urged.
Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars
Nissan and Renault deny their vehicles are equipped with devices designed to cheat emissions tests
'One in six UK car industry jobs could be lost'
The industry's trade body says it needs help to restart production and prevent more redundancies.
Honda's global operations hit by cyber-attack
Car-maker says cyber-attack has affected production, sales and development worldwide.
Bentley to cut up to a quarter of its workforce
The firm, which makes its luxury cars in Crewe, says up to 1,000 jobs will go.
More gloom for car industry as 2,000 jobs axed
The Lookers dealership cuts 1,500 staff and Aston Martin sheds 500, as latest figures show plunge in sales.
Increase car taxes to help climate, advisers say
Car taxes should be raised to help fund the battle against climate change, the government is urged.
Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars
Nissan and Renault deny their vehicles are equipped with devices designed to cheat emissions tests
'One in six UK car industry jobs could be lost'
The industry's trade body says it needs help to restart production and prevent more redundancies.
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Read moreGuernsey motor trade recovery slowed by UK supply issues
BBC Radio Guernsey
The head of Guernsey's Motor Trades Association says customers must remember how reliant the island is on the UK before the industry returns to normal locally.
The Bailiwick has progressed quickly through it's lockdown exit strategy, allowing local businesses to start trading again.
However, it means the island has a different set of freedoms to those facing businesses in the UK.
Robert Cornelius admits parts and cars aren't coming through as quickly as they'd like.
"What we're seeing from a Guernsey perspective is kind of back to this new normal, things are open. So we're having to make sure customers are aware that we're still having supply issues."
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Read moreThe Lookers dealership cuts 1,500 staff and Aston Martin sheds 500, as latest figures show plunge in sales.
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