Saab’s mission with the new 9-5 is not just about re-establishing the brand but also regaining a premium style of selling cars. The bulk of Saab buyers recently have been corporate user...

Chevrolet’s laid-back approach to scrappage has left the so-called ‘General Motors foundation brand’ lagging behind value-for-money rivals Hyundai and Kia, while also trailing Skoda...

Vauxhall is aiming to reinvent its Meriva MPV in everything but name by moving it up from the B, or supermini category, to the more substantial, compact C-MPV sector which now takes over one fifth of...

Vauxhall is aiming to reinvent its Meriva MPV in everything but name by moving it up from the B, or supermini category, to the more substantial, compact C-MPV sector. Following a flood of new products...

Deliveries of the new Jaguar XJ luxury saloon will now start next March, nine months after its celebrity unveiling in London last July. This consciously prolonged product launch comes as Jaguar begins...

The new, sixth generation Vauxhall Astra goes on sale in December with the aim of overtaking Ford Focus as the top retail seller in the UK, if not in the wider fleet and retail market. The new...

The boundaries of the C-sector MPV class are becoming increasingly blurred as new automakers enter the territory while existing players strive to defend their position. They are fighting for space in...

Volkswagen will pitch its fifth-generation Polo into the increasingly important B sector next month determined to maintain the supermini’s role as a consistent top five seller. Sally-Anne...

Over three decades after Volkswagen’s pioneering Golf GTI helped establish the hot hatch sector in the UK, the sixth-generation model faces wide and varied opposition from both mainstream and...

A renewed focus on tight management, including cost cutting and strong aftersales programmes, is helping GM franchised retailers boost profit margins despite pressure on new car sales, according to...

Audi continues to extend its product portfolio in the face of the recession by pitching the new A5 Cabriolet into the exclusive, but surprisingly resilient, premium D-convertible sector this month....

The Citroen C3 Picasso and Kia Soul arrive in the mini or B-sector MPV category at a time when this niche segment appears to have reached a plateau. Although annual sales only dipped marginally to...

The new Honda Insight, on sale this month, and Toyota’s third generation Prius, due in showrooms in July, could push hybrid sales through the annual 20,000-sales barrier for the first time this...

Three years after the traditionally conservative Toyota hierarchy signed off the radical iQ, its arrival in a depressed UK new car market is generating a conflict of enthusiasm, scepticism and...

The importance to Renault of its third-generation Megane cannot be overstated as the French brand seeks to re-establish itself in the crucial C sector and restore some order to tumbling UK sales. Last...