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Jaguar Land Rover has won permission to expand its 1,000-acre Gaydon site in Warwickshire, including a new engineering hub and up to 1,700 jobs.
13-Jun-2016


Jardine Motors is expanding its dealership operations in the West Midlands with the acquisition of Colliers Group and the creation of 70 jobs.
13-Jun-2016


Lander Automotive is looking to recruit 180 apprentices at its Halesowen-based automotive products business over the next two years.
09-Jun-2016


Hendy Automotive has acquired Lifestyle Motor Group, the chain of six Ford car dealerships in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, for undisclosed terms.
07-Jun-2016


Assured Vehicle Rental, the Manchester-based provider of specialist vehicle rental services to corporate clients, has undergone a management buy-out.
06-Jun-2016


Vertu has acquired Gordon Lamb Group for £19m, including Land Rover, Skoda, Toyota and Nissan car dealerships in Chesterfield and Skoda in Derby.
02-Jun-2016


University of Bolton has won approval to build a £10m National Centre for Motorsport & Engineering, providing space for 550 students and 30 staff.
31-May-2016


Beerhouse Self Drive Hire has opened its third site in Doncaster, and plans to expand its vehicle rental business with four new sites a year.
24-May-2016


RDM Group is looking to expand the 61-strong workforce at its Coventry-based driverless car technology business with up to 20 new jobs.
24-May-2016


BMW has submitted plans to relocate its car dealership in Crewe and 52 staff to a new showroom on University Way, with the creation of 39 jobs.
23-May-2016


Klarius Products is to invest £1.5m in the expansion of its Cheadle-based exhaust manufacturing business, having secured funding from Yorkshire Bank.
11-May-2016


JudgeService is to create 30 jobs at its Harrogate-based car dealer review business, having acquired a 3,500 sq ft office at Cardale Park.
11-May-2016


Petford has secured an £8m funding package from NatWest for the expansion of its Dudley-based automotive tools manufacturing business.
04-May-2016


Fraikin is to expand the 200-strong fleet at its commercial vehicle rental business in Northampton with a further 50 trailers by the end of June.
25-Apr-2016


Jolly Good Vehicle Rentals is to open its ninth vehicle hire branch in Crewe this month, and plans to expand to more sites later this year.
07-Apr-2016


Roadlink is planning to create up to 15 jobs at its new 3,600 sq ft brake caliper remanufacturing plant in Willenhall over the next four years.
24-Mar-2016


Nissan is to invest £22m in its car plant in Sunderland by the end of the year, in order to increase production of the Qashqai model.
24-Mar-2016


Mutt Motorcycles is to set up a motorcycle manufacturing facility at the Custard Factory in Birmingham, having secured council funding.
22-Mar-2016


MotoNovo is to relocate its Cardiff-based car finance business to Central Square, and plans to create 587 new jobs over the next five years.
16-Mar-2016


MIRA is to set up a £6m 12,000 sq ft Advanced Emissions Test Centre at its Nuneaton-based automotive research centre by the end of the year.
16-Mar-2016


Zenith is to relocate its Leeds-based fleet management business and 300 staff to a new 45,000 sq ft office at Kirkstall Forge later this year.
16-Mar-2016


Dennis Eagle has been acquired by Dutch company Terberg, and will merge its Warwick-based bin lorry manufacturing business with Terberg Matec UK of Warrington.
03-Mar-2016


The Car Buying Group is to create about 20 jobs at its Bradford-based car buying business over the next year, having secured a multi-million pound investment.
02-Mar-2016


Pentagon Group is to set up a Mitsubishi car dealership at Outer Circle Road in Lincoln, and relocate its Renault and Dacia showrooms to the site in April.
24-Feb-2016


Lloyd Motor Group has acquired two car dealerships in North Yorkshire, including Service Centre in Leyburn and Ripon Land Rover, for undisclosed terms.
23-Feb-2016


Fix Auto Rochdale is to create an unspecified number of jobs at its new £1m 11,000 sq ft repair facility due to open in Rochdale this spring.
17-Feb-2016


Jardine Motors Group is to submit plans to build an £8m Audi car dealership in Oldham next year, with the creation of about 90 jobs.
08-Feb-2016


Vertu has won approval to relocate its Farnell Land Rover car dealership to a new £7.5m 90,000 sq ft site at Sheepscar Interchange in Leeds.
03-Feb-2016


BodyKraft is to open a new 6,200 sq ft vehicle repair centre at the Pensnett Estate in Kingswinford, with the creation of up to 12 jobs.
27-Jan-2016


Nissan is to invest £27m in the production of electric vehicle batteries, safeguarding about 300 jobs at its factory in Sunderland.
25-Jan-2016


MG Motor UK is looking to expand its Longbridge-based network of car dealerships with new sites in Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham and Southampton.
19-Jan-2016


Now Motor Retailing has acquired two Vauxhall car dealerships in Marlborough and Swindon from Skurrays for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 76 staff.
19-Jan-2016


Jaguar Land Rover is reported to be planning a £500m expansion of its car plant in Coventry, which could create thousands of new jobs.
12-Jan-2016


McLaren Automotive is planning to expand production from 14 to 20 cars per day at its supercar factory in Woking this year, with the creation of 250 jobs.
11-Jan-2016


Changan Automobile has acquired a further 80,000 sq ft at its automotive operation in Solihull, with the creation of more than 100 jobs.
05-Jan-2016


Meridian Motor Group has acquired two Toyota car dealerships in Leeds and Wakefield and a Leeds-based Lexus car dealership from Lookers.
05-Jan-2016