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Brand expects its new supermini to contribute 50 per cent of its UK sales in the year ahead

Franchised dealers have been accused of giving poor, misleading and unclear advice in an undercover report by Which?

Complaints about independent dealers selling used cars topped a list of complaints by customers to Consumer Direct, the government-funded advice service.

The motor industry welcomed the government's proposal to free up loans to help kick-start UK car production and sales.

Car sales at German car dealerships have received a boost as a result of the introduction of a new government scheme to trade in old vehicles for new.

An announcement is due this afternoon from the House of Lords on details of how the government plans to help the motor industry in the economic downturn.

The RMIF has called on MoT test stations to upgrade their facilities where possible, following the government's decision to maintain the 3-1-1 MoT test frequency.

US car sales will dip below 13 million this year although a predicted third quarter rise in the economy could see sales strengthen.

British Car Auctions (BCA) said 2008 was "possibly the toughest in a decade" for LCV sales with values falling by £1,096 (28.3%).

Vertu Motors, the AIM listed car group, said today it continued to look to buy franchised businesses and used car operations as it announced it was to open a new used car outlet in Darlington, Co Durham in March