Carmaker News

Renault is to take over its Irish import business, Renault Ireland, from the start of November.

Ford has announced that Richard Parry-Jones, group vice president and chief technical officer, will retire at the end of the year.

Kia has announced plans to increase its private sales to become a top 10 UK retail player by 2010.

BMW has come out on top in a dispute with local ramblers about diverting a footpath which divides the company's Cowley car factory.

Rolls-Royce plans to recruit 300-400 new workers and add a second assembly line at its manufacturing plant at Goodwood.

Daimler and Fiat are in talks over the possible future development of new models.

A Saab advertising campaign went awry when a woman was hit in the face by a mechanical butterfly released by one of the company's booklets.

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Hyundai have either stopped or are planning to suspend production at plants in the US, according to the Financial Times.

Renault will have to work hard to meet its ambitious Commitment 2009 revival plan, according to the Times.

DaimlerChrysler has expunged the memory of its ill-fated merger with the American carmaker Chrysler after finally agreeing on a name change.