Chevrolet dealers are to escape their showrooms to promote their latest models at shopping centres and summer shows.

The new BMW 1 Series Cabriolet and Audi A3 Cabriolet models, which are set to lock horns when launched this spring, will both command strong residual values further down the line.

Skoda has its eye on the fleet market with the new generation Superb which reaches dealers in time for the September plate-change

Vauxhall is confident its stylish new generation Agila city car will attract more young female buyers to the brand

The Mitsubishi Lancer has a split personality.

Volkswagen is entering the compact SUV sector in the UK as it moves to cover all market bases

"I'm pumped up about this car," enthuses Jaguar UK's managing director Geoff Cousins, "but it's our dealer salesmen that have to really feel confident."