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The UK leads the way on vehicle safety recalls and other countries have a lot to do to catch up, according to Robert Pilkington, managing director of Ebbon-Dacs’ Leaselink International division.

The new Infiniti Q50 has been unveiled in Detroit but the model will be critical to the brand's success in Europe.

Jaguar Land Rover is to create 800 jobs at its Solihull plant to support the introduction of new model programmes throughout 2013.

New Mercedes-Benz CLA brings coupé styling to the compact premium sector.

Renault will take the wraps of a new compact crossover car to rival the Nissan Juke, Vauxhall Mokka and Peugeot 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

The E-Class AMG gets a new look, more performance and will also be offered with a 585bhp S variant.

CAP Monitor believes the time is right for “no frills” budget motoring in Britain and point to Dacia’s success in Germany and France as evidence that the brand can win motorists over.

Market analysts suggest fleets could lose more cash to depreciation in the next few years.

A milestone has been reached this week with one third of all new cars (33.3%) in Q4 2012 now having digital radio as standard, according to CAP/SMMT.

The number of new cars bought on finance continues to grow strongly, largely due to the deals offered by lenders in car showrooms, according to FLA statistics.