The launch of a campaign - Get In, Go Far - by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills to encourage young people to get an apprenticeship has been welcomed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
British adventurer Bear Grylls has been announced as a long-term global ambassador for Land Rover.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has today become the first UK auction company to go to market with an online platform allowing their dealers to fund vehicles through NextGear Capital UK.
Vantage Motor Group has opened its fourth Hyundai dealership in the North West, making it the biggest Hyundai dealer in the region.
Dales Cornwall has expanded its business in the South West by adding Truro (formerly Ward Vauxhall) and Falmouth Vauxhall (formerly part of Riders Garages Group) to its portfolio.
Dealer management supplier ADP Dealer Services is separating from its parent company, ADP, and adopting a new company name, CDK Global.
Hyundai UK is to introduce an online user-generated star Rating system across its dealer network.
In the late Iain M. Banks’ classic Culture series of science fiction novels, it is noteworthy that pan-galactic civilisation is effectively governed by intelligent vehicles (albeit in the form of 100km-long all-powerful warp-speed spacecraft, rather than the odd Fiesta with a TomTom).
Bentley Motors has announced it will launch a new Upskilling programme, aimed at strengthening its focus on training and development, as part of its people and development strategy.
A two-year drubbing in a customer satisfaction poll has contributed to a concerted effort by Seat to improve satisfaction levels and capitalise on record sales growth and the halo effect of the current Leon.
The top 10 used car sold in July is dominated by Ford and Vauxhall with the Astra proving more popular than the Corsa for this first time this quarter.
The ongoing growth in vehicle funding has led to warning for dealers not to become complacent about the vitality of the market.
If you then you are invited to join industry colleagues at the premier used car market conference on October 21st.
EU regulators are preparing draft legislation that will require vehicle fuel use to be tested on roads rather than in laboratories, looking to close loopholes that allow carmakers to exaggerate fuel-saving and emissions credentials.
In response to the fact millions of teenagers receive their GCSE results today, a week-long social media campaign has been launched to encourage them to consider a career in automotive.
