Moving aftersales online will boost profits and increase customer retention: that’s the message from this year’s AM Aftersales Conference which takes place on April 24.
Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling around three million vehicles globally - 76,000 in the UK - due to a problem with airbags.
Glass’s has appointed of Ian Tilbrook as its new managing director, starting on April 15.
Administrations are at their lowest levels since 2005, despite a start to the year that has seen a number of major high street retailers enter insolvency.
The average age of vehicles coming off company car fleets is remaining consistent over the year so far at around three years and seven months, up slightly year-on-year.
The newly launched Mazda 6 is the subject of a recall affecting 502 vehicles in the UK and up to 15,000 cars globally.
Seat chief executive James Muir has said the brand needs to double sales in order to survive in the long-term.
Online auction company G3 Remarketing, which disposes vehicles direct from fleet companies, finance houses and leasing companies, is introducing a new online bidding portal in mid April.
New car lead generator Motoring.co.uk has partnered with price comparison site Confused.com to generate sales enquiries for car brands.
The supermini has been knocked off the top spot as the best selling used car type by a lower medium model for the first time since 2007.
Seat dealership Pulman, in Sunderland, has sold 240 recently launched Toledos to one of the UK’s largest specialist vehicle suppliers to the taxi trade.
BMW has made it clear it sees no future for electric cars without a petrol or diesel back-up.
The European new car market continues to contract, with sales 10.3% less in February and 9.5% less year-to-date than a year earlier.
Jason Pritchard has been appointed as the group marketing manager for Wessex Garages based in South Wales and the South West.
Volvo is partnering with Spotify to launch a voice-activated in-car music system integrated with the dashboard through the car marque’s Sensus Connected Touch system.
