Articles by Tim Rose

The UK has not received a real influx of Chinese new cars yet because there are other countries in Europe that are more profitable targets for the emerging brands, according to the head of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

A study into how car shoppers perceive their visit to a car dealership has found that almost half of women rate it the most boring type of shopping experiences.

AM's editor Tim Rose writes his first report on living with a GWM Ora 03 Pro+ electric car for a long-term test.

A new chief executive has been announced for AM100 dealer group AWR Holdings UK, whose 30 dealerships trade under the Brayleys brand.

The arrival of the XPeng electric car brand in the UK this year will mark the start of a measured and sustainable growth strategy for distributor International Motors and the franchisees it recruits into the Xpeng UK dealer network.

The Department for Transport has responded to reports that the industry has missed the 2024 ZEV Mandate target with assurances that it expects no car manufacturer to pay crippling fines.

If not for the pressures put on car brands by the ZEV Mandate targets the UK's new car market in 2024 would be seen as quite a success story, with record EV registrations.

Vertu Motors has appointed a new non-executive director (NED) who brings extensive people strategy and retail strategy experience gained at the likes of Marks And Spencer and Asda.

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Family run business TMS Motor Group has secured its third Kia dealership with an acquisition completed just ahead of Christmas.

The DfT has today launched a consultation asking for industry views on the Government's restoration of the 2030 petrol and diesel new car ban. Elements include gathering views on which full hybrid and plug-in hybrids could be sold still alongside zero emission vehicles, and what approach should be taken for vans and low volume OEMs.

Honda and Nissan are planning to merge in a strategic move to counter growing competition from the Chinese car industry.

Top 10 AM100 group Arnold Clark has expanded, taking on new Renault and Dacia dealerships at Birkenhead and Liverpool.

A "stagnant" MOT fee, capped at a maximum fee of £54.85 for cars, light commercial vehicles and motorhomes and £29.65 for motorcycles, is creating "serious economic risk" to the viability of the garage sector, warns the Independent Garage Association.