Articles by Tim Rose - Page 15

eBay is partnering with Woburn Safari Park to set up a pop-up garage for car checks

A man from Bolton has been arrested a week after after a "runaway" Jaguar I-Pace electric car had to be boxed in by police on the M62 to force it to a stop.

The UK Government will apply trade sanctions if the UK's new car market becomes at risk of a flood of cheap electric vehicles from China's state-backed manufacturers,  transport secretary Mark Harper has warned.

Online tyre retail group Colewood Automotive has hired Mark Widdows as its network director, tasked with increasing its online presence and broadening its tyre fitter network.

Car dealers are working harder to engage customers as new and used vehicle supplies improve while consumers continue to be concerned about the high cost of cars.

A National Tyres and Autocare technician has been fired, and the firm has offered to pay for a service at a Seat dealership, after a customer's car was logged at 18mph above the speed limit during the technician's test-drive. 

Digital transformation advisory ELLA Digital, led by former GForces director Jamie Dixon and former Vauxhall and PSA Group executive Andy Freeman, has signed a strategic partnership with conversational AI provider Conversica.

Steven Eagell Group, the AM100's largest Toyota and Lexus dealer, has started a 'Community Programme' that will help to foster a culture of 'giving back' in its network of dealerships as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.

TrustFord has unveiled its brand-new £10 million Ford dealership in Aberdeen.

GWM Ora UK has appointed two new car dealer partners in the first quarter of 2024, with four new sites set to launch in Abingdon, Scunthorpe, Driffield, and Bridlington.

Robert Deane has been appointed as the new commercial operations director of Volvo Car UK, bringing extensive automotive sector experience from companies like LiveWire and Harley-Davidson.

Online car dealer Cazoo is beginning to sell off its used car stock, transporters and customer care centres as it has announced it will switch to a new business model as a car marketplace, competing with rivals such as Auto Trader, eBay Motors and AA Cars.

Consumers who have witnessed new and used cars become significantly more expensive since 2020 are unlikely to beat a path to dealerships as a result of the National Insurance cut in Jeremy Hunt's 2024 Spring Budget.

Former RJTK and Drayton Motors executive Darren Bradford has set up his own business, REVS (automotive) in Boston, Lincolnshire.

OEMs and franchised dealers face a daunting task to deliver sales mix and volume expectations in the new car market as many private buyers find young used cars much more attractive thanks to recent price drops, according to Vertu Motors, one of the biggest motor retailers in the AM100.