To improve revenues and encourage customer contact, dealers need to provide a true ‘one-stop-shop’ that meets their regular car care needs.
Volkswagen has unveiled an updated version of the Golf for 2017, which promises drivers better fuel efficiency, improved safety and new hi-tech features.
Almost two thirds of Auto Trader’s £153.9m half-year revenues have been turned into profit.
Lookers reported a positive trading performance in the third quarter, with a strong result in the key plate-change month of September.
Jack Tordoff, MBE, founder and chairman of Yorkshire-based car retailer JCT600, has been given the top honour at the Yorkshire Post’s annual business awards.
The UK has been responsible for about one in four European sales of the Nissan Leaf since its 2011 launch.
Beadles Group, a franchised group with 11 dealerships in Kent and South East London, is using FullAuction to significantly boost its trade cars sales.
Hitachi Capital Motor Finance has partnered with Vertu Motors to launch a Buy Now Pay Later 0% deal with a six month deferred period for customers.
A national fitting network is being provided through epyx’s 1link Service Network to online tyre retailer CarTyres.com.
One of the UK’s top horsewomen and a member of the 2016 Olympic Team GB, Pippa Funnell MBE has become the first brand ambassador for 4x4 manufacturer SsangYong.
Almost 700,000 UK motorists would join the electric vehicle (EV) market, if given the chance by their employer, according to research at the Go Ultra Low ‘Future of the Car’ Summit.
Citroen has informed its 182-strong dealer network that half the sites will not continue to represent the DS Automobiles premium-sub brand from 2018.
Toyota GB managing director Paul Van der Burgh is not chasing volume, but quality – in a broader product range, more profitable dealers and better service.
Franchised dealers employ more people in the UK than car manufacturers. Shouldn’t they be able to bend the ears of the cabinet too?
Northampton-based franchised dealer Motorvogue has expanded with an acquisition of three dealerships from West’s Group, with West's exiting from motor retail.
