AM100 dealer Pentagon Group has gained its first Kia franchise.
Now is the chance for business to put its arguments to the Government and avoid the UK leaving the European Union without some sort of agreement.
Mercedes-Benz chief executive Gary Savage believes direct manufacturer sales are inevitable, but the new business model presents opportunities for dealers.
An apprentice who hadn't been provided with training or the right equipment suffered broken feet after a wheel swap job ended badly.
Consumers are being misinformed by headlines demonising diesel cars, the UK boss of Jaguar Land Rover, Jeremy Hicks, has warned.
A joint NFDA and ICDP study into potential effects of Brexit suggests it could give scope to legislation improving the rights of franchisees under threat.
Almost one in three buyers will stay with a trusted dealer, irrespective of price
Vans and 4x4s suffer in the first five months of the year, but trucks add 19% year-on-year.
The July issue of AM magazine is out, including the results of the latest AM100 survey of the UK's biggest franchised dealer groups.
First-quarter registrations of the MX-5 were down 1.1% year-on-year, at 1,556, of which 1,118 were retail orders.
The 2017 new car market has slipped into overall decline after a poor result for May.
Neil Hodson, the former Manheim, HPI and Experian executive, has led a management buyout of motor auction group Aston Barclay.
UK dealers' Q1 profits were up 20% year-on-year, but new car volumes are off to a slow start in the first half of Q2, they warn AM.
Scotland is set to get its fourth Porsche dealership, to be run by Peter Vardy.
To dispel doubt about the stability of the motor finance market, finance houses and trade bodies need to be more transparent.
