Europe’s motor trade body CECRA has issued a “wake up call” to any franchised dealers who’re still ignoring changes in the sector that will hurt profitability.
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its examination of the impact of Big Data in sales of general insurance such as motor cover.
Santander Consumer Finance is beginning a full national rollout of a wholesale stock funding facility for dealers at Manheim Auctions.
Infiniti is launching new connected services which will enable owners to gain a monthly vehicle health report.
An arson attack at a Fix Auto bodyshop has led the business to implement its disaster recovery plan.
Ford has warned that its 2017 profits will dip as the carmaker boosts investment into new technologies such as autonomy and electrification.
Kingsway Tyres has invested almost £450,000 in a new autocentre in Retford, with the creation of two new jobs.
Labour MP Alan Johnson will be the guest speaker at this year’s Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) annual dinner.
This week marks the launch of Electric Nation, a new project to understand the load put on the electricity infrastructure by clusters of electric vehicles.
BMW Financial Services has added another insurance solution, Excess Protection Insurance, to its suite of motor insurance products.
F&I systems provider Frontline Solutions has appointed Christian Ingrey and Steve Lees to senior roles.
Mitsubishi UK managing director Lance Bradley believes a new SUV a year and training for dealership staff could take it to 50,000 registrations by 2021.
The director of a van dealership who failed to keep proper records and accounts has been disqualified from acting as a director for eight years.
Online automotive marketplace AutoVolo hopes to put its brand in front of 50,000 motorists in a promotion with Waves, Tesco’s on-site hand car wash provider.
Call handling firm Moneypenny has moved into a new £15m headquarters designed to create “the happiest workplace in the UK”.
