UK car brands have failed to improve the relationship with their franchised dealers over the past six months, the NFDA Winter 2016 Dealer Attitude Survey shows.
The Mazda MX-5 won the UK Car of the Year Awards 2016, beating 12 other class winners. The Volvo XC90 was runner-up, and the Skoda Superb Estate ranked third.
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars UK has assigned David George, its marketing director, and Rob Halloway, its communications and events director, to new roles.
Vertu Motors has acquired its first Mercedes-Benz franchises, exactly six months after it bought Audi businesses and rapidly expanded its prestige division.
Hi-tech supercar shows Audi is not all about conquering the company car market.
Electric vehicle charging company Pod Point is to become the preferred supplier for Volvo Car UK.
Barnetts Motor Group has opened Scotland’s first Volvo showroom conforming to the Swedish brand’s new Scandinavian-inspired corporate identity.
UK car manufacturing got off to a strong start in 2016 with output in January up 8% compared with the same month last year, according to the SMMT.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has promoted area manager Trevor Schindler to the role of dealer support manager as part of its focus on network development.
Alfa Romeo has unveiled the revised Giulietta C-segment hatchback which goes on sale on April 1 in the UK, priced from £18,450.
Chrysalis Solmotive, which provides customer retention software used by many AM100 dealer groups, has secured a £700,000 funding injection to fuel expansion.
Leasing company Alphabet has made a new appointment to increase its focus on the SME market in 2016 through fleet dealers and brokers.
Advertising watchdog warns retailers about misleading consumers by advertising products online that are not in stock, after a Delticom Tyres, aka MyTyres, case.
Car manufacturers are failing to utilise the data being amassed by in-car systems that enable them to make real-time improvements to cars on the roads.
Aston Martin is to build a second manufacturing facility in the UK ready to produce a luxury crossover SUV from 2020.
