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Alphera is “doubling down” on Consumer Duty by launching six new promises for partners and consumers a year on from the launch of the FCA initiative.

B-ON has ended its partnership with IM Group ahead of launching its new generation of Pelkan electric vans early next year.

UK used car sales are expected to increase by 5% year-on-year in 2024, but Auto Trader has warned this rise will be accompanied by “unprecendented shift in used car supply dynamics”.

Arnold Clark marked its multi-year partnership with Scottish Rugby by "painting" the Murrayfield pitch yellow to match the colour branding of the dealer group.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it will set out the next steps into its review of discretionary commission arrangements (DCA) in May 2025.

A local garage in Hertfordshire helped uncover a scam where a con man tampered with an engine to knock money off the asking price of a used car listed for sale.

Consumer confidence is starting to improve, with one in five drivers actively looking for their next car, according to research by AA Cars.

Steer Automotive Group has opened a new repair centre near Southampton that is dedicated to electric vehicle repair.

The rate of decline for used EV prices is showing signs of improvement, with a 1% drop the best month so far this year, according to new data from Cap HPI.

Attendees to this year’s AM Live will gain free access to strategic and operational tips from over 30 experts across the modern automotive retailing industry.

Buying a car from AM Award winner Luscombe’s is undoubtedly a different experience when compared with almost any franchised or independent retailer in the UK.

US and Canadian investors are looking for opportunities in the UK’s automotive retail market and further acquisitions are expected to take place this year.

It is an incredible sixth consecutive win of the Best Dealer Group of the Year (up to 10 sites) award by MG, Kia, Polestar and Volvo dealer group Waylands Automotive.

It was a tightly contested head-to-head contest between two titans of the AM100 for the accolade of Dealer Group of the Year (more than 10 sites). The AM Awards judges deemed TrustFord to be the deserving winner.

Automotive Management Live, the UK’s leading motor retail exhibition and seminar show, will return on November 13 at the NEC, Birmingham.