Bells Motor Group has emerged from the annual Volvo Car UK franchised dealers awards with the National Volvo Retailer Group of the Year title.
Car dealerships will “not be viable at a 100% BEV mix” unless significant action is taken to change their business model, a new report has concluded.
Lookers has acquired £3.8 million turnover fleet and leasing business Fourways Vehicle Solutions to grow its customer base in the corporate sector.
Volkswagen Group, Nissan and Dacia were among the new car market’s triple digit percentage growth winners as car manufacturers celebrated a seventh month of UK automotive sector growth in February.
The UK’s new car market experienced a 26.2% year-on-year rise in registrations to register a seventh consecutive month of growth, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported.
Volkswagen refreshed the design of its ID 3 electric vehicle (EV) two years after it became the debut model in a new range of zero-emissions models.
Marshall Motor Group secured Hyundai Motor UK’s group and retailer of the year awards as the Korean car brand celebrated its top performing franchisees.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has submitted evidence on the fast-changing automotive sector to the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) amid concerns new Block Exemption rules may “leave too much unsaid”.
Vertu Motors has asserted that ‘scale is a key success factor’ in automotive retail in a five-month trading update detailing its rapid expansion the addition of new dealership operations across the UK.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) owner Tata Motor is said to be demanding over £500 million of Government funding to help establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in the UK.
Car retailers across the UK have spoken of a desire to generate the excitement of a “dream” March number plate change month as new 23-plate cars were handed to customers this morning.
Ex-Lookers chief executive Andy Bruce and former chief operating officer Nigel McMinn have joined the board at car handover technology firm AutoBuzz after investing in the customer-focussed start-up.
Genesis has begun conversations with potential car retail partners across the UK ahead of a growth push to establish a physical footprint of up to 20 dealerships.
The UK Government has asserted that its new Windsor Framework to refine post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland will “protect” the country’s second-hand car market.
BMW has launched a fleet of iX5 Hydrogen SUVs into its European markets as it steps-up its plans to diversify its alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) offering.
