An 18-day Polestar 2 customer test drive tour was ‘fully booked’ in eight hours as the Geely-owned performance electric vehicle (EV) brand continues to gain traction without a physical retail presence in the UK.
Bristol Street Motors’ Chingford Vauxhall dealership has been denied planning permission to resurface an area of green belt land for vehicle storage after making use of the land ‘illegally’ for nine years.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has said that the consumer used car finance sector’s 9% growth by value and 2% by volume drove a market “bounce back” in June.
Car dealers’ used vehicle stock levels have declined by 30% as post-lockdown demand among buyers leaves businesses “grappling” with the challenge of securing fresh product for their forecourts.
Auto Trader is aiming to drive more traffic to car retailer’s online adverts through its sponsorship of ‘Weekends on Dave’ – delivering a 12-months of continuous TV exposure.
A 26% increase in June profits helped the average UK car dealer to claw-back COVID-19 losses which amounted to around £100,000, according to ASE’s latest market insight.
Sytner Group’s landmark Guy Salmon Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Stockport dealership has been devastated by blaze which triggered explosions and emitted billowing smoke overnight.
More than a quarter of PCP buyers are concerned about meeting future monthly payments on their next vehicle due to the impact of COVID-19, according to What Car?.
LSH Auto’s sprawling Mercedes-Benz dealership site in Stockport has begun a recruitment drive to find 15 new members of staff despite embarking on a digitalisation drive during COVID-19 lockdown.
West Way Nissan believes that its shift to a digital aftersales process during the COVID-19 lockdown period could save it 10,000 hours a year of "productive time".
Car retailers’ efforts to embrace the demand pent-up among new car buyers during COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in an 11.3% rise in July’s new car registrations.
Ford’s chief operating officer Jim Farley will take over from Jim Hackett as the US car manufacturing giant’s president and chief executive (CEO) on October 1.
Stoneacre Motor Group has continued to drive past its former £1 billion turnover growth target with the acquisition of the Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car dealership group.
The AA has become a potential takeover target as it looks to raise funds to re-balance its books in light of a £2.65 billion debt.
Used car prices showed their largest monthly price rise for two years on Auto Trader during July, with values rising 4.6% amid signs that consumer demand is continuing to grow.
