Hyundai has mapped out its strategy to become “a game changer capable of setting the rules of the market” as it prepares to follow a year of consolidation with an “intense period of product launches”.
Former Notcutts chairman and Marks & Spencers director Nicky Dulieu has taken up her new post on the board of Marshall Motor Holdings.
Fix Auto UK has promoted Brett Wootton to the role of head of operations for its acquired sites as part of a push to grow the footprint of body shops its owns and operates.
The Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) sector’s 2.4% sales growth in 2019 has been described as “extremely encouraging” by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
The John Grose Group will attempt to redistribute staff from its Ford dealership in Framlingham after taking the decision to close the franchised site.
Nine vehicles were targeted in a £30,000 vandalism spree at Thurlow Nunn’s Great Yarmouth Vauxhall dealership described as “really severe” by the business’ general manager.
Rolls-Royce generated a 25% increase in global new car sales to achieve the highest sales volume of its 116-year history with the help of its new Cullinan SUV.
Aston Martin is pinning its hopes of a profitability turnaround on the success of its new DBX SUV after starting 2020 with another profit warning.
Skoda has opened the order books for its new Superb iV plug-in hybrid, the Czech brand’s debut electrified vehicle which claims a 35-mile zero emissions electric driving range.
Nissan Motor GB has appointed Andrew Humberstone as its new managing director less than eight months after his predecessor Kalyana Sivagnanam took up the post.
The Unite union has warned that deliveries of Volkswagen Group cars could suffer “serious disruption” during January as drivers at Sheerness docks prepare for three months of strike action.
Dacia, MG Motor UK, Seat, Toyota/Lexus and Volvo were among the top performing brands to defy 2019’s 2.4% new car sales decline with impressive sales growth driven by new model launches.
New car registrations ended 2019 at a seven-year low after falling 2.4% in a third consecutive year of decline, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported.
Pendragon has expanded its Stratstone BMW and Mini has corporate sales team with five new appointments in a bid to grow its fleet volumes with SME and big business.
Arnold Clark has submitted plans to transform a former Toys R Us store into a car retail facility as part of the expansion of its Motorstore used car supermarket sites.
