Sytner Group will further expand its used car supermarket division with the opening of a new CarShop location in Nottingham if plans for the new site gain the approval of city officials.
Henrys Cars has added to its franchised representation in Glasgow by joining the Suzuki GB dealer network.
Breeze Motor Group will drive its commercial vehicle aftersales offering and new short-term ‘Rent-a-Car’ lease scheme from newly opened Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Van Centre in Portsmouth.
Agnew Group’s Bavarian BMW Belfast dealership has claimed the prestigious Retailer of the Year award at the German car manufacturer’s annual awards event.
HR Owen and Rybrook have been appointed as Pininfarina’s only UK car retailers ahead of the introduction of the brand’s 1,900PS Battista supercar in 2020.
Citroen is the “most logical” PSA Group brand to integrate into the showrooms of the manufacturer’s franchised Vauxhall sites as part of an emerging shared site approach.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has hosted a cross-industry group of experts at an Electric Vehicle Advisory Group meeting to discuss a new professional standard for workshop technicians.
Car dealers showed their ability to adapt to challenging market conditions by achieving an average profit of £2,900 during December, ASE has reported.
Automotive graduates were among the hardest hit by pay declines in the automotive sector as demand for technicians and logistics workers delivered a salary shift in 2018.
New car registrations declined by 1.6% despite a 2.9% increase in the number of private buyers starting 2019 with the purchase of a new vehicle.
JD Classics founder Derek Hood is being sued for £64 million by the failed classic car restoration and retail business’ administrator Charme Capital.
Marshall Motor Group has acquired Sandicliffe Motor Group’s Skoda franchises in Nottingham and Leicester to its portfolio of UK dealership sites.
Finance profit will be key to car retailers’ efforts to realise greater profit from used cars in 2019 as FCA scrutiny and greater influence from the market’s ‘disruptors’ continue to apply pressure.
Government may ‘review’ a £60m funding package designed to secure production of the new Nissan X-Trail at the manufacturer’s Sunderland plant after plans were revealed to build the SUV in Japan.
European car manufacturers are concerned that a new EU-Japanese trade deal could see them lose ground in the UK to Asian rivals, according to UHY Hacker Young.
