Volkswagen UK will not launch the brand’s flagship Touareg SUV with a low-emission hybrid option.
Car manufacturers rush to sell new cars which are not compliant with the new WLTP and RDE fuel economy and emissions legislation has created a “false economy” in which sales rose 23.1% in August.
Lookers is days away from formally completing the acquisition of £216.6m turnover Jennings Group, AM understands.
BCA Marketplace executive chairman Avril Palmer-Baunack appeared on the pages of national newspapers over the weekend in relation to the payment of a £29m shares bonus branded ‘exceptionally disproportionate’.
Kia Motors has pulled away from the car manufacturer pack to become the highest rated franchise among UK car dealers in the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey Summer 2018 - reclaiming its title from a faltering Mercedes-Benz.
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has promoted Mike Smallbone to the position of head of membership development.
New car sales across Europe delivered their highest monthly total for July since 2009 as 1.31 million vehicles hit the roads of the region last month – a 10% increase of year-on-year.
John Banks Group has officially opened a refurbished Renault showroom and standalone Dacia franchise in Cambridge as it brings an end to a “year of refurbishments” within the business.
Premium car brands saw slower price growth in the used car sector during July as the effects of an “aggressive” battle for market share began to take hold, Auto Trader has suggested.
Arbury Group has reported 8% growth in its annual turnover and a 5% increase in pre-tax profits in its financial results to December 31, 2017.
Motorists will wait an average of nine years to invest in their first electric vehicle as uncertainties about charging infrastructure and affordability emerge as key hurdles, Auto Trader has found.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said that model changes and preparation for WLTP and RDE fuel economy and emissions tests were to blame for an 11% decline in UK car production during July.
A lack of understanding of the career opportunities offered by automotive apprenticeships and young people’s ability to learn on the job is leading to a lack of parental encouragement, the IMI has found.
PSA Group has completed the certification of all its passenger cars under the new WLTP fuel economy and RDE vehicle emissions test regimes.
Supercar sales specialist HR Owen has doubled its profits in the year to the end of April amid plans to build a new £50 million headquarters at the heart of London.
