Rockar will use valuation and provenance data from Cap HPI to underpin its online retail platform as it plots growth with franchised retailers in 2018.
The former managing director of Motoring Services at the RAC has added financial backing to help fund the growth of used vehicle database Cazana.
Four UK car retail groups will introduce the Alpine A110 coupe to a seven-strong network of showrooms in 2018 after Renault announced its list of dealer partners for the re-launched premium sports car brand.
BCA has appointed Stuart Gibbons to the new role of director of buyer services in a bid to drive forward the development of new services for customers and improve buyer experience.
Jardine Motors Group has launched an new apprenticeship scheme which will see the next-generation of talented technicians receive £10,000 worth of tools.
Crayford & Abbs new fleet business specialist Graeme Thomson will be looking to sell some arresting deals to customers after trading life on the beat for a career as a car dealer.
Car dealers have started rethinking their lending panels as economic pressures start to spark a reduction in the number of customers meeting “prime lender criteria”.
Used car prices at BCA auctions rose to a record high for the third month in a row following a marginal 0.4% increase during November.
Suzuki GB rewarded the cream of its dealer network crop when it headed to sunnier climes on the Canary Island of Tenerife for its annual awards event.
Euro NCAP reported a “disappointing” end to 2017 as six cars returned three-star safety ratings and Fiat’s Punto hatchback became the first vehicle ever to crash test its way to zero stars.
The Finance and Leasing Association have revealed that new business volumes in the point of sale consumer new car finance market fell by 7% year-on-year in October.
Snows Motor Group has added a third Fiat and Abarth dealership to south Hampshire and the Isle of Wight with the opening of a new showroom near Fareham.
The Ford Kuga emerged from November as the fastest selling car on Auto Trader – taking just 20 days to leave retailers’ forecourts.
Škoda expects to move 15,000 Karoq SUVs a year in the UK
Inflation rose to a six-year high of 3.1% in November as retailers struggled against a squeeze on shoppers finances in the run-up to Christmas.
