Park’s Motor Group has turned to Cooper Solutions’ FullCover solution in a bid to streamline its courtesy car and test drive services.
Volvo Car UK is launching a nationwide recruitment drive for 300 new technicians to join its 119-strong dealer network by 2020.
Nissan will use connected technology and factory-fit options to free up workshop hours and may call on dealers to sell home energy solutions, its vice president of aftersales admitting “the role of our dealers is changing”.
The NFDA has called for “continued strong and open trade with the EU” in a letter to HM Treasury ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget.
Rising inflation and efforts to increase dealer profitability have cost UK car buyers almost £2 billion in price hikes in just seven months, according to research carried out by What Car?.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has strengthened its fleet team with the appointment of Matt Belsom as the new area fleet manager for London and the South East.
Pendragon has set out a plan to double its used car revenues in 2017 after new car turnover declined 1.4% in 2016 – despite a 1.9% overall rise in revenue to £4.54 billion.
The car buying platform Hellocar has secured £1 million to further its bid to be the latest disruptor of the online retail sector.
Dick Lovett expects to create 150 jobs at new Jaguar Land Rover 26-car showroom complex.
Suzuki believes the Ignis – back in crossover form after an eight-year absence – creates a new segment
Ed Norman, Suzuki UK product manager, spoke to AM about the new Suzuki Ignis
Two members of the aftersales management team at Jennings Motor Group have been rewarded for achieving a combined 65 years’ loyalty with the company – as one celebrated his 65th birthday.
Independent Motor Auctions has recruited a new commercial manager and shifted its sales ambitions following its acquisition of West Coast Motor Auctions.
PSA Group has expressed “surprise” at the French Competition, Consumer Affairs and Prevention of fraud department's decision to send findings from its emissions investigation into the manufacturer to the public prosecutor.
Automotive technical consultant James Dillon has claimed that diesel technology is now “out of bounds” to manufacturers as downward pressures on consumer demand for diesel cars reach a critical level.
