BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group have teamed up to boost EV use across Europe with the introduction of 400 new fast-charge points along major road routes.
Motorpoint has revealed revenue increased by 11.5% to £408.9m but operating profit before exceptional items down 32% to £7m in its half-year financial report.
Glyn Hopkin has become the UK’s largest independent retailer of Nissan vehicles with the official opening of its new showroom at Stamford Hill, North London.
A quarterly dealer satisfaction survey has uncovered evidence that 63% of dealerships are positive about business prospects for 2017.
TrustFord is hoping to raise funds for Cancer Research UK with a one penny auction which has raised £35,000 since 2014.
Hyundai has claimed that it will cut-out the haggle and guarantee a customer’s trade-in price when it launches a new click to buy car selling website in January.
Data protection law coming into force in 2018 could see non-compliant car dealers fined 4% of turnover or banned from processing data altogether.
Volkswagen has appointed Nithia Pillay as its new group aftersales and customer quality director.
The appeal of the PCP is central to a range of new finance products which have now been made available for the McLaren Sports Series through McLaren Financial Services.
The SMMT has praised the government’s drive towards improved transport infrastructure and innovation in the EV sector following yesterday’s Autumn Statement as others eyed opportunity amid the uncertainty.
Chancellor Phillip Hammond vowed to create “an economy that works for everyone” before announcing a rise in the minimum wage and cuts to salary sacrifice schemes in his Autumn Statement.
Unity Automotive has joined the SsangYong dealer network with the opening of a new franchise at its Leicester site.
BMW Group’s head of premium retail experience has said that the brand needs to “completely revolutionise” its network strategy as it looks to the future.
A third of potential customers who start their buying journey with an online enquiry will take their business elsewhere if they do not garner a response within four hours, according to a consumer survey conducted by Dealerweb.
Motorpoint’s Chingford branch will welcome the public to the Chingford Village Christmas fair when it hosts the event for the second year in a row next month.
