Kia Motor UK customers are experiencing the Korean brand’s new corporate identity (CI) for the first time ahead of the official opening of its redeveloped dealership in Bolton.
Sytner Group and Car Shop owner Penske Automotive has revealed “all-time record quarterly results” in Q1 2022 in a trading update from the car retail giant.
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne, Pendragon chief marketing officer Kim Costello and Auto Trader’s chief operations officer Catherine Faiers are among the headline speakers at this year’s Driving Digital conference.
Urgent action is needed to protect the UK car manufacturing sector after production volumes slumped 32.4% on a COVID-impacted 2021, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Inchcape has forecast a 25% rise in pre-tax profits in 2022 despite its withdrawal from Russia’s car retail sector and a vow that it has “no intention to re-enter the market”.
Beechwood Motor Group’s Derby dealership has been named as Mazda UK’s retailer of the year after topping the Japanese car maker’s annual Dealer League rankings.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has slammed suggestions from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps that the UK Government could scrap annual vehicle MOT tests in a bid to tackle the cost of living crisis.
British supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive has appointed Ferrari chief technology officer Michael Leiters as its new chief executive.
Pendragon’s push to “maximise margins” on its new and used car sales to mitigate against automotive supply constraints have helped deliver a 73.1% increase in Q1 pre-tax profits.
Hatfields has succeeded in raising £60,000 for victims of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine through the auction of a classic Series 2a Land Rover Defender.
Vehicle supplies, compliance and new mobility are considered the three top challenges facing car retailers in 2022, according to the Startline Motor Finance’s first monthly Used Car Tracker survey.
Two men have been arrested after laptops, iPads and iPhones were stolen in a break-in at a Caffyns Audi dealership.
Data from wholesale and retail used car values data providers has indicated “signs of a market correction” but hopes remain that any market decline will be minor.
Vindis Group has marked Earth Day with a pledge to plant a tree with every car its sells as part of a wider bid to become a carbon neutral business.
Toyota GB’s entire allocation of the new GR86 coupe has sold out within 90 minutes of the car being offered for sale online.
