The UK Government believes smart charging could save high-mileage electric vehicle (EV) drivers up to £1,000 per year as part of a new Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan.
Hendy Group is poised to expand its retail partnership with Nissan through the opening of a new dealership in Crawley.
Record trading between Christmas and the start of the new year demonstrated that car retailers were keen to get a “good head start” for strong January trading, according to BCA.
Land Rover has dominated Dealer Auction’s 2023 used car margin rankings, accounting for 40% of the top 10 models offering the strong profit opportunities to retailers.
A third of car dealers predict that used car values will slump by around 10% as the cost-of-living crisis impacts consumer confidence to deliver ‘more difficult’ trading conditions in 2023.
Marshall Motor Group has taken its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) representation t 10 dealerships with the acquisition of the premium carmaker’s Leicester franchise from Sturgess Motor Group.
Counselling has been offered to staff at Vertu Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Leeds after a woman and a child were killed in road traffic incident described by police as “absolutely tragic”.
Automotive is entering a period of opportunity with 2023’s “significant change and shortening lead times” paving the way to new horizons, according to Cox Automotive.
Dealers must prepare for record levels of cybercrime in 2023 as a number of large retail groups suffer attacks amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Bentley Motors has appointed former McLaren Special Operations director Ansar Ali to lead its Mulliner and Motorsport divisions.
Stock starved car retailers are avoiding used electric vehicles (EV) as zero-emission vehicles continue to decline four times faster than their diesel-powered equivalents.
Dealer Auction has appointed Auto Trader’s client development director Damien Smith as national account director.
A Net Zero Review delivered on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recommended the swift delivery of an electric vehicle (EV) mandate and VAT cuts to make public charging more affordable.
Tesla has triggered "ill-feeling" among customers and cranked-up pressure on residual values with the decision to slash its elelctric vehicle (EV) prices across the US and Europe.
Peugeot welcomed three new directors as it followed fellow Stellantis car brand Citroen in revealing a restructured leadership team for the UK market.
Mazda has installed a rotary petrol engine under the bonnet of its MX-30 electric vehicle (EV) to add a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) to its UK model range.
The motor finance sector is expected to record a 6% rise in value despite supply shortages which “continued to weigh on its recovery” during Q4, the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has said.
Lookers will grant its top leadership trio £1.5 million in share options for the car retail group’s 2023 performance if the car retail PLC meets a series of three-year performance targets.
The average electric car remains cheaper to run than an equivalent petrol car unless fuel prices fall below £1 per litre, according to research by MyEnergi.
Group Lotus has appointed Mike Johnstone as vice president, commercial, to lead the company’s global commercial operations.
Automotive charity, Ben, has launched a new text service to ensure people in a crisis can access free and confidential help.
New RJK Automotive Group managing director Darren Bradford has vowed to remain a “hands on” leader after being promoted from the role of Drayton Motors MD.
An end to sales of BMW vehicles to police forces across the UK has prompted a consultation over jobs at the brand’s BMW Park Lane dealership.
A Sheriff has ordered MotoNovo Finance to refund over £4,500 to the buyer of a nine-year-old DS 5 hatchback in what has been described as a “landmark” case for RejectMyCar.
Harwoods Group has appointed former Volvo Car UK managing director Jon Wakefield as chief executive as it prepares for a 2023 transformation that will “revolutionise the automotive industry”.
Stellantis’ Citroen UK business has appointed Clare White as its new marketing director in a leadership team led by new managing director Greg Taylor.
Carmakers' scepticism about the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EV) will grow this year, clashing with lofty political ideals of zero-emission motoring, says carwow consumer editor Hugo Griffiths.
Jim Claridge has been appointed head of account management for the UK and Europe at Epyx.
Gravells’ dealership in Bridgend has retained Kia UK’s dealer of the year award at an event which also celebrated the Korean carmaker’s landmark 100,000 registrations performance.
Honda UK retailers have been urged not to take "early orders" for its new Civic Type-R hot hatch as limited supplies risk disappointment among potential customers.
