Vertu Motors has named a new franchise director for its Jaguar Land Rover division and recruited a new divisional aftersales director for the Ford South division.
Consumer car finance registered growth for only the fourth time in 2022 as the sector delivered a 4% uplift by volumes and 9% by value.
Aston Barclay has appointed former BCA and Manheim manager Danny Healey to boost its commercial vehicle sales in the new position of head of LCV development.
Drive Motor Retail has celebrated its top performing employees at its annual OverDrive awards dinner.
Car buying journeys are likely to become longer more complex in 2023, as the cost of living crisis affects consumer behaviour.
HR Owen will be the UK’s sole retailer of Hennessey’s 300mph+ hypercars after striking a franchise agreement with the US-based carmaker.
Unprepared car retailers could be “heading for a fall” if they do not act fast to prepare for 2023’s ramp-up in compliance challenges, it has been claimed.
Auto Trader has raised concerns that the electric vehicle (EV) market is faltering after the cost-of-living crisis sparked the first post-pandemic decline in demand for zero-emission transport.
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Hawkins Motor Group has a 46.6% increase in pre-tax profits after seeing demand for car purchases “skyrocket” in the post-COVID trading period.
Electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles accounted for more than half (53%) of business lease enquiries in Q3 2022, according to Leasing.com.
There has been a lot of talk about leadership over the past few months and if one looks at the management bookshelves even more has been written.
Stock shortages are expected to trigger a 3% decline in used car sales during 2023, despite a 19% uplift in new car registrations, according to Auto Trader.
Car retailers in the UK are missing out on £166 million in aftersales revenue due to a failure to tap into manufacturers’ vehicle safety recalls, research conducted by Auto Data Solutions has found.
Mazda UK managing director Jeremy Thomson has said the time is right to “turbocharge” greater gender diversity in the automotive sector after becoming the Automotive 30% Club’s latest Patron and Gold member.
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The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has called for reform of the Consumer Credit Act to be “comprehensive” as consultation on the plans opened today (December 9).
Brayleys Cars has become the latest AM100 car retail group to strike-up a partnership with Karzoom to offer customers a flexible vehicle subscription mobility offering.
Donalds Group has continued its recent growth drive with the acquisition of Wright’s Mazda in Norwich, its fourth franchised car dealership with the Japanese brand.
Mitchell Group channelled the festive spirit to pack the halls of Chester Cathedral for its annual Christmas carol singing spectacular this week.
Your Ford Centre Group has revealed plans for Dundee car dealership after expanding its portfolio in the city previously served by former brand franchisee Arnold Clark.
Swedish car retailer Hedin Mobility Group has withdrawn its £400 million takeover offer for Pendragon due to “challenging economic conditions”.
Former Mackie Motors managing director Kevin Mackie has won the right to appeal a ‘seismic’ High Court Judgment which could pave the way for an end to a seven-day termination period for franchised car retailers.
The National Franchised Dealers Association has suggested that promotion of “exciting career opportunities” in automotive retail can ease young people’s anxiety about their future careers.
Commercial vehicle distributor Harris Maxus is targeting growth through UK electric vehicles (EV) sales after officially opening its new headquarters in Liverpool.
Snows Motor Group is celebrating record financial results in its 60th anniversary year after more than doubling its return on sales and growing pre-tax profits by 183% in 2021.
One-in-10 British drivers (10%) have been a victim of fraud when buying a car, research by Close Brothers Motor Finance has shown.
Vertu Motors has added its first Ferrari supercar and Volvo dealerships to its car retail portfolio through the £117 million acquisition of Helston Garages.
Intelligent Motoring has appointed Alan Hunter as its new head of repairs.
Over half (50.8%) of car buyers in the market are looking to place an order or buy a vehicle before the end of 2022, research by What Car? has found.
