Dealers will need cashflow to bridge the gap until the Government’s business and employee support funds drop in, however they must resist a fire sale of stock, ASE Global’s chairman Mike Jones has warned.
Mitsubishi has reached a milestone of 50,000 Outlander PHEV sales since the car went on sale in April 2014.
Car clocking continues to be more prevalent as the number of vehicles with a mileage discrepancy has increased by 22% year-on-year, according to Cap HPI.
MoT centres could be transformed into COVID-19 coronavirus test facilities to help meet Government’s aim to ramp-up its diagnosis of the virus, it has been claimed.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a three-month temporary payment freeze on loan and credit card repayments to help consumers cope with the “unprecedented financial shock” triggered by the COVID-10 coronavirus lockdown.
Even without the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis it was clear to everyone in the industry that automotive businesses are rapidly approaching a crossroads.
AM interviews Dale Piper, product manager at Volkswagen UK, about an important new addition to the VW range in 2020 - the all-new Golf 8 hatchback.
It’s difficult to predict who might walk into a Volkswagen dealership looking to buy a Golf in 2020. So unique is the model’s ability to appeal to the masses, there are few cars that have such a broad customer base.
Auto Trader’s board will forego at least half of their wages as many staff become “furloughed workers” as part of its COVID-19 coronavirus impact mitigation measures.
The widespread opening of fast-fit car maintenance businesses has been criticised as “not in the spirit” of COVID-19 coronavirus mitigation measures.
Car buyers face higher running costs following the introduction of new WLTP CO2 emissions test figures from today (April 1).
Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith has set-up social media discussion and support forums to allow car retailers to discuss business issues and advice via LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
The arrival of the connected car, with its incredibly valuable dataset, will see OEMs encroach on the retailer’s patch even more, but dealers are unlikely to give ground lightly.
Auto Trader has launched a new AT Market Insight data tool which claims to utilise “up-to-date” information from the car retail sector to deliver an accurate appraisal of market conditions.
BMW has confirmed it will continue to develop hydrogen powered cars in collaboration with Toyota.
After initial panic and confusion, has the industry got to grips with data collection?
Used car dealers had begun to reduce the value of their forecourt stock as the UK transitioned from normal trading into a Government-imposed COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, according to Cazana.
As Coronavirus is expected to cause an economic downturn of up to 3% per month, CDK, CitNOW and RAPID RTC take action to help their dealer customers.
The 2020 Paris Motor Show will not take place this year as planned, due to the global Coronavirus outbreak.
PSA Group managing director Alison Jones has revealed that strategic planning for the Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot brands has been modelled on a 96% potential decline in new car sales during the UK's coronavirus lockdown.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the one-month extension to the deadline for MOT Training and Assessment to the end of April 2020.
Car production forecasts from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have suggested that UK auto output will fall by 200,000 to just below 1.1 million because of plant shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus - representing an 18% fall in output this year.
Car retailers are continuing to respond to customer enquiries despite the coronavirus-prompted closure of showroom across the UK, data published by Dealerweb has revealed.
Marshall Motors and Vertu Motors bosses Daksh Gupta and Robert Forrester have recognised the efforts of their car retail workforce to support the NHS and other key workers during the coronavirus lockdown period.
Traka Automotive has completed the installation of its 1,000th key management system.
A petition arguing that commission payments from car sales should be included in the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme wage calculations has attracted almost 8,000 signatures in less than two days.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has raised concerns with the Government regarding the impact of extending MoT expiry dates for six months.
Motorpoint chief executive Mark Carpenter has vowed to give-up his own income from the used car supermarket business in order to top-up the wages of ‘furloughed’ staff during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
With the UK government considering whether to bring forward a ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars to 2032, Ana Ramirez Aguirrezabala, international head of auto at market research company Simpson Carpenter, argues that the UK’s political leaders need to do more to persuade consumers to give electric vehicles (EV) a try.
Mitchell Group owner and AM Awards 2020’s Business Leader of the Year, Mark Mitchell, has given a temporary home to contagious diseases specialists who travelled from Africa to aid the UK’s fight against coronavirus.
