Vertu Motors is adding the Hyundai franchise to its premium used car business at Silverlink Business Park in Newcastle.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has appointed former Ridgeway Group chief executive David Newman as its new chairman effective from today.
Birmingham City Council is looking to ban private vehicles from driving through the city centre to help cut air pollution.
Motorpoint, the UK's largest independent car dealer group, is preparing to open its 13th used car supermarket at the end of January.
Plan have been approved for a standalone service centre in Aberdeen for an unnamed global car manufacturer with electric cars in its range.
German brands dominated the most viewed vehicles on Auto Trader in 2019.
Over half (56.5%) of automotive professionals lack confidence about their career prospects, according to new research by UK job board CV Library.
Volkswagen Group has acquired digital services company Diconium to strengthen and develop its global online sales platform.
Rupert Pontin, Cazana director of insight, delivers his market analysis for December, 2019.
Close Brothers Motor Finance employees volunteered 824 hours of their time for charity initiatives in 2019.
Glyn Hopkin has joined the Kia Motor UK franchise with the opening of its first dealership for the Korean car manufacturer in Romford.
Car dealers suffered a loss of £11,000 in November to all-but ensure the sector's average business incurred losses for the whole of 2019, ASE has reported.
CDK Global has created a series of three whitepapers focusing on common problem areas for car retail businesses – with the first focussing on digital experience.
Opteven’s acquisition of WMS Group has been formally completed after gaining approval from The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has appointed product marketing director Finbar McFall as its new customer experience director following the announcement that Fiona Pargeter is to leave the car manufacturer.
The chairman of the Institute of the Motor Industry and former chief executive of the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA), Adrian Smith, has been convicted of drink driving.
Pendragon has begun a recruitment drive to staff a new Porsche Centre in Stockport ahead of its May opening.
James Hawley has been appointed as area manager for Hendy Group’s Car and Van Store business.
Kia Motors Europe has appointed Carlos Lahoz as its new marketing director
The former commercial director of Sytner Group’s Car Shop used car division, James Dunkley, has joined Camden Ventures as a managing partner weeks after departing the AM100-topping retailer.
JCT600 is set to give another 40 apprentices the chance to “earn while you learn” as it adds to the 100 already in the business on a new rolling recruitment basis.
Cambria Automobiles has reported that it is “well positioned for 2020” despite suffering a 9.4% decline in new car sales in the first three months of its current fiscal year.
The Leven Car Company has entered administration, with dealership staff reportedly turned away from retail sites this morning.
Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have detailed plans for the UK’s first Zero Emissions Zone (ZEZ) in final draft proposals to help improve the city’s air quality.
Luca de Meo has stepped down from his position as president of Seat with immediate effect, strengthening rumours that he will be taking over as Renault’s chief executive.
Mercedes-Benz has been revealed as the UK’s most trusted car brand, beating rival Audi to the top spot in CarGuru’s Car Buyer Trust Index.
Sony has unveiled what has been described as “a great secret” in the form of its Vision-S electric vehicle (EV) launched at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) this week.
Hyundai has mapped out its strategy to become “a game changer capable of setting the rules of the market” as it prepares to follow a year of consolidation with an “intense period of product launches”.
Former Notcutts chairman and Marks & Spencers director Nicky Dulieu has taken up her new post on the board of Marshall Motor Holdings.
Fix Auto UK has promoted Brett Wootton to the role of head of operations for its acquired sites as part of a push to grow the footprint of body shops its owns and operates.
