FRF Volvo Swansea has become the Swedish premium car brand’s latest franchisee to invest in its Volvo Retail Experience (VRE) corporate identity – breaking ground on a new £1.75 million dealership redevelopment.
MG Motor UK has opened its 100th UK car dealership with the opening of Stoneacre Motor Group’s fourth franchised location with the brand at a new retail facility in Doncaster.
Vauxhall has stopped taking orders for its Mokka X compact SUV ahead of the arrival of an electrified replacement for the Nissan Juke rival next year.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported that UK car production declined by 4% during October after issuing a stark ‘no deal’ Brexit warning earlier this week.
Pre-tax profits have dropped by 18.3% at the UK’s largest independent car dealer group Motorpoint.
Consumers view the motor finance industry with higher regard than it views itself, according to a new study by Startline Motor Finance.
TrustFord has been globally recognised for its company-wide corporate responsibility with accreditation to the GoodCorporation Standard for a second time.
The UK was one of just three European nations to experience a decline in new car registrations the region’s delivered 8% volume growth during October – its best result during the month for a decade.
The British automotive industry has again offered up a stark warning on the impact of a No Deal Brexit.
Independent classic car sales specialist the Classic & Sportscar Centre is planning to build a 30,000 square foot purpose-built vehicle restoration centre after securing a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK.
Cox Automotive has predicted a 1.3% year-on-year decline in new car sales and 2.7% decline in used car sales volumes in Q1 2020.
UK vehicle manufacturers face a likely £3.2 billion annual increase in costs from WTO tariffs on imported parts and exported vehicles if the UK leaves the European Union without a “world-beating” trade deal, says the SMMT.
Used electric vehicles (EV) like the Renault Zoe and BMW i3 are appreciating in value after car buyers "turned a corner" in their attitude to adoption, according to CarGurus.
Sytner Group’s used car supermarket division will launch a new drive-in service centre concept when it opens the doors to its 10th CarShop site in Bristol this weekend.
Criminals are using WhatsApp groups to plan and execute car thefts, according to vehicle protection specialists at AX.
The Motor Ombudsman has added a new search facility to its Garage Finder to allow owners of electric vehicles (EVs) to more easily find and identify accredited businesses to service and repair their car.
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Audi has said that it will aim to save six billion Euro (£5.1bn) to fund its drive to deliver future electric vehicles (EVs) by making 9,500 job cuts at its German manufacturing facilities.
Sytner Group has submitted plans for a new £10 million Guy Salmon Land Rover showroom in Wakefield.
London-based AM100 car dealer group HR Owen aims to build on its reputation for luxury car sales in becoming the UK’s top destination for electric supercar buyers.
Renault has stopped offering the new Zoe with a battery lease option after the car was awarded class-leading residual values by Cap.
AutoProtect Group has appointed former Aviva managing director Matthew Briggs as its new chief executive after extending its portfolio of services with the acquisition of DealTrak.
Marshall Motor Group has closed its former Hammonds Group Land Rover site at Halesworth following a “strategic review” of the business.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has joined the scrappage scheme scramble with the offer of a £4,500 discount on its Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid SUV.
MG Motor UK has expanded its representation in the West of Wales with the opening of OC Davies & Sons’ new franchised site in Cardigan.
Affordable pure electric vehicles (EVs) are moving into the used car sector’s fast lane as consumers show less enthusiasm for a new crop of expensive zero-emissions cars.
Used electric vehicle (EV) values continued to rise as consumers warmed to electrification during October as petrol powered cars faltered and diesel vehicles showed signs of growing demand, according to the Auto Trader Retail Price Index.
Swansway Group is hoping to take on web-savvy used car supermarkets with a newly-launched Motor Match website offering free provenance checks and independent review content to assist consumer car searches.
Lookers has appointed former HBOS chief information officer Heather Jackson as a non-executive director of the company with effect from today (November 25).
Motors.co.uk, Gumtree and eBay have come together under one brand, the eBay Motors Group, and will enable motor retailers to access their broad range of vehicle advertising services from a single point from 2020.
