MG Motor UK has welcomed a new national fleet sales manager in the shape of former Hyundai Motors UK fleet operations manager Geraint Isaac.
Vertu Motors has appointed the former managing director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the UK, Simon Elliott, as its new commercial vehicle director.
Jeep's Cherokee SUV and the new Peugeot 208 hatchback fell short of Euro NCAP’s five star vehicle safety rating as BMW’s new 3 Series and 1 Series models scored top ratings during October crash tests.
There’s less than a month to go until car dealers and manufacturers can get their fill of business insight, FCA compliance advice and see motor retail’s latest technology at Automotive Management Live.
Vertu Motors chief executive has said that maintaining the car retail group’s strategic “discipline” to achieve growth in turnover and profits during the six month period to August 31, 2019.
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The price of the new Polestar 2 electric vehicle (EV) has been officially published alongside details of an optional performance pack to enhance its braking and handling prowess.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has teamed up with the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) to help ease consumers' electric vehicle (EV) range anxiety with a new car buyers’ guide.
Evolution Funding will look to improve its consumer-facing motor finance proposition following the appointment of Kirsty Watson as head of direct to consumer engagement.
While consumer confidence seems to have improved during the key number plate change month of September efforts to prop up ailing new car sales seem to be hampering parts of the used car market.
Sytner Group will bring 140 jobs to a fast-growing industrial estate in Northampton with the creation of a “flagship” £12m Jaguar Land Rover dealership.
The number of automotive jobs advertised across the UK declined by 6.9% during September, according to CV Library.
Motorpoint has achieved little growth from its half-year trading period, the independent car supermarket group reports.
TrustFord has continued its expansion into wholesale parts sales with the opening of a new PartsPlus centre in Preston.
Sytner Group has reported a 7% increase in turnover and 14.2% rise in pre-tax profitability as it delivered a record set of annual financial results in the year to December 31, 2018.
The average UK car dealer lost £14,000 during August in what has been described as a “significant deterioration” on the break-even result achieved in the same month a year earlier.
The used car market will remain strong through the fourth quarter of 2019, says the National Association of Motor Auctions, after its latest market attitude survey.
Group 1 Automotive has become the first car retailer to adopt Audi’s latest corporate identity with the opening of its new 17-car showroom in Chelmsford.
A complete replica dealership has helped the UK’s Mitsubishi dealers understand how their sites will look by the end of 2022.
Peoples Ford chairman Brian Gilda has repeated his warning that a no deal Brexit will trigger “Armageddon” for UK industry as the group announced its latest set of annual financial results.
Manheim has appointed Inchcape Retail’s Dean Ashworth and Kwik Fit’s John Fletcher as general managers of its auction centres in Colchester and Wimbledon.
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At Automotive Management Live on November 7 at Birmingham NEC, Real World Analytics automotive data scientist Neil Murphy will help dealers and carmakers learn how to turn data into insights and intelligence.
The SLM Group has announced it will make five redundancies when it closes the doors of its Hyundai Norwich dealership at the end of November.
The roll-out of the worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure for vehicle emission into the commercial vehicle sector has triggered a 23.5% decline in September registrations.
On December 9 this year, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for consumer credit firms – including motor finance sellers – comes into effect.
Top female employees from the franchised car retail sector have been recognised among the winners at the UK Automotive 30% Club’s Inspiring Automotive Women Awards 2019.
New car registrations rose just 1.3% as the key numplerplate change month of September saw the sales appeal of the new 69-plate struggle to overcome consumers' "Brexit anxiety".
DHL Supply Chain has renewed its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) contract, extending its ten-year partnership with the UK-based premium car manufacturer.
Farnell Land Rover Nelson set for temporary location switch during refurbish.
