Lookers Group claims to have created “a true destination for everything Audi” with the official opening of its new 63,600sq-ft car dealership in Farnborough.
Perrys Motor Sales has continued its recent run of car dealership developments with the opening of its new £2m Ford Car and Transit Commercial showroom in Dover.
Fluctuations in the value of used cars and the wider adoption of ever-faster remarketing platforms have driven the used car market to become more “complex and volatile” in 2019, Cap HPI has reported.
ADESA UK has appointed Manheim’s former head if IT, Kevin Nugen, to roll-out its own “intense digital roadmap”.
Endeavour Automotive has opened its second London EV Company (LEVC) taxi retail franchise at its newly-refurbished Volvo Slough car showroom.
Volkswagen dealers can now accept orders for the brand’s first R-branded high performance SUV - the T-Roc R.
Kia Motors UK’s marketing director David Hilbert has been named as one of the most effective UK marketers in Marketing Week ‘Top 100’.
The UK has been ranked as the second cheapest country in Europe to own an electric vehicle (EV), according to a new study by LeasePlan.
A team of Dragon Boat racers from Donnelly Group have raised £3,725 for MacMillan Cancer Support in the car retailer’s first fund-raising event since naming the cancer charity as its chosen cause for 2019.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance sector rose 5% by volume during July.
In a bid to professionalise finance industry employees, attract young talent, and provide career progression for staff, the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has been promoting Motor Finance Specialist Apprenticeships, created in line with the Government-approved level 3 apprenticeship standard.
Over 300 people attended Hawkins Motors Group's first Peugeot Fest at St Stephens.
Fix Auto UK has added its fifth new franchisee within the M25 area since the start of 2019, with H&L Motors (Heathrow) joining the network.
Pentagon Motor Group has commissioned Honcho to handle its digital marketing across its multi-franchise operations.
Franchised car retailers’ workshops captured 31.4% of UK vehicles’ MOTs during the first half of 2019, according to data published by Marketing Delivery.
Dealerweb has appointed EnquiryMax’s former national account manager as its new sales director as it “invests massively” to take the next step in its growth.
Volvo has become the first car manufacturer to offer plug-in hybrid versions of its entire range with the launch of the new T5 Twin Engine petrol-electric hybrid powertrain to its XC40 SUV.
Perrys Motor Sales has brought together the PSA Group’s Citroen and Peugeot franchises under one roof at a new dual-brand showroom in Nelson, Lancashire.
Franchised car retailers are offering discounts of up to 40% of a vehicle’s original list price in an efforts to offload their pre-registered 19-plate stock during the September ‘plate change month.
Car retailers saw their used car stock turn speed up as an influx of pre-registered cars onto their forecourts led to the swift sale of nearly new vehicles, according to Indicata.
BMW has said that its workers may have to go unpaid for a more than three weeks during an enforced shutdown of its Oxford manufacturing plant after Britain’s departure from the EU.
Autotech Recruit has appointed former Kwik-Fit business development specialist Simon King as its concepts manager as it drives towards further growth.
Volkswagen retailers across the globe will set about replacing the brand’s logo at 10,000 car showrooms and service partners as part of a new corporate identity for the German brand.
August delivered evidence of significant pre-registration driven by the requirement for market share and the need to register WLTP cars in the face of the arrival of RDE2 legislation.
Available Car has promoted Steve Alcock to the post of chief operating officer after 17 years with the independent used car supermarket operator.
Waylands Automotive has officially opened the doors at its new 10-car Oxford Volvo car dealership following a £1 million investment in the site.
Inchcape has generated £76m with the disposal of six Volkswagen, BMW, Mini and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retail sites in Australia.
Pendragon could be poised to make 1,300 redendancies as part of a business restructure designed to stem its faltering financial performance.
More than half of used car retailers reported that they had achieved the same or improved margins during August, according to a Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Survey.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is showcasing its efforts to reinvent an icon with the official unveiling of the new Land Rover Defender 4x4 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
