Steve Roberts has been appointed head of sales at Mini UK just over a year after becoming BMW's general manager for corporate sales.
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Wagonex has expanded its relationship management team as the vehicle subscription service prepares for further growth.
Brayleys Cars has acquired Grovebury Kia Dunstable for an undisclosed sum.
Steer Automotive Group has acquired Vertu Accident Repair Centre Newcastle from Vertu Motors for an undisclosed sum.
The Motor Ombudsman has opened customer nominations for its 2023 Star Awards to recognise individuals and businesses in the automotive sector.
“Natural language” online car search is now being used in more than half of instances where it is offered by dealers, new data from iVendi shows.
New EU vehicle regulations could make battery state of health monitoring standard for all new electric vehicles, according to OZEV.
Used car stocks continued to drop and days to sell increased in April, according to the latest Market View analysis from eBay Motors Group.
Car retail giant Arnold Clark is investing £23 million in electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargers in a bid to create an Arnold Clark Charge network that addresses motorists EV anxiety.
Car buying consumer “hugely overestimate” the battery degradation suffered by electric vehicles (EV), allowing themselves to be dissuaded from a purchase by its perceived range-sapping effects.
HSF Group has become the latest Volvo Car UK retailer to subscribe to the premium Swedish brand’s new corporate identity (CI) standards – opening a new showroom in Leatherhead.
Great Wall Motors’ (GWM) ORA has revealed a 400PS premium electric vehicle (EV) saloon car destined for UK car showrooms.
The UK’s car manufacturing sector remained “well below pre-pandemic levels” during Q1 2023, despite a 6% increase in production volumes over the three-month period.
Former LSH Auto UK managing director Martyn Webb has said he is “proud” to be returning to the business where he started his career following his appointment as MD of Holden Group.
Used car retailer Cazoo reported a 690% year-on-year growth of gross profit per unit and overall gross profits up 367% to £14 million in Q1 as its CEO asserted that its sweeping restructure was starting to “bear fruit”.
Skoda has pledged to grow its zero-emissions line-up updated Enyaq iV models and all new products to take its electric vehicle (EV) offering to six by the end of 2026.
Inchcape chief executive Duncan Tait said that the automotive distribution and car retail PLC had made an “excellent start to 2023”, despite the adverse effects of certain OEMs’ shift to a direct-to-consumer agency model.
Rygor Commercials and Brayleys Cars have mad debut appearances in Great Place to Work’s UK Best Workplaces 2023 rankings of the country’s best employers.
Used car prices declined by 1% during April as Easter holidays delivered a seasonal drop in demand, Cap HPI has reported.
An acceleration of new vehicle, parts and service revenues has propelled Group 1 Automotive to a record set of Q1 financial results.
Arnold Clark is set to further expand its retail network with opening of two Kia dealerships after taking over the Korean carmaker’s West Coast franchise from Springside Motors.
Autorola UK is set to become the European used car remarketing business’s largest operation after strong growth prompted plans to double its workforce.
Light commercial vehicle (LCV) values reached their highest point since July last year as the sector’s performance defied expectations during Q1, BCA has said.
An April 30 deadline for motor finance providers to issue product reviews to their retail partners will put car dealers on a “compressed timeline” to deliver compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Consumer Duty regulations.
Piccadilly Motors will officially exit the Fiat and Abarth new car sales franchises when is closes the doors to its Ripon dealership this week.
Lloyd Motor Group has gained planning approval for a new Kia and Volvo multi-brand car dealership on the outskirts of Kendal.
The UK Government’s pledge to end the sale of new purely petrol and diesel powered cars by 2030 could be in question unless it incentivises potential electric vehicle (EV) buyers to make the switch.
A car dealership worker from Roadside Motors’ Edwin May business in Coleraine has appeared in court to face theft and fraud charges amounting to more than £450,000.
TrustFord is preparing to open the doors at a new car dealership in Carlisle to fill a gap in the Ford retail network left by Arnold Clark’s exit from the franchise.
