The June issue of AM magazine is here in digital form, free to read, full of insights that will get dealers thinking about their strategy for the future.
Plans for a new Kia UK car dealership as part of a new £7 million business park development on the outskirts of Kendal will not be progressed despite gaining planning approval this week.
Dealers need to make changes to their websites so customers don’t hit the back button too quickly.
A car sales controller from Holdcroft Nissan, in Crewe, saved the life of a customer who was having a cardiac arrest.
Blackshaws has become the latest addition to the SsangYong Motors UK franchised car retail network at its former Mitsubishi Motors in the UK dealership in Morpeth.
TrustFord has increased the aftersales and commercial vehicle offering at its newly re-opened Wimbledon dealership through a £500,000 refurbishment of the recently acquired facility.
Car retailers will be offered insight and advice to help them score success from September’s new seasonal spike in MOT volumes.
National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) chief executive Sue Robinson has welcomed Government’s decision to reform the Customer Credit Act – branding it “outdated”.
Diesel cars remain the UK’s fastest selling used cars and continue to buck the trend of declining values, Aston Barclay has told the BVRLA.
MG Motor UK has halted its sales of affordable electric vehicles (EV) as it aims to meet an “unprecedented level of demand” amid global semiconductor supply shortages.
Renault’s long-awaited Mégane E-Tech Electric follow-up to the Zoe EV is now available to order, with prices from £35,995.
Glasgow Rangers FC will continue to benefit from online used car retailer cinch’s a £8 million sponsorship of the Scottish Premier League (SPL), despite refusing to display its branding.
Cost-conscious car buyers are opting for older, higher mileage cars as household incomes become increasing stretched, according to research commissioned by leading warranty provider WMS Group
Polestar has continued its march to significant growth in the global electric vehicle (EV) market ahead of the expansion of its model range and planned listing on the Nasdaq.
Inchcape’s global car distribution operations have driven its year-to-date financial performance to ‘exceed expectations’, a trading update has revealed.
Honda UK head of cars Rebecca Stead has told AM that the Japanese brand’s restructure of its UK retail network “delivered everything we said it would”.
Ford, the UK's new car market leader, has closed the order book for its new Fiesta supermini while it battles to reduce a backlog caused by shortages of semiconductors.
Dick Lovett overcame a fire at its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership, COVID-19 lockdown and the global car supply slowdown to deliver record financial results in 2021.
Used car dealer group Motorpoint has more than doubled its profits year-on-year, bringing them back to levels last seen before the pandemic.
The Kia XCeed emerged as UK motorists' favourite car to own with a top-ranking finish in the annual Auto Express Driver Power 'Best Cars To Own' survey.
Platinum Motor Group has acquired AKS’s Renault and Dacia car dealership in Yeovil after being described as the “perfect fit” by retiring managing director Anton Szulc.
Volkswagen could claim leading brand status in the electric vehicle (EV) market from Tesla as soon as 2024, according to new research compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).
Rising fuel prices have made almost half of car buyers more likely to switch to an electric vehicle (EV) for their next purchase.
Stellantis UK boss Paul Willcox has asserted that Government’s decision to axe its electric vehicle (EV) does not support ambitions to “move to a fully electric future”.
Citroen has announced a PCP deal for its Ami electric quadricycle, starting from £19,99 per month.
Government’s axing of its plug-in car grant (PiCG) electric vehicle buying incentive will “heavily disincentivise EV adoption”, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
Cazoo will begin its UK jobs cuts with the closure of a vehicle preparation centre acquired from SMH Fleet Solutions in September last year.
The growing momentum for electric vehicles (EVs) could be affected in the short term by social and economic challenges.
The UK’s used car sector would be “a bloodbath” for dealers without the high values and strong margins maintained as a result of 2022’s supply shortages, Cap HPI’s Derren Martin has suggested.
Renault Group has acquired online car maintenance provider Fixter, as part of the digitalisation of its aftersales business.
