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.
SsangYong Motor UK executive chairman and former Mitsubishi Motor UK managing director and chairman Jim Tyrrell has dies suddenly at the age of 66.
Professor Jim Saker has questioned car retailers' 'customer centricity' after his son's car service quotes varied by over £180.
Inchcape has expanded its used car retail division with the opening of new stores in Stoke-on-Trent and Guildford.
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Isuzu dealers across the UK will be actively involved with the pick-up brand’s new sponsorship of The FA Trophy and The FA Vase.
Motorists should expect a positive return from sharing of their personal data with retailers and manufacturers, Keyloop senior product marketing manager Charlotte Morgan has said.
Rygor Commercials has started construction of its custom-designed Mercedes-Benz commercial dealership in Reading.
Cazoo has kicked-off its plan to cut its marketing costs as part of its bid to save £200 million per year with the loss of its high-profile Premier League shirt sponsorship deal with Everton FC.
It’s been a busy few weeks for headlines covering the demise of Carzam and a £200m cost reduction programme at Cazoo.
Close Brothers Motor Finance have raised £35,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Cancer Research UK through a series of fundraising events.
The chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee Robert Halfon MP has visited Bristol Street Motors Harlow Peugeot Service Centre to hear about a £1m investment in the site.
There’s a disconnect between driver benchmarks for acceptable range and the distances currently achievable by EVs that is preventing more people from making the switch.
Carwow founder and chief executive James Hind has told AM that the online car marketplace might go public to raise more funds but added that “now is not a great time”.
Peter Vardy's CarMoney is set to open its first regional sales and administration office in Dundee in response to rising consumer demand.
