National media reports revealing former pop stars Gabriela and Monica Irimia now work in franchised car dealerships have boosted the profile of the UK motor retail industry.
Cox Automotive and Grant Thornton have made their predictions for the automotive retail market as part of its Insight Report for 2021.
Tesla topped the European new car sales charts in September, taking a 2.6% market share, according to the latest figures from JATO Dynamics.
The global semiconductor shortage continues to impact OEMs, with Renault Group, Stellantis, Skoda and Ford all forced to pause production at European factories.
Almost three quarters (72%) of Brits have never been in an electric vehicle (EV), either as the driver or passenger, according to new research by Appinio.
Fix Auto UK has appointed Rob Pugh as head of commercial for its eight owned sites with immediate effect.
Sytner Group’s CarShop used car supermarket division has opened a new retail site near Halifax, taking its number of Yorkshire retail sites to four.
Online reviews should be embraced by car retail businesses to “create a narrative of good customer service”, AM’s latest ‘General Managers Guide to…’ webinar heard.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has teamed-up with Auto Trader to launch a “motor finance industry-first data tool” offering consumer demand insight to car retailers.
Car dealers’ used car stock levels were 9.4% down year-on-year last month and 16.5% down on September 2019, according to data published by Indicata.
GardX has rebranded and relaunched its AD-Vantage range of digital consumer journey tool as Fuel Digital and is poised to make a new AI lead management platform available to customers.
Motor retailers are feeling the effects of the ongoing energy cost crisis but there are various countermeasures they can consider, experts reveal in the new issue of AM.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has called for Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to announce a Green Finance Wholesale Guarantee and reform corporation tax to make green investments more affordable.
Niall Fitzgerald, a former CEO of Unilever, once said, “Data makes your briefcase heavy. Insight makes you rich.” It’s an approach that will guide the rapid advancement of online automotive retail.
New details have been published of the plan to create a £2.5 billion automotive battery production facility near Coventry.
Tesla’s record quarterly net profit of $1.6billion (£1.16bn) suggests the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer has been ‘nimble’ in its approach to managing semiconductor shortages, it has been claimed.
Vertu Motors has created 15 new jobs with the opening of a new Bristol Street Motors Renault and Dacia dealership in York’s former Jaguar showroom.
Vanarama has beaten the likes of BT, Vodafone and DHL Supply Chain to no fewer than seven gold awards at UK Customer Experience Awards.
Inchcape Retail suffered a near tenfold year-on-year decline in profitability as it revealed a £76.4m pre-tax loss in annual financial results for its COVID-19 impacted 2020 trading period.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has told MPs on the Government’s Transport Select Committee that the rise of electric vehicles (EV) has presented a “clear need” for road pricing.
Experts from CarGurus and PistonHeads will offer tips on how to gain online market share in an increasingly turbulent marketplace at AM Live next month.
2021 has been a pivotal year for the automotive industry in many ways. In particular, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have boomed in numerous countries, most notably in Europe and China.
The UK Government’s newly-published Net Zero Strategy includes proposals for a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate forcing manufacturers to sell a certain proportion of electric vehicles (EVs).
Auto Trader has reported that 17% of nearly new used cars are now more expensive than their brand-new equivalents as supply shortages continue to stall global car manufacturing.
Peoples Ford chairman Brian Gilda has attributed a record set of annual financial results to a ‘tsunami of perfect performance’ following 2020’s first COVID-19 lockdown.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has re-launched its £100,000 fund to help Covid-hit automotive businesses protect apprenticeship jobs.
In honour of JCT600 chairman Jack Tordoff, Bradford City Football Club has announced it will rename the boardroom at the Utilita Energy Stadium after him.
Rockar Jaguar Land Rover has opened its new showroom store at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London.
Cox Automotive’s Dealer Auction online used car stocking platform has celebrated increased traction from independent retailers looking to “curate their forecourts” through vehicle disposals.
Clive Brook Volvo’s Bradford dealership could be relocated by Easter after the franchised retailer secured planning permission to redevelop the city’s former Jaguar showroom.
