Less than half of UK car retailers are equipped to complete contactless online car sales despite the renewed focus on digital marketing brought by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Used car values have continued to fluctuate online despite calls from Cap HPI and Auto Trader to maintain a stable market through the postponement of changes amid the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) wants Government and the Bank of England (BoE) to take urgent action to support the non-bank lending market durin the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
Waiting times for new electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to be the same as petrol and diesel models as the new car market recovers from the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, according to WhatCar?.
Skoda has stopped accepting orders for the Citigo-e electric supermini two months after the new model went on sale.
Franchised car retailers have been accused of abusing the Government’s Job Retention Scheme (JRS) as businesses across the UK prepare for the opening of the HMRC's portal to register for the salary support.
The Kia Telluride fended off competition from the Porsche Taycan and Kia Soul EVs and the latest Mazda models to be named World Car of the Year - despite only being available in America.
Finance houses will soon ramp up help for customers struggling to pay their loans and motor finance contracts during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a dedicated resource hub for automotive industry professionals to access during the coronavirus pandemic.
Auto Trader has urged used car dealers to resist the temptation to reduce the values of their vehicles to retain hope that the market will “pick up where we left off” after the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.
Mazda UK continues to support the Automotive 30% Club, an organisation that is committed to achiever better gender balance within the automotive industry.
The Kia Sorento was named 'Best Large SUV' and 'Best Car to Own' as it claimed top spot in Auto Express magazine’s annual Driver Power Survey.
Pendragon has announced that 20% of chief executive Bill Berman’s pay will be donated to the NHS as employees across the group were furloughed and took wage cuts during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
Carwow has seen car buyers across the UK widen their search for their perfect new car during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, with a doubling of sales between 51 and 100 miles from a customer's home address.
Car dealers focussing on what should have been a busy numberplate change month of March suffered a £17,500 loss for the month prior to of the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, ASE has reported.
Vertu Motors begun trials of thermometers to test for COVID-19 coronavirus at its showrooms as an MoT centre in Belfast started operations as an official virus test facility today (April 7).
Dealer groups that need to preserve cash during the coronavirus lockdown could support higher-paid staff with share options.
Increasing demand for home delivery during the Coronavirus lockdown has led to vans taking a larger share of sales on the BuyaCar platform.
The rate of “cash burn” within automotive sector businesses will come under close scrutiny during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, according to GlobalData.
A High Court judge has concluded that the Volkswagen Group did install illegal emissions defeat devices to its cars to rule in favour of a class action brought by 90,000 aggrieved owners.
The past couple of weeks have seen unprecedented and rapid changes at a personal and business level driven by sweeping government responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
INDICATA has highlight the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus on Europe's used car market with the publication of its new Market Watch data report.
Job vacancies in the automotive industry have fallen by 41% in March, as the Coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the sector.
Cazana has launched KeyworkerGarages.co.uk, an online aftersales portal designed to guide frontline workers to maintain their vehicles and stay mobile during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Ford has launched a new Peace of Mind finance plan that offers customers a six-month payment holiday to help new car and van buyers offset the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
While March's 44.4% registrations decline did not reveal the full extent of the automotive retail sector's COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown decline, Auto Trader has insisted that car buyers are still researching their next purchase.
There is nothing in the current trade or retail data to suggest that used car values will crash due to the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period.
Father and son directors of a used car dealership have been banned from running companies after they put Car Place Birmingham into liquidation without paying fines incurred in Trading Standards prosecutions.
The Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) has celebrated the inclusion of regular commission payments in the calculation of their income in revisions to the Government’s Job Retention Scheme.
New car sales declined 44.4% in March as the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown took its toll in the second half of the key number plate change month for franchised retailers.
