Arnold Clark has submitted plans to transform a former Toys R Us store into a car retail facility as part of the expansion of its Motorstore used car supermarket sites.
Volvo is offering its customers a new mobile car wash service, using its Volvo On Call digital platform.
Vauxhall’s best-seling Corsa model was the UK’s most serviced car in 2019, according to a new report from automotive data provider Autodata.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has evaded Japanese authorities to break the terms of his bail and flee to Lebanon.
The used car market defied any market uncertainty created by the General Election to deliver its strongest December performance since 2012, according to data published by Cap HPI.
AM’s top ten most read stories of 2019 brought readers news of developments at top AM100 retail groups Pendragon, Lookers and Sytner and network changes within Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Honda.
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Chief executive Jonathan Dunkley, chief financial officer Brian Scott and commercial director James Dunkley of the Sytner Group’s CarShop used car supermarket division have all departed the business, AM understands.
Sytner Group has opened the doors of its £9 million BMW car dealership in Cardiff after contractor MCS Group met its Christmas deadline for completion.
The cost of owning and running a car has soared since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, according to new research by Vantage Leasing.
Peugeot dealers can now accept orders for the brand's newest small SUV, the 2008.
Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat and Jeep retailer Simonstone Motors has ceased trading just five days before Christmas, with reports suggesting a resulting loss of up to 80 jobs.
Lookers has appointed former Capital One chief operating officer Victoria Mitchell as a non-executive director and Phil Kenny as its new general counsel and company secretary.
Manufacturers have put together Black Friday, scrappage and swappage deals alongside retail finance offers to help dealer networks close out the year.
An influx of SUVs and premium vehicles into the used car sector has helped to mitigate a 3.5% decline in values year-on-year, according to Auto Trader’s monthly Retail Price Index.
Motor retailers need to package electric vehicle and energy tariff deals now or face losing business
From 2021, virtually all new petrol and diesel premium models will be mild hybrids
MG Motor UK has signed Santander Consumer Finance as its sole motor finance provider for five years from January 1, 2020.
Marshall has today completed the takeover of the Derby Volvo franchise from Vertu Motors.
UK car production fell by 16.5% in November, with 107,753 units manufactured, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Car dealers are hopeful of a more successful 2020 after a painful 2019, according to the latest surveys of the mood within the UK motor retail industry.
Contract hire firm The Grosvenor Group is targeting the friends and families of its customers for growth with a new personal contract hire (PCH) service.
The Financial Conduct Authority is looking into 'open finance' which would make it easier for consumers and businesses to compare price and product features and switch product or provider.
Group 1 Automotive will put up to 20,000 vehicles through BCA's auctions annually under a new exclusive remarketing contract.
Groupe Renault UK has highlighted the success of Mitchells of Lowestoft, Renault Retail Group in Swansea and Mackie Motors in Brechin at its Dealers of the Year 2020 awards event.
PSA Group and its in-house leasing firm Free2Move Lease has expanded its remarketing deal with Mhaeim to 30,000 vehicles.
TrustFord has appointed 12 trainees from The Prince’s Trust after successfully completing its After Sales Training programme.
Electric vehicles (EV) are the UK’s fastest-selling used cars, according to market data analysed by Cap HPI – taking an average of just 39 days to leave car dealers’ forecourts.
BMW and Daimler have withdrawn their ShareNow car sharing scheme from the UK amid a lack of appetite from consumers.
