Jardine Motors Group has given permanent jobs to a number of placement students who were studying motor vehicle repair at Milton Keynes College.
Ford franchisee Pertwee & Back has suffered a 43.4% decline in turnover as it slipped into loss following a decision to improve profitability by placing a “greater emphasis on higher margin retail sales”.
Renault has confirmed the prices and specifications for the new Clio, which is available to order now.
BCA’s new online used car classified business cinch has signed 22 dealer groups and car supermarkets within a few weeks of launching.
Conversion rates are expected to increase at the UK’s car auctions during August as the number of used cars entering the market struggles to meet the demand from car dealers.
Cazoo, the online used car buying platform, has appointed a further seven senior directors ahead of its planned UK launch towards the end of this year.
Advertisement Feature from LivePerson
AGT Europe, the official FCA Group importer for the Dodge and Ram brands in Europe, wants to work with dealers to bring models back to the UK.
SsangYong has expanded its UK dealer network after appointing Rogate in Petersfield, Hampshire.
Premier Cars, an independent dealer in Essex, has relocated to a new 180-car garage in Aveley after securing a seven-figure commercial mortgage from HSBC UK.
BMW and Mini dealers will offer pay monthly service plans to customers through a new partnership with Emac.
Carwow, the UK independent online car buying website, has attracted £25 million in investment led by Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler, as part of a strategic round of funding.
Car retailers recorded an average decline in profit of 31.7% during June as the average sum earned declined by £13,000 to £28,000 during the month, ASE has reported.
July 2019 brought with it much discussion around the decline in used car performance despite a level of decline which will remain a moot point.
Brayleys Group has more than doubled its representation of Honda with the acquisition of Thames Honda for an undisclosed sum.
Peter Cottle, a former chair of the FLA Motor Division, has joined the consultancy and services business GrowCap.
Toyota is looking to attract older cars back into its UK dealer network with discounted servicing as part of its 5+ Club.
British car buyers now consider a car’s powertrain to be the most important factor when deciding on a new vehicle, according to CitNow.
Charles Hurst Group has appointed Alan Thompson as head of business at its £8 million Jaguar and Land Rover base in Belfast.
Vauxhall’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model - the Grandland X Hybrid4 - will be priced from £35,590 when it arrives in showrooms in January 2020.
Marshall Motor Group hosted around 600 people at an official opening event for its £10 million, 40,000 square foot Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Lincoln.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said that electric vehicles’ share of new car registrations could double in 2020 after sales almost tripled amid a 4.1% decline in the wider market during in July.
NextGear Capital has celebrated a significant business milestone as it surpassed £3 billion of vehicle funding.
Advertisement feature from Autoweb Design
SsangYong Motor UK has added Somerset’s Platinum Motor Group to its list of franchisees with the opening of a new dealership in Frome.
Snows Motor Group has become the UK’s largest franchised partner of Seat with the opening of a seventh dealership with the Spanish car brand in Basingstoke.
Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) is launching a new online loan application platform with e-sign capability that can be integrated into a car dealer’s website.
More than half of car buyers rely on online customer ratings when selecting a car retailer to buy their next car from, CarGurus has said.
Vauxhall has revealed pricing for the petrol and diesel models of the new Corsa.
The DVLA’s ‘Register a Vehicle’ (RaV) service has handled over 1.5 million new vehicle registrations in the first year in operation.
