Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Fleet has appointed Gavin Jones to the newly-created role of head of fleet corporate service.
Wessex Garages’ Mazda Bristol dealership has installed an iPad offering customers access to The Car Buying Group (TCBG) valuations portal in a bid to speed up the part-exchange process.
BCA chief operating officer Stuart Pearson has said that buoyant 2018 used car values may have created ‘unrealistic expectations’ among used car dealers after another year-on-year decline at its auctions.
Bowker Group hosted over 500 guests at a VIP Porsche Centre Preston opening event to mark the addition of the German premium car brand’s 42nd UK franchised site.
HR Owen’s annual financial results for 2018/19 have revealed that the London-based supercar and luxury car retailer has delivered a four-fold increase in pre-tax profits in the three years since its acquisition by the Malaysian Berjaya Group.
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Car retailers increased their stock of used cars by an average of 15% in May but took longer to sell vehicles according to analysis of year-to-year trends analysed by Motors.co.uk.
Jardine Motors Group’s Aston Martin Cambridge dealership has headed to Le Mans 24 Hours race weekend to deliver a special handover experience to buyers of 24 Superleggera-based DS 59 coupes.
TrustFord has officially opened its new £700,000 PartsPlus wholesale parts operation in Glasgow – creating 30 jobs.
Women are 71% more likely to buy a new car online than men, according to a new study from Buyacar.
Auto Trader is targeting new car buyers with a multi-million pound marketing campaign.
Pendragon’s plan to close its Stratstone Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) dealerships in Lye have sparked fears for 150 jobs in the West Midlands town.
Honda UK's fleet sales operations manager, Marc Samuel, has resigned from his role at the Japanese car manufacturer.
Hendy has honoured long-serving staff at its annual 25 Year Club event which recognises the growing number of loyal employees within the company.
Kelly Ventham has been named as the Startline Motor Finance’s head of client relationships and acquisition in a role which will see her lead a newly-created client relationships team.
The majority of car retailers expect at least 10% of dealerships in the UK to close within the next five years, according to the findings of the latest Cox Automotive Insight Report.
Lipscomb Cars has started construction of a brand new Volvo showroom in Canterbury.
Three Toyota retailers in the UK have received Ichiban Awards for excellence in customer service, from Toyota Motor Europe.
Used car operations continue to provide valuable profit opportunities for dealers of all sizes. It is clear that finance has a vital role to play in both attracting the customer and closing the sale.
Car dealers registered a “marginal” year-on-year improvement in profits during April, according to ASE – the month’s average total amounting to £5,000.
Ludovic Troyes has joined Renault Retail Group (RRG) as its new managing director.
Aston Martin Lagonda is on target to deliver full production volumes in the first half of 2020 as pre-production versions of the luxury brand’s new DBX SUV rolled off the lines.
Car dealers need to work harder to offer customers a single payment car ownership solution in a bid to embrace the opportunities of an emerging shift towards subscription services.
The Financial Conduct Authority is freeing consumers from full back-dated interest charges when they partly pay amounts owed under ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) finance deals.
Foray Motor Group has closed its Andover Used Car Centre less than a year after re-branding the showroom from its Andover Ford dealership.
iVendi claims that retailers can shed new light on car and van buying behaviour with technology that allows it to track customer journeys across various website visits.
Pendragon needs to refocus its Car Store used car supermarket strategy as it seeks out “self-help opportunities” in light of an operational business review which predicted that the group would make a significant loss in H1, 2019.
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A third of all customer records currently held by UK franchised dealerships are inaccurate or incomplete, potentially preventing them from exploiting a surge of MOT and service work.
The French finance minister has described a potential merger between FCA Group and Renault as a “good opportunity” as signs began to emerge that politicians could attempt to reignite merger talks.
