The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has highlighted a “failure to make back spring Brexit shutdown losses” despite a 3.3% growth in UK car manufacturing volumes during August.
Click Dealer has celebrated the appointment of a new member of staff with "undoubted pedigree" after recruiting Debbie Fox (pictured) as its new head of commercial.
Cap HPI’s live used vehicle valuations have recorded their first average value growth figures for 18 months.
Carwow has reported a £15.9m pre-tax loss for 2018 less than a week after it called for investment from car retail partners as part of a new crowdfunding initiative.
Ancaster Group will take on the franchise for Hyundai Motor UK’s former Rockar-operated store at Bluewater Shopping just over a month after Motorline announced its departure from the site citing viability concerns.
Dealtrak has added to the nine appointments and promotions announced in June with the addition of four new members of staff as it aims to ‘bolster its in-house expertise’.
Lookers has completed its development of Teeside’s first-ever FordStore in a £3m renovation and extension project at the former Jennings Group site.
Simon Bailes Peugeot customer Elizabeth Hutchinson has been labelled as Peugeot UK’s most dedicated car owner having exclusively driven a series of the French brand's latest models since 1970.
Volkswagen Group has branded allegations that chief executive Herbert Deiss and chairman Dieter Poetsch were guilty of market manipulation in connection to the dieselgate scandal as “groundless”.
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Jardine Motors' commercial director will lobby Government on electric vehicle issues in his new role as the first chairman of the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) dedicated EV Group.
Shelbourne Motors has opened its new £5m multi-franchise complex, adding Renault, Dacia and Kia retail outlets to its business in Newry.
BNP Paribas Personal Finance has teamed up with Arval to offer UK car retailers a “one stop shop” vehicle stocking product which will allow traders to purchase and finance used stock at the same time.
MG Motor UK has extended its ‘MG Grant’ customer offer which makes its debut electric vehicle (EV), the ZS EV, available from £21,995.
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Peter Vardy has revealed that it expects to complete 50% of its car sales online by 2023 after crediting a focus on used car sales and aftersales for profit growth in its 2018 financial results.
The Toyota Corolla Touring Sports has received a rugged makeover with the addition of a new Trek trim level created in partnership with Trek bicycles.
Representative from the industry bodies behind Europe’s automotive manufacturing sector have united in their efforts to deter the UK and EU from allowing a ‘no deal’ Brexit to go ahead.
Six apprentice Ferrari supercar service technicians attended the Silverstone round of the Ferrari Challenge UK race series for a special graduation ceremony.
Rockingham is expanding the capacity of its Automotive Logistic Hub, with space for more than 40,000 vehicles on site.
Toyota has highlighted the extra protection hybrid car owners can take to combat a rapid rise in catalytic converter thefts.
A team of fraudulent used car salesman who threatened to break the legs of one complaining customer and told another that it would “strangle” Trading Standards officers have avoided jail.
The used car remarketing sector “continued to strengthen” during August as the average price of a vehicle sold via BCA rose 2.9% month-on-month.
TrustFord will aim to smash its fund-raising targets once again with the re-launch of its Breakout for Ben charity fund-raising road trip with the help of adventurous automotive industry suppliers.
FCA Group’s brands have been singled out by dealer networks for a lack of competitiveness on finance offers, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey
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DS has expanded its dealer network with a new site at Birmingham North, operated by dealer group Robins & Day.
An employment tribunal has found that electric vehicle (EV) charge point pioneer Calvey Taylor-Haw missed out on a £1m share option when he was unfairly dismissed by BP Chargemaster.
Honda is relaunching its fleet Platinum Programme next year to encourage more corporate and fleet customers to its dealer network.
The Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) joined CECRA as the European car retail association met in Brussels to discuss taking “concrete steps towards ensuring access to data and connectivity”.
