Toyota and Suzuki have announced an agreement to further their plans to collaborate in new fields after resolving to pool their expertise to develop alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) and compact cars.
Andrew Jackson, head of relationships and sales, CPP UK, on why he thinks the automotive sector is lagging behind other sectors when it comes to driving customer engagement and retention.
Younger motorists are the most likely to buy self-driving cars in the future, but the majority remain unconvinced by autonomous technology.
Marshall Motor Holdings’ non-executive director Sarah Dickens has notified the AM100 retail group of her intention to step-down from its board.
Used sales bounced back in February according to new data from Dealerweb. Revenues increased by 6% for used sales against February 2018.
J & A Rigbye & Sons was named Citroën UK's retailer of the year as it scored an awards hat-trick and the brand hosted ‘The Party of the Century’ to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has published its new Mobility Credits Scrappage Scheme policy paper which urges Government to incentivise a move away from vehicle ownership.
Car retailers in Milton Keynes have been given another reason to boost their involvement in electric vehicles (EVs) as a result of a new rapid charging hub that has opened in the town.
Staff at Vertu Motors' Honda dealership in Retford have been informed of the franchised site’s closure at the beginning of next month.
Kia has revealed the latest member of the Ceed family, a new crossover that will be launched this year.
PSA Group has appointed Thierry Koskas as its new senior vice-president of sales and marketing.
Sytner has appointed Midas Construction to build £12.3 million new Guy Salmon Jaguar Land Rover dealership at Cribbs Causeway, near Bristol.
Dragon2000 has warned dealers and their customers against being targeted with phishing and email scams as problems increase.
Hendy Group has announced the launch of a dedicated charity foundation to provide grants to local projects, people, events and charitable organisations.
Unity Automotive has become MG Motor UK's sixth new franchised retailer appointment of 2019 with the opening a new showroom in Coventry.
Harwoods Group has confirmed that construction of a new Aston Martin dealership will start on the former Ford Transit factory in Southampton after it acquired part of the site from Inchcape.
Mangoletsi has opened a Suzuki dealership in Cheshire, the brand’s third franchise in the region.
Northridge Finance has achieved a year of record growth, lending £1.1bn and increasing its funded fleet to 8,000 vehicles with Marshall Leasing.
Ford has brought its dealer marketing in-house after acknowledging a “need to do more” and offer a faster response to changing conditions in automotive retail.
Russell Puttick, VP of customer and strategy at CDK Global, outlines five factors that he believes will influence dealers' trading in 2019.
BCA has prepared for the future by continuing to develop its apprenticeship scheme and national graduate recruitment and training programme.
Renault Retail Group has been fined after health and safety inspectors discovered evidence of serious safety breaches relating to faulty vehicle lifts at its dealerships in Coulsdon and West London.
Vertu Motors celebrated the achievements of ‘game-changing’ colleagues throughout the UK at the company’s annual awards event.
Volkswagen and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn are being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the alleged defrauding of investors through the dieselgate emissions scandal.
Neil Smith of Imperial Cars believes any dealer must prove they're honest and trustworthy through online, aftersales and customer care.
Ron Brooks Toyota in Ilkeston was top of the pops when it landed a BRiT award as Toyota GB’s retailer of the year.
Wholesale used car prices rose by 0.5% month-on-month in February as car retailers continued to express their concerns about margin compression, Cox Automotive reported.
Faster than a journalist can write “the death of”, Tesla has reversed its decision to take all its car sales online.
Cooper Solutions has removed its seller fees in a move to further support dealers selling through its trade-only online auction site, FullAuction.
Manufacturers are repatriating increasing numbers of ex-lease vehicles back into their franchise dealer network as demand for quality used stock increases, reports epyx.
