The automotive retail sector needs a more rational approach to management, argues Piers Trenear-Thomas
Motor retailers' falls in turnover and profitability spur the AM100 to diversify and, maybe, to seek a new model
Swansway Motor Group has rewarded its graduating apprentices with a 2018 graduation ceremony at which new inductees were welcomed into the car retail business.
Kia Motors UK has announced a range of offers available to customers buying a new car in 2019, including SUV and hybrid savings.
Hyundai Motor UK has promoted sales director Ashley Andrew to the post of managing director following Tony Whitehorn’s announcement that he would step down from his post at the end of 2018.
Auto Trader and Cox Automotive UK have completed the joint venture process to bring together their used car stocking platforms under a re-launched Dealer Auction business.
Over a million vehicles have failed MOT tests since the introduction of new test criteria by the DVSA in May, 2018.
The Volkswagen Golf was the most popular car searched for on Auto Trader in 2018, overtaking the BMW 3 Series after an eight-year reign.
Hyundai will soon offer its customers the option to unlock and start their vehicle using new smart fingerprint technology.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered Servicing Stop to clarify adverts which “misleadingly imply savings” of up to 70% over car maintenance at franchised car retail points.
Used car values fell by 1.7% in December as demand weakened and dealers targeted stronger returns at the start of 2019, according to Cap HPI.
The Volkswagen Group has said that it “promptly moved” to alert authorities in Germany after discovering abnormalities in new emissions software applied to one of its diesel engines.
The car brands that grew in the UK in 2018 are using competitive finance deals to secure a strong finish for the year
Independent premium used car dealer Oakwood Specialist Cars has completed a £100,000 upgrade of its showroom facilities less than a year after moving into the site.
Used car dealers who charged customers a £395 ‘re-stocking’ fee for sub-standard part-exchanges have been ordered to repay thousands of pounds or face a jail term.
A look back at AM-online's most read stories in automotive retail from December 2018.
The collapse in the UK's hatchback market puts Vauxhall's third-place spot in the registrations table at risk from BMW and Mercedes-Benz
Franchised dealers might see an uplift in new car demand in the future as the number of company car drivers is predicted to drop. Lex Autolease, the UK’s biggest leasing company, believes these could drop from 940,000 to 832,000 by April 2020.
Campaign for Better Transport is backing a new Smart Transport conference and exhibition launched by Bauer Media, the company behind AM, Fleet News and Rail.
Batchelors Motor Group has expanded its business to business and corporate sales operations with the appointment of new corporate account manager Andy Wooley.
Arbury Motor Group has re-launched its Fleet division under new leadership, strengthening the brand’s proposition for commercial customers.
The Agnew Group has raised its two-year funding target of £200,000 for the Cancer Fund for Children a full year ahead of schedule – just in time for Christmas.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested and charged on allegations of ‘aggravated breach of trust’, Japanese news outlets have reported.
Katie Cuthbertson has become the first degree-level finance analyst apprentice at Vertu Motors.
Auto Trader has revealed that the average price of a car advertised on its used car retail platform reached an all-time record high of £12,967 in November.
New research from Motors.co.uk has highlighted the importance of dealers using multiple car search websites.
Franchised retailers are more pessimistic than independents on turnover, profits and volumes, finds AM survey
A look back at AM-online's most read stories in automotive retail from November 2018.
The SMMT has attributed UK car manufacturing’s “serious” decline in productivity of 19.6% during November to falling business and consumer confidence caused by Brexit.
Car dealers are once again being advised to think carefully about the wording used to advertise ex-rental vehicles following Pendragon’s £134,000 fine from the Trading Standards team at Middlesbrough Council.
