Close Brothers Motor Finance has appointed Jaco Wilsenach as its chief operating officer to support its “business transformation programme”.
Ford will sell cars in the Next store at Manchester’s Arndale shopping Centre after becoming the latest partner of Rockar’s omni-channel car retailing platform.
The 2018 Renault Zoe will be priced from £18,420 and offer a 186-mile real-world range when it hits showrooms in the summer.
Autoinform Live will take place on April 14-15 at the GTG Academy in Glasgow.
The point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market increased 7% by volume and 13% by value in January, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Tributes have been paid to Vertu Motors’ project general manager and “number one Alfista” Dax Pearce following his death earlier this month.
Franchised car dealers in Derby could be set to share a slice of “a targeted local scrappage scheme” if the local authority’s plans for a Government-backed programme to improve air quality get the green light.
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British motorists are happy to pay more to use a garage they trust than get the work done cheaper elsewhere, according to research.
A classic car collector has started High Court proceedings against JD Classics after alleging that the trader invented fictitious buyers and sellers to boost its sales profits.
Pendragon has re-opened its Bolton Porsche Centre Bolton following a full refurbishment and showroom extention offering greater capacity for new and used car stock.
SsangYong has added two new dealerships in Scotland with the appointment of Lawrence of Kemnay as a new franchisee and the addition of a second Frasers of Edinburgh site to its network.
Manheim has appointed former Jaguar Land Rover director Peter Bell to lead the remarketing business through its “next phase of growth and development” as its new managing director.
The average price of a used car sold at auction rose by 16.7% year-on-year in February, according to The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) car auction data.
Sytner Group’s top technicians showcased their speed and skill in the workshop as they took on the car retail group’s Elite Technician Challenge to win a VIP trip to Indy Car’s Detroit Grand Prix.
Franchised car retailers in the North West should be filling their workshops with vehicles damaged by the capital’s gaping pot holes, according to data which suggests vehicles have sustained £915 million of damage due to rutted roads.
Pentagon is poised to close its Fiat and Peugeot joint franchise dealership in Keighley after efforts to sell the business “fell through”.
Fix Auto has created a new National Leadership Team (NLT), tasked to drive its network forward.
Auto Trader’s masterclass at the AM DigiTech conference will identify the best used car dealers in the sector and offer 12 tips on how to improve performance.
The Government’s mixed messages on diesel emissions has left car buyers uncertain about their next vehicle purchase, a survey carried out by the AA has found.
Customers are now able to pay for parts in monthly instalments with the launch of Auto Service Finance by Mopar.
Ford has expanded the best-selling Fiesta range with the Active, a new crossover model.
Trade Centre Wales will develop Europe’s largest used car showroom in Coventry as part of growth plans outside its home territory of Wales.
Diesel vehicles accounted for 53% of online used car searches via Auto Trader but the fuel type failed to keep pace with petrol powered alternatives 10% year-on-year price rise in February.
Cap HPI has confirmed that data related to the incoming WLTP and RDE vehicles emissions testing regime will be introduced to its New Vehicle Data set (NVD) in the coming months.
With less than a month until the gender pay gap (GPG) reporting deadline, less than 15% of eligible organisations have published their results, with some experts predicting that a sizeable proportion will fail to make the early-April cut-off.
Cap HPI has struck-up a new partnership with online classifieds specialist Shpock after the business established its own online automotive marketplace.
GForces’ partnership with Gubagoo has seen 50 retailers sign up to a new customer communications solution, having only launched in December last year.
