Heritage Automotive has been named as Volkswagen UK’s number one franchised vehicle retailer at the German manufacturer’s annual One Business Awards – marking an impressive turnaround for the group.
The average price of a used petrol car rose by almost 10% during 2017, but the average price of a used diesel car fell 5%, says Motorway.co.uk.
The rejection of car ownership is likely to become the “new norm” according to a government report which has highlighted the falling number of teenagers getting behind the wheel.
BMW has topped the list of brands most likely to be written off or subject to theft, accounting for 17% of all claims.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) celebrated putting the 100th dealer used car sales person through a unique used electric vehicle (EV) training course.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said that the group will be considering how it can best "deploy capital" to drive growth in 2018 following a trading update which revealed a new car sales decline of 15.7%.
Jardine Motors Group has opened its new 3,136 square-metre Porsche Centre South London following a soft-launch pop-up store at the Bluewater shopping centre.
Euro NCAP safety testers have recognised Volvo's ability to "break new ground" with its safety technology after its XC60 SUV was declared the safest car ever made at What Car? Safety Awards.
Audis are more expensive than BMW and Mercedes cars to service.
Close Brothers Motor Finance is celebrating it’s birthday milestone of 30 years by rewarding all employees with a birthday day off.
Inchcape has won the 'service and parts' award for the second consecutive year, alongside Fleet Retailer at the Mercedes-Benz Awards.
The Ford Fiesta remains the UK's favourite used car for both the wholesale and consumer automotive market, followed by the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa.
Stoneacre Motor Group has reported that there is “ample opportunity for growth” after group turnover rose by 28.5% and pre-tax profits by 29.5% during its 2017 financial year.
A record week of used car trading got 2018 off to a strong start for BCA as the remarketing specialist experienced increased buyer demand in strong New Year trading.
The Motor Ombudsman has demonstrated a commitment to its workforce by achieving Investors in People Silver standard – putting it in the top 13% of Investors in People-accredited businesses in the UK.
2018 will be a year of relationship building for savvy remarketers – of positioning themselves as helpful, informative and strong partners to dealers.
PSA Group has said that it intends to “rebuild the industrial performance” of Vauxhall’s UK factories in conjunction with the Unite union following a meeting between the two organisations.
The National Association of Motor Auctions has reported that used car prices rose by 2.4% as average mileages fell by 0.8% at auctions during December.
Jaguar Land Rover is preparing to scale back production of its Discovery Sport and Evoque models at Halewood manufacturing plant – blaming faltering consumer confidence in the UK.
Motors.co.uk has appointed the former general manager of Inchcape Retail as its new sales director.
Gumtree and eBay will operate as one business after merging to offer car retailers exposure across two platforms when listing vehicles for sale.
Boards believe their IT departments have cyber security covered but often glaring gaps are revealed, according to Optimising IT’s head of cyber Todd Gifford.
Inchcape has appointed Nigel Stein as its new chairman following the retirement of long-standing current incumbent Ken Hann from the top AM100 car retal group.
High-profile marketing speaker Geoff Ramm got the team at Luscombe Motors to take part in a 120-second exercise to spark inspiration about how they could get inventive with their service to car buying customers.
Peugeot Citroen Retail UK has been fined £5,000 after Robins and Day’s Gateshead Peugeot failed to declare a used car was previously a Europcar rental vehicle.
Fix Auto UK has appointed a dedicated GDPR support team to help franchisees prepare for the implementation of new legislation.
Vospers Motor House is set to build a £10 million multi-franchise car dealership facility, delivering a FordStore and Mazda, Jeep, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and a prestige car showrooms on a single site in Exeter.
Flear and Thomson Kia in Dunfermline has been recognised as Dealer of the Year, at the Kia National Dealer Conference.
Secure Trust Bank has targeted growth in the in the near-prime and prime car finance sector after appointing former NextGear Capital boss David Mercer as managing director of its motor finance division, Moneyway.
Diesel cars are less reliable and more expensive to fix than their petrol counterparts, according to a study by MotorEasy.
