Unrivalled market experience made former Ford franchise manager Andy Meaden the ideal cadidate to manage Hendy Group's Kia and Suzuki operations, the business said.
Ford's Fiesta maintained its reign as Britain’s best-selling car during 2017 despite volume brands enduring the brunt of falling new vehicle registrations in 2017.
SMMT new car registration forecasts from two months ago missed the mark by 1% – or almost 27,000 vehicles – a ninth consecutive month of falling sales resulted in a 5.7% decline for the whole of 2017.
Seat UK has followed in the footsteps of fellow Volkswagen Group brands by extending its diesel scrappage incentive scheme.
Dacia has extended its scrappage scheme for a brand new Duster or Sandero until March 31.
A quarterly dealer attitude survey carried out by Close Brothers Motor Finance has found that 92% of dealerships are confident about market prospects for 2018.
SsangYong Motor UK has appointed Nick Laird as its new managing director with immediate effect.
Sytner’s US owner Penske Automotive Group has completed the acquisition of The Car People following an announcement of the move last month.
Traditional selling techniques have increasingly come under pressure to perform with the continued sophistication of digital offerings.
Flear & Thomson has become one of the UK's few Kia retailers to be awarded the Korean brand's Platinum Prestige Award for a second time.
AutoRaise has announced the appointment of former Auto Body Professionals director Mark Bull.
Cambria Automobiles is hoping to spark a supercar-powered revolution in its franchise portfolio with the opening of its first Lamborghini showroom, two Bentley dealerships and a McLaren dealership during January.
The Warranty Group has claimed that its “first of its kind” hybrid warranty-service plan has gained interest from businesses both inside and outside the automotive sector.
The first Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SUVs have landed in the UK and will soon be making their way to dealerships ahead of the first customer deliveries.
BCA has announced an exclusive three-year remarketing deal with Jardine, in hopes to “deliver a substantial range to BCA buyers”
Epyx has announced the release of a new reporting platform designed to give aftersales departments an enhanced insight into their business.
MG has extended the standard warranty offering on the MG3 supermini to five years or 60,000 miles.
A used car dealer who doctored MOT certificate and sales invoice in an attempt to cover his sale of a severely-corroded car as an “excellent all-round” vehicle has been jailed for six months.
Hyundai has become the latest car manufacturer to extend its diesel scrappage scheme into the new year after pegging back the emissions-reducing incentive scheme's deadline to March 31.
Circle Leasing has appointed former marketing manager Tom Hadfield to the newly-created position of head of sales and marketing.
Listers Group suffered a new year set-back at its Solihull Land Rover site after the facility suffered the effects of a fire.
Mini owners will be able to benefit from a range of bespoke features for their cars as the brand takes advantage of 3D printing and laser lettering technology to widen their accessory options.
CitNOW has revealed that 74% of used car consumers feel more confident in a purchase after viewing a video.
Contactability is key to customer retention but the motor industry is falling short of customer expectations, according to a recent poll of 2,000 consumers.
Car buyers searched for BMW 3 Series models more than any other car on Auto Trader in 2017.
The latest versions of Nissan's all-electric Leaf will cost from £21,990 with first deliveries taking place in February.
Cap HPI has reported a 1.1% decline in the price of the average used car during December points towards a “stabilising” of the market.
Carwow will attempt to drive custom to their partner car dealerships with the help of a £2 million advertising campaign set to run throughout Q1.
