Holdcroft Motor Group has doubled its representation with Mazda after finalising the acquisition of Vantage Motor Group’s Oldham franchise.
Tribute has been paid to Hepworth Motor Group founder Frank Brighton after he passed away suddenly at the age of 77.
Startline Motor Finance is preparing to push into the franchised car dealer network after securing a new £250 million credit facility from major financial institution J.P. Morgan.
Volkswagen compliance executive Oliver Schmidt has been sentenced to seven years in jail after pleading guilty to his part in the dieselgate emissions scandal in the US.
BMW has been told by the advertising watchdog not to make environmental claims about its products unless backed up with adequate facts.
Volkswagen boss, Paul Willis has admitted that the VW Group (UK) has received nearly 17,000 complaints in recent months about its dieselgate technical solution.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is getting into the festive spirit with a big Christmas giveaway, the chance to win a free service.
Ashley Wiltshire has joined learning and development agency RTS Group as an account director.
The average UK motor retailer made a £2,000 loss in October.
Former Kwik Fit and ATS Euromaster director Mike Wise has been appointed group sales director at vGroup International, which includes car accessory businessses.
Volkswagen Group's mobility startup, MOIA, has introduced a ride pooling concept just one year after its inception.
Sub-prime car finance firm Moneybarn is being investigated by the FCA over how it assesses car-buyers for loans.
BCA has presented the Action for A-T charity with a cheque for £93,436 raised through the completion of the gruelling BCA Paris Challenge in September.
Young girls are being discouraged from a career as an automotive technician according the industry’s perception of being a male-dominated environment, a ClickMechanic survey has found.
Leven Car Company has realised a three-fold sales increase in the sale of used Aston Martins following implementation of video technology in what is being claimed as a victory for service provider CitNOW.
Dealerships have seen a 14% rise in the number of people buying on their first visit to a dealership compared to last year, EnquiryMAX reveals.
Automotive product launches are more memorable to Brits than new breakthroughs in food and drink products, TV shows, video games or music.
Record numbers of PCP agreements could prompt a car clocking crisis in the motor trade as motorists look to shed miles in a bid to beat the deal’s final balloon payment.
The Sytner Group have announced that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Manchester and McLaren Manchester will be brought together in a luxurious purpose-built showroom in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
New car registrations have continued their decline with November’s 11.2% year-on-year fall marking the eighth consecutive month of falling sales.
Bristol Street Motors claims to be leading online innovation in the motor retail sector with what it has billed as “the UK’s first purely web-based used car sales platform”.
Cooper Solutions announced that will strengthen its support services to its dealer community with the appointment of John Hutchins as IT support analyst.
Suzuki's head of European automobiles Takanori Suzuki and Suzuki GB managing director Nobuo Suyama have visited Luscombe Motors as part of a "fact finding" mission to discuss EV and the future market.
Hendy Group has expanded its operations in Crawley with the opening of a new Ford car showroom and the launch of a new Transit Centre.
Renault Retail Group has replaced Santa’s sleigh and reindeer with a Zoe EV for a festive test drive aiming to cut emissions during his globe-trotting annual present delivery operation.
Motors.co.uk, has launched a new electric vehicle hub in response to “growing customer demand” for alternative fuel vehicles.
Cap HPI has acted on its predictions that automotive will be transformed by data usage over the next five years by driving new innovations from its newly-launched Innovation Hub.
Manufacturers are struggling with the direct new car sales web sites they have established over the last year, says iVendi.
Sales executives operating in the Suzuki GB dealer network have become the first to prove their skills with full IMI accreditation.
Pendragon will dispose of its US-based retail group and begin the reduction of its premium franchises in the UK as part of a revised business strategy.
