The London mayor has warned the Prime Minister the UK will fail to meet its legal obligations on air quality unless the Government signs up to a series of major interventions including a national diesel scrappage fund.
Desira Group has acquired MR King and Sons Peugeot and Suzuki in Lowestoft.
Vertu Motors’ plans for a new Jaguar Land Rover dealership, under its Farnell brand, has been approved by councillors.
BCA has acquired 75% of Supreme Wheels Direct, a specialist in alloy wheel refurbishment, for an undisclosed sum.
Well over half a million new cars were registered in March 2017, setting a new record, as dealers delivered new vehicles ahead of the punitive new VED regime
The days of visiting a dealership to book a car service or MoT appear to be on the way out as research shows most motorists want to book online.
Pendragon has signed a data deal with Cap HPI.
Dealer group HR Owen has a one-of-a-kind Aston Martin in its Reading showroom.
From Thursday (April 6 ), large employers are under a responsibility to produce and publish a yearly report on their gender pay gap.
Philanthropic Jennings Group managing director Nas Khan has been made an OBE by HRH The Prince of Wales during a visit to Buckingham Palace.
Seat is set to unveil the FR version of the Ateca at Automobile Barcelona but has pre-empted the event with the release of images of the sportiest version of its SUV.
Macklin Motors has bolstered the leadership team at its Peugeot Paisley dealership with the appointment of Martin Jewell as general manager.
Innovative independent used car retailer Big Motoring World has launched a customer shuttle bus to collect customers visiting from local train to make car viewings and collections easier.
Volvo’s new XC60 will continue its series of shopping mall public debuts, with shoppers at Kent’s Bluewater facility getting their first glimpse of the Swedish SUV next week.
Korean product dominated the rankings of Auto Traders fastest selling cars during March, with the Hyundai i10 topping the table and four Kia models featuring in the top ten.
Ex-Google boss for the Nordic regions Jonas Vang Gregersen has joined WhoCanFixMyCar.com as chief product officer.
Company car drivers have voted for Mercedes-Benz as the best fleet dealer network for aftersales support.
FCA UK is has launched its first used vehicle locator for the Abarth brand as it targets growth for dealers with its Found Approved and Used programmes.
The main failure points at first MoT have been revealed and they include lighting and signalling, brakes and tyre wear and damage.
Six UK Groupe Renault dealers were among the award winners as the brand recognised 106 top performers from across its global network.
Dealers are being offered a new data tool designed to help them increase margins, sell vehicles faster and benchmark stock against competitors.
An e-agreement system has been adopted by Startline Motor Finance to speed up in-showroom motor finance deals and reduce paper usage.
James Douglas has been appointed head of sales operations for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
Four in five motorists* seek advice before committing to car repair work, but almost half (47%) limit that advice to friends and family rather than professional guidance.
Volkswagen dealers are now taking orders for the updated Golf GTE petrol-electric hybrid.
Hyundai Motor has announced the name of its new sub-compact SUV will be the Kona.
Changes to road tax (VED) rules that came into effect this month could help used car dealers to position themselves as a genuine alternative to new vehicles.
Manheim has signed a new two-year deal with Heritage Automotive, which will see around 3,000 part-exchange vehicles offered through its Bristol auction centre every year.
A growth in sales has led Volvo Car UK to strengthen its internal sales operations team, creating three new roles and making a series of appointments as it moves towards it its growth target of selling 60,000 cars per year by 2020.
Welcome to the first 2017 issue of Independent Dealer, containing our updated list of the 50 biggest independent car dealers in the UK.
