Mill Garages North East Ltd has seen an eleven 11% rise in turnover in a year that saw it commit wholly to sales from its string of Volvo franchises.
CarShop has followed up its recent acquisition by Sytner with the appointment of Fiona Cottle as its new people director.
Industry analysts quietly confident that used car sales will top 2016’s record 8.2m.
Paragon Car Finance’s latest biannual Headlight Report has revealed strong growth in the vehicle finance market during the second half of 2016 for the UK’s top 30 automotive brokers.
Swansway Group has promoted Wrexham Volkswagen’s former general sales manager Gary Wood to the post of brand manager as he marks 20 years in the industry.
Cooper Solutions’ trade-only online vehicle auction platform facilitated a total of over 14,600 car sales in 2016 to realise record performance.
Vertu Honda Lincoln is gearing-up for improved sales in 2017 following the opening of its refurbished showroom.
Some models will command almost 25 times more tax than before under the new VED road tax rules introduced on April 1, according to What Car? magazine.
Traders were faster than ever to lay their hands on used car stock than ever before during a busy March, according to AUTOi.
Ford will roll-out the Vignale premium range throughout its network this year as part of plans to boost sales following the launch of a Fiesta hatchback to the line-up.
Poor dealer profitability in 2016 has led Seat UK brand director Richard Harrison to describe it as “a year of consolidation”.
Sytner Group’s Tamworth dealership has been awarded UK Mini retailer of the year.
Volkswagen and Nissan said they are making efforts to improve relationships with their dealer networks following low scores in the Winter NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey.
Independent prestige car bodyshop The Beaconsfield Workshop, which is approved by Lotus, has relocated to purpose-built premises.
Acquisition of Essex Auto Group the latest step in ‘considerable growth’ of South Africa's Allen Ford owners.
Penske Automotive chairman Roger Penske told NADA delegates retaining local expertise is vital
GM’s £1.9bn sale of Vauxhall to PSA Group creates Europe’s second-biggest carmaker, but its four brands face challenges in the UK.
The April issue of AM - Automotive Management magazine - is out now.
Clive Brook Volvo supported Epilepsy Action’s Bradford 10k by providing the charity run with a new XC90 T8 to lead the 1,700+ runners that took part in the event.
Dealers need to review customers' payment options carefully to avoid shrinking margins caused by recent changes in payment card charges introduced by the EU, according to audit and tax specialists RSM.
The long-term future of Vauxhall’s UK plants will be at risk if the Government’s Brexit deal fails to secure tariff-free access to the EU.
Ian Plummer has been appointed by Auto Trader as its new manufacturer and agency director.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has appointed fleet support agency ROI.
First time conversation rates at auction increased in February by 2.6% to 83.4% - the rate was down by 0.5% on the same period last year.
Lloyd Motor Group’s Blackpool dealership has been named in the ‘best dealer in customer care’ category as part of BMW Group’s international ‘Excellent in Sales’ competition.
The new Volvo XC60 will be unveiled in the UK for the first time next week at a Scandinavian-inspired pop-up shop in Manchester's Arndale centre.
David March has been appointed director for UK franchising, network development and quality at PSA Group UK.
Swansway Citroën has appointed Paul Rees as aftersales manager.
The voluntary termination of personal contract purchase (PCP) and hire purchase agreements (HP) are at an all-time high, according to G3 Remarketing.
