Marshall Motor Group has bought body repair specialist Scratch Match.
Glyn Hopkin has created the new role of operations director and appointed the first female to the company’s board.
Rising inflation and efforts to increase dealer profitability have cost UK car buyers almost £2 billion in price hikes in just seven months, according to research carried out by What Car?.
Mitsubishi has revealed the name of its all-new SUV will be Eclipse Cross.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has strengthened its fleet team with the appointment of Matt Belsom as the new area fleet manager for London and the South East.
Pendragon has set out a plan to double its used car revenues in 2017 after new car turnover declined 1.4% in 2016 – despite a 1.9% overall rise in revenue to £4.54 billion.
TrustFord has opened its fleet distribution centre at Long Marston Business Park, in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
As one of the few areas of retail which simply can't be conducted entirely online, car dealerships are physical retail spaces which are just as relevant today as they were before the rise (and rise) of online shopping.
Jonathan Margolis, a London and New York-based technology journalist, and Financial Times’ columnist will be the next guest to share his insight with franchised dealer bosses at the AM Executive Breakfast Club.
The 2017 AM Awards took place last night at the ICC, Birmingham. Here are the results, with a link to the picture gallery.
The car buying platform Hellocar has secured £1 million to further its bid to be the latest disruptor of the online retail sector.
Dick Lovett expects to create 150 jobs at new Jaguar Land Rover 26-car showroom complex.
Lookers has been certified by the Top Employers Institute for its ‘exceptional employee offerings’, becoming the only motor retailer to be recognised with this accolade.
Ed Norman, Suzuki UK product manager, spoke to AM about the new Suzuki Ignis
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is confident dealer groups will be able to use all funding from their apprenticeship levy to avoid handing back unused money to the Government.
Paint and coatings specialist PPG Industries have appointed David Heal as market director for UK & Ireland.
Two members of the aftersales management team at Jennings Motor Group have been rewarded for achieving a combined 65 years’ loyalty with the company – as one celebrated his 65th birthday.
CitNOW has appointed Claudia Munn as chief financial officer, succeeding Steve Feery who left the company at the end of 2016.
Independent Motor Auctions has recruited a new commercial manager and shifted its sales ambitions following its acquisition of West Coast Motor Auctions.
PSA Group has expressed “surprise” at the French Competition, Consumer Affairs and Prevention of fraud department's decision to send findings from its emissions investigation into the manufacturer to the public prosecutor.
Automotive technical consultant James Dillon has claimed that diesel technology is now “out of bounds” to manufacturers as downward pressures on consumer demand for diesel cars reach a critical level.
Cox Automotive saw year-on-year increases in selling prices in both the wholesale and retail used car markets in January.
At next month’s Geneva Motor Show Audi will unveil the new RS 3 Sportback - the original entry point to Audi RS.
Volkswagen Group UK said it will “robustly” defend against claims being brought by law firm Harcus Sinclair concerning the emissions scandal.
New business in the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market grew 12% by value and 8% by volume in 2016.
A reversal in the opinion of the value of ‘product genies’ by leading dealer group Arnold Clark has proved transformational for the business.
In the search for 'big data' across dozens of channels, dealers and carmakers may be missing out on real opinions
The waiting is over and tonight is finally the night for the biggest celebration of car dealership success in 2017… The AM Awards are here.
Volkswagen UK has launched a ‘My Volkswagen’ app which gives owners and would-be customers the chance to configure cars, access their vehicles service records and track workshop bookings.
NFDA director Sue Robinson said it is “vital that UK retail motor industry is recognised by the Government alongside manufacturers in the post Brexit negotiations” following a meeting with MPs at the House of Commons.
