Motorline has opened its newly-completed Nissan and Peugeot dealerships in Gillingham following a £7.5m investment in the 35,000sq-ft development.
South Africa-based Super Group has acquired Essex Auto Group in a deal which will see it add to its existing Allen Ford network of dealerships for an undisclosed fee.
Macklin Motors’ Nissan Glasgow Central general manager feels the dealership has scrored a sponsorship success after signing-up with local football team Partick Thistle.
New data from CarGurus has highlighted Liverpool as the cheapest place to buy a used car as it created a ranking of the most affordable and most expensive cities across the UK.
Finance intermediary Evolution Funding has launched two new company websites to give visitors a better understanding of the scope of its business.
Marshall Motor Holdings has secured its position as the UK’s seventh largest car retail group with annual accounts which show a 54.1% rise in revenues and a 60.4% rise in profit before tax.
Jaguar has been driving its first electric vehicle, the I-Pace, on London streets for the first time.
Rural motorists are driving the growth of online car-buying, ordering more vehicles per head than any other part of Britain, a new study has found.
A car mechanic who bludgeoned former bomb disposal expert to death because he owed him £17,000 has been jailed.
Profits at Porsche soared to record levels to realise operating profits of £3.4 billion as a fall in sales and the dieselgate fallout saw its Volkswagen’s results falter in 2017 – falling 2ppts to £1.7 billion.
A 25-year-old who stole a Saudi prince’s Rolls-Royce and sold it to a Huddersfield dealership has been jailed.
French VR specialist Dassault Systèmes is set to support the launch of the new DS 7 Crossback SUV with a VR offering for the PSA Group brand’s showrooms.
The new car tax laws are putting drivers off buying new cars.
Renault is offering customers buying new Clio and Captur models a full first year of insurance from £99 until the end of June.
Cox Automotive has reported strong used car market in February, with average selling prices delivering year-on-year rises in both the wholesale and retail markets.
Seat UK will hand dealers £12,000 if they meet a new set of fleet sales standards and succeed in making 100 deals a year as part of its new Fleet Excellence programme.
HR Owen has agreed a remarketing deal with BCA that will see high-end luxury vehicles sold at the auction group’s Blackbushe facility as part of a regular Top Car event.
Dealers are being invited to take part in training in the use of video in workshops that could lead to a boost in customer satisfaction ratings.
Nearly half of drivers believe they have been over-charged and mis-sold finance and insurance products when buying from a dealership.
Mid-Wales car dealer group OC Davies has said that it is “excited to bring MG to the local community” after becoming the latest addition to the MG Motor UK network.
Evans Halshaw is preparing to develop a car supermarket at Shrewsbury’s Battlefield Enterprise Park as part of plans that will create 50 new jobs.
Used car prices rose by 11.2% year-on-year in February as buyers continued to compete strongly for stock despite rising volumes of vehicles entering the market, according to BCA.
Volkswagen has admitted conspiracy to commit fraud, obstruction of justice and entry of goods by false statement during a hearing in Detroit.
Cecil and Larter of Bury St Edmunds have celebrated the opening of their brand new Seat showroom with a customer open weekend.
HPI is displaying future valuations online via a free service which comes in direct response to increasing negativity and bad publicity surrounding diesel vehicles and usage.
Alex Smith, Nissan Motor (GB) managing director, expects dealers to be busy with the new Micra and Note.
CitNOW is inviting the automotive industry to enter its annual video awards.
A used car dealer who pocketed £1.1m in tax he should have paid for profits from his business, escaped a potential eight years in jail with 300 hours of unpaid work and a curfew.
Tesla is poised to open a new store at Cambridge’s Grand Arcade as it continues to expand its UK retail network.
WhoCanFixMyCar.com has appointed Fred Parkes into the newly created role of chief financial officer as it prepares for growth.
