Ford dealers are participated in a new ‘Tyre Hotel’ initiative to give customers the chance to fit winter-specific rubber to their cars as temperatures fall.
Subtle exterior design changes have been backed by improved connectivity, increased driver assistance and a range of updated engines in the new Seat Leon range.
Automotive consultancy BTC has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Paul Muers as global business development manager.
TrustFord is to expand its Long Marston fleet distribution site, which is currently being developed to create a national fleet distribution hub.
JT Hughes certainly did not see the number of vehicles leaving its forecourt take a tumble when it became the official fleet partner of British Gymnastics.
Auto Trader has expanded its online listings via a new proposition which will now advertise thousands of brand new cars.
Motors.co.uk has partnered with a government-backed scheme to offer essential advice to new parents.
Caffyns has acquired a 2.1-acre “parcel of land” for £1.1m as it prepares to extend its current used car operation in Ashford.
With increasingly higher numbers of interactive finance tools, retailers need to deliver the same high level experience in the showroom while ensuring Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance is at the heart of all activity.
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Cox Automotive saw falling days in stock and high volumes in its online and auction hall used vehicle selling platforms in September – but values were down at Manheim auctions.
Uncertainty around the result of the EU referendum has led car supermarket group Motorpoint to sacrifice some margin to maintain its good level of stock turn.
Pentagon Lincoln has added sales and servicing facilities for Renault’s high-performance models after becoming the UK’s 27th specialist Renault Sport franchise.
Peter Johnson, non-executive chairman of Marshall Motor Holdings, has invested a further £37,500 in shares in the publicly listed dealer group.
Snows Group has acquired the Citroën, Citroën DS, and Peugeot dealerships previously operated by City Motor Holdings in Basingstoke.
Hendy Group has appointed Vicky Hart as head of marketing.
DHL Supply Chain has won a new three-year contract to manage the parts distribution and same day service warehousing for Toyota.
Halfords Autocentres is launching a new centralised booking facility.
Marshall Motor Holdings has issued a positive trading statement after an unexpected – and unexplained – share price fall.
The use of ‘clever maths’ has overcome the challenge of finding accurate fuel consumption figures to deliver real-world data for more than 60,000 cars and air quality ratings for hundreds more.
Leisure World Group has welcomed its new MG Motor UK franchise with a family fun day to showcase the brand's latest models.
The Department for Transport has summoned Volkswagen bosses to answer questions about its “unacceptable” treatment of UK customers in the wake of the dieselgate emissions scandal.
PSA Group is in talks to buy an online used car retailer as it targets 800,000 used car sales by 2021.
It is ‘business as usual’ in the used car market, despite the nationwide uncertainty in the UK following the EU referendum vote in June.
Seat is offering a four-day test drive to corporate customers at its Business Centre dealerships as part of a push to make fleet sales gains with the new Ateca SUV.
Aston Barclay claimed a 100% sales conversion rate across its three auction sites as it recorded growth of 21% for total volumes sold in September.
Online car buying website, Sell your jamjar, has launched a new website.
Mitsubishi Motors has added four new members of its field sales operation in a bid to support its network’s fleet and retail sales.
Mitsubishi Motors has targeted better communications with its customers after recruiting a new customer services manager.
BCA is targeting growth in the South West with a bigger role for Steve Paine who will take on responsibility for the Bridgwater auction centre.
