Citroën UK and DS Automobiles UK’s Eurig Druce has said that he is “thrilled” with his promotion to the role of sales director after 15 years with the brand.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has appointed former Ford man Hans Rutlin as head of customer service and network development.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles believes 2016 is its most important year yet in the fleet and business market.
Fleets "hanging onto" cars and vans in an attempt to achieve unrealistic and inflated valuations are causing distortions in the used car and van markets, say Glass's.
Two thirds of car buyers now contact a dealer after accessing the website via smartphone or tablet, according to Motors.co.uk.
East Anglian dealer EMG Motor Group has submitted plans to move its existing dealership in Spalding to the edge of the town.
Adam and Corsa models will be subject to a £500 discount to consumers booking a test drive during August and September.
Over one million cars have been built so far in 2016, with July marking the 12th consecutive month of growth for the sector, according to the SMMT.
Kia’s Optima range is growing with the addition of a plug-in hybrid offering 37g/km CO2 emissions and a Sportswagon with a minimum of 552-litres of load space.
The DVLA will allow customers to drive-away on the day during a four-day outage of its Automated First Registration and Licensing service which clashes with a busy plate-change weekend.
Lightstone Properties has acquired a portfolio of four car dealerships in Bradford and York in what has been billed as the biggest sector deal since Brexit.
An Audi salesman smashed up a showroom’s printer before driving his company car at his boss in a rage over a disciplinary hearing, a court heard.
Car trader turned TV presenter Mike Brewer has opened a second branch of Mike Brewer Motors at an opening event at the £5m facility in Luton.
Aston Barclay has added another apprentice to its operation as part of its bid to bring new talent into the remarketing industry.
The results of Paragon’s latest Car Finance Headlight Survey show that 62% of brokers have experienced growth in used car applications as 48% highlighted growth in new during H1, 2016.
CCR Mitsubishi Reading has been announced as a sponsor of one of British Eventing’s most prestigious events in the South this weekend — the KBIS Wellington Horse Trials.
The all-new, fourth-generation Kia Rio will make its world premiere on September 29 at the Paris Motor Show.
Dealers should consider pricing non-prime motor finance lower in order to win more business and question whether deals which demand high APR should be done, says Startline Motor Finance.
Jennings Group’s Robert Flintoft has been recognised for his long service after spending a quarter of a century with the North East retailer.
For dealerships offering insurance is an easy upsell to customers that are buying a car, but research shows that once the policy expires over 70% of consumers look elsewhere for a renewal.
Ashley Andrew has been appointed managing director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK, taking up the new role immediately.
SsangYong Motor UK hopes to help dealer “get the car they need more quickly” after establishing its own vehicle importation and reception base at Portbury, Bristol.
Kia looks set to have an open point in the Shetlands after the Korean brand’s existing franchisee was deemed short of space for the brand’s growing range of vehicles.
The second generation Honda Civic Type R has been named as Glass's ‘used car hero’ for August.
The last ever third generation Renault Mégane Renault Sport has rolled off the production line in Spain and is now on sale at Arnold Clark Renault Dundee.
Pendragon has partnered with Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University to offer a little known higher apprenticeship scheme.
Dealers are regularly collecting the wrong data or are proving to be unsure of how to meet the demands of an FCA investigation.
Work is underway to develop a fourth site for car supermarket The Car People, with recruitment set to start later this month.
Average used LCV prices increase for the second month in a row thanks “largely due to the influence of a younger, lower mileage profile of vehicles”, according to BCA Pulse.
The UK’s used car market grew by 7.9% in the first half of 2016, to reach the highest number of sales since records began.