Volkswagen has claimed that solid operations were overshadowed by “special items resulting from the diesel issue” as CEO Matthias Müller described 2016 as “a year of transition”.
Hexagon has opened a new Lotus showroom at its flagship headquarters in East Finchley.
Thatcham Research will showcase the bodyshop of the future at its Repair Focus conference.
Members of the transport select committee have branded the Government “phenomenally complacent” over the response to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Pendragon has achieved a 15.2% rise in new vehicle gross profit in Q1 2016. Like for like gross profit increased across all its main vehicle sectors.
Infiniti has officially announced the appointment of Barry Beeston as its new country director for the UK, with predecessor Carl Bayliss elected as network strategy director at Nissan Motor (GB) Limited.
Seat's leadership team has been tasked with defining the ‘purpose’ of the Barcelona-based Volkswagen Group brand, now the carmaker is back in profit.
Cosmetic vehicle repair specialist Revive! has appointed Robert Hawes as its new head of its UK mobile division.
CarShop is committing £60,000 to improve the health, wellbeing and morale of its workforce as part of its reinvigorated 'people strategy'.
Marshall Motor Holdings was named by Great Place to Work as one of the UK’s best workplaces with 500 or more employees yesterday.
New Bristol Street Motors Ford recruit Rob Lewis is ready to tackle anything in his new role of general manager of the Gloucester branch.
PSA Group is targeting SMEs in a bid to expand its commercial vehicles operation and is calling on its franchised car dealerships to “embrace” the concept of van sales.
The majority of motorists want to retain the right to drive rather than accept the advance of driverless cars research released today shows.
Mitsubishi has established a committee of outside legal experts to investigate the falsification of published fuel consumption claims for its Japanese mini cars.
New car sales in Europe were up 8.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2016, to 3.93 million units.
Why are UK dealers reluctant to fully address what the UK quitting Europe would mean for their industry, asks Prof Jim Saker?
Aston Barclay has completed a £750,000 investment in its Westbury vehicle auction site.
LDV is back on UK shores and is keen to establish a 40-strong van dealership network and 1,000 annual sales by 2020, the region’s general manager told AM.
The Scottish Motor Trade Association has partnered with the Institute of the Motor Industry to support its members annual continued professional development (CPD) and assessment requirements.
Volvo is to kick-start a drive towards technology that promises to reduce collisions and congestion by starting the UK's most ambitious autonomous driving trial to date.
We Buy Any Car has been told not to use an advert and warned about misleading customers after complaints were upheld by the Advertising Standards Agency.
Pressure from pre-registrations and continued new car offers pushed used values down by 1.4% in April, according to CAP HPI.
An innovative mobile auction unit unveiled by Manheim at The Commercial Vehicle Show in 2015 has directly assisted the sale of more than £1 million-worth of vans.
Snows Group is poised to open its new Exeter Toyota and Lexus dealerships following the franchises’ move to a “sustainably-orientated” new site.
Swansway Group has reported a record aftersales performance for the first quarter of the year.
Shell has unveiled a concept city car.
Volvo Cars has announced that it aims to sell a total of up to one million electrified cars by 2025.
Vauxhall improves its fleet aftersales offering with new fleet service plans and warranties which secure a company car's business within the franchised network.
The UK's van parc has reached a record level, passing the four million mark.
Research into consumers’ new car buying habits reveals that most will visit three or more dealerships before making a purchase.
