CitNow has named Sinclair Volkswagen Cardiff as the overall winner of its 2016 Video Awards at London’s BAFTA in Piccadilly.
A 14.1% increase in wholesale prices for ex-fleet cars drove a 9.4% overall rise in the price of used cars sold at auction during June, Manheim has revealed.
Holdcroft Group has added its fourth Hyundai dealership with its takeover of Sandon Road Motors in Stafford.
HR Owen’s Jack Barclay Bentley showroom hosted a glamorous homecoming party for Bentley’s first ever Le Mans factory entrant on its return from this year’s Le Mans Classic.
Christopher Walkinshaw has joined the board of Marshall Motor Holdings, the UK’s seventh largest franchised dealer group.
Ford of Britain has appointed Owen Gregory as its new director of fleet operations.
Jennings Motor Group has added 12 new jobs and a new business venture with the official opening of its new Gateshead Harley Davidson dealership.
MOT testers and managers will be able to take a new qualification which aims to achieve new professional standards and improve the skills operating within the industry.
Motor finance provider Moneyway has appointed Richard Cox as its new head of operations.
Peugeot has confirmed that it will announce a new franchised partner in Hull after reports that the former JCT600 site had closed “overnight”.
CCR Mitsubishi has handed over a new Outlander PHEV to a children’s charity in Cheltenham as part of a continued partnership.
Ocean Automotive has officially unveiled its £14.5 million Poole Audi showroom with the help of F1 and Le Mans legend Allan McNish and soul star Beverley Knight.
Vertu Honda hopes to have scored a sponsorship slam dunk by signing a deal which will see its continued support of the Newcastle Eagles basketball team into the new season.
Bristol Street Motors has unveiled a new team and a new look at its upgraded Vauxhall dealership in Hexham, following a £120,000 facelift.
Citroen and Peugeot dealers who also acquire the DS franchise have an SUV to look forward to in the near future.
Sytner has completed the acquisition of 11 dealer sites from Clare James Automotive.
Volvo Car UK has announced two new key appointments in its business sales team, which come into effect from early July.
Bristol Street Motors Seat Birmingham has been handed the Motability scheme’s Most Improved award after boosting its customer satisfaction scores.
HR Owen has struck up a new partnership with Preferred Hotels and Resorts and Smythson of Bond Street as part of its chauffeur driven services in the capital.
The quieter months of summer will put the effects of Brexit on used car prices on hold until the fourth quarter of 2016, says Glass's.
Shopper Gary Broom scooped a £1,000 prize after browsing CCR Mitsubishi’s pop-up shop at his local Tesco supermarket.
JCT600 took advantage of its links with the British Touring Car Championships by hosting customers of its Vehicle Leasing Solutions division at the Croft racing circuit.
Benfield has seen its turnover rise to £547 million and profits almost treble in the year it was acquired by Lookers in an £87 million deal.
MG has confirmed that it will remove its MG6 hatchback from sale later this year as it targets success in the SUV sector.
BCA has opened a new 12-acre defleet operation in Doncaster as it seeks to expand its regional capacity with the ability to process an additional 9,000 vehicles per year.
Fiat Professional has announced the pricing and specification of the Talento van.
Point of sale (POS) consumer used car finance on new business grew 22% by value and 18% by volume in May, compared to the same month in 2015.
The average UK motor dealership registered a tough May giving up all of the gains over 2015 registered in April, plus a bit more.
Linda Jackson, Citroën’s global chief executive, has been recognised as “the most influential British woman in the car industry” by Autocar magazine.
Oracle Asset Finance Ltd has appointed former Barclays, Direct Line, Nat West and RBS man Mark Catton as its new chief executive.
