Close Brothers Motor Finance is calling on dealers to change their attitudes towards industry regulation or face the consequences.
Aston Barclay has teamed up with NextGear Capital with an innovative funding initiative designed to boost auction sales during some of the quietest months on the sales calendar.
After a booming year for the UK car industry, Stuart Apperley, director of automotive at Lloyds Bank, looks at the challenges and opportunities of 2016
Finance & Leasing Association figures show that the dealer new car finance market saw new business growth of 6% by volume and 13% by value in October.
The latest government initiative to boost the number of apprenticeships has been welcomed by the Institute of the Motor Industry.
London-based dealer group Now Vauxhall has adopted iVendi technology to offer a range of online finance tools to customers.
Kia has appointed Autorola as its online remarketing partner to support its dealer network in selling unwanted part exchanges and duplicate or overage stock.
Wessex Garages’ new-build Nissan dealership will open on December 28 at Hayes Way at Cribbs Causeway, with 40 staff.
A new £10m joint Robins & Day and Citroen Retail Group dealership has been opened in Chingford.
Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly about to announced a return to motorsport and sign up for the all-electric Formula E series.
Vantage Motor Group has completed a roll-out of the cloud-based Dealerweb showroom management solution.
Paragon Automotive is to double capacity for its corporate PDI service to meet dealer demand.
Parts distributor Solid Auto UK plans to grow its product offering within its specialism of supplying parts for Japanese and Korean vehicles.
The Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat networks will begin the recall programme to update emissions controlling software on 2.0TDI EA189 engined cars next month.
Neath bodyshop DM Accident Repair Centre has been fined £20,000 after it failed to comply with an improvement notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive.
CarGurus, US car shopping and research website founded by a co-founder of TripAdvisor, has announced it is launching a UK business.
Volkswagen has 'largely concluded' its investigation into incorrect CO2 emissions figures stated for its vehicles, with nine models requiring adjustment.
An award winning Liverpool team has retained its top position for business excellence and customer care after scooping its fifth national award this year.
Essex-based car dealer Glyn Hopkin is poised for another record year in 2016, the AM100 group says.
Honda (UK) has held its annual Dealer of the Year Awards recognising the best of its 180 strong car dealer network at London’s Natural History Museum.
AA Cars is rolling out CitNOW’s video technology to its online used car customers.
Staff at the North West dealer Chorley Group have recorded a tongue-in-cheek Christmas video which had nearly 80,000 views in less than a week.
Prelini Udayan-Chiechi, EMEA vice president of marketing, Bazaarvoice, shares his view on the value of providing unfiltered, accessible, consumer-driven content
The biggest obstacle car dealers have to overcome is acquiring and inputting accurate and up-to-date data, according to Marketing Delivery managing director Jeremy Evans.
The Vauxhall Insignia was the fastest selling used car in November, according to data collected by Auto Trader.
Activity relating to the VAT treatment of dealer deposits and a possibility some dealers have declared too much VAT has led HMRC to review dealer incentives.
One third of low voltage (LV) feeders, equating to 312,000 circuits across the UK, will not cope with growth in the use of electric vehicles (EVs)
A recent study of UK dealers by CAP found the majority, 46.3%, believe that 2016 will beat 2015 for new car registrations.
Ford, BMW and Audi are the UK's most trusted car brands, according to a survey by Future Thinking
Car part distributor Euro Car Parts (ECP) has opened its 200th branch, located in Manchester, under its rapid expansion plans.
