Seat has a plan to address its image issues with a new marketing strategy called ‘created in Barcelona’.
Ken Ramirez, Renault UK's departing MD, has described its recent NFDA dealer attitude survey a “strange, perplexing result”.
Nissan dealer profits hit a record high in 2015, averaging 1.5% RoS, yet have failed to take full advantage of successive years of growth, says MD Jim Wright.
Former apprentice favourite Ruth Whiteley is aiming to eradicate “tired salesmanship” in UK dealerships as part of a husband-wife training team with her husband.
Toyota has recognised retailers hitting the right note within its dealer network with the presentation accolades at its annual BRIT awards.
Car search engine Carsnip has promised to help dealers challenge the traditional classified advertising websites by directly connecting them with buyers.
Used car website NFDA Trusted Dealers is calling on the government to invest in the UK’s charging infrastructure as more motorists consider an alternative fuel vehicle as their next car.
Top 10 AM100 dealer group Lookers is predicting that the new car market may nudge the three-million mark around the end of the decade.
The point-of-sale consumer new car finance market grew 20% by value and 14% by volume in January, according to the Finance and Leasing Association.
BCA has begun the re-branding of its former SMA centres with the official opening of its Leeds centre.
Data gathered from online finance calculators can provide dealers with an insight that can transform “suspects” into “prospects”, according to software specialist Codeweavers.
New Vantage Motor Group aftersales director Dale Baker has said that he is "delighted to be back" at the fast-expanding dealer group.
Digital marketing specialist Bluesky Interactive has launched a new platform capable of delivering a “fully responsive” website in four weeks, it claims.
Bristol Street Motors has invested more than £200,000 in a refurbishment at its Nissan dealership in Ilkeston.
A ‘Women with Drive’ initiative has been launched in the UK by service business company, and owner of Manheim and Motors.co.uk, Cox Automotive.
Vertu Motors has raised £35 million through a share placing to fund future acquisitions.
Completion of BCA’s 20-acre auction site at Perry Barr is set to begin two years of growth for the remarketing specialist.
The opinion expressed that ‘popularity of PHEV’s is being driven almost entirely by company car taxation and is unlikely to be matched by used car buyers’ is not supported by real-life sales data.
Dealerships across the UK could be missing out on as much as £460 million worth of aftersales opportunities as they fail to sell 44% of 'red work' to customers.
Bollington Insurance has appointed Jim Knight as its account manager for the motor trade as its seeks to expand its market share.
Caterham Cars has opened its fourth UK dealership with the launch of the BookaTrack Caterham showroom at Donington Park race circuit.
Luxury car dealership H.R. Owen has vowed to bring the stars of the Geneva Motor Show into its showrooms in the coming months.
Blackshaws is set to open its Mitsubishi dealership in Morpeth today.
Companies winning the hearts, minds and, crucially, custom of consumers are those which deliver a personal experience.
Lookers’ car dealerships sold more than 160,000 new and used cars in 2015 and increased the group’s revenues by £593 million.
Nissan has has now built more Qashqai crossovers during its six years of production in Sunderland than any other vehicle during its three decades of producing cars in Europe.
James Weston is the new chief executive of Peugeot Citroën Retail UK.
A city centre redevelopment has prompted Lichfield’s Tempest Ford dealership to move to a new purpose-built facility.
Parts advisor Allan Etherington has been rewarded for his loyalty after half a century of service at the same dealership.
BMW Group has marked its 100th birthday and announced a world tour which will bring its vision of the next 100 years of mobility to London.
