South East retail group Motorline has acquired its second Peugeot dealership in the region with the purchase of the former Robins and Day business in Rochester.
Volkswagen has revealed a concept car which is its first vehicle built on a new MEB architecture specifically for electric cars.
Codeweavers has hired Alan Cooper as national sales manager and David Stevenson as regional sales manager for Scotland
Exchange and Mart has appointed Jim Murray-Jones as general manager. At News UK automotive, he led the transformation of the Sun Motors and Driving websites.
A car dealer who has been selling cars to British expats in Doha for more than 20 years is among automotive industry figures recognised in the New Year’s Honours List.
North East-based Jennings Motor Group has added its first motorcycle dealership with its acquisition of Leeds Harley-Davidson in West Yorkshire.
Sales staff will be able to leave customers to select their own finance package as part of a fully FCA-compliant update to iVendi’s management software.
GardX Protection will be the official supplier of paint and interior protection products to BMW Group UK Ltd after replacing BMW Seal and Protect.
Marriott Motor Group’s Audi brand director has proved that he can do the business in academic terms by achieving his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Loughborough University.
A lawsuit has been filed against Volkswagen Group by the US Justice Department in relation to the emissions scandal of recent months.
CitNOW are hoping to tap into the “enthusiasm and energy” of youth to drive sales following the creation of four graduate product expert roles.
Fix Auto UK has formed a strategic alliance with consultancy business Industry Insights to further develop its product offering to the UK motor market.
Skoda UK has appointed former head of sales operations Duncan Movassaghi as its new brand director.
Fish Brothers will sell SsangYong’s range of 4x4s and SUVs from its Farringdon Garage after becoming the latest addition to the Korean brand’s dealership network.
A used car dealer’s website has been banned from using an advert after failing to include a mandatory “buyers’ fee” in its quoted prices.
A look at the most read stories of 2015 from the am-online website.
Allen Ford has submitted plans for an all-new showroom as the Lidl supermarket chain plans a move to the business’ existing site.
Volkswagen has kicked off 2016 with a raft of trim upgrades across the brand’s core Polo, Golf, and Passat models.
A New Year’s Day blaze at a BMW dealership caused damage to one vehicle and resulted in a smoke-logged showroom.
Top 10 AM100 car dealer group Lookers has sold one Lexus and two Toyota dealerships to Vantage Motor Group for £12.7 million.
The Advertising Standards Agency has banned an advert for Michelin tyres which took the form of a “tyre test” – pitting its product against another budget offering.
Booming new car sales and stable used car values only paint half the picture for 2015’s market, writes CAP’s Philip Nothard.
The original AM100 contained only turnover and only slowly progressed to include profit and return on capital and a number of other performance measures. This review, for the first time, includes groups beyond the AM100.
Dealers and carmakers both need to behave ethically to rebuild trust.
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Motorpoint is said to be on the brink of floatation on the stock market after being buoyed by the performance of the Auto Trader Group.
The independent automotive sector was urged to “survive and thrive” amid an increase in hybrid vehicles, changes to government legislation and new vehicle production techniques.