Top Gear presenter and Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans has seen turnover for his used car business soar from £9.7 million to £16.8 million.
Professional services provider ASE has been recognised among the top seven per cent of UK companies who invest in staff development.
Sir Michael Gambon is set to become the voice of Carwow as the online search tool launches a £6 million TV ad campaign.
The Government has revealed there will two plug-in grant rates from March 1, 2016, both lower than the current £5,000 incentive.
Northgate Garage Group is set to open MG Motor UK’s latest addition to its dealer network.
If not already in place and in line with other compliance protocols a senior member of staff should be appointed as compliance officer, overseeing training and risk assessments.
The January issue of AM - Automotive Management is out now.
The head of car dealer group The Verve which went bust in 2013 has been banned from acting as a company director until 2023 because of “dishonest practices”.
The European Union will conduct an inquiry into whether regulators failed to prevent the car industry from cheating emissions tests.
Ford believes the 2016 new car market could be bigger than 2015 – despite it being one of the strongest on record.
The traditional winter surge in values for 4x4s may no longer be a feature of the market.
Used car supermarket AvailableCar has successfully defended an advert after a single complainant suggested it was misleading.
Bristol Street Motors Peugeot in Oxford has appointed a new awarding-winning general manager.
European new-car sales in November saw the 27th consecutive month of growth with volumes up 13.5%, the second highest this year.
CAP looks at the challenges in sourcing used stock for dealers across the UK, using research exclusive to AM.
Car dealer group Lookers has announced that Sally Cabrini has been appointed as a non-executive director with effect from January 1 2016.
Britain’s car makers delivered a strong performance in November as manufacturing output rose 9.3%, according to SMMT figures.
Tim Heavisides is stepping down from the chief executive’s post at Car Care Plan Group at the end of this year.
Volkswagen has been given the go ahead by German authorities to begin the “remedial” fixes required for the approximate 8.5 million cars across Europe, including the UK, affected by emission cheat software.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) found that average sales price in November increased by 3.6% from the previous month – from £5,441 to £5,637.
Victims of Storm Desmond are being given a helping hand on the road to recovery by a big-hearted dealership which is giving away free cars via Facebook.
Wessex Garages has converted its former Bristol dealership site to become the south west’s largest stockist of used Nissans.
Motor finance technology specialist iVendi have made eight new appointments in just two months as part of the business’ expansion plans.
Porsche’s dealers have held customer launches for the new 911 sports car, including Peter Vardy’s Porsche Centre Aberdeen which drew more than 250 customers.
Lexus is all set to inject some Hollywood glamour into its promotional activities as it enters into a creative collaboration with Hollywood actor and producer Jude Law to launch its 2016 RX SUV.
MG Motor UK has exceeded its 2014 sales by 33% with a total of 3,000 registrations for 2015 before the year-end.
Vertu Motors’ new strategy development director, Martin Wastie, is looking forward to a “bright future” with the firm.
Dealers need to build a community on various social media platforms if they are to be developed as successful commercial channels.
The record for longest time a used car has been listed on Auto Trader has been revealed.
Arnold Clark has opened the biggest dealership in the Renault Group UK dealer network – a 15,823sq-ft facility at its new Hillington headquarters.
