Renault is the first manufacturer to subscribe to Motor Codes’ new Consumer Rights Act online training programme.
iVendi has updated its recently-unveiled online motor finance decisioning tool to make sure it meets new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requirements.
UK car dealers have recorded an 11% reduction in guaranteed asset protection (GAP) insurance sales this September.
Paul Black, chief executive of sales-i, argues that data can help dealers carve out more profits in a competitive market.
Close Brothers Motor Finance employees have raised over £1,200 for participating in the London to Brighton bike ride to help raise funds for Cancer Research.
Arnold Clark-owned Midwest Motor Factors and Monmore Auto Parts is providing snacks and soft drinks to businesses that buy parts at certain times of the day.
Suzuki has hinted at its future design ideas with concepts due for the Tokyo Motor Show on October 30.
The chairman of Ford of Europe has written to its franchised dealers to reassure them the Blue Oval has not been caught up in Volkswagen’s emissions cheating.
Taxpayers who own Volkswagen Group cars will not incur higher VED if they are are found to be fitted with illegal software that manipulates emissions.
Vauxhall has said it has not used ‘defeat devices’ in its vehicles following the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Hyundai Motor UK has recruited former Saab and JLR executive David Pugh as its new marketing director.
Tesla is bringing a seven-seat electric SUV to the UK market in autumn 2016 to compete against Volvo’s XC90 T8 hybrid and Audi’s Q7 E-tron.
An independent car dealer in Manchester has been forced to pay £60,000 to have car locks changed after burglars stole every key for its stock.
Motor industry apprentices will be more than £1,000 better off following the latest rise in the National Minimum Wage.
The Financial Conduct Authority is considering a deadline for claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).
The new models, refreshes and concept cars to excite UK dealers from the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Suggesting other brands alongside Volkswagen have cheated emissions tests is wrong said the head of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders today.
Volkswagen is suspending the sale of about 4,000 cars and commercial vehicles in the UK.
The Consumer Rights Act is set to change the way car dealers and retailers sell used cars to the public with a super-charged version of the Sale of Goods Act.
In a continuation of a series of insights from WhoCanBuyMyCar.com, marketing director Alex Rose looks at average repair prices in the UK - and where is the most expensive.
Humphris Mitsubishi has joined forces with an Oxford production company in a move that will see dealership staff in Oxford become stars of their own films.
Buyers are prepared to buy a car online if backed by the reassurance of a franchised dealer.
Stoneacre has taken over Huntson Holdings, which trades as Autoworld Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Hyundai, Suzuki, Seat and Volvo in Chesterfield.
AM100 group Vertu Motors has extended its premium franchise portfolio with Audi with its acquisition of three dealership group SHG Holdings for £12.8 million.
Market changes, new legislation and training have left the Arthur Daley image of the car dealer firmly in the realm of fiction, writes Jim Saker.
Most motorists are unaware of a new law allowing them to get a full refund on a faulty car within 30 days of purchase.
Car manufacturers have no intention to back down and allow franchised dealers the right in law to operate multi-brand dealerships.
Changes to rules governing the sale of GAP insurance introduced on September 1 have already influenced consumer behaviour.
Fiat Professional has launched a new maintenance product for business users, priced from £149, and extended warranty packages, priced from £119.
DS Automobiles is displaying its latest models at the Westfield Shopping Centre for six months.
