Rising operational costs and shrinking margins have been blamed for the closure of a car sales, service and parts operation run by Crawley Down Group for 80 years.
Hyundai Motor Company has celebrated reaching the milestone of one million UK car sales since it began importing vehicles to the UK back in 1982.
Caffyns has reported a profit before tax increase of 30% to £1.5 million, with increases across all areas of the business for its half year ended September 30.
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Tribute was paid to the “energy and resilience” of the car finance sector when Stephen Sklaroff addressed the FLA’s 12th annual Motor Finance Convention.
Autorola Group is poised to roll out its Business Intelligence platform INDICATA to Volvo’s UK dealer network as part of an effort to drive growth opportunities in the used car operations and maximise residual values.
CarWow is rumoured to be in detailed talks with early Facebook investor Accel Partners to inject over £10 million into the company.
Japanese vehicle manufacturers heavily represent the automotive sector in the latest Thomson Reuters’ Top 100 Global Innovators report.
The SMMT has praised George Osborne’s support of innovation in transport solutions in his Autumn Statement.
Volkswagen is the subject of a tax evasion probe by German prosecutors over 800,000 vehicles with understated CO2 figures.
The Financial Conduct Authority has begun consultation on a raft of changes to PPI complaint handling rules.
Volvo has added a sport R-Design version of its XC90 to the range priced from £49,785.
Motor trade an insurance specialist David Allmark has taken up post as head of operations at GardX Assure Limited.
Used values dropped by 2.6% through November in a predicted seasonal slide, according to data from CAP.
Chancellor George Osborne pledged a further £600 million to boost the update of ULEVs, but there was no mention of the future of the plug-in grant.
Tesla Model S used values have been static for over a year, says CAP.
Volkswagen has presented its solutions to diesel engines affected by the CO2 emissions scandal to the Federal Motor Transport Authority in Germany ahead of a planned recall in January.
Vantage Motor Group has completed work on refurbishing its Skoda dealership in Morecambe following a £400,000 investment.
Peter Watts, Motors.co.uk director of dealer insight, is offering tips for retailers over Winter season.
NT Shaw of Louth, Lincolnshire has joined the MG dealer network taking the brand’s total number of sites to 63 in the UK.
AM's digital marketing conference returns in February next year with a revised format including a wider range of masterclasses and more dealer speakers on the main stage.
A bullish Autumn Statement from George Osborne promised growth, declining UK debt and the prospect of more road investment and cheaper insurance for motorists.
Renault is offering deferred payments until February 2016 to customers that pay on finance before December 31 to encourage sales in Q4.
The VW emissions scandal has damaged motorists’ trust in manufacturers’ environmental claims, but it hasn’t deterred them from considering diesel in the future.
Gareth Jones, president of the SMMT has urged Government to maintain the investment and support in the UK’s automotive industry ahead of its Spending Review.
Ridgeway has secured planning permission to build a new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom at 5 Milton Gate near Didcot.
VW chief executive Matthias Mueller has said the company has now found technical solutions for 90% of the European vehicles affected by its emissions scandal.
Dacia is offering a £300 deposit contribution on selected models in the run up to Christmas.
Mazda has upgraded its Mazda3 hatchback and fastback models with a revised 103bhp 1.5-litre Skyactiv diesel with emissions under 99g/km CO2.
A strategy to optimise used car sales is helping drive results at Cambria Automobiles, which reported sales passing half a billion pounds and a jump in profit.
