The bunco booth is an anachronism which belongs in a Dickens' novel and not from any international manufacturer in the 21st century.
In the first month the new Mustang has been available to order Ford websites have attracted more than 1.1 million visits from people wanting to design, specify and price nearly 500,000 models.
A leading figure in the development strategies and marketing campaigns for the likes of Dove, Ford, Vauxhall, Cadbury, Halls, Cote d’Or and Milka is the next guest speaker at the networking club for senior dealer group bosses.
City Auction Group says the city and small vehicle segments performed well at auction this month at its second auction at Rockingham, with the Mazda3 hatchback achieving the highest CAP value (124.1%), followed by the Ford Focus (123.8%) and the Mini Cooper (112.3%).
'What we have at the moment is a pay structure where its low basic salary, high commission based on closing sales as fast as possible and generally anti-social working hours, working most weekends, often six days a week. That’s not going to attract a lot of the people - we want to attract particularly female staff members.'
Kia Motors UK has appointed Bluesky Interactive as lead agency to enhance the useability of its used car locator with the aim of making it more customer focused.
UK fast-fit network First Stop has announced new locations and significant investment for 2015, starting with an major refurbishment for a Midlands centre.
NextGear Capital has loaned more than £100 million in its first nine months' of business lending to the UK dealer market.
The supply of ex-fleet used vehicles has picked up significantly in the first two months of the year and the strong market looks set to continue through the first half of 2015, according to Andy Brown, managing director of online auction, Cars Direct.
Car manufacturers have united in a new initiative aimed at driving growth, investment and revenues by securing a future skilled workforce.
Car dealers are being urged not to sacrifice tends of thousands pounds in rating refunds and savings.
Nissan is recruiting more than 25 new apprentices to join its five-year maintenance technician scheme at its Sunderland plant in the UK.
BEN, the automotive industry charity, has reported a 17% increase in the number of people contacting the organisation for help in the last year, with a 34% increase in dedicated helpline calls.
Following a buyer behaviour study, Auto Trader is urging car dealers to focus carefully on their online points of contact which drive leads when doors are shut.
Franchised dealers need to build the infrastructure to meet the needs of the consumers' entire car ownership cycle.
Steve Zanlunghi has been appointed head of the Jeep brand for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
Independent used car dealer Carbase has informed customers it has changed its sales process and approach to finance sales in the wake of FCA consumer credit regulations.
The average UK motor dealer made a loss of £59 for the month of January, a deterioration of over £9,000 on the profit made for the same month in 2014.
Aston Martin Works is celebrating a successful first year of customer engagement and experience through its ‘By Invitation’ programme of VIP events.
MG is looking for 30 new dealers to fill key open points created by the brand’s growing popularity.
Dealers are being given a key role by car manufacturers in the campaign against the 'demonisation' of diesel
Renault UK's managing director Ken Ramirez has defended the brand's increased use of rental channels and says it is being done carefully so not to damage residual values.
The BMW X5 topped Tracker's most stolen and recovered vehicle table for 2014 - the sixth year in a row in has held this position.
The UK Government is becoming a major supporter of low emission vehicles by adding 140 of them to its fleet.
Northern Ireland car dealer Saltmarine Cars is holding a dedicated fleet night to engage with businesses in its locality.
Many will consider 2014 to have been an interesting year, with a Scottish referendum landing right in the middle of a crucial month for some, as well as the debate around how many ‘tactical registrations’ were supporting the yearly increase in new cars… This year looks to be no less interesting
Increasing demand has made it more difficult and expensive for dealers to benefit from Facebook advertising with costs per click and per 1,000 impressions soaring in quarter four of last year.
Cox Motor Group has opened a new franchised site in Blackpool.
Car dealer group Inchcape has announced its results, reporting a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth.
A surge in demand for new cars means that the days of big discounts are numbered, according to What Car?.
