Autoglass is consulting on the closure of its entire 100-branch network to cut cost and refocus as a mobile repairer dedicated to taking its service direct to customers.
The used car market is set to fall in 2015; the most significant year in the used car market since the recession, according to car valuation experts Glass’s.
Team GB athlete Zoe Gillings-Brier has picked up the keys to a new Mitsubishi ASX after becoming an ambassador for the brand.
Dealer numbers in Europe have significantly fallen as a consequence of the recession - and to the benefit of manufacturers. But it has been at reduced level to that of car sales over the same time period.
Further changes to how major roads are managed from April 2015 have been revealed, following the second reading of the Infrastructure Bill.
Volvo Car Corporation has opened its order books for the all-new Volvo XC90.
Buying a used car this December instead of waiting until January could save enough money to cover the cost of Christmas, according to car price analysis experts CAP Automotive.
Service plan provider EMaC has partnered up with automotive digital software specialists GForces to collaborate on integrating technologies.
Giti Tire has promoted Ashleigh Warren to UK marketing manager of its passenger car and light truck division.
As things stand, it looks as though the first modest rate hike from the Bank will come next summer. We should look for a gradual upward move to around 2.5% in late 2016 or 2017, half the pre-crisis average for Bank rate.
A major new report that can help dealers to target the fleet market more effectively has predicted a year of growth for car and van fleets in 2015.
A sharp reduction in used car trade values has signalled the end of an exceptionally strong run for the market during most of 2014.
BCA is warning of the likelihood of rising prices for 4x4 vehicles amid warnings of a severe winter.
Kia Motors took over a service station, charging all customers £2.80 for their fuel, in a promotion for the electric powered Kia Soul.
BMW has announced it will charge the same price for a hybrid car as the diesel version - a first for a premium car maker in Europe.
The biggest near term risk to earnings is on used car margins in our view, although growth momentum elsewhere should contain this.
The car that carried Italian wartime dictator Mussolini's mistress on her ill-fated final journey is to be auctioned in Paris.
AM100 dealer group Lookers will tomorrow open of a multi-million pound Land Rover showroom in Battersea, creating 30 jobs.
BMW Group Financial Services believes it has taken a market leading position in introducing a capped dealer finance rate. But in this in-depth interview it says this is the first step in ensuring the customer comes first – and it is now trialling a further reduced rate.
Brayley Cars has opened its latest centre, a Renault and Dacia dealership in Milton Keynes.
The Financial Conduct Authority has reported that nearly 30% of interim permission holders that had the landing slot of October 1 to December 31, have not yet responded or submitted an application. This period was the first wave to include motor dealers.
Many women drivers are not able to care for their cars properly because they don’t know how to choose a garage or technician they can trust, research released today reveals.
Peugeot and Pudsey teamed up last month to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
Glass’s Rupert Pontin assesses the impact of soaring new car registrations on ‘late plate, low mileage’ car values.
London Morgan has been named Morgan Motor Company’s ‘Dealer of the Year’ after just 18 months of trading.
JCT600 Contracts has appointed Paul Walters as its new sales director.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the news that the exemption on national insurance for apprentices has been extended, saying the retail motor sector now has even more reason to fill skills gap.
Consumer finance new business has grown by 7% in October compared with the same month in 2013, and by 11% in the twelve months to October 2014, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
ASE has responded to the release of this years’ Autumn statement saying it will be positive for the UK motor trade.
Bentley is creating 300 new jobs following a £40million investment into its headquarters in Crewe.
