A Sytner dealership is giving customers tea to toast their newly serviced cars.
CAP Automotive has been acquired by Solera Holdings, a provider of risk and asset management software and services to automotive companies.
North West based motor retailer Cox Motor Group has acquired its fourth Honda car dealership, in Southport.
Jacksons, one of the largest car dealerships in the Channel Islands, is being sold to investment company Ravenscroft in a £41.7m cash and stock deal.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is launching a free 29-point express visual check for van operators aiming to ensure vehicles withstand the rigours of the colder weather and help to prevent any serious problems occurring.
UK car manufacturing fell 6.7% in October to 150,060 units, leaving year-to-date volumes almost flat (down 0.3%).
Orio UK, the sole and exclusive distributor of Saab original parts, has appointed Bennett’s (Scotland) as a Saab approved bodyshop.
Mazda has revealed its all-new CX-3, ahead of this years’ Los Angeles Auto Show.
Online tyre sales firm Blackcircles is trying to tempt consumers with a buy now pay later offer on tyres.
Park’s Motor Group has opened a new Mitsubishi dealership in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
ExchangeAndMart is to launch a social media package to help dealers harness the power of social media and boost website effectiveness.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has expanded its nationwide network to 71 sites following the opening of a new centre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
Car dealers need to think carefully about which products they offer to customers in the new FCA era, says The Warranty Group.
An attempt to implement safety checks on non-OE aftermarket parts during the MoT test has been blocked by independent garages and component suppliers.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) Inspections Working Committee, established to consider how realistic it might be to take a standard approach to vehicle inspections, has concluded that this will only happen if the industry at large works collectively towards this goal.
Lings Mitsubishi in Lowestoft is backing a campaign to keep children safe on the roads this winter.
Skyrocketing property values and more and more demanding requirements from car manufacturers are forcing car dealers to consider non-traditional sites for dealerships.
CAP’s Philip Nothard says the best way to predict used car demand is to follow monthly new car registration figures.
Car manufacturers are demanding high-tech ‘experience’ showrooms, but dealers should be wary of expensive, single-use new-builds
Car consumers have ever higher expectations of the showroom experience and dealers are adopting the latest technology to meet them.
Social should be a powerful motor of growth in automotive. Consumers use an average of 24 touch points while buying, including direct use of social channels, search, video sites, review sites and forums. But our research shows that brands are often putting their effort in the wrong places, and missing significant opportunities.
The BMW 3 Series has retained its position as the UK’s most reliable company car, while the manufacturer has won back its position at the top of the biggest survey of car reliability in the UK.
Audi has updated its A1 and A1 Sportback ranges, including spec upgrades and the addition of a new three-cylinder petrol.
Work to remove booths and improve the road layout either side of the Dartford Crossing on Friday, November 28.
Cabot Square Capital, financial services private equity investor, has acquired Blue Motor Finance, the car finance provider.
Product Partnerships, a compliance management solutions company based in Yorkshire, has become authorised by the FCA as a Consumer Credit FCA principal firm focusing on the motor dealer sector.
Our recent research on the leads we provide to Renault UK, reveals that 29% of consumers who were contacted the same day as they made their enquiry, actually went on to purchase a vehicle - a massive conversion, whilst 57% made a purchase, having been contacted within 48 hours.
The cultural shift among mortgage lenders is on-going as the industry grapples with new regulations which place customers at the top of the agenda, according to Grant Thornton director for banking and mortgages Tony Moroney.
Used car wholesale values continued their fall from September through October, according to the National Association of Motor Auctions.
Two Nissan dealerships have opened for business in London operated by Aprite.
