Vehicle service and MoT outlets are at increased risk of losing business if they fail to respond rapidly to online aftersales enquiries, according to new independent research commissioned by GForces.
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Used car classified site Motors.co.uk is to add a finance calculator ‘widget’ as a no-cost option for all of its dealer customers from August.
Ian Armstrong, a former director and dealer principal of East Midlands car dealer group Unity Automotive, has joined SsangYong UK as its dealer commercial manager for the south.
As its business grows and with another new model on the horizon Vauxhall has confirmed that it will take on 550 new employees at its manufacturing sites in Ellesmere Port and Luton, the first significant new-hire programme for a decade.
MG and dealer group JCT600 have announced separate fleet deals this week.
Cambria Automobiles has acquired a Land Rover and Jaguar car dealership from Lookers.
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The UK’s newest independent appointed representative network for general insurance, TRACS Solutions, has been launched.
Drayton Group has made a multi-million pound investment in a new-build home for Mercedes-Benz of Shrewsbury, becoming the first site outside of Germany to bear the new Mercedes-Benz showroom style.
A London-based car design company has announced its first production models.
Kia, Nissan and Infiniti are targeting audiences based on the vehicles they own to develop bespoke online campaigns tailored to their consumption habits.
Dominance of CAP Automotive’s total cost of motoring consumer research charts by German car brands grew in June, CAP has revealed.
The weekend of July 12 and 13 will see celebrations across the Mitsubishi dealer network, as they commemorate the 40th anniversary of Mitsubishi Motors in the UK.
A business manager who headbutted a colleague at Perth Honda has been fined £500.
Provisional data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals that 133 workers were fatally injured between April 2013 and March 2014, compared with 150 in the previous year.
A subsidiary of General Motors has been told to pay nearly £180,000 in fines and costs for safety failings after a crane operator suffered severe crush injuries in a lifting operation at the IBC Vehicles press shop in Luton.
A Lancashire driving instructor conned his clients into giving him substantial amounts of cash by claiming he could buy them cars at a discount.
A Parliamentary committee has called for a ban on incentivising car crash victims to lodge a personal injury claim.
A series of special off-road tracks, designed to demonstrate the remarkable capability of the new Jeep Cherokee, are being brought for the first time to the UK.
Motor Codes, operator of Trading Standards-approved codes of practice for the car industry, is opening an independent, free advice and conciliation service to holders of aftermarket warranty products.
June saw UK new car registrations rise 6.2% to 228,291 units.
Hyundai has been awarded one gold and two bronze awards at the International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards.
Nissan’s new C-segment hatch Pulsar will be priced between £15,995 and £21,945 when it goes on sale in UK showrooms this autumn.
Bowker BMW has completed its expansion and refurbishment of its Preston showroom following a £1 million investment.
Hugh McMahon, former Lomond Audi owner, has acquired a Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin dealership in Edinburgh from Murray Motor Group in a £3 million deal.
Aldi has stated its intent to build and open a new store in Coventry despite Sutton Park Group currently occupying the space with its multi-franchise dealership.
Marshall Motor Group has acquired the Hammonds Land Rover business in Halesworth, between Ipswich and Norwich. It is Marshall's second acquisition this week, having bought a Volvo business in Bishops Stortford from Regent Automotive Group.
Hylton Gott’s Volvo dealership in King’s Lynn now has five level 4 master technicians.
Mazda will reveal its next-generation MX-5 sports car at the start of September.
