Manufacturers such as Vauxhall are at last acknowledging the reality outside the corporate HQ, writes Jay Nagley.
Deliveries of the new Audi TT Coupe, with an all-digital 'virtual' cockpit and priced between £29,770 and £35,335 OTR, will start in December.
Vehicle information expert HPI has appointed Neil Hodson as managing director.
Consumer new car finance volumes grew by 9% in June, and by 15% in the first six months of 2014, according to figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Prof Jim Saker's view that Having a 'scientifically managed' standard sales process is inappropriate in a modern car showroom fails to tell the whole story.
A survey of 200 dealerships has revealed concerns over compliance requirements is putting many at risk of losing their credit broker status, with one in five saying FCA regulation is the single biggest challenge facing their business in 2014.
Vauxhall says it is going to "shake-up" the fleet aftersales sector with its revitalised Premium Van Centre offering, with more than 90% of all UK businesses covered within a 30-minute drive time.
More economical and greener electric and hybrid vehicles are becoming more popular in the used car market.
More online car searches happen between 8.30pm and 9.30pm than any other time of day.
The recent announcement from Mini that 25% of its owners are leaving the franchised network to go to an independent for servicing, despite the car already having a service plan called TLC package in place bought by the first owner, is evidence of a deeper problem facing manufacturers and dealers around change of ownership.
Euro Car Parts has acquired 27 former Unipart Automotive branches.
Proposed £10 penalty charge for non-Euro VI diesel cars 'will not affect their residual values'.
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined an insurance company which actively picked lower income, non-professional consumers as sales targets.
Mitsubishi has celebrated the success of its Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle after it took 43% of all the successful applications for the Government's £5,000 grant in July.
Vertu Motors' chairman designate Peter Jones has increased his shareholding in the publicly listed car dealer group.
Current sales volumes of new cars in the UK are unsustainable and are a potential threat to the used car market, according to valuation specialist Glass's.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation to clarify its approach to financial promotions in social media.
Ridgeway Group has increased red work conversion by almost a quarter (23%) since it launched its "Workshop Window" video service for aftersales customers a year ago.
Mazda's head of fleet Steve Tomlinson has stated that all its dealers are open for fleet sales following strong performance in its contract hire division.
A total of 172,907 new cars were registered in July, a rise of 6.6% and the 29th consecutive month of growth.
Dealers may have no more than 15 minutes to act on digital enquiries before risking a lost sales chance.
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Swansway Group has taken on the luxury Italian franchise Abarth.
AM has teamed up with What Car? Connect, the data marketing and insight service, to produce a monthly look at used car sales and target price data.
The retail network will continue to be the most vital component in Volkswagen’s newly developed, seamless online to offline culture, according to Ian Plummer, head of sales operations at Volkswagen UK.
Vauxhall reached an important milestone on August 1 as the last current generation Vivaro rolled off the production line at its Luton plant.
Two former Eastern Western Group employees have set up their own Saab specialist workshop.
Pendragon's interim financial results show pre-tax profit from the first six months of trading nearly doubled this year.
Northridge Finance, part of Bank of Ireland Group, has entered into a formal partnership with UK automotive F&I technology provider Frontline Solutions.
