Audi’s range topping R8 LMX supercar will be the first production car to feature laser high beam headlight technology.
AM managing editor Tim Rose has recently undertaken the new car purchase journey for real.
Ford is creating a new, state-of-the-art training facility on its existing site in Daventry, Northamptonshire, as part of a multi-million pound investment.
GForces’ group strategy director Tim Smith applied lessons from Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky, CEO of General Electric Jack Welch, inventor Thomas Edison and fictional proprietor of Fawlty Towers Basil Fawlty to illustrate best practice for aftersales online.
Mazda Motor Corporation’s chairman Takashi Yamanouchi will retire after 47 years in the role.
The average UK car dealer made over £96,000 in the important plate-change month of March.
Figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer new car finance volumes were up by 21% in March compared with the same month in 2013, and by 23% in Q1 2014.
Kia Motors UK is recalling 5,787 Sportage and 1,432 Soul cars due to a possible fault with the vehicle's seat-belt pre-tensioner.
A former motor trade finance specialist has swapped figures for letters in retirement and is now a published author.
A test drive at a Staffordshire dealership has turned out costly for the business as the prospective buyer has not returned the car.
The effect of personal contract purchase (PCP) deals on customer loyalty and car dealer incentives.
AM100 car dealer group Ridgeway has chosen Milton Gate as the location for its South Oxford flagship Volkswagen showroom and dealership.
Mid-sized players in the UK aftersales sector face the greatest risk, as large groups focus on customer retention and small owner-operators attract bottom-end business, according to ICDP managing director Steve Young.
Smartphone apps integration software from Apple and Google are forecast to be sold in more than 55 million cars by 2020 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a new study released today by researcher IHS Automotive.
Bristol-based car dealer group Wessex Garages has confirmed that Motors.co.uk generated 19% of its used car sales and 8% of its new car retail sales in the plate-change month of March.
Knights BMW will be opening its Stoke-on-Trent dealership from 7am to 9pm between Monday and Thursday and will be opening its servicing department for extended opening hours on the weekend.
The first graduate trainee at dealer group Vertu Motors has progressed into a senior role at Bristol Street Motors Lichfield.
A father-of-two from Surrey has scooped a £1,000 of Marks and Spencer vouchers in a competition run by their local Mitsubishi dealership in Putney.
Two new members have joined the sales team at Macrae & Dick Land Rover, Jim Proctor from Inverness and George Mackie from Kintore.
Manufacturers and larger dealer groups have signed up to a new Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) management standard which will reduce the amount of replication in training across the industry.
Ferrari will continue to cap its production volumes and introduce a new model or edition every year up to 2018.
Car manufacturers are constantly exploring new ways of engaging with customers in the showroom, from touchscreen technology to dedicated handover lanes
Planners have backed proposals for new-build BMW and Mini showrooms at Cardinal Point, Tamworth.
Peugeot has launched a flagship Red Carbon edition of its RCZ sports car priced from £26,000.
AM sister title CAR magazine has reviewed Ferrari's new £1.2 million hybrid hypercar, the LeFerrari.
BMW is marking the 30th anniversary of the M5 with a limited edition run of 300 models which will be the most powerful production car the brand has offered in the UK with 591bhp on offer.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has detailed a five-year plan for each of its brands, including Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari.
Maserati has confirmed that its Alfieri concept car will go on sale and will help the brand rival the Porsche 911 and Jaguar F-Type.
Alfa Romeo is expected to grow its global volumes by 440% over the next five years with the launch of eight models covering most segments of the market.
Chrysler will have to increase its global volumes by almost 130% over the next five years to meet Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s (FCA) plans to recover to pre-recessionary levels.
