The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) published its monthly market report today, showing that during April, the average value of used cars sold at auction across the board decreased 3.4% from £5,259 to £5,153.
Inchcape's UK operation has grown revenues by 14.5% in the first four months of the year after sustained growth in the new car market.
Car dealer Monte Masengale has been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman who'd applied for a job as his secretary.
Hyundai now enjoys a 3% market share - aftersales director Nick Tunnell said retaining its customers through aftersales was identified as imperative if it was to achieve its volume aspirations.
Manheim has signed up to NextGear Capital UK as the first UK auction partners for its new 'stocking plan' for used vehicle dealers.
Spire Automotive Group has renewed its contract with Accident Exchange for an additional two years for the handling of courtesy cars.
The owner of a pub formerly run by TV chef Anthony Worrall Thompson is being investigated in suspicion of running an unlawful car dealership from its car park.
McLaren might be one of the biggest names in Formula One but there is a big job to do in getting the company's road cars on the shopping list of supercar buyers.
Karl Davis, Coachworks Consulting managing director and a former car dealer, believes aftersales departments need to look at the basics and “ditch the desk” to get the most from their teams.
The latest Euro NCAP safety tests include results for the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Hyundai i10.
Mitsubishi will price its Outlander PHEV from £436 a month on 6.9% APR finance following a deposit of £6,410.
Ex-Army mechanical engineer John Cameron has taken the mobile SMART repair Revive! franchise in East Lothian.
Vertu Motors has presented awards to its staff to highlight the dedication and quality of their work.
Audi holds four spots in the top 10 fastest selling cars in Britain in a list currently topped by Peugeot's crossover SUV, the 2008.
Google's self-driving car technology is unlikely to be available for several years. But the internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with its vehicles.
Barry Holt of Blue Bell Crewe, has retired from his role as dealer principal after 28 years with the Blue Bell Group.
Audi has been investigated by BBC Watchdog following confusion from UK dealership staff about which of the brand's models have been Euro NCAP tested.
The importance of the test drive in consumers' car buying decisions has been highlighted in new research which shows dealers can influence buying choice behind the wheel.
Top five AM100 dealer group Lookers has posted a 25% like-for-like increase in new car sales during Q1 according to its interim management statement.
HMRC has said it will not be paying compound interest claims in relation to VAT treatment of demonstrator vehicles, despite it losing a High Court case where it was ruled it should, suggesting repayments running into the billions of pounds were now a possibility.
Jay Nagley looks at how many models a modern car manufacturer needs to cover the market
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is on a mission to create a ‘common currency’ for managerial and leadership training among automotive retailers, says chief executive Steve Nash.
Jaguar is building and sell six ‘lightweight’ reproductions of its E-type model in order to finish a 1963 project.
Citroen has signed a new three-year partnership agreement with Arsenal as the football club’s official automotive partner.
Mazda has launched its new Vantage Point database system which lets its 167 UK dealers to contact customers by text and email.
JCT600, the family owned Yorkshire car retailer, has posted a 36% increase in turnover to £909 million and a 30% increase in operating profits to £20.3m in the year to December 31, 2013.
In its drive to create the ‘best place to work’, Scottish dealership group Peter Vardy is confident the company will also emerge as the ‘best place to buy’.
Top 20 AM100 group Cambria Automobiles has increased underlying profit before tax by 45% to £2.02 million for its interim results for the six months ended February 28, 2014.
Lifestyle Europe put human resources manager Helen Farrow in charge of its customer contact centre to grow service business and customer satisfaction across the group through engagement
Skoda has launched a Monte Carlo specification for its Citigo which is priced from £10,590.
