The plate-change campaign in March saw new car registrations rise 17.7% year-on-year to 464,824 units.
Award-winning car dealers share a common trait – they are willing to take a risk.
Keith West has been appointed group fleet general manager of Derbyshire-based motor group Pentagon.
A new document and image upload tool has been added to Epyx’s 1link Service Network E-commerce platform, offering benefits for repairers and their fleet customers.
Construction of car dealer group Ridgeway's Audi centre in Oxford is underway - and on track for a mid/late 2014 opening.
2013 saw a 0.9% year-on-year increase in used car sales, with 6,806,198 cars changing hands.
The increased availability of residual value and running cost data to consumers will contribute to improving the reputation of motor retail, it's been claimed.
The Hendy Group has decided that it will be withdrawing from the vehicle hire market to focus on its dealerships.
AM has joined forces with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to launch a new conference to help automotive business retain and nurture their greatest asset – their staff.
Top 20 AM100 group, Ridgeway, which has seen a meteoric growth expanding from just six outlets in 2007 to 32 in 2014, is about to launch its own training and development centre – Ridgeway Academy.
“Last week’s judgement in the High Court case of Littlewoods Plc & Others v HM Revenue & Customs could result in HMRC repayments to dealers totalling in the billions” said Michelle Malone, senior VAT manager at dealer profitability specialists ASE.
A bookkeeper who stole £550,000 from a Bury St Edmunds car dealership has been jailed for two years.
A motorist who put a video on YouTube claiming he'd been overcharged for repairs is being sued for defamation by the dealership.
Visitors to the Gadget Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham next week will be the first in the UK to see the new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid, which mixes the dynamics of a GTI with the emissions and economy of an electric car.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders today released a new report, The UK Automotive Industry and the EU, produced by KPMG, which examines the relationship between the UK and the European Union.
Toyota will increase its media spend on hybrid models to 50% over the next 12 to 18 months.
Automotive insight and intelligence business Glass’s has announced a partnership with RAC Cars to provide consumer car valuations on its website.
Sytner Group has opened a Lamborghini dealership in its Leicestershire heartland.
Fiat Group Automobiles has announced the appointment of Gerry Clarke to the role of country manager, Fiat Group Automobiles Ireland, with immediate effect.
François Goupil de Bouillé has been appointed vice president, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), for Infiniti, effective from today.
Marshall Motor Group has been presented with the Barclays Award, which recognises successful, established businesses across all industry sectors which have transformed themselves amid strong competition.
Mitsubishi will price its Outlander plug-in hybrid model at the same price as the diesel model in the UK at £28,249.
New FCA financial regulations will not benefit supermarkets, banks and other direct lenders over dealers, says Richard Hoggart, DSG Financial Services MD.
The FCA's new consumer finance regulations in force from April 1 may bring unforeseen benefits for dealers as well as consumers, said Gerald Grimes, managing director of Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance.
Dealers should use the new Financial Conduct Authority framework to drive change in how they promote loans and deliver a fresh approach digitally aimed at younger car buyers
An Afghanistan war veteran who shot up a BMW dealership in a drunken rage is facing at least four years in prison.
Everything you need to know about the Financial Conduct Authority and changes to consumer credit regulation and GAP insurance, from AM's special eight-page guide
Desira Group has acquired an Infiniti franchise for Norwich.
Northern Irish new and used vehicle retailer, The Donnelly Group, has appointed Paul Rooney as non-executive chairman.
Colin Appleyard Cars has invested in excess of £1 million on the expansion of three of its showrooms.
