Quentin Boyd has been appointed as a non-executive director at motor dealer technology company iVendi.
Qashqai owners are being rewarded for their loyalty in buying the new model with a cut rate finance offer.
Average used car values at BCA rose sharply last year as the combination of buyer demand and an ongoing shortage of retail quality stock increased competition for the vehicles on offer.
Luxury car dealer HR Owen said this morning it expects to report strong trading when it announces its 2013 preliminary results in March.
Hyundai has entered into an 11-year sponsorship deal with UK art institution Tate which will see the company fund a new series of annual installations.
A new British sports car brand will launch in April under the name of David Brown Automotive.
Mitsubishi’s Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) has been added to the list of vehicles in the UK eligible for the Government’s Plug in Car Grant which offers customers £5,000 towards their purchase.
The Infiniti dealership in Hull has been named the Japanese premium brand's top retailer in the UK.
HR Owen has announced the launch of its new training academy.
Product development specialist CAP Consulting has highlighted the need for aspiring premium carmakers to focus on ‘the ownership experience’.
Automotive business management specialist ASE says rolling 12-month dealer profitability fell slightly in November, with the average car dealer recording a loss of £4,000.
Franchised dealers have one more day to secure early bird rate tickets for the AM and Auto Trader Digital Marketing Conference on February 4.
Uwe Dreher has been appointed as the new marketing director for BMW UK with immediate effect. He succeeds Chris Brownridge who is now director for Mini UK.
The European carmakers association ACEA says new car registrations across Europe dropped 1.7% last year.
Consumer new car finance grew by 7% to £878 million by value in November (55,941 units), according to the latest figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
MG has launched its first ever e-brochure, filled with video content and hotspot informative technology that will help prospective buyers find out more about the MG3's personalisation opportunities.
Porsche has displayed its new Macan compact SUV in the window of upmarket department store Harrods in London's Knightsbridge this month.
Kia named its ‘outstanding’ dealers of 2013 at a gala dinner in Birmingham on 8 January.
Cambria Automobiles has issued a trading update this morning which states its performance for the first four months of its financial year has been "substantially ahead" of the corresponding period in the prior year.
GForces has strengthened its partnership with digital motor finance specialist, Codeweavers, by integrating Motor Credit Check into NetDirector.
Thurlow Nunn has opened its new Vauxhall brand centre in Milton Keynes following a £5 million investment.
Rybrook, the privately owned dealer group, has appointed Neil Back MBE, former international rugby union player for England and the British & Irish Lions, as its group ambassador.
The average value of dealer part-exchange vehicles rose from £2,851 in December 2012 to £3,129 in December 2013, despite a rise in average age and mileage, according to Manheim’s latest market analysis.
Chinese-based Qoros has revealed its new Qoros 3 hatch which will be at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4.
Progress Automotive Solutions and its digital marketing subsidiary, Responsive Digital are rebranding under the new name Razoom.
Subaru UK has confirmed it will be importing the next Impreza WRX STI in May in limited numbers, priced from £28,995.
Yorkshire-based family dealer group JCT600 has beaten its £10,000 target for its chosen charity of 2013, the British Heart Foundation, after raising £27,870.
Mazda is offering zero deposit and 0% APR PCP deals on all Mazda6 saloon and tourer models to help boost Q1 sales between now and March 31.
Automotive retailers should take a virtual leaf from High Street retailers who successfully merge the online and offline experience.
Nissan is planning to double its sports-car range to four in the next few years due to the feedback it has received from the reaction to its recent sports focussed concepts.
