Personal contract purchase (PCP) deals drove the new car market in 2013, but there are concerns for their future growth
The annual Regent Street Motor Show, held in central London, will take place on Saturday, November 1.
The fleet division of independently owned Bradford-based motor group JCT600 has seen vehicle volumes grow by 28% year-on-year with a total of 11,200 vehicles, worth around £200 million, supplied in the last 12 months.
A Listers Group dealership has topped the awards for the best site in the Volkswagen network.
CJ Automotive has rebranded all its dealerships under the Lightcliffe trading name.
A classic car dealer in Derbyshire is reported to have broken the record for the most expensive car ever sold in Britain after selling a rare Ferrari for a price believed to be in the region of £24 million.
Porsche's chairman Wolfgang Porsche and board member Ferdinand Piech are being sued over the sports car manufacturer's failed takeover bid for Volkswagen.
A man attacked a Bedfordshire car dealership with an axe after deciding the Porsche he'd bought there was no good.
Data marketing and insight service, What Car? Connect has been chosen by CAP Automotive to maximise the value of sales leads generated by CAP’s consumer valuation and motoring cost tools.
Vertu Motors has made another acquisition, bringing its representation of Nissan up to nine sites.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) today launched NFDA Compliance, a suite of resources to support its members as consumer credit regulation transitions to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The head of the Sun's new used car classified site said he already has more than 200 dealer groups signed up to supply the site with stock.
Staff turnover in the automotive sector is notoriously high – one report in April last year estimated it at 30%, twice the national average. But while dealerships seem prepared to invest in recruitment, in many cases little attention is paid to retention. And this is a shame, writes Malcolm Miller.
South of England car dealer Vospers has turned a showroom into a casino.
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced that Wendy Williamson will become the new chief executive, taking over from Brian Spratt in July this year.
Vauxhall Luton, the UK’s most productive van plant, is the first facility in Europe to achieve a top manufacturing benchmark.
The Sun has launched a used car classified advertising website.
Dealer group TMS has taken on a new brand and plans to relocate one of its two showrooms to bigger premises.
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has launched Go Ultra Low, a campaign for the motor industry to encourage greater adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles, with £9.3m investment in charging infrastructure.
ASE, the dealer profitability specialists, has launched a global consultancy division, called the ASE ProFit Optimisation service.
Ford's UK boss has said the retail market is the "most important" for the car brand, and was key to its growth during 2013.
Seat UK’s dealers are going to have to get cosier with their business neighbours in future if they are to capitalise on opportunities for growth.
Phoenix Car Company developed a pop up car store in Glasgow’s busiest shopping centre for the seven weeks of the year in and around Christmas.
House-building upturn and growth in online shopping help to increase van and pick-up registrations
CAP's Philip Nothard finds profiling your forecourt can improve return on investment.
Embracing new ways of communicating to customers can transform both the top and bottom-line, according to social media expert Anna Farmery.
Some businesses struggle to recruit the very best sales people using a commission-based pay structure
Fiat and Chrysler has revealed the new logo it wants to reflect the coming together of the two brands.
Franchised must move out of their comfort zone to embrace change in their aftersales departments,according to ICDP managing director Steve Young.
Nissan has announced that its new London taxi will be built in Coventry.
