Shareholders in Lookers voted on the 130p per share takeover offer by Global Auto Holdings this week and a huge majority gave it their backing.
Ellesmere Port has become the UK’s first EV-only manufacturing plant and the first Stellantis plant globally dedicated to electric vehicles, following a £100 million investment to transform the plant for EV production.
Volkswagen Group is planning to ditch its Seat and ID car brands, possibly this decade, as it refocuses consumers on its more popular nameplates VW Golf, Golf GTI and Tiguan.
Dealers are divided over the type of used electric vehicles (EV) that are needed to spark greater customer interest, new research suggests
Volkswagen is offering up to £4,500 to people affected by the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
Lloyd Motor Group has acquired the former Cazoo dealership premises on Scotswood Road, Newcastle
The UK's network of Polestar car showrooms is set to expand before the year-end, as the electric car manufacturer works on doubling the sales volume it achieved last year.
The UK’s used car market is being held back by younger cars, with the average price of a car less than three years old (£29,699) contracting 3.5% year-on-year, according to the Auto Trader Retail Price Index.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has appointed EDI advocate Sally-Anne Hodder as head of equity, diversity, inclusion & belonging.
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Data for the August new car market shows that Tesla was the ninth most in-demand car brand, ahead of the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, MG Motor and Volvo.
Ben, the automotive industry charity, has launched a month-long campaign around suicide prevention, to raise awareness and highlight that it is there for those struggling
Inchcape Jaguar Land Rover has opened its new luxury showroom in Norwich following a year-long transformation of the site.
Its takeover of C&C Vehicle Services has led Steer Automotive Group to launch a new division focused on the repair of vans, trucks and other commercial vehicles.
Following other countries' lead and giving vehicle manufacturers with UK production plants a financial helping hand to make their EVs affordable to more drivers makes sense, argues AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor of Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry. But he's not holding his breath waiting for it to happen.
Mark Bridgland, who recently left the managing director's post at Group 1 Automotive UK after 10 years with the motor retailer, has joined truck and bus firm Scania.
Greenacre Honda dealerships in Blackburn and Clitheroe have been bought by Marshall Motor Group
Peter Vardy Group expands with Aberdeen acquisition of a MG car franchise from Gillanders
Eden Vauxhall in Branksome, Poole, has been bought by Hendy Group which aims to grow its links with Stellantis brands.
Univar Solutions is to exclusively distribute Petronas’ lubricants in the UK from November, providing
Renault Group’s Ludovic Troyes is to join vehicle warranty and associated insurance business Opteven as its chief executive in September as part of the business’ growth plans in UK & Ireland.
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Arden BMW and Mini has been taken over by US-based Lithia And Driveway, owner of Jardine Motors Group
Volkswagen UK's sales director James Douglas has left the carmaker to take on a new role in the leasing sector.
Hendy expands in Crawley adding Nissan and upgrading MG
A top team of 40 cyclists at one of the retailer Lookers including chief executive Mark Raban and chief operating officer Duncan McPhee are today setting off on a gruelling charity bike ride.
An administration assistant who set up a fake client account and embezzled £1.5 million out of her employer, a scrap yard which processed old cars and other metals, is facing a jail sentence.
BYD has launched its third car this year, the Seal, which is a new electric saloon that will compete against the Tesla Model 3.
Production of the popular Volkswagen T-Roc new car is set to be paused due to component supply issues caused by heavy flooding in Slovenia, just days after Toyota was hit by its own production issues.
Car dealer group Arnold Clark has goodie bags and refreshments on standby to welcome motorists into its Glasgow Innovation Centre for World EV Day.
