Dacia UK is offering customers its Duster in access trim to retail customers for £99 a month when they buy on finance and put down a £3,112 deposit.
UK car production increased by 16.2% in August to 91,282 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
BEN, the UK’s automotive charity, has launched a survey which is looking to find the real issues affecting those who work in the automotive industry.
Charles Hurst has opened its new Ferrari showroom in Belfast which adopts the Italian supercar brand’s latest corporate identity.
Infiniti has appointed Derek Munro as its used car remarketing manager reporting to regional director for North Europe Steve Oliver.
With much of the decision-making process for used car buyers taking place online, understanding the consumer’s virtual journey is vital in the battle to win customers, according to Google senior industry head Hugh Dickerson.
MAPFRE ABRAXAS have once again confirmed their on-going support of the AM Awards by sponsoring the Best Retail Group (more than 10 sites) category at the 2014 event.
The European new car market decreased by 5.3% in August compared to 2012 and remains down 5.2% so far this year.
Used Car sales hit 7.1 million units in 2012, outpacing new car sales by climbing 6.4% and returning to pre-recession levels according to figures from the BCA Used Car Market Report.
Alfa Romeo’s new 4C sports coupe will be priced from £45,000 when it goes on sale in October.
The European Commission has decided that it will discontinue its annual 'Report on car prices within the European Union'.
Dealers made a £6,000 profit on average in July in comparison to £1,000 last year and return on sale is now at 1.35%, according to the latest dealer profitability figures from ASE.
Motor Codes has partnered with Motoring.co.uk to provide a main dealer search and review function through its aftersales information pages.
AM’s highly successful Hit For Six Conference – when six key areas facing automotive retailers are covered off in one conference in one day – returns in November.
The Volkswagen Golf has been named as the best used car of 2013 by What Car? at its annual used car awards.
Malcolm Earp has been appointed chief executive of Magma People, the automotive executive recruitment company.
Unity Automotive has opened a Mitsubishi showroom in Peterborough, where it already operates Subaru, Isuzu and SsangYong.
RAC BuySure, the used car initiative which uses the RAC name for used stock which meets a set of standards, is targeting franchised dealers after initially launching with a focus on car supermarkets and independent dealers.
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared JCT600’s acquisition of Gilder Group following an investigation from the department over competition concerns.
Nissan has started production of the next-generation B-segment Note at its Sunderland plant.
BCA has recruited Daniel Burgess from HPI to be commercial director for its UK operations.
Seat's new boss Jürgen Stackmann - four months into his Barcelona-based job - is not expecting any change of direction in the path set by his predecessor James Muir who, he said, "put us on a good course and laid a great foundation".
Mini could grow from a seven model line-up to "eight or 10" thanks to the flexibility of the new architecture for the next generation set to go on sale next spring after its unveil in November.
Used car buyers will continue to seek out vehicles which cost less to run despite recent upturns in the economy, according to Jay Nagley, managing director of Redspy.
Despite its iconic name, Chevrolet is still struggling to make sales headway in Europe, but there is belief that the brand value can be leveraged.
Frankfurt is the hub of Hyundai's European operations and its European research and development centre, so it is no surprise that the new Europe-only i10 is making its word debut here - but it could be argued that the car's real home is the UK.
The board of HR Owen has recommended acceptance of a new takeover offer for the luxury car dealer group after Berjaya upped its bid.
New data from G3 Remarketing shows fleet and lease vehicles values still remain strong, with the average fleet prices around £8,987.70, up £44 month and month and representing a 20% increase year on year.
The five-year decline in the European new car market will bottom out at the end of this year, says the CEO and chairman of the Renault-Nissan Group, Carlos Ghosn.
PSA Peugeot-Citroen's alliance with General Motors, announced in February last year, is moving forward at a pace "no other alliance has moved at," with joint purchasing already up and running and delivering savings.
