At the start of this year the superstitious were busy wondering what impact a change to the 13-plate might have on the UK new car market.
Over half of Volkswagen’s UK dealer network will have joined what it calls the “digital showroom revolution” by the end of this year with the German brand’s latest round of corporate identity standard upgrades.
Meridian Motor Group has marked its 10th anniversary by breaking into the AM100 with its acquisition of four Sytner dealerships in the Midlands for an undisclosed sum.
New car registrations increased by 11% to 180,111 units in May and private demand is now beyond pre-recession volumes recorded in 2007.
Autodata has agreed to a three-year contract to supply over 280 Halfords Autocentres in the UK with its online product containing manufacturers' technical information.
MG will unveil its new MG3 supermini at an invite only event at MG Birmingham in Longbridge on June 12.
VW Group is recalling 8,830 VW Up, Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo models in the UK due to an issue with an airbag control unit.
Dealers can still access the AM Aftersales Conference ezine special which features round-ups from the event and video interviews.
Demand for 'retail-ready' de-fleeted cars is still strong, according to Manheim's latest Market Analysis of the wholesale vehicle market.
Skoda has revealed the first details and images of its Octavia vRS hatch and estate ahead of its world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 10.
Honda UK is offering up to £1,500 off on some of its models as part of its summer sales offers which available during June.
A complaint about a Fiat advert centred on whether or not the 500 was built in Italy has been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Toyota has recalled 5,000 third-generation Prius models in the UK built between March to October 2009 due to a potential brake problem.
Motorists will welcome news of new powers for police to tackle bad driving with selfish driving cited as the top frustration for motorists in a recent BCA survey.
Bolton Kia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kia UK, has opened its new showroom following a five month overhaul to turn it into one of the Korean brand’s red cube design concepts.
The HMRC is targeting car dealers registered as “high value dealers” to crack down on potential money laundering.
According to new data from Complete Automotive Solutions (CAS), part of the Manheim Group, many dealers achieved better than predicted aftersales revenue last year.
Nissan has given its Micra a makeover to help the model appeal to a wider range of customers in time for the plate-change in September.
Ford Doncaster, part of the 29 site Stoneacre Motor Group, has been awarded the Ford Chairman’s Award for how it treats its customers.
Carmakers are not keeping pace with other mainstream brands when using social media as a marketing tool because there is “a fear of moving beyond the traditional”, according to Nissan.
Lookers has opened its new Mercedes-Benz showroom in Crawley following a multi-million pound investment.
Automotive retail insolvencies fell by 12% in April from 33 to 29 in comparison to the same month last year according to the latest figures from Experian.
Mike Hawes has been announced as the new chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
The Mazda total loss avoidance programme, Mazda Save It, has been running for just over two years, and is now open to the whole UK market.
Kia Motors (UK) is recalling 25,192 vehicles for the replacement of a possibly faulty brake light switch on a variety of cars built between 2006 and 2011.
Mini is now including its four-wheel drive ALL4 technology on its Countryman and Paceman models beyond just the John Cooper Works versions.
BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average monthly used car value declined by 7% in April compared to March, although year-on-year values were up by over 16%.
Mercedes-Benz has made several management changes across the business which take hold from June 1.
Manheim has stepped up activity in the digital online space with the acquisition of an electronic truck and trailer remarketing business.
Caffyns has increased profit before tax from £1.45m to £1.52 million for its preliminary results for the year ended March 31, 2013.
