Dealers last year missed out on providing loans, as well as selling cars, because their websites did not work properly for the range of devices used by people making searches.
Many dealer groups have plans to ramp up showroom sales now they are taking a record 70.8% of the total.
Nissan has confirmed that its Nismo performance brand will generate more road cars in the future following the launch of a new HQ and development centre in Yokohama, Japan.
McLaren’s P1 hybrid supercar will be priced from £866,000 when it goes on sale in March across the world.
The Sytner Group has beaten more than 140 approved BMW dealerships across the UK to win the BMW Corporate Sales Dealer of the Year award.
Dealer business confidence is increasing in the UK with a 26.2% improvement for the outlook this year in comparison to 2012.
Aftersales departments need to concentrate on building trust to secure long term profitability, according to Richard Beevers, director of Customer Plus.
Ford has signed a deal with Spotify which will see its future models come with music streaming capabilities which will give customers access to millions of music tracks.
Honda UK has appointed a new managing director following Dave Hodgetts’ promotion to become European Regional Auditor for the Japanese manufacturer.
UK dealers made an average profit of just over £7,000 in December 2012 with a return on sales of 1.2%, according to the latest dealer profitability figures from ASE.
Vauxhall is planning further fashionable small cars beyond the Adam three-door hatchback, but says it will not try to emulate the scale of the range offered by Mini.
Volkswagen has confirmed its XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle with a fuel consumption of around 313 mpg will go into production.
Citroën has revealed an updated version of the C3 hatchback that will make its public debut at next month's Geneva Motor Show.
JCT600’s Audi fleet division has secured a fleet contract with Molton Brown, Goldwell and KMS California, parts of the Kao Group.
Dealer Management Systems (DMS) need to evolve to focus more on the customer and less on the vehicle if dealers are to deliver as good a customer relationship management (CRM) programme as possible, according to Jemca Car Group’s marketing and customer services director Gary Bixley.
Vertu Motors has appointed Gary Ranson as its new general manager for its Macklin Motors Peugeot dealership in Paisley.
Experian, the global information services company, has appointed Andrew Round as head of sales for Experian’s Automotive business in UK and Ireland.
Mercedes-Benz and three commercial vehicle dealers have been fined a total of £2.6m for infringing competition law.
Find out who took away the big prizes at the AM Awards from the event at the ICC, Birmingham.
Russell White has been appointed to the newly created position of account director at motor dealer technology company iVendi.
AM100 car dealer Ridgeway Group is hoping to build a two-storey Audi dealership serving Oxford.
Marshall Motor Group has acquired 10 site group Silver Street Motors for an undisclosed sum.
Honda (UK) is set to appoint a new head of dealer development in the coming weeks.
Bentley has revealed its second-generation Flying Spur which will go on sale in the UK in June priced from £150,000.
Average used car prices fell by 2.4% in 2012 down £217 to £8,806, according to the latest Auto Trader Retail Price Index.
Inchcape has acquired a dealer group with 22 sites representing premium and luxury car brands.
A Cockermouth car dealership is supporting a fund-raising appeal to help a girl from the town to achieve her dream of riding a bike.
The Government has announced it will fund 75% of the cost of installing an electric vehicle charging point at any home address.
Ford has launched a new commercial vehicle service level agreement which will aim to give customers a 24 hour turnaround on aftersales work.
Mini has created a new print advert for its Mini John Cooper Works Roadster which plays off the horse meat scandal to catch readers’ eyes.
