Former UK franchised dealer and car collector Tom Mautner has been named as one of the members of an advisory board for reborn car brand Alpine.
Renault Retail Group (RRG) has appointed Len Curran as its new managing director.
The latest research by Van Trader shows that the most searched van in 2012 was the Ford Transit, just ahead of the Volkswagen Transporter.
HPI has appointed a new management team.
Luxury car dealer HR Owen has today told the stock market it expects its 2012 results to be ahead of market expectations.
Galashiels-based dealer John Cleland’s project to improve road safety looks set to be rolled our across Scotland.
Car buyers generated around one million online motor finance quotes on each of the key days of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Allianz Global Assistance has signed a new agreement with Mazda Motors UK to provide European roadside assistance for three years on all new Mazda cars sales from March 1, 2013.
Average profit for franchised dealers in November was just £351, a small amount but a significant improvement of the loss of nearly £5,000 in the same month in 2011. It continues a positive trend in the second half of 2012 as the trade consistently came ahead in year-on-year comparisons.
Pendragon’s Glasgow operation has scooped two major Mercedes-Benz awards: Retailer of the Year 2012 and Service and Parts Team of the Year 2012.
Now Motor Retailing has acquired the assets of Monorep, a dealership and authorised repairer of Vauxhall and Chevrolet cars, which went into administration in November.
This weekend Driving.co.uk, the News International used car site, launches an online guide to buying a used car in 2013.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today confirmed the launch of its next model, Rolls-Royce Wraith.
The boards of Mazda and Alfa Romeo have announced they will proceed with their project to build a new sports car together.
BCA’s latest Pulse data shows average LCV values rose sharply in December in a short month for trading that was also very short of stock.
A new, more efficient 1.6-litre diesel will be launched by Vauxhall in 2013, promising a 10% improvement in fuel economy compared with larger engines.
No-one disputes the point that the UK’s network of franchised car and LCV dealerships has shrunk in the past decade.
The RAC has launched an enhanced, bundled warranty package designed to give independent used car dealers a competitive edge in a market place where lack of good quality low age stock is seeing franchised dealers increasingly compete against them in selling cars beyond three years old.
Nissan has further strengthened its presence in the capital with the opening of one of its largest dealerships in Europe by alliance partner Renault Retail Group.
Mark Pratt has been promoted to the position of managing director for the TCW Vehicle Repair Group (TCW).
Renault dealer Wests Motor Group in East Anglia has added another French franchise.
Volvo Car UK has begun taking bookings for its new test drive programme, Freedom, which allows consumers to book online up to two 45 minute drives.
Benfield managing director Nigel McMinn has been promoted to chief executive, effective this month.
More Mini production is to be shifted out of the UK but the British brand's German owner says that Oxford will always be the home of the famous small car.
Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne, who also heads up American car firm Chrysler wants the EU to step in and help rescue Europe's beleaguered automotive industry.
Images, extensive descriptions and an intuitive pricing strategy are all essential if dealers are to maximise their presence in the online classifieds, according to Neil Addley, managing director of Trusted Dealers.
Vauxhall’s new four-seat convertible, the Cascada, will be priced between £23,995 and £29,080 when it arrives in showrooms in April.
Skoda’s new Octavia will be priced between £15,990 and £23,240 when it goes on sale in the UK from March 16.
Police are hunting thieves who raided a Sytner Group dealership and stole a one-off supercar.
Renault has confirmed it will have to cut approximately 7,500 jobs in France before 2016 as it adjusts its business after falling sales.
