February sales growth of 7.9% completes 12 months of consecutive increases
Lookers Plc has promoted Andy Bruce to the newly established position of chief operating officer (COO).
Independent motor auction group SMA Vehicle Remarketing has launched a new stock funding option for used car dealers.
Changes to the MoT for cars and large vehicle tests come into force later this month as new European requirements on roadworthiness take effect.
Mercedez-Benz is planning a wider range of models with the new S-Class to make up for the end of production of the Maybach 57 and 62.
Audi's RS models account for at best only three in 100 UK sales, but their impact in raising the profile of the brand is huge, says the director of Audi UK, Martin Sander.
Motor dealers should be considering adding more video to their web sites in 2013, says motor dealer technology company iVendi.
But transaction prices for new and used cars could face more pressure
The UK's new car market in February ended at 66,749 registrations, 7.9% higher than February 2012.
The new Skoda Octavia Estate will be priced from £16,790 on-the-road when it goes on sale in June.
Lookers plc has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2012.
Motor trade training provider GTG, owned by the Arnold Clark Group, plans to open its new £10m academy in Wolverhampton on 8 April.
Saab Parts has engaged Eclipse Marketing to build a bespoke database to control and implement customer relationship management (CRM) activity.
Compressed air as a fuel for cars is coming to the Peugeot-Citroen range.
Mercedes-Benz is planning to increase sales of its high-performance AMG models by 50 per cent based on the 2011 total of 20,000, to mark the sub-brand's 50th anniversary in 2017.
A couple who started a trust to provide parents with lifesaving training after the accidental death of their baby are appealing for support from dealers and manufacturers in their campaign to raise funds for a car.
Nissan has promised to launch 15 models in Europe over the next three years with a renewed emphasis on "core" B and C segments as opposed to its crossover vehicles that have had such dramatic impact on brand sales.
One of the strange things about working for a university is that you often get the local press ringing up for a quote on something that has happened in the economy.
The UK is proving to be one bright spot in Europe for Peugeot with 4,500 orders for the 208 in February and retail sales up 30 per cent.
Dealers who have stayed with Kia are reaping their rewards, says Paul Philpott, president and chief executive of the company's UK operation at the Geneva Motor Show.
If internet shopping can topple high street chains like HMV and Jessops, it’s tempting to ask motor dealers looking to replenish or dispose of stock: Why go to an auction hall?
Dealers have been warned pre-registration activity in the UK will increase this year compared to last by Ford of Britain boss Mark Ovenden.
Three executives from Honda, Land Rover and Marshall Motor Group have joined Ben's board of trustees.
Jaguar Land Rover today announced plans for further investment in technology and innovation in the UK.
Dacia, the low-cost sub-brand launched in the UK in January, will add a fourth model this summer.
Twenty years after the first Golf Estate made its debut, the all-new Golf Estate made its first public appearance at the Geneva Motor Show today.
Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of BMW's board of management, has presented the latest concept in its i range of electric vehicles and stated: "This is what individual mobility of tomorrow looks like and we will bring it to the road - as early as this year."
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is encouraging the UK’s best young technicians to take part in this year’s SkillAuto competition.
Cambridgeshire-based dealer group Vindis has chosen Reynolds and Reynolds as its new dealer management system (DMS) provider.
Swansway Garages has once more proved its reputation as a employer of choice, improving on its position in the Sunday Times Best Companies To Work For ranking.
