Skoda has extended its no VAT sales promotion until the end of the year.
Jeep has created a new Grand Cherokee S-Limited aimed at sports-styled premium SUV customers.
The UK was the only large market in Europe to post growth in new car sales in Q3.
Stefan Jacoby has left Volvo as president and CEO after an “amicable agreement” with the board of directors.
Caffyns has sold off its freehold site at Alton, Hampshire to McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles for £1.807 million.
Seat is offering free servicing for up to three years or 30,000 miles with every Mii sold on the manufacturer’s PCP scheme.
UK car production output fell by 5.8% in September and commercial vehicle (CV) production fell by 20.2% over the same period.
Lexus dealers have opened order books for the flagship LS saloon which is priced between £71,995 and £99.495.
Franchised dealers need to radically change their approach to selling in order to survive, is the stark warning from automotive sales training company TALENTStream’s John Gardiner.
Consumer magazine What Car? has launched an approved used brand in association with trusteddealers.co.uk
Future Drive Motor Show will launch in London next year from May 5 as an opportunity for manufacturers to display their latest high-tech and cutting edge vehicles to the public.
GK Group has streamlined its customer relationship management process to improve email open rates.
Malaysian carmaker Perodua is offering 0% finance on its Myvi SXI if customers buy before the end of December.
Mike Whittington has been promoted as the new managing director of Mercedes-Benz Retail Group (MBRG) with effect from January 1, 2013.
Vertu Motors has seen pre-tax profits increase by 26.8% to £5.1 million in its interim results for the six months ended August 31, 2012.
Vauxhall has released details of the Cascada convertible range which will go on sale next March.
Dacia’s Sandero supermini will be priced from £5,995 when it goes on sale in the UK in January 2013.
Electric vehicle supplier GoinGreen has announced its first dealership outside of London: Footloose in Peterborough will offer EV sales and servicing.
Harwoods Group reports increased finance sales and repeat custom since installing web-based software from Chrysalis-Solmotive.
This month we switch focus from pre-registrations to scrappage, as the other most frequently discussed method of stimulating the market.
Globalisation is the buzz-word of the 21st century.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester highlighted the importance of the automotive retail industry ahead of the September plate change and spoke of how well the industry was performing under pressure as dealerships innovate.
Automotive training and software company BTC believes dealers are missing out on sales through a combination of poor customer service and lack of sales process.
Inflation fell to its lowest rate in three years in September at 2.2% down from 2.5% in August.
Dealer management system (DMS) provider Ebbon-Dacs has appointed Mark Taylor-Jones as its new head of sales.
Crash repair work has dropped by 21% between 2002 and 2011 according to a new report by Trend Tracker.
Swansway Group is investing £4.5 million in a new build Land Rover dealership near Stafford.
Cornish dealer group Hawkins Motors has added Mitsubishi to its group portfolio at its Browns Hill site which also holds a Peugeot franchise.
In late summer 2013, Volkswagen will launch the 1.6-litre TDI Bluemotion Golf, this all-new engine offers 110bhp, 5bhp more than the standard 1.6 TDI, and reduces emissions from 99g/km to just 85g/km, with fuel efficiency of 88.3mpg.
Nissan dealers are offering two years' free servicing and two years' free RAC cover on cars bought through the Japanese brand’s CARED4 approved used scheme.
