Essex Park Hyundai has expanded into a four site group with the opening of its new Romford showroom which is the largest single franchise showroom for the South Korean brand in the UK.
Arnold Clark Automobiles managing director Eddie Hawthorne has been chosen as 'industry icon' for his contribution to the sector at the inaugural National Franchised Dealers Association awards on Saturday.
Former Trader Media Group marketing director Matt Thompson has joined CAP as its new marketing director.
South-west based dealer group Vospers has added the Chrysler and Jeep brand to its Exeter showroom in Honiton Road.
Christina Ewbank, general manager, at Lookers’ Mercedes-Benz of Brighton and Mercedes-Benz of Eastbourne dealerships, believes a focus on small details can help a business edge a little further in front of the competition.
Porsche’s flagship Cayenne Turbo S will be priced from £107,460 and first deliveries are expected in January next year.
Pentagon Group has opened a brand new Fiat dealership in Huddersfield after an eight year absence for the brand in the town.
MG’s Factory Sales Centre in Longbridge is offering ex-MG6 press and demonstrator approved used models for a deposit of £495.
Motoring expert Quentin Willson laid down the gauntlet to dealers when it comes to retailing used electric vehicles.
Dealers need to tackle the “online gap” between a customer looking at a new or used car online and making direct contact with a dealership to progress the sale, believes motor dealer technology company iVendi.
Continental has been awarded Tyre Manufacturer of the Year by the NTDA (National Tyre Distributors Association) at the Tyre and Fast Fit (TAFF) Awards.
The average UK dealer posted a loss of just under £11,000 in August with a 0.9% return on sale.
Edinburgh-based John Martin Group reported a pre-tax loss of £408,000 in 2011.
North East-based dealer group Benfield Motors saw pre-tax profits fall from £6 million to £3.6m last year but chief executive Mark Squires is still upbeat about the results.
Eden Motor Group has acquired a dealership in Camberley from Charters.
Nissan is offering free servicing and extended warranty deals across its LCV range in a bid to boost sales from small business users with offers until the end of the year.
Vauxhall dealers in the UK are now taking online service bookings with customers able to book in with 48 hours' notice.
Nissan has lowered the price of its Micra across the range supermini down from £9,750 to £7,995.
Optimism among UK businesses has fallen to a level which suggests there will not be economic growth in the UK at the start of 2013.
Average used car values increased by 2.5% by £157 in September to £6,315 in over August’s figure, according to BCA’s latest Pulse Report.
In this guest blog, Chris Ford - business development director at loyalty services company Grass Roots, talks about how dealers should replicate the new car experience for used car customers in order to have a successful used car operation.
Hyundai has honoured its top apprentices from its UK apprentice programme at the company’s sixth annual awards.
Toyota has recalled 138,000 RAV4, Yaris and Auris models in the UK due to an electric window fault.
Ex-Inchcape chief Spencer Lock has been named as BCA’s new managing director.
Honda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with organisations from the Nordic Countries, to support the market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure between 2014 and 2017.
Volvo dealers have opened the order books for the brand's V40 range topping R-Design which is priced from £22,295.
Leyton Cooper, divisional group buying manager at Chester-based ACF Car Finance, died "suddenly and unexpectedly" at the age of 35 on September 20.
Hendy Group, which has 20 sites across the south of England, has invested in upgrading its Ford Ford and Kia showroom in Portsmouth and its Mazda, Ford and Honda facilities in Winchester.
SsangYong's Korando Sports pick-up will be priced between £15,291 and £17,750 (excluding VAT) when it goes on sale this month.
Automotive website developer Razsor has entered into a strategic agreement with Google to become a "'premier SME partner" of its AdWords advertising programme in the UK.
