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.
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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.
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.
