Online used car trading network Autotrade-mail is partnering with British Car Auctions to provide an additional sales channel and 48 hour vehicle delivery for its 5,000 franchised and independent dealer members.
According to RAC Warranty, a combination of continuing economic uncertainty and rising prices is leading used car buyers to look for ‘safe choices that will not be the cause of unexpected bills’.
New research by web management company GForces shows that franchised dealers are ‘failing to take simple steps to help drive their aftersales revenues’, giving vital ground to fast-fits and independents.
There are not a huge number of Government policies which work as intended: indeed so many of them have unintended consequences, from the Child Support Agency to ASBOs, that you sometimes wonder why they bother with half of them.
Eco City Vehicles has begun a search for a new chief executive following a successful share placing.
Dealers can’t do much without product and growing a brand in the UK is challenging even with a clockwork replacement cycle.
Security improvements totalling £850,000 have been made at Nissan's Sunderland production plant after it became the target of a criminal gang.
AM will hold its Used Car Market Conference 2012 on October 9 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
Used car values increased by 4.5% by £270 in August, but supply issues still continue to cause trouble in the sector.
Audi has revealed the soft top version of its RS5.
Land Rover’s new flagship Range Rover will be priced from £71,295 and order books are now open for UK customers.
Alex F Noble and Son, the Midlothian car dealership with Nissan and Subaru/Isuzu outlets located at Straiton and Penicuik, is celebrating 80 years of business.
Ford has revealed the first details of the fourth-generation Mondeo which will go on sale in autumn next year.
Ford has confirmed it will launch a B-segment crossover called the Ecosport in Europe within the next 18 months.
The Bank of England has maintained interest rates at 0.5% which have now been at the same rate for a record three years.
Steve Nash, currently aftersales director of BMW, will be joining the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) as its new chief executive from January next year.
New car registrations increased by 0.1% in August to 59,433 units in what is typically a small volume month ahead of the plate-change.
Sales managers who think they left their maths behind in the classroom could be missing out on additional pounds in every deal they close, according to Garry Cuthbert, co-founder and director of Reef Business Systems.
Honda has marked its biggest investment in its Swindon plant in a decade with the launch of the new CR-V.
Former RAF pilot John Peters has been confirmed as the guest speaker for the next AM Executive Breakfast Club which will be held at Simpson's in the Strand in London on November 2.
Nissan is offering existing and new Leaf customers a free Chargemaster Home Charging Unit with free installation from British Gas and free access to the POLAR public charging network of 1,500 charging points, until the end of March 2013.
Vauxhall will launch a mid-sized convertible early next year in the UK called Cascada.
An evening dedicated to acknowledging exemplary performance and innovation is fundamentally important to our industry; particularly as trading conditions continue their ever-challenging path with confidence a long way into the distance. High achievers deserve their time in the spotlight.
Paper finance agreements will soon become a thing of the past in Renault and Nissan showrooms.
The all-new Volkswagen Golf has been unveiled in Berlin ahead of deliveries to UK dealers in January.
Ford has unveiled a revamped version of the Fiesta, with a new look and the introduction of the 1.0-litre Ecoboost petrol engine.
The senior management team at the business consultancy Impetus Automotive has successfully completed a management buyout of the business from the three major shareholders.
Mazda will debut an estate version of its 6 saloon at the Paris Motor Show from September 27.
Bowker Motor Group is set to open its first used car site in Osbaldeston on the site formerly occupied by Bay Horse Autos, which has relocated to Blackburn.
The Drayton Group has announced plans for a new £3 million car dealership in Shrewsbury, creating 15 jobs.
