Showroom share of car purchase finance rose to a two-year high of 55.7% in the 12 months to May, but dealers are being urged to take note of a shift in buyers’ priorities.
Nissan has accused Top Gear of misleading its viewers after featuring the brand’s Leaf electric vehicle running out of charge after a 30 mile journey.
Right to block a dealership sale is one of many new powers which BER gives manufacturers.
Fiat has officially opened its new £1.4 million training centre in Slough which will train 6,000 delegates a year.
Chevrolet is set to launch a major national TV, print and digital campaign this summer to support the introduction of five new cars in Europe.
Motor finance fraud rose by 17% in the first three months of the year compared to the first quarter of 2010, says the Finance & Leasing Association, which is urging retail buyers to make provenance checks.
Dealer Energy Efficiency Guide shows how dealers can save £4,000 without any cost
MG is returning to international motorsport after teaming up with Team RLR, which runs an MG Lola EX265 sports prototype in the Le Mans Series of endurance races throughout Europe.
Spencer Halil, who has led Alphera Financial Services for the last three years, is set to take on a new role in Australia heading up the BMW Group and Alphabet business lines from the beginning of September.
Three young men from across the automotive industry in the UK have been chosen to take part in the UK at WorldSkills London 2011.
Pentagon Group has completed its aacquisition of Rusty’s Seat and Peugeot in Scunthorpe, north Lincolnshire.
Following on from last year’s Used Car Market Conference, AM has once again pulled together leading figures from the industry to give dealers valuable insight and award-winning tips on selling and stocking the right used cars.
Mazda will be showing a production version of its new CX-5 compact crossover SUV at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 13.
Honda has confirmed that both the new Civic hatchback for Europe and the next generation CR-V will be built in Swindon, UK.
AM’s next Executive Breakfast will feature Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, ex-television producer, businessman and founder of The Black Farmer brand, as its guest speaker.
Honda has signed a three year deal with Manheim Retail Services to provide its UK dealer network with stock management systems, reporting tools and a used car stock locator.
The Refinish Academy, the DuPont Performance Coatings dedicated training centre in Stevenage, has renewed its status as an ATA Approved Assessment Centre for paint technicians for the next three years.
Automotive showrooms should "raise their game" and catch up with their equivalent brand peers on Europe’s high streets.
Mini has emerged as the fastest moving brand in a survey of the 20 most popular automotive manufacturers online.
Demand for cars under £1,000 now exceeds current levels of supply.
Kia Motors has announced first-half 2011 financial results which show strong sales and revenue growth across all global regions.
How to motivate people – and keep them motivated – to produce terrific performance improvements that show up on the bottom line seems to be the number one challenge in today’s motor industry.
SMMT summit warns that car buyers have become unpredictable
HR Owen has bought Broughtons of Cheltenham Limited from its current shareholders, SP Broughton & Co Limited and James Newcombe, a company director.
FISC, motor industry specialist in F&I, compliance and training systems, has teamed up with UKGI to launch 'total regulation and compliance services' (TRACS) for the motor trade.
Ford is starting a month-long campaign of events at dealerships and shows in mid-August to mark its 100th year in Britain.
Richard Harrison, head of operations at Seat UK, has been promoted to a role within Seat S.A.
AM100 dealer group Caffyns has begun a search for a new chairman as Brian Birkenhead has announced plans to retire next year.
Honda claims the ninth generation Civic which it will reveal at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September is "more confident, clever and versatile".
Honda has confirmed that both the new Civic hatchback for Europe and the next generation CR-V will be built at its Swindon assembly plant.
