New research by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, into the 31 million cars currently registered on UK roads (the Motorparc), has shown that Greater London and the North West saw a fall in the number of registered cars over the last five years.
SMA Vehicle Remarketing’s Newcastle centre has been recognised as the auction centre of the year at the annual Motability Operations Supplier Awards on Friday.
Managing director says network is still in transition following its break from GM.
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers will today publish a report calling on the Government to support UK automotive to ensure the industry achieves its potential as a significant driver of growth.
Data suggests there is no radical difference in rate of depreciation of larger-engined cars.
An Aberdeen-based dealer has had to change its advertising after receiving a complaint about one of its regional press adverts.
Ford has launched a new accident management programme this month to help boost work at its own repair centres.
Suzuki GB has partnered with Castrol Professional to exclusively recommend its lubricants to its customers in the UK.
Autoglass customers can now arrange to book their vehicle’s windscreen repairs through Facebook with the launch of a new application.
International Motors, distributor for Subaru, Isuzu and Great Wall vehicles in the UK, has appointed Darren James as its new managing director for Subaru UK.
Caffyns will no longer represent Vauxhall in Kent from June 2013 due to the brand not fitting with the group’s strategy of developing a core business with premium franchises.
Dissatisfied with being viewed as a two-van manufacturer, Volkswagen is set to launch a range of new dealer initiatives when the facelifted Crafter panel van goes on sale in July.
The Finance & Leasing Association has defended motor finance lenders following a damning report by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
Suzuki is offering no VAT on its Alto SZ2 and Swift SZ2 until the end of September as part of its summer sales campaign.
Trevor Finn, chief executive of Pendragon, the largest dealer group in the UK, spoke at AM/NFDA’s Franchised Dealer Conference 2011 and offered delegates an anecdote highlighting the inherent illogicality of new car retailing in the UK.
General Motors Europe president Nick Reilly has gone as far as he dare in shrugging off speculation that Vauxhall/Opel is up for sale.
The July issue of AMe is now live, featuring fresh new content separate to the magazine edition.
Putting down roots in a car market works wonders. Those who have done it are fully convinced that if you build cars in the UK you will make more many selling them here than the rivals who don’t.
For most of the last 25 years, engines have been getting bigger and more powerful.
Auto Trader has launched a free iPad application for customer to browse stock on their Apple tablet.
New and used car finance grew in May, up 3% and 6% respectivley year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association.
Women are still passing on the responsibility of car servicing to male counterparts, according to new research from car servicing network, Bosch Car Service.
Suzuki has signed up a new dealer in the north of Scotland who opened for business in Aberdeenshire at the beginning of June.
Manheim’s Dealer Dashboard showed retail sales in May fell from an average of 12.8 to 12.1 as consumers continue to tighten their belts.
Alphabet, the international multi–marque fleet management division of BMW Group, has acquired ING Car Lease, a division of ING Groep NV for €637 million (£569.3m).
Benfield Motor Group has unveiled a new brand positioning which coincides with its biggest TV and marketing campaign.
Inchcape Retail has extended its partnership with Accident Exchange in a new 24-month contract.
Audi UK has appointed Dominic Chambers as its new head of marketing.
Six years on from the disaster of the collapse of the MG Rover Group its directors, the Phoenix Four group have voluntarily agreed not to serve as company directors for up to six years.
Suzuki will launch a special edition model of its SX4 model called the X-EC this month to help boost summer sales for the model.
