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The presence of a powerful and active regulator in the marketplace, the Financial Conduct Authority, means there has never been the attention given to the critical driver of new and used car markets, point of sale finance and insurance.
A syndicate of workers at independent garage GPG Montrose Garage are celebrating a million pound win on the lottery.
Frédéric Maillard has been appointed as the new managing director of Renault Retail Group UK, effective immediately.
Kia’s new EV9 flagship electric SUV will allow customers to remotely purchase and install new software functions “over-the-air”.
More than two-thirds of motorists (67%) are ready to start using self-driving cars, new research shows.
eBay Motors Group has revealed the top 10 fastest selling used electric vehicles (EVs) for April.
Eden Motor Group has celebrated its colleagues that go above and beyond as part of its Excellence Awards.
The top 10 AM100 dealer group Lookers has expanded its portfolio of Volvo dealerships with its takeover of Waterhouse Cars in Chelmsford.
The UK new car market grew by 11.6% in April and the SMMT has now revised its 2023 outlook to a predicted 1.83 million vehicles.
Cox Automotive has revised its UK new car market forecast to a 13.5% uplift in new car sales in 2023.
Waylands Automotive has posted a 15% increase in profit before tax performance of £3.1 million on revenues that increased by 35.2% to £168.4m in 2022.
AM100 car and commercial vehicle dealer Greenhous Group has acquired Shrewsbury-based commercial vehicle bodybuilder Bulkrite Limited for an undisclosed sum.
Online automotive marketplace giant eBay has relaunched its Certified Recycled parts business, which has seen a 10% year-on-year increase in sales.
Law firm Walker Morris has appointed Russell Kelsall as a partner and head of consumer and motor finance in its regulatory team.
Steve Roberts has been appointed head of sales at Mini UK just over a year after becoming BMW's general manager for corporate sales.
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Wagonex has expanded its relationship management team as the vehicle subscription service prepares for further growth.
Brayleys Cars has acquired Grovebury Kia Dunstable for an undisclosed sum.
Steer Automotive Group has acquired Vertu Accident Repair Centre Newcastle from Vertu Motors for an undisclosed sum.
The Motor Ombudsman has opened customer nominations for its 2023 Star Awards to recognise individuals and businesses in the automotive sector.
“Natural language” online car search is now being used in more than half of instances where it is offered by dealers, new data from iVendi shows.
New EU vehicle regulations could make battery state of health monitoring standard for all new electric vehicles, according to OZEV.
Used car stocks continued to drop and days to sell increased in April, according to the latest Market View analysis from eBay Motors Group.
Car retail giant Arnold Clark is investing £23 million in electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargers in a bid to create an Arnold Clark Charge network that addresses motorists EV anxiety.
Car buying consumer “hugely overestimate” the battery degradation suffered by electric vehicles (EV), allowing themselves to be dissuaded from a purchase by its perceived range-sapping effects.
HSF Group has become the latest Volvo Car UK retailer to subscribe to the premium Swedish brand’s new corporate identity (CI) standards – opening a new showroom in Leatherhead.
Great Wall Motors’ (GWM) ORA has revealed a 400PS premium electric vehicle (EV) saloon car destined for UK car showrooms.
The UK’s car manufacturing sector remained “well below pre-pandemic levels” during Q1 2023, despite a 6% increase in production volumes over the three-month period.
Former LSH Auto UK managing director Martyn Webb has said he is “proud” to be returning to the business where he started his career following his appointment as MD of Holden Group.
