Franchised car retailers across the UK have been left exposed to considerable financial losses after Nationwide Accident Repair Services entered administration, along with a number of its subsidiaries.
Cazoo founder Alex Chesterman has revealed plans for “couple of dozen” Customer Centres across the UK following the opening of the online car retailer's first vehicle handover and servicing facility in Manchester today.
Members of the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Association (IAAF) will be able to able to gain insight into vehicle recalls and market surveillance in an upcoming online conference call.
Car dealership aftersales departments attempting to plan ahead for an expected surge in MOT demand during the second half of the year have been handed a top ten ranking of the UK’s most under-pressure cities.
The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has called on Government to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
Clive Brook Volvo is hoping to expand into a second site in Bradford following a “really” good restart following the COVID-19 lockdown period.
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has doubled its authorised service and maintenance network after signing a partnership Rivus Fleet Solutions.
Chorley Group has seen a 15% increase in technician productivity over the last year after installing a new digital aftersales software package.
Tim Meadows has been named as the new managing director at fleet and workshop software specialist R2C Online.
Dealers should consider extending the operating hours of their workshops to handle the anticipated demand for MOTs, following the end of the six-month coronavirus extension period.
Many dealerships and independent service centres were finding it hard to make a profit long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, due to their low margin, high volume operating models.
Vertu Motors has named 17-year-old Farnell Land Rover Nelson service advisor apprentice Susannah Kendall as the winner of its annual ‘Apprentice of the Year’ awards.
Volkswagen UK has introduced a 0% APR finance payment option on aftersales work and accessories across the majority of its retail network.
Apprenticeship recruitment in the automotive sector has fallen by 75% in June 2020, compared to 2019, new data from the Department for Education has revealed.
West Way Nissan believes that its shift to a digital aftersales process during the COVID-19 lockdown period could save it 10,000 hours a year of "productive time".
Over 2.6 million vehicles were MOT tested in June as motorists continued to ensure their vehicles were roadworthy, despite the Government’s six-month testing holiday.
PSA Aftermarket has acquired Portuguese used car parts specialist Amanhã Global and its e-commerce platform B-Parts.com.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is introducing an interest free payment option for aftersales work across its retail network, following the appointment of Auto Service Finance (ASF).
Kia Motors UK has launched the MyKia app to give owners access to new services and tools on their mobile phone.
Car warranty sales for the last six weeks were 21.4% up by volume on the same period in 2019 within the RAC Dealer Network, new figures show.
