Franchised car retailers will benefit from growing sales of electric and hybrid vehicles as consumers consider them their most trusted option for maintenance and servicing, the NFDA’s Consumer Attitude Survey.
The Volkswagen TPS network announced its continued growth following the opening of new trade parts hubs in Bolton and Watford, with Birmingham and Cardiff operations now set to relocate to larger premises.
Glyn Hopkin claims that it has halved aftersales lead times with the creation of a new multi-brand aftersales facility to support its Nissan, Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Renault retail sites in Chelmsford.
Car retailers posted a monthly loss of £18,000 in February as new car margins continued to deteriorate ahead of a disappointing month of registrations in March.
Alex F Noble & Son has funded a five-month scholarship to equip aspiring automotive engineer Jessica O’Leary with the skills to work on a new generation of electric vehicles.
Decline in overall enquiries reflects struggle to replicate record Q1 in 2017, but online enquiries for new and used cars buck the trend, Dealerweb reveals.
Ford has announced the launch of its "first" sales channel for trade parts,‘Parts Plus’, aimed at independent repairers.
Outdated legislation which exempts electric vans from the need for MOT tests needs to change, according to operators.
The average franchised car dealer missed out on £429 million of aftersales income by selling just 53% of urgently required work, according to the findings of autoVHC’s annual aftersales report.
British motorists are happy to pay more to use a garage they trust than get the work done cheaper elsewhere, according to research.
Sytner Group’s top technicians showcased their speed and skill in the workshop as they took on the car retail group’s Elite Technician Challenge to win a VIP trip to Indy Car’s Detroit Grand Prix.
Franchised car retailers in the North West should be filling their workshops with vehicles damaged by the capital’s gaping pot holes, according to data which suggests vehicles have sustained £915 million of damage due to rutted roads.
Customers are now able to pay for parts in monthly instalments with the launch of Auto Service Finance by Mopar.
Land Rover has recognised the best dealerships from with its franchised retail network with the presentation of its annual awards.
Jardine Motors Group HR director Clare Martin has warned that the issue of automotive skills shortage “will widen” with the increasing demands of technical expertise in dealership workshops.
Marshall Motor Holdings has reported a 19.5% increase in turnover and a 14.4% rise in underlying profit before tax in a set of annual financial results hailed as “excellent” by chief executive Daksh Gupta.
Cap HPI has responded to dealer demand for accurate specification data for part exchange processes with its Spec Check product.
Dealers may have a sales struggle in March, as February figures show a decline in sales and enquiries for both used and new cars.
Regit raised more than 50% of its £1.2million crowdfunding target within 24 hours as it aims to use the innovative funding stream to grow its online users from 1.4 million to six million.
Franchised car dealerships experienced a 24% slump in workshop activity during Q4 as 323,000 fewer vehicles passed through their aftersales departments, according to autoVHC.
