CarGurus has released its latest COVID-19 Sentiment Study, revealing the continued impact of the pandemic on the concerns, habits and hopes of UK car buyers.
Car body shops in Scotland are continuing to appeal for the same COVID-19 business rates relief as their retail counterparts across the country.
The UK's automotive retail sector remains ‘desperate for more certainty’ on COVID-19 legislation and Government’s guidelines on face coverings, according to the NFDA.
COVID-19 social distancing measures are putting dealers at a higher risk of fraud in the part-exchange process, according to Cap HPI.
Employers can exercise “more discretion” over their employees return to work as part of a conditional schedule for the further easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England.
COVID-19 and the EU’s new RDE CO2 emission regulations were cited as the “key events” which resulted in a 5.4% decline in revenues in the car retail group’s 2020 annual financial results.
Members of the BCA human resources (HR) team have raised more than £3,500 for the NHS, after undertaking a sponsored walk, run and cycle during COVID-19 lockdown.
heycar has partnered up with SilverBullet to boost its online car sales capabilities amid a rising customer appetite for digital purchasing.
The used car market could be on course for a similar “market correction” to that seen in May last year after car dealers and remarketing companies flew out of the blocks post-lockdown.
Vauxhall will restart car production at its Ellesmere Port plant on August 17, following a closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Car dealerships in England were allowed to reopen on June 1 as the Government eased its lockdown, but ‘business as usual’ may be a long way off, reports Debbie Kirlew
The time has come for the Government to give a definitive bit of advice, to codify what the Prime Minister could only splutter when he said: “Instead of ‘stay at home if you can’ – I think we should now say, well, ‘go back to work if you can’.”
Cash-strapped motor finance customers can ask for a second three-month freeze or cut on their monthly payments that could last into 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed.
MotoNovo claims to have moved towards the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) car finance ideal scenario with the launch of its new “priced to risk” MotoRate offering.
Dealerships used their lockdown time to examine new ways of working
Professor Jim Saker suggests that some of the changes driven by the pandemic could be turned into a blessing rather than a curse.
Car retailers will not be called upon to enforce the mandatory wearing of face coverings by customers at UK dealerships under new guidance issued by Government.
A long-term recession is both unlikely and unnecessary if businesses ignore the "hard-line approach of financial directors", according to MotorVise Automotive's Fraser Brown.
Vertu Motors has taken the decision to cut 345 jobs as it looks to future proof its operations through increased automation in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) is hosting a webinar to look at how the Coronavirus pandemic has affected the automotive aftermarket industry and the opportunities that have emerged as a result.
