Rockingham Motor Speedway has announced its plan to turn into an automotive logistics hub, creating at least 200 new jobs over the next eighteen months.
The May new car registration data released on June 5 paints a marginally better picture of the market with overall volumes showing an increase of 3.4% over May 2017.
Vertu Motors has “strengthened” its senior management team by promoting Jonathan Snelson to the role of group fleet director.
The EU’s Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) will trigger an average CO2 emissions rise of 10% across all sectors, according to Cap HPI.
Ford dealers are being encouraged to target SMEs with a new Business Week event being promoted by the manufacturer.
Auto Trader will bypass traditional auction houses in a shake-up the fleet remarketing that will enable leasing companies and larger fleet operators to sell ex-company cars direct to dealers before the vehicle is de-fleeted.
Lexus has changed the way it deals with business customers and fleets by incentivising dealers to deliver ‘exceptional’ customer service as well as registrations.
Vauxhall Finance has launched Personal Contract Hire (PCH) and Business Contract Hire (BCH) in a move designed to boost SME business sales within the brand's UK dealer network.
BCA has proved its ability to drive “innovation and efficiency” by reaching a 200,000-car milestone at its Immingham PDI centre 17 months after opening the facility in partnership with Kia.
Aston Barclay has reported that sales of diesel-powered ex-fleet cars have reached a two-year high value at its UK auction sites – indicating the fuel still holds appeal to traders and consumers.
Corporate fleets leading the exodus away from the fuel as more than 59% of the overall fleet sector asserts that it will not replace vehicles with those powered by the once popular fuel-type.
MPs have called for the return Motability scheme funds to the treasury after it emerged that the charity was holding on to £2.4 billion after “decades” of underspending to the tune of more than £200 million-per-year.
Return on Investment (ROI) has won a five-year contract to provide fleet sales and CRM support services to Volkswagen Group UK.
Peugeot Citroen Retail UK has been fined £5,000 after Robins and Day’s Gateshead Peugeot failed to declare a used car was previously a Europcar rental vehicle.
SsangYong UK has announced the appointment of Vanessa Cox as its new PR and key relations manager as it looks to strengthen its fleet business.
Lawdata's director of legal services Graham Jones on recent articles in UK publications which suggested that “millions” of used car buyers could claim a refund.
Automotive fleet, used car and leasing pioneer Bryan Phillimore has passed away at the age of 82, following a lengthy illness.
Finance mis-selling will create ‘perfect storm’ in 2018 according to the boss of fleet management business who has claimed that car dealership sales staff “don’t know how PCP and PCH deals work”.
Former Mitsubishi exec John Chisholm will run financial services at SsangYong Motor UK's parent Bassadone Automotive Group, as it plans a contract hire push
Car dealers could face widespread refund demands of up to 100% of a used vehicle’s purchase price after publicity surrounding the “misleading” description of former fleet and lease car as having had “one careful owner”.
