The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has updated its Dealer Standard, originally introduced in 2022, to set a comprehensive industrywide benchmark for fleet vehicle deliveries.
Volkswagen UK has marked the sale of the 10,000th Tiguan R by hosting a special handover event at Brands Hatch.
A software enhancement for the moDel logistics platform has gone live with Toyota and Lexus GB to support their dealers with handovers to buyers using the brands' direct-to-consumer online sales channel.
Lotus has welcomed the first buyers of its new Emira sports car to its Hethel factory to collect their new vehicles.
West Way Nissan Stockport and Bristol Street Motors Halifax have completed the UK’s first customer handovers of the Japanese carmaker’s new Ariya electric vehicle (EV).
Former CDK partner programme director and CitNow commercial director, Alistair Jeff, has joined the board of RTC Automotive.
Isle of Man TT motorbike racer and Truck mechanic turned TV star Guy Martin has joined the electric movement with the purchase of his very own Honda e.
Volkswagen retailers introduced customers to the first batch of the German brand’s ID.3 electric vehicle (EV) to reach UK dealerships at a nationwide handover event over the weekend.
Car retailers should be compelled to familiarise and educate customers with new in-car technology as part of new responsibilities towards road safety, according to IAM Roadsmart.
RTC Automotive has launched a new software package that enables aftersales customers to check-in digitally for a contactless handover.
Toyota GB has said that its UK franchised car retail network will remain “the expert point of contact” for car buyers after launching an online sales solution this week.
Car retailers have been categorised among a Government-issued list of retail providers who can provide a click and collect sales process during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
Tesla has continued in its bid to honour 325,000 global reservations of its Model 3 electric vehicle (EV) with the completing of a successful first day of deliveries to UK customers.
Jardine Motors Group’s Aston Martin Cambridge dealership has headed to Le Mans 24 Hours race weekend to deliver a special handover experience to buyers of 24 Superleggera-based DS 59 coupes.
RMB Darlington’s general manager Paul Walker has achieved staggering traction on LinkedIn, with a video of a special surprise handover featuring racing driver Max Coates.
A new dealer-to-home car delivery service launching in the Midlands claims to offer dealers a free service to deliver cars to buyers.
Lookers’ Guildford Audi showroom is undergoing a £3 million redevelopment programme which will aim to improve efficiency by increasing workshop capacity and reducing customer waiting times.
Arnold Clark Milton Keynes Delivery Centre sowed the Cee’d of success with a high-quality Kia sales video which helped it claim the ‘Best Overall’ award at CitNOW’s annual awards event.
March’s usual flurry of new car deliveries has been put on ice at many car dealerships across the UK as The Beast From the East blighted retailers striving to deliver 18-plate handovers despite the snow.
TrustFord customers were some of the first to get their hands on new ’17-plate vehicles as almost 200 were welcomed at midnight handovers across the UK.
