Manufacturer monopolised access to vehicle data jeopardises competition, innovation and consumer choice according to a coalition of insurers, the automotive aftermarket, dealers, leasing companies and consumers.
Over 6,000 people visited Motorpoint’s Chingford branch as the facility played host to a community Christmas fayre.
Carsnip has soared past its target to attract car listings from 5,000 car dealers six months earlier than expected – with 6,500 now taking advantage of the search engine.
The RAC has boosted the size of the team selling branded warranty products to dealers by more than a third as it targets a greater presence in the independent sector.
GVE London has opened the UK’s first “full service” supercar showroom at a 20,000sq-ft facility offering the ability to maintain everything from a £1m McLaren P1 to an affordable hot hatch.
Eastwood Service Station and MOT Centre has expanded its business to meet increasing demand within the local area, while allowing the workshop to service and MOT vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
A car dealer from Bury has been handed a 22-month suspended jail sentence after failing to declare his true income or register his business for VAT.
MG Motor UK has appointed independent used car dealer East Port Garage to its franchised dealer network.
Car dealer classifieds website Autovolo has offered independent retailers the chance to own a 20% stake in its business.
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation will advise visitors about ‘How to survive and thrive – post Brexit’ at its annual conference.
Independent dealer Lodge Hill Garage in Abingdon has joined the MG franchise.
Work is underway to develop a fourth site for car supermarket The Car People, with recruitment set to start later this month.
Premium used car dealership Crowther Lodge Motor Company is preparing to transfer its operations from Gateshead to Durham as part of a move that would create 35 jobs.
Peter Welch, owner of Scotland’s Ash Garage in Oxfordshire, has voiced fears that Brexit might mean a decade of uncertainty for the car repair industry.
The Cartime used car supermarket has unveiled plans to introduce a new showroom and hand-over facility and extend its vehicle capacity to around 700.
Essex-based Big Cars has appointed Lee Pembroke as sales director and Julie Wallman as head of marketing.
Motorpoint will continue to have its name featured on Cardiff’s 7,500 capacity Motorpoint Arena Cardiff after extending its naming rights deal on the venue for another five years.
Breaches of consumer protection laws by Revolution Motors has led to Imran Khadam being banned from being a company director.
Independent dealer and used Vauxhall specialist Thompson And Smith, billed as ‘Lincolnshire’s largest non-Vauxhall dealer’, has branched out into classic cars.
Independent used car retailer Big Cars Ltd has expanded its operation into Surrey with a move into a former Vauxhall dealership site in Addlestone.
