Used car dealers are more positive about their ability to make a healthy margin on their sales than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found.
Supercar dealer Romans International is set to expand its showroom facilities into a former TrustFord dealership a “stone’s throw” from its current location in Banstead.
The Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) has appointed Aston Barclay as its new auction partner.
The Big Motoring World used car supermarket business has reported that it managed to overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to increase its used car sales volumes in 2020.
SW Car Supermarket is poised to embrace a “wholesale approach” to used car retail in 2021 following the acquisition of two new sites in its hometown of Peterborough.
The Trade Centre Group has started work to create its seventh used car supermarket site from a former B&Q and Homebase DIY superstore in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
A two-day online conference for regional managers that work with the RAC Dealer Network is being held from January 28, 2021.
Online car retailer Cazoo has revealed that intends to open 12 more Customer Centres to facilitate click and collect car handovers after opening its 14th location in Newport Pagnell.
Motorpoint will go live with a new television advertising campaign on Boxing Day, side-stepping the use of a ‘Your Car, Your Way’ slogan which created tensions with Pendragon.
RAC network and the Assurant Foundation have made a £20,000 charitable donation to Ben in the latest show of support for the automotive benevolent charity.
Motorpoint is set to roll-out the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme across its used car supermarket network in a bid to offer better assistance to people in need of additional support.
A used car dealer convicted of “clocking” 11 years ago has been ordered to repay a further £146,000 in criminal gains assets.
Kellie Grocott has been appointed as director of sales for RAC Dealer Network at Assurant following the promotion of Sean Kent into the role of UK client director for automotive.
A finance company demanded £2.3 million in compensation from a used car dealer who breached the terms of numerous motor finance loans through a series of “illegitimate side agreements”.
Forthcoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) changes to the motor finance sector should be embraced as a “promotional and profit opportunity” by used car dealers.
Cazoo founder Alex Chesterman told AM that it is “too early to speculate” about a possible market floatation of the online car retail business, following publication of its 2019 annual financial results.
Arbury Motor Group, Car Giant, Riverside Motor Group and Tom Hartley Jnr have all been included among the Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250 rankings of Britain’s leading mid-market private companies.
Online used car retailer Cazoo has opened its fifth Customer Centre in a former Imperial Cars car supermarket site in Birmingham.
Used car supermarket giant Motorpoint will welcome 30 new employees to its ranks when it officially opens the doors to its new retail site at Stockton-On-Tees in December.
A Trade Centre Group radio advert said to have placed PCP finance terms at the start in an effort for added prominence has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
