Multiple used car dealers in Luton have been fined thousands of pounds by Trading Standards after trying to sell vehicles with outstanding recalls.
AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, director of the Centre for Automotive Management at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, shares his thoughts about the damage done to companies by HR departments that put corporate damage-limitation ahead of victim welfare.
Law firm Walker Morris has appointed Russell Kelsall as a partner and head of consumer and motor finance in its regulatory team.
A technician who claimed he was driven to resign by sarcastic remarks from bosses after he swallowed petrol while syphoning fuel by mouth has lost his case against West London Motor Group.
A used car dealership in Scotland has rebranded from its original Mini World name to INI World after BMW Group's lawyers claimed its Mini branding had breached its copyright.
A new Compliance Forum, centred around three half-day events, is hoped to help BVRLA members improve their understanding of the ongoing "period of remarkable regulatory realignment" and the future of motor finance.
A naming dispute with another firm has led website and CRM software brand Motorlease to be relaunched as MotorComplete. The business is part of Auto Platforms
The Financial Conduct Authority has shifted its expectations of finance firms and dealers from the old "treating customers fairly" principle to now an adage of "put their customers' needs first".
New competition rules (and guidelines) governing supply and distribution agreements in the automotive sector, came into force in the UK and European Union on June 1, and the National Franchised Dealers Association has.pledged to continue to assess the possible scenarios affecting dealer and OEM relationships.
Dealers are being warned to stop using misleading terms in their adverts, by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Car buyers could be entitled to compensation from five of the world’s largest shipping companies as part of a class action lawsuit has been given the green light this week.
A used car dealer faced threats from the driver during an accompanied test drive before an accomplice dragged him out of the car.
A sales manager from Grimsby who made sexual comments to a female junior and exposed himself has been jailed after trying to defend a culture of banter.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have teamed-up to publish assets and advice to help car retailers re-open safely after COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
The Austrian Supreme Cartel Court has banned Peugeot from tying dealers payments to customer satisfaction surveys and from subsidising vehicle prices sold at its manufacturer-owned sales outlets.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has launched a series of operational guides to address the main issues affecting franchised car retailers in 2020.
The car retail sector has paid tribute to Lawgistics founder David Combes following his death this week at the age of 72.
Credit card firms could face significant damages claims after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Visa and Mastercard, ruling that fees the companies were charging retailers restrict competition.
A legal action filed in the UK against five major shipping companies hopes to win back small "overpayments" for new car buyers.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has opened consultation on a new set of revised and updated consumer law guidance for car dealers.
