Stellantis UK boss Paul Willcox has asserted that Government’s decision to axe its electric vehicle (EV) does not support ambitions to “move to a fully electric future”.
SsangYong Motor UK executive chairman and former Mitsubishi Motor UK managing director and chairman Jim Tyrrell has dies suddenly at the age of 66.
The time has come for the Volkswagen Arteon to leave AM’s hands and find its future home with another family or company.
Toyota is aiming to draw on car buyers’ appetite for crossovers and SUVs with the Aygo X (say “cross”) rebranding of its city car.
New car buyers are leapfrogging plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in favour of a faster electric vehicle (EV) switch as soaring fuel prices and manufacturing constraints app to the appeal of zero-emission transport.
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.
Carwow and Vauxhall have further extended their strategic partnership for the remainder of 2022.
Isuzu has appointed 13 of its current retailers as authorised Arctic Trucks dealers.
Ford chief executive Jim Farley has said that future dealer standards will be “brutal” to ensure that the brand has the physical network to outperform its car manufacturing competitors.
New car registrations slumped 20.6% to deliver the lowest May volume in three decades as supply issues continued to hamper the automotive retail sector, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data shows.
As car dealerships across the UK deck out their showrooms with bunting in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, it is also time to look back at the AM Awards festivities of three weeks ago.
Waylands Automotive has continued its expansion and strengthened an AM Awards-winning partnership with the acquisition of Grovebury Cars’ Kia UK dealership in Bicester.
Polestar has launched a new customer referral programme in Europe, South Korea and the United States, which applies to all new vehicle purchase methods.
SsangYong Motor UK has hailed its return to profitability after seven years of losses as a “major milestone” in a year of restricted new car supplies and continued COVID-19 disruption.
Volvo has teamed-up with Fortnite creator Epic Games to introduce hi-res in-car graphics for its next generation of cars.
Yeomans has completed the acquisition of Barnard & Brough Nissan from St Leonards Motors (SLM) Group.
Mercedes-Benz Retail Group has agreed a deal to sell its North London dealerships to top AM100 car retail group Sytner.
Fiat will end the sales of all non-electrified vehicles in the UK from July 1, it has revealed.
Stellantis’ fully electric Fiat 500 hatchback helped the OEM lead Europe’s EV sales race in April as overall new car registrations declined by 20%.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called for energy crisis relief from Government after the UK’s car manufacturing output declined by 11.3% in April.
