Stellantis has confirmed that it will make Ellesmere Port a dedicated manufacturing facility for the production of Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen's all-electric vans.
Brayleys Cars have sold the UK’s 200,000th Dacia at its franchised dealership in Milton Keynes.
Stellantis is expected to announce details of its future plan for the Ellesmere Port Vauxhall site at a press conference at the Astra-producing plant tomorrow morning.
In his latest guest opinion article for AM, Prof Jim Saker questions whether a car manufacturer's 'teddy in a box' free gift was appropriate for a "grumpy old academic".
Car manufacturing is said to be suffering from “long COVID”, with new vehicle supply issues blamed for UK registrations total which remained adrift of pre-pandemic levels in Q2, 2021.
McLaren Automotive has appointed George Biggs as its new commercial executive director to lead its global supercar sales operations.
Volkswagen UK has appointed Škoda UK head of planning and supply Owen Shepherd as its new head of aftersales as Kevin Rendell becomes the Czech brand’s head of sales.
The future of Sunderland’s Nissan car plant has been secured with the unveiling of a £1 billion plan to create a neighbouring battery-producing ‘gigafactory’ and produce the Japanese brand’s next EV.
Marshall Motor Group has continued its 2021 acquisitions with the addition of Nissan Leicester to a growing franchised car dealership portfolio.
BMW, Kia, Ferrari, Genesis, Polestar and Toyota will be among car maker’s handing new models a public debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Pricing for the new Peugeot 308 hatchback will start at £24,000 in a range featuring two electrified plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain options.
Volkswagen retailers across the UK have introduced Tjekvik's airport-style self-check-in digital kiosks in a bid to facilitate a contactless aftersales service.
A new report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said the UK could suffer 90,000 job losses If Government fails to help the sector ‘Build Back Better’ after the COVID-19 crisis.
TrustFord chairman and chief executive Stuart Foulds has said he was “relatively pleased” with the group’s COVID-impacted 2020 financial results – despite recording a £5.2m pre-tax loss.
The Volkswagen Group’s rapid transition to electric vehicles (EV) has delivered its second-highest new car market share in Europe this decade, according to Jato Dynamics.
Hendy Group is targeting a July completion date for its new Lotus Cars dealership development in Exeter – the last of three new franchised sites with the performance car brand.
Pendragon has fully-reopened its Stratstone Doncaster BMW dealership following a redevelopment which has added 20% more showroom space.
The COVID-19 recovery of UK car production continues to be hampered by component supply shortages, with May volumes down 58% on the five-year average for the month.
Škoda has set out plans to sell one-in-five of its car online by 2025 as part of its new ‘Next Level – Škoda Strategy 2030’.
Audi has said that all new car launches will be electric vehicles (EV) from 2026, with its final internal combustion engine (ICE) set to go into production in four years’ time.
