Jaguar’s new F-Pace SUV will feature and all-new interior and the option of a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain offering 33-miles of zero emissions range.
After seven months in which car retailers and manufacturers have shifted their retail focus and driven forward with new digital solutions in the face of COVID-19, the changes have to keep coming.
Vertu Motors has welcomed a new senior leadership team at its Farnell Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership following completion of a £2.4 million makeover of the facility.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has teamed-up with automotive industry bodies from across Europe in a plea to avert what they have referred to as a “€110bn no deal Brexit disaster”.
PSA Group’s UK managing director Alison Jones is no stranger to crisis management. During her time at the Volkswagen Group in the UK she played a key part in handling the fallout from the emissions scandal in 2015. But she, like all senior leaders, is facing an unprecedented challenge with the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, which forced Citroen, Peugeot and DS dealers to close to all but key workers for 10 weeks and factories to temporarily halt production.
Toyota GB has appointed Augustin Martin as president and managing director as current incumbent Paul Van der Burgh plans to retire in Northumberland.
Zerolight has created what it claims is “the world’s most advanced car-buying journey” to deliver UK sales of the record-breaking Lucid Air – a Tesla rival claiming the world’s longest electric vehicle (EV) range.
Volkswagen Group’s former chairman Martin Winterkorn will stand trial for fraud alongside four other former VW employees in connection to their alleged part in the dieselgate emissions scandal.
Hyundai Motor UK is set to launch a 10-day electric vehicle test drive event across its franchised dealer network.
Citroën has followed the launch of its Virtual Showroom vehicle tour platform with the offer of end-to-end online new car sales via the new ‘Citroën Store’.
Inchcape has continued its recent string of UK dealership disposals with the sale of its Oldham Volkswagen car franchise to Swansway Garages.
When it comes to new car pricing, OEMs are currently shooting themselves in the foot, but to date they haven’t been able to find anywhere better to aim.
Estar Truck and Van have acquired certain parts of the Roanza Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle franchised dealership goup and its subsidiary Premier Vehicle Rental Limited – saving 340 jobs.
Ford of Britain chairman and managing director Andy Barratt has called for the UK Government to appoint a Minister for Electrification to “kick-start” and coordinate a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) strategy.
Tesla emerged as the fastest growing car brand among buyers searching online for used cars in August, according to analysis by Honcho.
Motorline Group has moved into its new Skoda car dealership in Gillingham and revealed plans for a new Audi showroom in Canterbury.
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Pendragon has agreed the £27.4 million sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover motor vehicle dealership located in Los Angeles, California.
Car retailers flocked to respond to the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) bi-annual dealer attitude survey in larger numbers than ever before following the COVID-19 lockdown.
Stoneacre Motor Group has moved a step closer towards gaining planning permission to create a new Volvo Car UK dealership facility in Sunderland.
