The Unite union has warned that deliveries of Volkswagen Group cars could suffer “serious disruption” during January as drivers at Sheerness docks prepare for three months of strike action.
Dacia, MG Motor UK, Seat, Toyota/Lexus and Volvo were among the top performing brands to defy 2019’s 2.4% new car sales decline with impressive sales growth driven by new model launches.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has evaded Japanese authorities to break the terms of his bail and flee to Lebanon.
AM’s top ten most read stories of 2019 brought readers news of developments at top AM100 retail groups Pendragon, Lookers and Sytner and network changes within Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Honda.
Citroen UK MD Karl Howkins fears Brexit and recession will shrink the UK market by up to 25%, but believes a more agile network will weather the storm
Sytner Group has opened the doors of its £9 million BMW car dealership in Cardiff after contractor MCS Group met its Christmas deadline for completion.
Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat and Jeep retailer Simonstone Motors has ceased trading just five days before Christmas, with reports suggesting a resulting loss of up to 80 jobs.
Groupe Renault UK has highlighted the success of Mitchells of Lowestoft, Renault Retail Group in Swansea and Mackie Motors in Brechin at its Dealers of the Year 2020 awards event.
BMW and Daimler have withdrawn their ShareNow car sharing scheme from the UK amid a lack of appetite from consumers.
Hendy Group has opened its new Renault and Dacia showroom in Salisbury in a move which brings the two brands together with its existing Nissan and Toyota outlets.
Euro NCAP handed five star safety ratings to the Ford Puma, MG ZS EV, MG HS, Nissan Juke, VW Golf and Audi Q8 in its final round of crash tests of 2019.
PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have signed a binding “combination agreement” to begin the process of merging to create the world’s fourth largest car manufacturer by volume.
Marshall Motor Holdings has completed the £22.3 million acquisition of eight Volkswagen Group franchised car dealerships from Jardine Motors.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that it hopes the Conservative Party’s general election victory “will stimulate the motor retail industry”.
Inchcape UK has officially opened its new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Derby 12 months after it gained planning approval for the site of the city’s former cattle market.
Renault’s Zoe electric vehicle (EV) has claimed the title of Auto Trader’s fastest-selling used car 2019 after claiming the top two places in its monthly ranking of vehicles delivering a speedy sale.
Former Fiat head of brand FCA Group UK Kate McLaren has joined Kia Motor UK as the Korean brand’s new general manager of customer quality.
Luscombe Motors has claimed Suzuki GB’s National Dealer of the Year award as the Japanese brand issued awards to six of its top UK retailers.
All new Minis will be sold with three months’ free insurance after BMW Group extended its partnership with fintech firm Wrisk to create a new Mini Flex Car Insurance product.
Loyal Nissan customer Patricia McIntosh became one of the UK’s first recipients of the all-new Juke SUV when she took delivery of her 27 new car from Norfolk retailer Crayford & Holt.
