Peugeot has set out its intention to continue a “journey upmarket” with the introduction of a new logo, marketing campaign and corporate identity (CI) for its franchised car retail network.
Livery Dole, Tees Valley and Ullswater Road Garage have opened new Subaru UK dealerships as part of a “roots-up” restructure of the brand’s franchised car retail network aims to add 10 new locations in the first half of 2021.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive, Mike Hawes, has suggested that the immediate re-opening car dealerships represents the “fastest way to UK automotive manufacturing recovery”.
It may be a truism that the only constant in motor retailing is change. The vehicles motorists are buying, how they are powered and the ownership model evolve at an ever-faster pace.
Light-commercial vehicles (LCVS) have achieved record values for the third consecutive month at BCA sales.
Aston Martin’s new DBX SUV accounted for more than a quarter of the British carmaker’s 2020 sales as volumes declined by 32% in a COVID-impacted 2020.
Car dealers across Scotland have been left “bitterly disappointed” by news that showrooms are unlikely to be allowed to re-open their doors to customers until April 26.
Almost two-thirds (59%) of potential car buyers are more likely to remain in contact with a dealer that emails them with details of stock that matches their initial enquiry, according to a new study by Marketing Delivery.
Further clarification on the legality of car sales test drive provision has prompted rendered the decision over whether to offer customers contact with vehicles “a purely moral decision”, it has been claimed.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Europe’s lowest January new car registrations total since 1982 – down 26% year-on-year to just 839,600 units.
Franchised car dealers emerged as the automotive retail sector’s most trusted operators as 95% of car buyers told What Car? they were comfortable with the prospect of visiting showrooms when ‘COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ is lifted.
There will be no u-turn of Mitsubishi Motors in the UK’s decision to transition away from new car sales, despite reports which suggest the Japanese carmaker could review its decision to withdraw from Europe.
Waylands Automotive has joined the Kia Motor UK franchised network with the acquisition of Pendragon's Evans Halshaw car dealership in Reading.
A car is purchased every nine minutes with the most popular time to buy a vehicle between 10am and midday, according to data by GForces.
Car retail group bosses from Cambria, JCB Group and Arbury Group were among those hoping that news of showrooms re-openings on April 12 will be the start of a prolonged bounce-back from COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has received confirmation that car buyers in Scotland can now complete their purchase with a scheduled click and collect handover inside a dealership's showroom.
Drayton Motors has completed the acquisition of Grantham Kia operator Victor Wood Group for an undisclosed fee.
Cazoo has begun an expansion “across Europe” with the acquisition of German car subscription provider Cluno.
Car retailers balancing supply and demand during COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ trading have delivered a 41st consecutive week of rising used car prices on the Auto Trader classified advertising platform.
Used car dealers are more positive about their ability to make a healthy margin on their sales than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found.
