French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn is “no longer capable of leading” fellow Alliance manufacturer Renault in light of his arrest amid allegations of financial misconduct.
A decline in long-term car ownership triggered by PCP and PCH finance offers is driving the swifter return of motorists to the UK’s car dealerships, an AA Populus survey has revealed.
The British Independent Motor Trade Association (BIMTA) has claimed that as trend towards rising wholesale used car values has been compounded by the UK market’s biggest vehicle export drive in more than 20 years.
Startline Motor Finance has warned that an uplift in used vehicle prices prompted by WLTP-sparked new car shortages “will not resolve quickly”.
BuyaCar.co.uk has hailed the simplicity, fairness and transparency of online retail as the key to its 53% used car sales growth in Q3 2018.
Car buyers in the US believe that 80% of the vehicles travelling on their roads will be electric (EVs) as soon as 2025, a survey published by Assurant has revealed.
Millennials are the most likely car buying age group to have their purchase effected by the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, with many opting for cheaper used cars
Car sharing marketplace Turo claims to have launched the “Airbnb of cars” in the UK and claims it will help UK car owners earn more than £6,000 a year from their idle vehicles.
A choking of new vehicle supply to dealers’ showrooms triggered by the September introduction of WLTP will continue to drive a buoyant used car market into 2019, according to Cazana.
BCA has attributed a 1% slip in used car values during October to a shift in model mix amid increased volumes of ex-fleet and dealer part-exchange vehicles at auction during the month.
The Finance and Leasing Association’s (FLA) latest published figures showed that consumer car finance business volumes declined by 16% at the point of sale during September.
As major cities across the UK announce their plans for Clean Air Zones (CAZ) it is clear that there is no consistent picture for the motorist or clear impact for the industry.
Dacia has launched its Dacia Buy Online car sales platform with the claim that it has opened 150 million new retail outlets across the UK.
Car retailers still have a chance to join a rush of over 1,000 automotive retail sector representatives expected to attend Automotive Management Live 2018 at the NEC in Birmingham tomorrow (November 8).
The September 1 introduction of Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) has been blamed for a 20% slump in car dealership profits during the key ‘plate-change month.
Nextgear Capital has said that a used car stock funding is poised for further growth as dealers look to “boost their buying power” amid rising values and a rush for stock.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called for a Government re-think of its policies to encourage the sales of low-emission vehicles after hybrids bucked October’s new car registrations decline.
A race for vehicle refurbishing services could be sparked by used car stock shortages which are leading car dealers to downgrade the condition of stock they are buying to fill their forecourts, according to the Vehicle Remarketing Association.
Carwow has partnered with the Financial Times to champion women in the automotive industry with its first ‘Navigating a Male Dominated Industry’ seminar.
Cox Automotive will deliver insight into how car retailers can deliver on customers’ expectations of a ‘connected retail’ experience at Automotive Management Live 2018.
