Car dealers are being urged not to sacrifice tends of thousands pounds in rating refunds and savings.
The average UK motor dealer made a loss of £59 for the month of January, a deterioration of over £9,000 on the profit made for the same month in 2014.
Increasing demand has made it more difficult and expensive for dealers to benefit from Facebook advertising with costs per click and per 1,000 impressions soaring in quarter four of last year.
The leader of the motor industry professional body, the Institute of the Motor Industry, is calling on employers to consider increasing the starting salary for apprentices by more than 70% to compete with academic career paths.
Having an eco-friendly car is the most important consideration for three quarters of consumers when purchasing a car, with price being the most important consideration (97%).
Almost two-thirds (60%) of motorists say they have had a bad experience at a local garage – but more than half (55%) have also found a 'totally' trusted supplier that they regularly use, according to research.
Following the success of last year's inaugural event, AM has joined forces with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to run the second People Conference.
Supply factors will also come into play this year – and these are likely to cause a greater imbalance in supply over demand – just as the used car sales slowdown is firmly under way
Retail new car registration figures returned to growth in February, but the year-to-date figure is still down on 2014.
Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn has called news that Apple could become a car manufacturer "good news".
Poor provision of careers advice is an obstacle to economic growth warns the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
Automotive manufacturers will need a new breed of leaders to succeed in a prolonged period of “slow growth and rapid change”, according to a new global study of senior automotive industry executives from leadership consulting firm Korn Ferry.
Mercedes-Benz has taken the place of Land Rover as the franchise dealers value most.
Given the lack of HMRC activity employers who operate this arrangement may have not reviewed their processes to ensure that these meet fully with what is required. Getting this wrong could lead to an unwelcome tax bill on the part of the employer.
The full list of citations and images of each of the winners of this year's AM Awards 2015, where more than 1,000 guests gathered at the ICC in Birmingham to reward and recognise exceptional achievements in the UK automotive retail sector.
European new car sales for January were 6.4% higher than the same month in 2014, according to the latest new car sales analysis from automotive intelligence provider JATO Dynamics.
Warranty Direct has revealed its top 10 most reliable city cars in response to the recent drop in national rail journey satisfaction.
A rise in the number of people getting a valuation for their cars in the run-up to the March plate change raises hopes for ‘15’ plate sales, according to data from GForces and CAP.
Nearly two thirds of car buyers rank reliability as the most important quality when buying a new or used car, according to a new What Car? Motoring Panel survey.
Dealers continued to achieve healthy selling prices for part-exchange stock at auction in January, in spite of a slight fall in average value throughout the first month of 2015.
