Vauxhall Motors will welcome Paul Willcox into its managing director role next month following the promotion of Stephen Norman into the role of senior vice-president, sales, aftersales and marketing for Opel/Vauxhall worldwide.
Former Pendragon chief executive Trevor Finn has been appointed as a non-executive director of Sweden’s Hedin Group after the business completed the acquisition of Ford of Sweden.
Thousands of business interruption (BI) insurance policy pay-outs contested by insurers who claimed that they did not include COVID-19 cover will be paid out following a ruling in the Supreme Court.
Car manufacturing ‘super group’ Stellantis delivered rising share prices as it made its stock market debut in Paris, Milan and New York.
The UK Government’s reinstatement of the VAT margin scheme for Northern Ireland’s used car retailers has “cut-off” a logical supply route to the Republic of Ireland.
Garages across the UK are being advised to communicate with customers that vehicle repair and MOT services will remain open during the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
The majority (94%) of SME owners believe UK businesses have a responsibility change them to electric vehicles (EVs), according to research by Cambridge & Counties Bank.
The Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) has confirmed that car dealers are permitted to continue with click and sales amid tighter COVID-19 lockdown regulations announced yesterday.
The latest national coronavirus lockdown is doing little to deter car buyers, according to the latest data from Auto Trader.
Groupe Renault has revealed details of a new “Renaulution” strategy which aims to halve the Renault, Dacia, Lada and Alpine carmakers’ number of vehicle platforms while delivering 24 model launches by 2024.
The UK Government has confirmed that it is reinstating the VAT margin scheme for cars imported and resold by car retailers in Northern Ireland – avoiding pressure on dealer margins and price increases for customers.
Consumer car finance business volumes declined by 25% during November according to the latest market data from the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) is launching a new series of webinars to support the remarketing association with its preparations for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
Car retailers could be among a range of businesses whose click and collect sales capability is banned under tighter COVID-19 lockdown measures being considered by Government, it has been claimed.
Consumer confidence among in-market car buyers is three times higher than during the UK’s first COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown during H1 2020, a What Car? survey has found.
The emergence of the more virulent strain of COVID-19 coronavirus and renewed lockdown restrictions made the average car retailers’ bid to match their 2019 profits “unachievable” last year.
Auto Trader has once again renewed its call for car retailers to “hold firm with their prices” amid optimism that pricing will remain strong in Q1 – despite the showroom closures of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’
Used electric vehicles (EV) appear to have fallen out of favour with car buyers struggling to justify their cost in comparison to petrol and diesel alternatives, according to Autorola.
Brexit and COVID-19 have combined to a create a variety of challenges for car dealers attempting to manage their workforce over the past ten months.
The UK’s franchised car retailers have been praised for their ability to adapt and meet the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic after the SMMT reported a 29.4% decline in new car registrations during 2020.
