Cox Automotive’s Manheim Vehicle Services (MVS) has signed a Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) deal with Vindis Group to manage thousands of fleet vehicles across their Volkswagen Group portfolio.
City Auction Group has appointed four new senior members of its team following record growth over the last year.
Cazoo will begin its UK jobs cuts with the closure of a vehicle preparation centre acquired from SMH Fleet Solutions in September last year.
Cazoo has completed the acquisition of Smart Fleet Solutions in a deal which equips it with the ability to recondition more than 100,000 used cars each year ‘in house’.
Dealer groups and the valeting industry could face staff shortages next year as UK employers will not be able to hire non-UK residents for certain key roles.
Retail ready used car stock is in “high demand” among car retailers seeking ways to speed-up their business’ COVID-19 recovery by taking advantage of a post-lockdown surge in demand.
Devonshire Motors has launched a “DM Stay Safe” initiative to reassure customers and employees of stringent efforts being made to sanitise its cars and showroom premises amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Smart repair insurance is a win-win product, with extra income for the dealer and buyers should see a return on their ‘investment’ when it comes to reselling the vehicle.
Cox Automotive UK has completed the acquisition of vehicle services provider and Bruntingthorpe operator C Walton Ltd, expanding its whole-life vehicle services offering with its biggest UK acquisition to date.
Big Motoring World has opened a new £14m vehicle preparation centre in Peterborough as part of a bid to drive further growth following the sale of 22,000 used cars in 2018.
TrustFord has opened a new 10-acre pre-delivery inspection (PDI) and vehicle preparation centre amid plans in to grow its fleet volumes to “50,000 to 60,000” during 2019.
Sytner Group has secured a long-term lease on a 34,000 sq-ft building as part of plans to create a PDI and aftersales facility for its premium and luxury car franchises.
BCA Fleet Solutions will manage the appraisal and refurbishment of up to 55,000 BMW UK used cars each year at a newly-opened facility in Corby.
Car valeting and preparation service provider Motorclean has been acquired in a management buyout deal supported by a £13m funding package from HSBC.
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned The Car People from using an advert which claims its cars are “quality checked by eight specialists”.
GDPR has been putting the frighteners on virtually every business in the UK for the past 12 months and with D-day finally on the horizon, there’s no escaping the panic any time soon.
BCA has proved its ability to drive “innovation and efficiency” by reaching a 200,000-car milestone at its Immingham PDI centre 17 months after opening the facility in partnership with Kia.
Used car dealers have a wide range of approaches to prepping cars, but taking the time to do it properly leads to greater efficiency overall.
BMW is delivering 100 jobs to North Lincolnshire as part of plans to develop a £25 million distribution centre.
SsangYong Motor UK hopes to help dealer “get the car they need more quickly” after establishing its own vehicle importation and reception base at Portbury, Bristol.
