The news of Vauxhall’s decision to ‘rationalise’ its network of dealerships, ready for a new 2020 strategy, may have come as a shock to some – but predictions over whether this move heralds the first dim tolls of the death knell for the traditional bricks-and-mortar dealership model should be taken with a hefty pinch of salt.
Stephen James BMW has opened the UK’s first ‘BMW Store’ at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre - with product geniuses and a robot replacing sales executives.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK will open “12 car retail stores” in high-footfall shopping locations as it pushes towards a new omni-channel car sales strategy in partnership with Rockar.
Motors.co.uk has updated its lead management tool, The Eye, to assist “extremely busy” car dealers after it emerged that 22% of calls to dealers go unanswered.
Part of a former cattle market in Norwich could be the site of a new Porsche car dealership if local authority planners give the green light to the scheme.
UK car dealers cannot rely on manufacturer support indefinitely after Vauxhall took the decision to terminate all its retail network contracts, according to restructuring advisory practice Duff & Phelps.
Electric vehicle used values rose by 41% during Q1 of 2018 as the overall average used car value rose by 5.3%, according to Autorola.
Auto Trader has opened nominations for its annual Retailer Awards, marking 11 years of celebrating the “very best” in automotive retail.
Franchised car dealers could see their new car sales “largely replaced” by manufacturers’ online retail platforms and mobility schemes, according to KPMG research to be discussed at the AM Digitech conference.
BMW is “in discussions” with its franchisees over the remuneration they will receive from the German premium car brand’s pay-as-you-go mobility partnership with Drover.
Mon Motors' Bristol Audi showroom embraced an Asian theme when it hosted a held a Bollywood-style event to celebrate the launch of the new A7 and A8.
A focus on retail new car sales has been credited to returning Norfolk-based Ford retailer Pertwee & Back to profitability.
Arnold Clark has bought the Alistair Fleming Citroen dealership in Kilmarnock from collapsed parent business TOM Group.
Scotland has welcomed its fourth Porsche showroom after Peter Vardy officially opened its new Porsche Centre Perth facility.
Amid news of a 10% UK showroom sales decrease since 2010, a Servicing Stop survey has revealed 64% of motorists are likely to buy their new or used car online.
March new car registrations fell 15.7% year-on-year, with diesels suffering a 37.2% fall. The result was described as not unexpected
In a tightening market, it’s time to look at every part of a dealership to understand how every element can support sales.
In keeping with the ‘better where it matters’ UK brand direction, Subaru has appointed four new franchisees across its dealer network.
LowCVP has explained the April VED changes by highlighting updates to the fuel economy and emissions label shown on every new car.
HR Owen’s Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London site has been named Global Dealer of the Year at the Rolls-Royce World Dealer Conference, held at Goodwood.
