Arnold Clark has gifted a recently bereaved family a brand new Ford Focus ST-line after its intended recipient passed away ahead of its collection from the Glasgow dealership.
Aston Barclay has unveiled plans to expand its Westbury auction facility with the creation of a second hall after Wessex Garages and MotoNovo became new vendor customers at the site.
Pentagon is celebrating after winning the Dealer Group of the Year accolade at the Motability Dealer Awards 2018 for “outstanding service” throughout 2017.
Hyundai’s dealerships have been assured they still have a major role to play in the future of the brand after it unveiled plans for further digitalisation of both the new car selling process and aftersales.
Marshall Motor Holdings has reported a 19.5% increase in turnover and a 14.4% rise in underlying profit before tax in a set of annual financial results hailed as “excellent” by chief executive Daksh Gupta.
Two automotive retailers were named in the Government’s latest list to name and shame employers that failed to pay the legal minimum wage.
Shelbourne Motors has today announced plans for a new £5 million multi-franchise dealership in Newry as the family-owned vehicle retailer celebrates its 45th anniversary.
The team at Stratstone BMW appealed to a customer's love of football to score extra brownie points and lift his spirits after a car accident delayed the handover of his BMW 120.
Lamborghini is preparing to roll out its first approved used programme as parts of plans to prepare its UK car dealers for a doubling of sales volumes following the launch of its forthcoming Urus SUV.
Used car sales grew 5.2% in February, says enquiryMAX Car dealers increased their used car sales by 5.4% during February as new sales faltered, enquiryMAX has found. Analysis of data from over 700 dealers showed new sales dropped by 14.5% during the month, despite a 30% jump in the number of sales leads delivered via manufacturers and a nominal 1% increase in enquiries via the web. The number of leads generated from the service department dropped by 1%, meanwhile. David Boyce, managing director of enquiryMAX, said: “Our latest analysis shows that 2018 is set to be the year of the used car. “Dealers with strong used car operations are maintaining sales momentum in a traditionally profitable area of business. “Cross-selling from the service department to sales is a low cost and efficient route to generating business, and this should be a focus for every dealer.” PCP penetration continued to grow with an increase from 65.8% in February 2017 to 69.5% in February 2018, according to enquiryMAX’s data. The number of sales completed on the first day showed a marginal decline of 1% and the average price of a part exchange increased from £7,727 to £8,659.
Volvo Car UK’s sponsored dealer programme bore its first fruits when dealer principle Chris Carr opened the doors to Volvo Cars Shrewsbury for the first time.
Polestar has plans to create a dealer network of 80 franchised sites by the end of 2020 as part of plans to bring the electrified performance car brand to market via an innovative subscription platform.
Dacia is celebrating a new sales record of 5 million vehicles sold since 2004, with Sandero as its European best-seller.
Dealers may have a sales struggle in March, as February figures show a decline in sales and enquiries for both used and new cars.
Robins & Day has launched a new service allowing customers to reserve a used car online.
A 2.8% fall in new car registrations in February to 80,805 units was caused by lower demand in all segments.
Car dealers’ relationships with their manufacturer partners have suffered “further deterioration” amid the current uncertainty of the retail market, according to the latest results of the NFDA’s biannual Dealer Attitude Survey.
Skoda named John Mulholland Motors Ltd as its Retailer of the Year for a third time as it celebrated the top performers in its UK car dealership network.
AM has announced dates for a free webinar on converting mobile shoppers to buyers, in association with ContactAtOnce.
Doors to the new stand-alone Ringways Kia Leeds dealership opened in February and welcomed guests into “apprehension-free” showroom
