Insurers will have to pay out claims on business interruption insurance policies amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds after a High Court ruling this week.
Sales in the used car retail sector showed signs of “cooling off” according to a market report which revealed declining in activity during August – with retail sales down 3.3% year-on-year.
Volkswagen Group’s new customer contact centre is set to be operated from a new 22,000 square-foot facility in Leeds after its appointed US service operator TTEC to operate the service.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has partnered with the industry charity Ben to create the IMI 100 challenge to help support mental health and well-being within the sector.
Accident management provider Activate Group has appointed Lorna Turner into its newly-created head of commercial role.
BCA used car auctions delivered average sales entries of over 6,000 vehicles in August as average sold values continued to decline amid “stable market conditions”.
Car supermarket AvailableCar has signed a five-year disposal agreement with independent vehicle auction G3 Vehicle Auctions.
As the post COVID-19 lockdown period places ever more demand on automotive retail businesses being lean and efficient, Alun Oliver, managing director of E³ Consulting, explains why now might be the time for a thorough property tax review.
Manheim has confirmed that its auction sites will re-open for COVID-secure used car viewings from Monday (September 14).
Online car marketplace heycar has partnered with Regit and will provide the site with new and used car listings exclusively.
Female business leaders from across the automotive sector have formed the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) "Lillies" fund-raising team to generate cash for BEN.
Car services have been skipped by around 12.5 million UK motorists left cash-strapped by COVID-19, according to research compiled by BookMyGarage.
Just 5.3% of car buyers would be happy to buy their new vehicle entirely online, according to the results of a poll conducted by What Car?.
autoVHC has announced it has joined the CDK International Partner Programme, allowing the aftersales platform to be fully-integrated into the popular car dealer management system.
Tesla emerged as the fastest growing car brand among buyers searching online for used cars in August, according to analysis by Honcho.
The average UK car retailer recovered more than half of the losses suffered during a Q2 trading period devastated by the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, according to ASE Global.
Almost half of all car buyers expect new car prices to rise when Britain’s transition out of the EU is complete, but many still intend to buy one according to research from Buyacar.
The last six months have been one of the toughest periods the new car market has had to contend with in recent times, but will the effects of coronavirus turn the traditional franchised car dealer model on its head permanently?
Used car retailers increased their stock turn by 11.8% month-on-month as demand for vehicles continued to drive up values at auction houses across the UK, according to Cox Automotive and eBay Motors Group.
Waylands Automotive is now selling cars online after launching its new e-commerce equipped GForces website.
