The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has launched a division in Northern Ireland to ‘outline dealers’ priorities’ and ‘tackle issues’ affecting them.
Cazoo is poised to expand its physical car handover Customer Centre network into Doncaster after securing an 18,000 square foot facility in one of the town’s key automotive retail locations.
Volkswagen has launched a new All-in car care package which provides owners of VWs aged three to five-year-old two services, two MOTs, a two-year warranty and two years roadside assistance.
Motorpoint is the sole car retail partner of a newly-launched £10 million Clean Air Zone vehicle scrappage scheme launched by Birmingham City Council to combat CO2 emissions in the city.
A Doncaster car dealer who sold mis-sold a previously written-off Vauxhall Corsa and misrepresented 33 more cars has been handed and 18-month suspended prison sentence.
A dog and a set of false teeth feature among Motorpoint’s top ten ranking of the most unusual things to be left inside vehicles by customers trading-in a car as a part-exchange.
Aston Barclay’s decision to allow car buyers to return to its auction halls when COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ ended in April has delivered a 17% uplift in attendances.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said the used car retail sector can look forward with “renewed optimism” after an 8.9% decline in sales during Q1.
A collection of 38 vehicles, known as The Leonard Collection, are being auctioned with no reserve by Collecting Cars.
Car dealers sold vehicles seven days faster than they did at the start of 2021 after the return of showroom retail accelerated the sector, eBay Motors has reported.
Cox Automotive has warned UK car dealers not to be ‘blindsided’ by the automotive retail sector’s headwinds after the optimism on an April sales regurgence.
A 36% April surge in online traffic from used car buyers was accompanied by a 7.1% year-on-year rise in advertised vehicle values on Auto Trader.
Inchcape UK chief executive James Brearley has revealed the AM100 PLC’s plan to open up to 20 used car retail locations, each with an adjoining fast-fit aftersales offering, by the end of next year.
What Car? has teamed up with valuations experts at Cap HPI to rank the UK’s slowest and fastest depreciating cars.
Former Liberal Democrat MP Luciana Berger will join the Cazoo board as non-executive director and Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Committee chair.
SW Car Supermarket has become the latest car retailer to celebrate a record sales week after reopening its showroom doors following COVID-19 'Lockdown 3'.
Used car prices at auction have risen by up to 8% in the last two weeks since showrooms were able to re-open.
Swansway Group has reported record profitability and growth in its car and van sales volumes in annual financial results detailing its performance during a COVID-impacted 2020.
The supply of used cars is expected to remain restricted in the short term, pushing up wholesale prices and limiting growth opportunities for dealers, according to Cox Automotive.
BCA has revealed that used car values rose by an average of 15.8% as traders’ stocking demands ramped-up in the week of the April 12 reopening of showrooms in England and Wales.
