The chairman of Ford of Europe has written to its franchised dealers to reassure them the Blue Oval has not been caught up in Volkswagen’s emissions cheating.
Hyundai Motor UK has recruited former Saab and JLR executive David Pugh as its new marketing director.
Tesla is bringing a seven-seat electric SUV to the UK market in autumn 2016 to compete against Volvo’s XC90 T8 hybrid and Audi’s Q7 E-tron.
Motor industry apprentices will be more than £1,000 better off following the latest rise in the National Minimum Wage.
The Financial Conduct Authority is considering a deadline for claims over mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).
Stoneacre has taken over Huntson Holdings, which trades as Autoworld Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Hyundai, Suzuki, Seat and Volvo in Chesterfield.
Car manufacturers have no intention to back down and allow franchised dealers the right in law to operate multi-brand dealerships.
Total key movements being tracked in UK car dealerships is now rising at a rate of 212,000 per week as managers seek greater efficiency in working.
Bodyshop franchise Fix Auto UK has appointed Mark Hutchins as business development manager.
Volkswagen Group will publish “in the next few weeks and months” how it will recall its Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda and VW Commercial Vehicles models.
Volkswagen’s cheating of the emissions tests has struck a blow to the public’s perception of its brand image, according to a study by YouGov BrandIndex UK.
Kia Motors UK has awarded Paragon two new contracts to support both new car storage and preparation, and de-fleet storage and preparation.
Lobbyists are urging UK national sales companies to reconsider importing LPG variants of new cars while consumers are aware of the emissions issue.
The European Commission, “extremely concerned” about the Volkswagen case, has been accused of cosying up to carmakers and failing to keep them in check.
Infiniti is gearing up its dealer network for a push into the corporate and private markets with the Sunderland-built Q30 hatchback, says UK boss Carl Bayliss.
