MG dealers are about to get their second pure battery electric vehicle to retail, plus a plug-in hybrid, as the brand expects its new car sales in 2020 to exceed 20,000 units.
The latest lockdown has driven AM to move our Automotive Management Live Virtual event back from December 2-3 to a new date of January 20 and 21.
The profile of AM100 dealer group Robins & Day has changed a fair bit since James Weston became its chief executive in 2016.
The Finance and Leasing Association has raised concerns about the new coronavirus payment deferral scheme proposed by the Financial Conduct Authority at the weekend.
Motor repair executives have paid tribute folllowing the death of Tony Lowe, who was a board member of the Retail Motor Industry Federation from 2003 to 2018.
Insights into motor retail technology, new competition in the electric van market, dealers' reaction to Cinch and AM100 group Robins & Day's fight back since lockdown all feature in the new November 2020 issue of AM magazine, available to read today in print and digital formats (here).
Expansion of its used car supermarkets has helped Arnold Clark Automobiles drive profits and revenues up.
Citroen UK has announced a new three-year plan to its dealer network which will include more collaboration, some online-only model derivatives and cuts to list prices.
The success of September's plate-change campaign plus dealers' prospects for Q4 are among the topics being discussed at the quarterly AM Motor Retail Review webinar on Tuesday, October 6.
A Toyota fund to help vital community causes selected by Lexus and Toyota dealerships has now handed out more than £1 million.
Jato Dynamics believes car manufacturers' actions to reduce average emission levels, by taking certain cars off sale and driving sales of electrified vehicles, is putting them on track to hit targets set by the European Commission.
Used car values have dropped for the first time since before March's COVID lockdown as motor retailers pushed back against high prices for cars, says Cap HPI.
Car finance payments outweigh rent or mortgage payments for one in four UK drivers aged under 55, according to an Opinium and InsureTheGap survey of 2,000 motorists.
Ford of Britain's managing director Andy Barratt has opted for retirement less than a month after the carmaker announced he was taking a temporary leave of absence.
Wilsons Auctions has launched a dealer stock funding service in partnership with V12 Vehicle Finance, part of Secure Trust Bank.
