Stellantis has appointed two new senior executives to head the marketing and sales functions of Fiat UK.
Neil Tonks, who spent almost 10 years overseeing Marshall Motor Group's aftersales strategy, has been recruited by another AM100 dealer group.
Unlocking 'the promise of information technology' is a key factor in improving dealer group profitability over the next five years as macro-economic factors and market competition look set to constrain growth in return on sales.
Given that the purchase of a car is typically the second largest outlay for consumers, after their home.
With critical developments such as agency model, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, new emerging brands and electric vehicles all putting pressure on franchised dealer groups to adapt, this webinar hears from group managing directors about how they have been able to develop their strategies.
Automotive specialist Motor Marketing Group has completed the acquisition of Motor Socials to expand its services for dealer groups.
Dealer tech firm Pinewood Technologies Group is making a £33 million acquisition of Dubai-based artificial intelligence and machine learning company Seez, with an aim to enhance its offerings to motor retailers.
Aird Motors, DM Keith and Proven Motor Company were among the UK's top performing Subaru dealers who collected trophies at the brand's annual conference and awards event.
A shortage of test stations capable of MOT testing heavy electric vans has led fleet operators to call for action.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) is lobbying the UK Government for a range of measures to cut transport emissions, including making salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles (EVs) mandatory for medium and large businesses.
Toyota has developed a new hydrogen fuel cell system, with improved range and significantly lower costs, which it wants to start putting into cars and commercial vehicles.
The first delivery of Geely's Farizon SV electric vans to the UK happened this month at Felixstowe port in Suffolk.
Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Black Horse Motor Finance and Lex Autolease, has put another £700 million into its pot for potential compensation while it awaits the outcome of the car loan commission saga at the Supreme Court.
BMW staff at the Hams Hall engine plant in Warwickshire are striking over "broken promises" on pay and could affect production at BMW's factory in Oxford which produces Mini cars.
A Norfolk dealership has been fined £200,000 in a prosecution this month by the Health and Safety Executive after one of its technicians died in a horrific workplace accident.
