New draft guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority should help dealers in their sales of finance and insurance to vulnerable consumers.
Vertu Motors, Chorley Group, TL Darby Volkswagen and Available Car Supermarkets were among the winners of the 2019 Auto Trader Retailer Awards.
Speakers at AM's Automotive Retail Congress told dealers they must change now to stay relevant through electrification, MaaS, and new finance rules
A commercial site that is home to Belfast’s Infiniti dealership is for sale. Landowner Kilmona Holdings wants £1.3 million for the 1.1-acre Meadows Centre,
Niche British sports car manufacturer Lister is opening its own dealership in a purpose-built, £5m car showroom at Blackburn under the Lister Classics brand,
Arnold Clark has opened its new VRE-style Volvo dealership on Aberdeen's Wellington Road.
A joint venture between Ford and Volkswagen Group is hoped to give both car manufacturers cost effective leaps forward in developing self-driving and electric cars.
Barclays Partner Finance plans to exit the motor finance market and has issued termination notices to dealer partners.
Fiat, Ford, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Skoda and Suzuki dealer Border Cars is filing for administration, said its boss Mike Fusco.
Crash repair firm Fix Auto has increased the number of company-owned bodyshops to two with the takeover of Ian Hughes Body Repair Centre in Colwyn Bay.
More than half of the calls to motor industry charity Ben’s helpline in 2018 were about mental health issues.
Marshall Motor Holdings expects its first half profits to be in line with expectations, and said it has outperformed the market in both retail and fleet new vehicle sales.
Lookers has reported that trading toughened in the second quarter of 2019 and warned that its earnings at the mid-year point will likely be down by 25% year-on-year.
Rotherham motor factor Leisureways UK has been taken over by Autosupplies Group, which trades as Autosupplies (Chesterfield) and Butlers Automotive.
The government’s Air Quality Expert Group has published a report today which warns that particles from brake wear, tyre wear and road surface wear directly contribute to more than half of the particle pollution created by road transport.
