New car registrations have seen two straight years of growth, but this is against a continued backdrop of weakening retail and electric vehicle demand.
Sussex-based Birchwood Group is implementing a new digital marketing strategy to boost brand awareness and increase customer retention.
Car breakdowns increased year-on-year by 12.7% in 2023 due in part to an ageing UK vehicle parc, according to Green Flag.
Motus Group, the commercial vehicle specialist dealer, has won a trademark dispute against Group Lotus.
UK car buyers are interested in a used electric vehicle, but confusion and uncertainty is continuing to drive down overall used prices.
Audi UK has appointed José Miguel Aparicio to lead the brand, succeeding Andrew Doyle who leaves the brand in September.
Xpeng is looking to partner with franchised dealers in the UK ahead of plans to launch its G6 SUV in Q1 next year.
Alphera is “doubling down” on Consumer Duty by launching six new promises for partners and consumers a year on from the launch of the FCA initiative.
B-ON has ended its partnership with IM Group ahead of launching its new generation of Pelkan electric vans early next year.
UK used car sales are expected to increase by 5% year-on-year in 2024, but Auto Trader has warned this rise will be accompanied by “unprecendented shift in used car supply dynamics”.
Arnold Clark marked its multi-year partnership with Scottish Rugby by "painting" the Murrayfield pitch yellow to match the colour branding of the dealer group.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it will set out the next steps into its review of discretionary commission arrangements (DCA) in May 2025.
A local garage in Hertfordshire helped uncover a scam where a con man tampered with an engine to knock money off the asking price of a used car listed for sale.
Consumer confidence is starting to improve, with one in five drivers actively looking for their next car, according to research by AA Cars.
Steer Automotive Group has opened a new repair centre near Southampton that is dedicated to electric vehicle repair.
