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- AM Awards 2021 winner: Used Car of the Year, Kia Sportage
- Dicksons of Inverness opens MG dealership in the Highlands
- Car manufacturers accused of attempting to derail EU emissions standards
- AM Awards winner: Best Used Car Dealership (franchised), Marshall Mercedes-Benz Southampton
- Skoda’s Rod McLeod to become Volkswagen UK brand director
- Stellantis’ Mike Manley to lead US car retailer AutoNation as CEO
- Close Motor Company joins SsangYong franchise in Peterborough
- Flagship Lotus Emira V6 First Edition to cost £75,995
- One-in-10 nearly new used cars now more expensive than brand new models
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Genesis brand has a 'crawl, walk, run' approach to sales volumes, says UK MD
With seven new car launches in 12 months, at first glance Genesis Motor Europe’s entry to the UK market appears to be an all-out assault on the premium sector.
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Polestar CEO finds EV brand's online car retail model 'rejuvinating'
When Polestar UK chief executive Jonathan Goodman told AM he was “thoroughly enjoying” his role overseeing the roll-out of the performance electric vehicle (EV) brand, it’s clear that he means it.
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No stopping the march of car maker's 'surveillance capitalism'
Motorists have shown uncertainty about the transformation of car makers into tech companies and dealers could be left to explain their franchised partners’ ‘surveillance capitalism’, it has been claimed.
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Car manufacturer outlook is fines as EU emissions regulations start to bite
Car manufacturers are looking at model rationalisations, reduced trims and increased co-operations in a bid to comply with clear air targets. Tom Seymour reports...
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Lockdown lessons: Franchised car dealers’ OEM relationships under the spotlight
It’s fair to say the past 12 months have been challenging for the car retail sector.
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Why Citroen UK has the plan it's been crying out for
Citroen UK managing director Eurig Druce outlines how its Citroen Advance UK three year plan will improve the fortunes of its franchised dealer network.
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8 Questions To Dan Cross of LEVC Retail
In our monthly '8 Questions To' feature, AM asks Dan Cross, head of retail at LEVC London, about the challenges he's facing.
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LEVC: slow ULEZ roll-out a ‘frustration’ for fast-growing EV brand
Icon is a much over-used word in our modern world. Things that have only existed a few years are described as iconic, without having had the time to cement their place in their particular pantheon.
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Renault UK MD Vincent Tourette: 'My biggest concern remains a hard Brexit'
COVID-19 may have stalled the car retail sector for three months and plunged the UK into the most severe economic contraction on record, but Renault UK managing director Vincent Tourette still fears the effects of a “very hard Brexit” even more.
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Why PSA Group's Alison Jones values agility, clear leadership and teamwork
PSA Group’s UK managing director Alison Jones is no stranger to crisis management. During her time at the Volkswagen Group in the UK she played a key part in handling the fallout from the emissions scandal in 2015. But she, like all senior leaders, is facing an unprecedented challenge with the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, which forced Citroen, Peugeot and DS dealers to close to all but key workers for 10 weeks and factories to temporarily halt production.
