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- Toyota appoints new CEO to lead transition into electrified mobility
- Richmond Motor Group wins MG Retailer of the Year awards treble
- Tesla still the ‘EV brand to beat’ after Q4 profit rise
- Roger Young named Isuzu UK Dealer of the Year
- UK’s car manufacturing prospects ‘precarious’ after 2022’s 9.8% decline
- Porsche Cars GB targets growth under new CEO Krishan Bodhani
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles completes trio of management appointments
- No more Stellantis UK network cuts despite ‘theoretical’ 40-partner plan
- Chinese EV brands will 'shake-up' aftersales with independent service partners, opinion
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Peugeot UK targets younger customers with premium shift and EV knowhow
The average age of a Peugeot new car buyer is 56. However, the brand sees winning the hearts of younger consumers as a vital step in securing sales growth for the long term.
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Dacia UK director Luke Broad leaving 'no stone unturned' in pursuit of success
Dacia UK is poised to lead the Renault Group with new digital innovations as it looks to strengthen its position as a “brand in its own right”, according to director Luke Broad.
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AM Insight: New car registrations trends analysed
In his latest automotive retail sector analysis for AM magazine David Francis delved into the strength of the Volkswagen range, Toyota's electric car conundrum and considered whether premium SUVs might be running out of road.
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Smart UK CEO David Browne: Now's a 'great time' to launch an EV-only brand
City car specialist Smart is laying the foundations for higher new car sales volume and getting its franchisees geared up for the first of its new generation of cars, the Smart #1.
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8 Questions To Rob East, BMW Group's national sales general manager
Rob East, general manager of national sales at BMW Group UK, answers AM's eight questions and reveals how flexible working needs to help both BMW's staff and its customers.
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Volvo Car UK takes fleet and business sales direct and online
Volvo Car UK has followed its recent launch of direct-to-consumer online used car sales with the launch of Volvo Fleet and Business Online following a successful pilot scheme.
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PHEVs falter as soaring fuel prices and supply issues prompt car buyers to go EV
New car buyers are leapfrogging plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in favour of a faster electric vehicle (EV) switch as soaring fuel prices and manufacturing constraints app to the appeal of zero-emission transport.
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Mercedes-Benz to axe 10% of car dealerships as part of 2025 agency model switch
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a plan to axe up to 20% of its German franchised dealerships and 10% of its global network by 2025 as part of its shift to a direct, agency model retail model.
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CEO Paul Philpott: Kia to kick-on to 100,000 sales after going number one in Q1
Kia’s 32,199 new car registrations in the first three months of 2022 made it the UK’s best-selling car brand year-to-date – almost 8% ahead of Ford in second place.
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Insight: How COVID is re-shaping the car registrations landscape
In the latest edition of AM industry commentator David Francis pondered how the challenges faced by car manufacturers were shaping the new car registrations rankings as well as their profits.
