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Volvo Financial Services UK has appointed Renault Group’s Louise O’Sullivan as its new commercial director.

Citygate Automotive is poised to open a new Kia UK dealership in High Wycombe after transforming Perrys’ former Ford showroom in the Buckinghamshire town.

Volvo Cars UK franchisee Clive Brook has handed over the keys to his car dealerships in Bradford and Huddersfield to Ray Chapman Motors – ending a “fantastic journey” in automotive retail.

Maxus has launched its own light commercial vehicle (LCV) scrappage scheme to coincide with the launch of Transport for London’s own £110 million bid to reduce emissions.

Volvo Car UK chief executive Kristian Elvefors has informed the Swedish carmaker’s dealers of a three-month postponement to its planned roll-out of agency model new car retail.

Renault and Nissan have revealed plans to re-forge their car manufacturing Alliance on a new platform of balanced governance which will underpin electric vehicle (EV) and software partnerships.

Outgoing Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda has admitted “a carmaker is all that I am” as the Japanese carmaker revealed a new CEO to lead its transition to becoming a mobility business.

Richmond Motor Group delivered an awards double at MG Motor UK’s annual awards, securing the brand’s retailer, group and aftersales dealer of the year accolades.

Tesla proved that it remained the “EV brand to beat” after Q4 deliveries drove a 59% rise in profitability for Elon Musk’s zero-emissions car brand.

Roger Young Isuzu has been awarded the Dealer of the Year Award at the Isuzu Dealer Conference and Awards.

Euro NCAP tested a record number of vehicles last year, with a total of 73 safety ratings published for new and existing car models.

The prospects of UK car manufacturing sector’s future has been labelled “precarious” as pressure mounts to accelerate investment in zero-emissions electric vehicle (EV) production following 2022’s 9.8% sector decline.

New Porsche Cars Great Britain chief executive Krishan Bodhani will be targeting growth when he takes up his new role at the growing sports car brand next week.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has made three new management appointments to develop used, fleet and national sales alongside its 60-site Van Centre retail network.

Stellantis UK managing director Paul Willcox has insisted that there will be no more cuts to the carmaker’s UK retail network, despite revealing a ‘theoretical’ 40-partner plan for the longer term.

Independent garages and service providers set to challenge the SMR norm as China bolsters the UK electric vehicle (EV) market.

Increasing numbers of car buyers are ditching notions of brand loyalty in favour of shorter waiting times as the new car market’s stock shortage issues continue – with almost four fifths open to switching makes.

Volkswagen Group UK is part of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bidirectional charging trial aiming to boost the affordability of electric vehicles (EV).

Kia UK has won a Platinum Trusted Service Award from Feefo in recognition of online reviews recognising the Korean car brand’s customer service excellence.

Kia UK amplified the voice of its customers and ramped-up online engagement as part of a focus on brand reputation that delivered a 14-fold increase in engagement for its retailers.

Westerly Exeter and Cotswold Cheltenham have been crowned BMW and Mini Retailer of the Year at an annual awards event hosted by comedian Alan Carr and radio presenter Edith Bowman.

Kia customers will be able to collect credit for free EV charging by stopping at UK retailers through a new partnership with &Charge rewards programme.

BYD will begin UK sales of its electric Atto 3 model in the coming weeks, following the appointment of five dealer partners.

Genesis has announced it will open a new studio in Edinburgh, Scotland, highlighting the company’s continued expansion since its arrival in 2021.

Stellantis has ditched the Robins & Day brand for its UK car dealerships in the AM100 retail group’s 110th year of trading.