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Swansway Group’s Volkswagen dealership in Wrexham has been awarded the German carmaker’s retailer of the year award for 2022.

Plug-in vehicles accounted for almost a quarter of all new car sales in February, with year-on-year growth achieved by both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs).

SsangYong Motor Company has indicated that a name change to KG Mobility indicates a “paradigm shift” in the business which will bring a greater focus on electric vehicles (EV), autonomous cars and artificial intelligence (AI).

Nissan GB has promoted fleet director Csaba Vincze as its new director of network development and customer quality.

Ford has officially unveiled its new Explorer electric vehicle (EV), the first in a series of new models set to celebrate the brand’s “American roots”.

London-based Toyota dealer Hills of Woodford has become one of the UK's first to adopt the Japanese brand's latest corporate identity.

Snows Motor Group is aiming to introduce a Toyota dealership to Poole through the creation of a new dual franchise dealership including space for the Japanese carmaker’s Lexus premium brand.

HR Owen has released a video giving a view behind the striking façade of its newly-opened multi-brand supercar dealership in Hatfield.

Lookers is targeting "world class surroundings" from a £1.8 million redevelopment of its Kia Chester showroom to comply with the Korean carmaker’s new corporate identity (CI).

Kia UK toppled premium Japanese brand Lexus’ seven-survey stint at the top of the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Dealer Attitude Survey Winter 2022/2023.

Sandown Motors managing director Gavin McAllister has been appointed head of Mercedes-Benz franchise board.

An 82% growth in profit for British luxury carmaker Bentley helped to boost the Volkswagen Group’s premium car division – including Audi, Lamborghini and Ducati – to record 2022 financial results.

Patrick McGillycuddy has become interim managing director at Jaguar Land Rover UK. JLR UK's sales director steps up to fill a gap left by Rawdon Glover, now brand MD at Jaguar

Volkswagen looks set to adopt a more familiar design philosophy for its future electric vehicles (EV) following the reveal of its ID 2all concept car.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retailers have expressed uncertainty about the future scale of the 4x4, premium and luxury OEM's dealership network as it moves towards an agency model future.

Citroen has ditched its all-electric approach to sales of its Berlingo model as a result of “popular demand” for petrol and diesel propelled versions of the MPV.

Pendragon has opened the doors to two new BYD electric vehicle (EV) dealerships in Birmingham and Milton Keynes today – with a further four planned openings for the Chinese car brand.

Kia has unveiled new images of the interior and exterior of its incoming seven-seat EV9 SUV electric vehicle (EV) flagship.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has laid out its blueprint for the UK to become one of the world’s most competitive locations for advanced automotive manufacturing in the electric vehicle (EV) age.

Electric vehicle (EV) registrations are set to be dominated by fleet and business for the foreseeable future unless the Government introduces new incentives for retail buyers, say Polestar UK & Ireland chiefs.

Suzuki GB director of automobile Dale Wyatt praised his brand’s car retailers after scooping the Institute of Customer Service (ICS) Awards 2023 Trusted Quality Provide accolade.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brand BYD has revealed that it is planning to establish a UK retail network of 100 dealerships by the end of 2025.

Former West Way Nissan managing director Tony Lewis will lead Stellantis' van operations into an agency model future after being appointed as the OEM's UK LCV director.

The zero-emissions MG4 hatchback has been voted UK Car of the Year 2023 after judging by 27 of the nation’s top motoring journalists.

Ford has created the most powerful version of its one-litre turbocharged ecoboost petrol engine yet to launch the new Puma ST Powershift.