Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) InMotion Ventures fund, Porsche Ventures and Silicon Valley-based Autotech Ventures have contributed to a £9 million fund-raising round by Bumper.
Suzuki GB has named Tracks of Exeter as its National Dealer of the Year 2021 at its national dealer conference in Manchester.
Toyota has revealed the specification and pricing details for its first fully-electric vehicle (EV) – the bZ4X SUV.
Nissan Halifax’s Jamie Priestley has been awarded Vertu Motors’ general manager of the year award for 2021.
Dacia has been named the UK’s most satisfying car brand, according to readers of consumer motoring website HonestJohn.co.uk.
Industrial action is threatened at Aston Martin as workers face losing an estimated £100,000 in retirement income if the defined benefit scheme is closed.
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced plans to offer 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030.
Citygate Automotive has opened the doors to a new Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles van centre in St Albans.
John Clark Motor Group has completed a multi-million refurbishment to transform its former BMW Tayside dealership into a new home for its Volvo Car UK franchise.
Vertu Motors has deployed some of its “M&A firepower” to complete the £9.2 million acquisition of two-site Toyota franchised car retailer Farmer and Carlisle.
Vertu Motors has completed a £600,000 investment a new Bristol Street Motors aftersales service centre specialising in Stellantis brands Vauxhall, Citroen, and Peugeot.
Kia is no stranger to electric cars, with two successful models – the E-Niro and Soul – already available, but its latest offering is set to take the brand to new heights and compete head-to-head with premium marques.
Nissan has officially opened order books for its new Ariya flagship electric vehicle (EV) – with prices startying from £41,845.
BMW, Genesis, Mercedes, Nissan, Skoda and Volkswagen were all celebrating five-star Euro NCAP ratings as seven new cars scored strongly on safety in the latest round of crash tests.
Euro NCAP has slammed the crash test performance of the Renault Zoe and Dacia Swing electric vehicles, suggesting that safety has become “collateral damage” in the group’s transition to EVs.
Discounts on new car retail offers have dropped slightly by 1.9% quarter-on-quarter to £1,672 on average in Q4, according to the latest AM data.
Stellantis plans to accelerate its turnover from software-enabled services and subscriptions to €4bn (£3.4bn) in 2026 and €20bn (£17bn) in 2030 as its transitions to a new role as a “sustainable mobility tech company”.
The doors have officially opened to customers at Marshall Motor Group’s “monster” £12 million Toyota and Lexus dealership in Bristol.
Polestar has released a teaser image of its fully electric Polestar 3, the vehicle that will kick-start the expansion of its EV model range.
Subaru UK has made a trio of leadership appointments in a bid to drive forward its recovery from its registrations slump in a COVID-hit 2020 trading period.
Subaru UK has followed Isuzu UK with the offer of a free Quick Check winter safety and condition inspection.
Kia Motors UK has published the pricing and specification details for its new Sportage SUV, with prices starting from £26,745.
Vertu Bradford Land Rover is on a recruit drive to support its service department, with new employees receiving a £2,000 signing bonus.
Volkswagen’s range of service plans, as well as the new All-in integrated aftersales service package, are subject to a 25% discount until December 15.
Car manufacturers exploring the agency model franchised car retail agreements “want to put the dealer last”, Suzuki GB boss Dale Wyatt has told his dealers.
