Renault is set to reveal a new hydrogen van prototype and two new all-electric vans as part of four commercial vehicle unveilings at the Solutrans trade fair in Lyon.
Northern Ireland car retail group Mervyn Stewart has opened its first Suzuki GB franchise with the acquisition of the existing Phillip Petersen operation in Bangor.
HR Owen will be the retail provider for a new limited-run Lotus Type 62-2 after reuniting with luxury coachbuilder Radford as its official dealer partner.
Subaru retailers across the UK will welcome their first fully electric vehicle (EV) into showrooms in the middle of 2022.
National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) concerns about the impact of the agency model and OEMs’ direct sales on the car retail sector have been laid bare in consultation documents published this week.
Vauxhall has opened order books for its new Astra hatchback, with prices starting from £23,040 and an all-electric version due in 2023.
Order books have opened for DS Automobiles’ new segment-spanning DS 4 premium hatchback, with prices starting from £25,350.
Luscombe Motors managing director Robin Luscombe is living a car sales “dream” after record 2020 financial results were followed by the sale of 280 MG electric vehicles (EV) in a single week.
Snows Motor Group has added a sixth Peugeot dealership to its franchise portfolio through the acquisition of Hamble Motors of Southampton.
Car buyers’ brand loyalty is “vaporising” in a “pressure cooker” of high demand and stalled new vehicle supplies causing lengthy delivery times, new research shows.
Tarnock Garage, the Ford Service centre in Tarnock, Somerset, is set to move premises next summer.
MG Motor UK and Vertu Motors have extended their partnership with a second Bristol Street Motors dealership opening in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has expressed hopes of a “brighter” 2022 for UK automotive after new car registrations declined by 24.6% in October.
The past fifty years has seen radical change within industries such as the automotive sector thanks to the advent of technology.
MG Motor UK’s newly-updated ZS EV will be priced from £30,940 in its new long-range guise – offering 273 miles of a zero emissions transport on a single charge.
The consequences of the global pandemic have been profound. Like many other sectors, large swathes of the automotive industry had to scale back or even stop production in the early stages of COVID-19, with a gradual reopening as restrictions eased during 2020.
New details have been published of the plan to create a £2.5 billion automotive battery production facility near Coventry.
Tesla’s record quarterly net profit of $1.6billion (£1.16bn) suggests the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer has been ‘nimble’ in its approach to managing semiconductor shortages, it has been claimed.
Vertu Motors has created 15 new jobs with the opening of a new Bristol Street Motors Renault and Dacia dealership in York’s former Jaguar showroom.
2021 has been a pivotal year for the automotive industry in many ways. In particular, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have boomed in numerous countries, most notably in Europe and China.
Auto Trader has reported that 17% of nearly new used cars are now more expensive than their brand-new equivalents as supply shortages continue to stall global car manufacturing.
Peoples Ford chairman Brian Gilda has attributed a record set of annual financial results to a ‘tsunami of perfect performance’ following 2020’s first COVID-19 lockdown.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has re-launched its £100,000 fund to help Covid-hit automotive businesses protect apprenticeship jobs.
Rockar Jaguar Land Rover has opened its new showroom store at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London.
Clive Brook Volvo’s Bradford dealership could be relocated by Easter after the franchised retailer secured planning permission to redevelop the city’s former Jaguar showroom.
