Sytner Group will further expand its used car supermarket division with the opening of a new CarShop location in Nottingham if plans for the new site gain the approval of city officials.
Dealerweb has found that dealers across the UK saw revenues grow from new and used sectors in January while finance penetration increased.
HR Owen and Rybrook have been appointed as Pininfarina’s only UK car retailers ahead of the introduction of the brand’s 1,900PS Battista supercar in 2020.
Citroen is the “most logical” PSA Group brand to integrate into the showrooms of the manufacturer’s franchised Vauxhall sites as part of an emerging shared site approach.
New car registrations declined by 1.6% despite a 2.9% increase in the number of private buyers starting 2019 with the purchase of a new vehicle.
Volkswagen dealers will be accepting orders for the new T-Cross First Edition from February 5.
JCB Group has opened a new Crawley-based Euro Skoda Snow Hill showroom, following an investment of over £500,000.
The UK market suffered Europe’s largest decline in registrations during a year in which the region delivered its highest new car registrations total since 2007.
Desira Group has expanded its business with the introduction of its first MG Motor UK dealership.
Geely’s Lynk & Co brand has claimed the title of the ‘world’s fastest growing car manufacturer’ after 120,414 sales in its parents company’s home market in its first year on sale.
Volvo UK is preparing to follow-up online test drive booking trails with Amazon with the launch of its own end-to-end web-based car sales platform.
Islington Motor Group has marked its 40th anniversary by joining the MG Motor UK franchised dealer network.
Peugeot UK managing director David Peel told delegates at the brand’s national dealer conference to “be prepared” for electric vehicles as its makes the transition to an EV model line-up.
Jardine Motors Group is preparing to officially re-open its BMW dealership in Bury St Edmunds following a £1 million redevelopment of the franchised dealership site.
Grey cars were the most popular among new car buyers in 2018, overtaking black as the UK’s favourite.
The D segment – down 26% – neared MPV levels of unviability in the UK in 2018, as Nissan leads the biggest volume fallers
Carwow CEO Hames Hind on the rise of EVs and AI in motor retail and why he thinks direct sales are still some way off
New features for Automotive Management Live 2018 included a keynote session involving industry leaders outlining their take on the Vision of the Future
Vertu Motors is set to complete a £1.5 million upgrade of its Bristol Street Motors Nissan dealership in Sheffield – doubling the size of the franchise site.
Volvo Cars achieved record global sales success in 2018, with over 600,000 vehicles sold for the first time in its history.
Cambria Automobiles has reported that increased profit per unit generated by its luxury franchise portfolio helped to mitigate the effects of a 24.9% slump in new car sales during the three months to the end of November.
The Ford Fiesta has topped a list of the UK's 'most financed cars' published by Close Brothers Motor Finance - followed by the Ford Focus and the Volkswagen Golf.
Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman is preparing to launch an online used car buying platform after raising £30 million to drive his new venture, Cazoo.
Dealerweb data has revealed that dealers saw used car finance grow at 15.4% in November against the same month last year.
Aston Barclay has employed the services of Amazon's Alexa voice command platform to share details of its auction programme to buyers in what it claims is a 'sector first'.
