November’s new car registration figures may be an indicator that the market is started to “rebalance itself” but market forces continue to favour used car retail, according to Cazana.
CDK Global has urged dealerships to give marketing managers a more “central role” when it comes to making decisions on technology.
New car registrations declined 3% in November as the effects of the WLTP emissions test regime and falling consumer confidence conspired to affect supply, according to the SMMT.
Franchised dealer profits in October were up by £7,500 in October year-on-year, after a £1,500 loss in October 2017, said ASE Global.
Škoda is revamping its fleet car dealer network with the launch of 20 business centres, which will cater for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and major corporates, from January 1, 2019.
The opening of Snows Motor Group’s new Cupra showroom has marked the addition of a 50th franchised dealership to the Southampton-based group’s car retail portfolio.
Toyota emerged as a clear winner in the first Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer Attitude Survey to be conducted by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
Motorpoint’s latest interim financial results have shown that the used car supermarket group generated 9.4% revenue growth in the six months to September 30.
Inchcape UK’s Toyota Oxford car dealership is all set to get into the festive spirit by transforming its showroom for an Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair.
Hyundai’s Tucson SUV has emerged as Auto Trader’s fastest selling car for October after the 2015 diesel manual variant took an average of just 19 days to leave car dealer’s forecourts.
Pentagon Motor Group has announced its intention to acquire three Ford dealerships from TrustFord – in Warrington, St Helens and Runcorn.
Lookers and Mercedes-Benz have teamed-up to open the German premium car brand’s largest pop-up shop to date – in Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre.
Car retailers will need to work harder to explain the jargon of automotive finance after a survey revealed just one-in-10 of car buyers understand common industry terminology.
MG Motor UK has celebrated exceeding all of its aftersales targets on the back of new car sales which have already exceeded 2017's full-year sales by 85.6%.
JCB Group’s Euro Skoda dealership in Crawley Down has officially opened following a £500,000 investment which quadrupled the franchise’s retail capacity.
A combination of collapsing new car registrations and WLTP’s effects on fleets and leasing companies is hitting used car supply and driving record wholesale prices
The European car market continued to decline in October 2018, as 1.12 million vehicles were registered during the month, down 7.1% on the same time last year.
Auto Trader is offering car dealers the chance to advertise their entire stock of brand-new unregistered cars online for free until early 2019 as part of its launch a new service.
Bushey Heath Garage confident of “a bright future” after becoming the latest addition to the MG Motor UK franchise with the opening of a new showroom in Hertfordshire.
Peugeot UK has launched a range of ‘Black Friday’ new car offers via its Order Online car retail portal – with offers available from today.
Car retailers are preparing to accelerate their investment in used car sales for as the sector shows “no signs of slowing in Q3”, according to a survey carried out by Manheim.
Cartime has begun the transformation of a former Aldi supermarket in Rochdale to create its latest used car showroom.
Louise Coates, of the Digital FordStore, Manchester Arndale Centre, on a new way of selling cars and always looking for a way to exceed buyer expectations
Auto Trader has reported a 7% increase in revenues and a 10% rise in operating profits in its half-year financial results for the six months to September 30.
Richmond Motor Group’s Portsmouth and Southampton sites have joined the MG Motor UK dealer network.
