Grassicks emerged as Mini UK’s Retailer of the Year as the brand recognised its top-performing car retailers during a black tie awards event at Mini Plant Oxford.
MotoNovo Finance’s new online used car classified platform findandfundmycar.com has generated more than a million searches in its first two weeks of trading.
The 5.7% fall in new car registrations last year was not split equally across brands, channels or models
Big Cars used car supermarket founder Adam Stott has blamed major changes to the business’ stock and finance provision for creating the “unsustainable trading conditions” that forced its closure.
The SMMT’s volume forecast for 2017 failed to predict the extent of the Q4 sales slump. How can dealers plan for a 2018 market that may be just as volatile?
The strength of Europe’s car retail revival was enough to override the UK’s decline as registrations across the region rose by 3.1% to 15.6m units during 2017.
Halliwell Jones has applied for planning permission to develop a new BMW and Mini dealership in Wilmslow – bringing together two existing franchised sites.
The motor industry lost £2.6 billion in revenue last year as a result of declining car sales, according to analysis by AA Cars.
Dekra has released its top 10 tips for franchise dealers to achieve new car sales success in a “tough and competitive” year.
Heritage Automotive has been named as Volkswagen UK’s number one franchised vehicle retailer at the German manufacturer’s annual One Business Awards – marking an impressive turnaround for the group.
The rejection of car ownership is likely to become the “new norm” according to a government report which has highlighted the falling number of teenagers getting behind the wheel.
Jardine Motors Group has opened its new 3,136 square-metre Porsche Centre South London following a soft-launch pop-up store at the Bluewater shopping centre.
Stoneacre Motor Group has reported that there is “ample opportunity for growth” after group turnover rose by 28.5% and pre-tax profits by 29.5% during its 2017 financial year.
Gumtree and eBay will operate as one business after merging to offer car retailers exposure across two platforms when listing vehicles for sale.
High-profile marketing speaker Geoff Ramm got the team at Luscombe Motors to take part in a 120-second exercise to spark inspiration about how they could get inventive with their service to car buying customers.
Vospers Motor House is set to build a £10 million multi-franchise car dealership facility, delivering a FordStore and Mazda, Jeep, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and a prestige car showrooms on a single site in Exeter.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has extended its scrappage scheme with the offer of discounts of up to £5,000 available from new cars bought within its dealer network.
Dealers are being urged to recognise aftersales and servicing as a way to combat the decline in the new car market, by Incadea UK managing director Paul Humphreys.
Up to half of UK car dealerships will close within by 2025 according to respondents to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2018.
Sytner Group has officially-opened the doors of its new luxury dual franchise Roll-Royce and McLaren Automotive showroom in Wilmslow.
A campaign by the National Franchised Retailers to promote a greater understanding of automotive retail saw the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP step into the showroom at Inchcape Volkswagen in Twickenham.
Tootle has announced a seven-figure investment from Channel 4’s Commercial Growth Fund, enabling the online car selling platform to launch a TV advertising campaign.
Lookers Mercedes-Benz Kent has been awarded the German premium car manufacturer's Retailer of the Year 2017 award.
Car retailers' online sales leads rose by 34% during December as the sector experienced an 8.5% rise in used cars during the final month of 2017, according to enquiryMAX.
Lookers has opened the doors of two Glasgow-based dealerships, following £12m investment.
