The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has confirmed that supply shortages caused by manufacturers’ WLTP testing backlogs triggered a 20.5% decline in new car registrations in September.
BRD Retail Group has closed its Burton-on-Trent Suzuki franchise after 12 months of financial losses rendered the business “unsustainable”.
Kia will extend its electric car sales network to all its entire franchised retail network from January.
Buoyant car registrations resulting from the September switch-over to WLTP and RDE fuel economy and emissions tests saw car dealers defy the usual August slump with a £200 average profit, ASE has reported.
Pendragon’s Evans Halshaw car dealership in Wakefield has become the first UK franchised site to house Peugeot and its PSA Group stablemate Vauxhall under the same roof.
John Clark Motor Group has reported a 5.5% increase in turnover during its financial year to December 31, 2017, ahead of the publication of its full financial results.
Honda's new hybrid CR-V SUV will emit from 120g/km when it goes on sale in October, the manufacturer has now confirmed.
Endeavour Automotive has officially opened its standalone Lotus franchise in Colchester – growing its representation with Geely-owned brands.
JCB Group has completed the rebranding of the former Hidson Group Kia, Citroen, Mitsubishi and SsangYong dealerships which it acquired in January.
The UK’s 23.1% rise in new car registrations during August left it only 19th out of 27 European countries for volume growth during the month as the effect of WLTP was seen across the region.
Sales of SUVs continue to grow at the expense of traditional family cars, according to the latest data from carwow.
Arnold Clark grew its used car sales volumes by 10.3% to contribute towards a 7.3% rise in turnover but suffered a 15% decline in profit before tax during its financial year to December 31, 2017.
Endeavour Automotive is days away from opening a new Lotus franchise in Colchester as the British sports car maker continues its expansion plans under new owner Geely.
Endeavour Automotive has opened the doors to its new 7,600 square-foot Hyundai Watford showroom as part of a shift towards the heart of the town.
New and used car markets delivered a sales surge in August as the introduction of WLTP and RDE fuel consumptions an emissions delivered “great value vehicles and finance offers,” enquiryMAX has revealed.
A quarter of UK car buyers prefer to contact dealers via email, but over half have complained of a poor response rate, according to CarGurus
Batchelors Motor Group has begun Suzuki sales in York ahead of the opening of an all-new showroom facility at the city’s York Business Park next month.
Sales of light commercial vehicles grew by 5% last month, according to the SMMT, but year-to-date the market is still down by 2.2%.
Electric sports car brand Polestar has said that it will deliver “a new approach to automotive retail” with the opening of 60 Polestar Space retail spaces by 2020.
Car dealers reduced their July losses by almost £5,000 year-on-year to “emphasise improvements made over 2017”, ASE’s monthly profitability report has shown.
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will take the battle of the EVs to Tesla, Audi and Jaguar Land Rover with a new EQC SUV which will reach UK car dealerships in 2019.
Mercedes-Benz's new A-Class four-door saloon is now on sale, priced from £27,875.
Car manufacturers rush to sell new cars which are not compliant with the new WLTP and RDE fuel economy and emissions legislation has created a “false economy” in which sales rose 23.1% in August.
Arnold Clark is offering customers incentives including JBL speakers, Nandos voucers and cinema tickets to get them behicnd the wheel of new or delivery-mileage cars for a test drive.
New car sales across Europe delivered their highest monthly total for July since 2009 as 1.31 million vehicles hit the roads of the region last month – a 10% increase of year-on-year.
