Richard Parkin (pictured), former head of valuations at Glass's, has joined Grant Thornton's transaction advisory services as an automotive sector specialist.
CD Auction Group has signed an agreement with wholesale stocking plan provider NextGear Capital UK, to offer buyers a new way to pay for vehicles bought through the Cars Direct online auction.
GardX Protection has appointed Richard Hage as head of insurance services, representing its expanding insurance brand, GardX Assure.
Accountant UHY Hacker Young has announced the addition of David Kendrick and Paul Daly to their automotive sector team in Manchester.
NextGear Capital UK Ltd is set to launch its all-new StockMaster website, giving its used-car dealers a place to view their vehicle stocking activity.
ClickMechanic, the London based online market place for car repair, has appointed former AutoTrader director and MailOnline managing director James Bromley as a key strategic advisor and investor.
Blue Motor Finance has announced that it will be re-launching its brand at the end of the year.
Accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson has become the UK member firm of Baker Tilly International.
Vehicle Trading Group (VTG) has acquired Trusted Car Buyers, an online car buying service that provides dealers with access to used car stock, direct to their door.
Online auction company CD Auction Group has appointed Andy Brown as managing director with immediate effect.
Auto Trader is relocating its two southern offices in Wimbledon and Reading to Pancras Square North, Kings Cross.
CitNow, the video software solution for the automotive industry, has secured £1.2 million in growth capital funding from Santander’s 'breakthrough' programme.
Manheim has launched an 'out of hours' online lead-generation solution.
EurotaxGlass’s Group has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer and that Ian Tilbrook will be stepping down as managing director of Glass’s.
The former president and CEO of AutoTrader.com and Kelly Blue Book in the United States, Chip Perry (pictured), is joining Auto Trader in the UK as a non-executive board member.
Elaine Ashworth, formerly director of the AM award winning Peter Vardy Academy is launching a consultancy and training business, Automotive Business Results.
Automotive consultancy Bluegrasscoms has appointed Henry Cowdry to the board as its director of operations.
Sarah Sillars OBE has made the decision to stand down as Semta chief executive at the end of 2014.
A further 24 jobs have been saved with the acquisition by The Parts Alliance of three former Unipart Automotive (UA) branches in the South West.
Citroen has become the first manufacturer to sign up to a prospecting tool added to the Touchpoint dealer marketing system from MarketingFile.
A new, exclusive UK supply agreement has been signed between Selsia Vehicle Accident Centres and LKQ Coatings to provide its support network of 87 repairers with a range of refinishing products and parts.
New car lead generator Motoring.co.uk has launched of a new community hub, called MyMotoring.co.uk, providing real-time business opportunities for dealers and help keep track of consumers when they change cars.
Halfords has relaunched its car parts business, targeting a UK market worth £2 billion with an increased range of over 130,000 individual products.
Franchised dealers have until the end of today to put forward their recommendations of the best suppliers in the industry.
Motorpoint is set to open a new online sales centre in Birmingham later this year, creating up to 20 new jobs.
