Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ended the two-month COVID-19 coronavirus-enforced closure of car showrooms by giving automotive retailers the green light to open their facilities from June 1.
Next month the Independent Garage Association (IGA) will launch a COVID-19 compliance certification scheme for independent workshops wishing to demonstrate to their customers that the environment is safe.
Changes to the Government’s Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) will give larger car retail businesses access to a £200 million COVID-19 survival boost.
Car retailers who have sought government support during the COVID-19 lockdown period are being warned to be on their guard as scammers posing as the HMRC launch an opportunistic fraud campaign.
London’s “anti-car” transport policies could jeopardise the capital’s COVID-19 recovery according to critics of a push towards cycling and walking as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.
The PSA Group is in talks with the UK Government about the possibility of car scrappage scheme incentives to boost the automotive retail sector in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.
The NFDA has teamed-up with the SMMT to produce a car sales best practice guide drawing on the latest advice on COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown retail operations from Government and BEIS.
A number of sales staff are to be unfurloughed by Simon Bailes Peugeot to deal with a rising number of telephone and online enquiries for new and used vehicles, the business has announced.
PSA Group-owned Robins & Day car retail group has announced that it intends to re-open its entire network of 45 UK car dealerships by the end of this week.
Six-in-10 car retailers believe that prolonged grants and support from Government are required to support the automotive retail sector through the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis as redundancies begin.
Car retailers have been categorised among a Government-issued list of retail providers who can provide a click and collect sales process during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
FCA compliance should not be forgotten when dealers are revising their sales processes to meet the Governments guidelines for social distancing.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has confirmed that the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended to October – at its current 80% rate of salary support.
Generous car retail businesses who promised to exceed the 80% salary funding cap of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will face an increased financial burden if support is cut to 60%.
Car showrooms are likely to join “non-essential” retail businesses in re-opening on June 1 if infection rates remain under control, Government’s 50-page ‘COVID-19 Recovery Strategy’ document indicates.
APD Compliance Solutions has welcomed ex-ALD Automotive Group and ARI Fleet UK managing director Keith Allen as an equity stakeholder and board member.
Car dealers across the UK are hoping that Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers clarification on the easing of certain COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown measures in an address to Parliament today (May 11).
The Finance and Leasing Association’s (FLA) has renewed its appeal for help from Government and the Bank of England as coronavirus impact sparks 1.2 million finance forbearance claims.
Car retailers would benefit from more flexibility from Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme (CRJS) as the financial balance of returning furloughed staff to work becomes businesses' "biggest challenge".
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that it is vital that Government and car manufacturers “evaluate a support package that stimulates the market” following April’s 97.3% sales slump.
AM is keen to gain insight into the levels of support received from Government and car retailers’ manufacturer partners as they battle to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
An £8.2 billion hit already sustained by UK car manufacturing as a result of COVID-19 coronavirus factory shut-downs could get “much worse” without a rapid retail resurgence, the SMMT has warned.
Smaller businesses could access new Government-backed 'Bounce Back' loans of up to £50,000 “within days”, according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned motor finance firms not to repossess vehicles or end contracts with customers in financial difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
While new car sales have been impacted by UK showrooms closing, car manufacturers are still putting offers together for Q2 and customers can apply for credit.
