The family of a car salesman who suffered a brain injury in an incident at CarGiant in 2017 are seeking more than £300,000 damages in a lawsuit.
MPs who suggested that climate change targets require many UK motorists to ‘ditch the car’ completely by 2050 have questioned the commitment of car manufacturers and dealers to the promotion of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs).
Lookers is investing £10 million over the next two years in a bid to deliver a “gold-plated” sales process ahead of the launch of an official investigation of the business by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has welcomed a Government decision to double its funding of electric vehicle (EV) charge points in residential streets.
There is widespread agreement that climate change is a major threat to our futures and the motor industry is taking an innovative lead by developing alternatives to the traditional carbon producing internal combustion engine (ICE).
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that the £25 million scrappage scheme proposed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan would rid the capital’s streets of just 1-in-55 high polluting cars.
A standard-fit data SIM card offering 100GB of free data will boost the take-up of Volvo connectivity services for the first year of customers’ ownership experience with the Swedish brand.
In the general insurance (GI) publication, the FCA highlighted risks that can lead to customers purchasing inappropriate products, paying excessive prices or receiving poor service.
New draft guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority should help dealers in their sales of finance and insurance to vulnerable consumers.
The FCA’s concern is that some lenders’ affordability assessments are not aligned with the latest guidance issued as part of its Policy Statement 18/19.
Volvo has issued a global recall for 507,000 vehicles fitted with a faulty engine component which catch fire in certain cases.
An accident repair centre worker who stole customer data from a previous employer has been ordered to pay £33,500 eight months after an Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) led prosecution saw him jailed for six months.
Car dealers are ‘right to be worried’ about finance income following the FCA credit watchdog's latest motor retail investigation
More than 2,800 consumers have complained to The Motor Ombudsman (TMO) in the last 2.5 years about warranty products they've been sold.
The FCA feels some lenders are not taking reasonable steps to manage intermediaries’ adherence to the rules in the Consumer Credit sourcebook (CONC).
More than half of the calls to motor industry charity Ben’s helpline in 2018 were about mental health issues.
Automotive industry leaders from Group 1 Automotive, Allianz Partners and Volvo have succeeded in raising over £202,000 by cycling 171 miles on the River Thames.
The value of fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018/19 increased threefold in 2018/19 compared to the prior year.
The National Franchised Dealers’ Association (NFDA) has said that car retailers are showing “huge appetite” to gain its electric vehicle (EV) sales accreditation.
A dealer software firm has been censured after a breach of its data security. Now Ivendi believes the action against DealerBuilt serves to remind dealers in the UK of the importance of data security.
Automotive industry leaders from Group 1 Automotive, Allianz Partners and Volvo are just days away from starting their epic Thames Waterbike challenge in aid of the Ben charity.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently announced forthcoming changes to what has been a controversial area of consumer credit lending.
Changes to government policy, designed to cut emissions, congestion and illness, will almost certainly affect car dealers
The next Prime Minister has been warned by the UK auto industry’s trade body that a ‘no deal’ Brexit will cost carmakers millions of pounds per day.
Lookers has said that it is “cooperating fully” with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the regulator announced that it was commencing an investigation into the car retail group’s sales process.
