Franchised car dealers should be working to highlight the risks of cheap alternative tyre suppliers after a Trading Standards investigation revealed that 139 of the 152 part-worn outlets were selling illegal and unsafe tyres to unsuspecting motorists.
The Motor Ombudsman has revealed that despite an upsurge in demand for assistance, the 10-year anniversary of its Service and Repair Code reveals a positive picture of the UK's automotive sector.
Motorists will wait an average of nine years to invest in their first electric vehicle as uncertainties about charging infrastructure and affordability emerge as key hurdles, Auto Trader has found.
Lookers employees donned their flat caps in a Peaky Blinders-themed tribute to the West Midlands as they completed the latest leg of their Electric Charge charity challenge in aid of Ben.
Electric vehicles could be at the heart of a smart energy revolution that will save the UK up to £40 billion by 2050 as more than eight million people consider buying or leasing an EV in the next five years, the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has said.
Pendragon has announced a deal with St John Ambulance which will see it install defibrillators at all of its UK car dealerships in anticipation of EV-related incidents.
The independent police watchdog has warned West Midlands Police to carry out more effective ammunition after dealership staff detonated a grenade left inside a vehicle.
The Bank of England has announced a rise in interest rates from 0.5% to 0.75% following a unanimous decision by its Monetary Policy Committee.
The Financial Conduct Authority has revealed that its GAP insurance sales legislation has led to an average fall in car dealers’ sales of between 16 and 23%.
Warranty Assist has joined The Motor Ombudsman's Motor Industry Code of Practice for Vehicle Warranty Products in a bid to give car owners "added peace of mind".
Honest John has called upon the government to abolish insurance premium tax from electric vehicles (EVs) after research highlighted how inflated premiums could be harming sales.
Ford, Tesla, Toyota and Volkswagen were among a number of high-profile manufacturers whose sensitive data was ‘accidentally’ shared online.
Car buyers’ ‘increasing arrears and default rates for customers with the lowest credit scores’ are among areas of consumer credit which remain a concern, the FCA has stated in its annual report.
Industry charity Ben has published its annual Impact Report, revealing an increase in the number of people suffering with low income, anxiety and depression.
The new Volvo XC40 and Ford Focus have each achieved the maximum five-star Euro NCAP safety rating in testing for Euro NCAP in July.
Sytner Group has donated £28,145 to the Ben chairty via an annual donation based on the number of cars sold through Sytner’s online trade-sales web site Sytner Electronic Auction.
The continued decline in the uptake of apprenticeships has prompted business chiefs to suggest that the Government’s target of creating three million new apprenticeships by 2020 “does not look possible”.
A specially-commissioned AA Populus poll of 10,293 drivers has revealed that 35% of motorists expect to own an EV within the next ten years – with younger drivers leading the change.
The IMI has welcomed the proposal that EV technicians should require a ‘licence to practice’ before working of all-electric cars and vans in the Government’s Road to Zero document.
Government has wants 70% of new cars sold annually to fall into the Ultra Low Emissions (ULEV) category by 2030 as part of its Road to Zero strategy.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued 38 final notices to dealers in the first half of this year.
Here at Lookers we’re already one month into the Lookers Electric Charge challenge and there’s been plenty to shout about, as well as sing about.
Car manufacturers will face fines of up to £50,000 per car is they are found to have installed emissions defeat devices as part of new legislation announced by the Government.
Sir Richard Branson’s vision of a ban the sale of vehicles powered purely by petrol or diesel by 2025 have been dismissed as “incredibly unrealistic”.
Arnold Clark, Lookers and Clive Brook Volvo were visited by their local MP last Friday (May 25) as the NFDA's Parliamentary Engagement Programme continued to give car retailers a chance to discuss to discuss employment, apprenticeships and Brexit.
