Orders placed for new vehicles fell by 18.3% in February and used dropped by 30% according to the latest figures from lead management firm, Dealerweb.

Car retail's switch to omnichannel retailing during successive COVID-19 lockdowns have ensured that used cars buyers have “never had it so good”, according to CarShop CEO, Nigel Hurley.

The number of cars expected to fail their MOT test in 2021 has increased, according to a new survey by the Motor Ombudsman.

Zerolight has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer car manufacturers a way of launching new models with a configurator on the online retail platform.

Hyundai’s new Ioniq 5 electric car has received a record number of enquires for the brand, following its unveil on February 23.

CDK Global has been rebranded as Keyloop and completed the acquisition of both Rapid RTC and enquiryMAX following its takeover by Francisco Partners (FP).

Volvo Car UK has revealed a new retail strategy that will see 100% of the Swedish brand’s vehicles sold online as its shifts to a wholly electric vehicle (EV) product range by 2030.

The FCA has told Lookers does not intend to apply any sanction against the car retail group following the decision to close its investigation into the ‘possible mis-selling’ of regulated products.

The founder of ill-fated used car retail group Big Cars, Adam Stott, took centre stage in the first episode of the new series of Channel 5 Rich House, Poor House last night.

Thurlow Nunn has appointed operations manager William Tew as its new managing director and Ashleigh Lewis as its chief financial officer.

Motors.co.uk is launching a TV advertising campaign this month, across ITV, Sky and Channel 4.

Daniel Glenn has joined iVendi as vice president of technical operations, responsible for building an IT team that will expand to support the company’s growth plans over the next three years.

The Chorley Group has joined the Vauxhall and Mitsubishi franchises with the acquisition of Lancashire-based 06 Ormskirk Ltd.

Cap HPI has said that a realignment of used car price values was “always likely” after it reported a fifth consecutive month of declining vehicle prices across the sector.

Independent used car dealer group Carbase has appointed former Pendragon Car Store division boss Chris Caygill as its new strategy innovation director and Richard Green as chief executive.

The Vertu Motors board has said that the AM100 car retail group is positioned to realise “ambitious growth aspirations” after crediting a huge Vertu team effort for a creditable 2020 trading performance.

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK franchised car retailers are still waiting to be issued with new aftersales contracts a year after the Japanese brand announced its plan to end new car sales in Europe.

The shortlist has been announced for this year's Barbara Cox Woman of the Year award, which recognises inspirational female leaders in the automotive industry.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made a number of senior appointments, including naming a new chief operating officer.

Polestar has appointed Martin Gurney as head its European Fleet and Business section, specifically looking after the UK and Benelux regions.

Peugeot has set out its intention to continue a “journey upmarket” with the introduction of a new logo, marketing campaign and corporate identity (CI) for its franchised car retail network.

Livery Dole, Tees Valley and Ullswater Road Garage have opened new Subaru UK dealerships as part of a “roots-up” restructure of the brand’s franchised car retail network aims to add 10 new locations in the first half of 2021.

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive, Mike Hawes, has suggested that the immediate re-opening car dealerships represents the “fastest way to UK automotive manufacturing recovery”.

It may be a truism that the only constant in motor retailing is change. The vehicles motorists are buying, how they are powered and the ownership model evolve at an ever-faster pace.

Light-commercial vehicles (LCVS) have achieved record values for the third consecutive month at BCA sales.

Volkswagen's high-performance Tiguan R SUV is now available for order for UK customers, priced from £45,915 RRP OTR.

Fix Auto Leeds North, the network’s purpose-built repair centre, is open for businesses.

Aston Martin’s new DBX SUV accounted for more than a quarter of the British carmaker’s 2020 sales as volumes declined by 32% in a COVID-impacted 2020.

Bosses at the newly-formed Stellantis car manufacturing super group are said to be poised to make a decision on the future of Vauxhall’s Astra-producing Ellesmere Port plant.

The Nissan Navara pick-up truck will no longer be offered in the UK and Europe when production of the existing version ceases at the end of the year, reports suggest.