Hendy Group has continued to recognise the “dedication and loyalty” of its workforce by inducting a further eight long-serving colleagues into its prestigious 25 Year Club.
The September plate-change marks the second biggest month of the year for new car sales in the UK.
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Nearly 60% of dealers have seen sales conversions increase post-lockdown and footfall as increased by 25%, according to the NFDA.
MD Rob Lindley insists Mitsubishi UK can continue, PSA's UK MD Alison Jones talks leadership and tough decisions, AM drives the Polestar 2 and Honda e. AM's September digital magazine is here.
Kia has seen web traffic increase by 30% year-on-year after continuing to invest in digital marketing during the lockdown.
Debbie Fox has been appointed as the new commercial director at Epyx.
Volvo has ditched diesel for its XC40 range to coincide with the introduction of new plug-in versions of the crossover.
BCA has introduced a digital click and collect service for auction purchases, to meet the changing needs of customers in the post-Coronavirus market.
Marshall Motor Group has agreed a new, three-year deal with vehicle remarketing provider, Manheim.
Vertu Motors has delivered an adjusted profit before tax of £7.4 million in July after post-lockdown trading has been “significantly stronger than envisaged”.
Toyota is providing a fleet of 25 self-charging Yaris Hybrids to help launch a new car sharing initiative in Bristol.
Dealers need to ensure their technology is keeping up with new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations on commission unveiled recently, iVendi is warning.
Lookers' aim to present its 2019 financial results in August has been derailed by financial investigations, while lockdown lost it £1 billion sales in H1.
Aston Barclay boss Martin Potter has told AM that some OEM and fleet auctions at the business may stay digital spurred on by success during the lockdown.
European e-scooter company Tier is preparing to launch in the UK after the Government approved rental trials earlier this year.
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has doubled its authorised service and maintenance network after signing a partnership Rivus Fleet Solutions.
Santander Consumer Finance has launched an extension to its eSign system which helps dealer partners give customers choice of where they sign the finance contract.
Donalds Ipswich has been awarded top dealer status as Mazda’s Dealer of the Year in the national league for 2019/2020.
Strong growth in average used car prices has continued into August based on data from the 12,500 retailers currently advertising on Auto Trader.
Daksh Gupta, MMH chief executive, has said the business would happily switch to an agency model for new car sales.
A new warranty being introduced this month will “play a key role in building consumer confidence” in used plug-in vehicles, says the RAC Dealer Network.
The IMI’s analysis of the latest ONS data predicts there will be approximately 7,000 redundancies across the automotive sector by the end of August.
Endeavour Automotive has confirmed that the first UK Polestar location will be at Westfield London shopping centre and it will open in October.
Nissan, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz are all offering around 20% discounts on some models ahead of the September plate-change.
Kia UK has rolled out new live chat, online showroom and video functionality to help dealers facilitate consumer interactions in a more flexible way.
Chorley Group has seen a 15% increase in technician productivity over the last year after installing a new digital aftersales software package.
Marshall Motor Group has made it clear that it is ready to acquire businesses as Covid-19 is likely to accelerate consolidation in the UK automotive retail market.
Tim Meadows has been named as the new managing director at fleet and workshop software specialist R2C Online.
The UK saw a 22% shortfall in used car stock between April and July, according to new data from INDICATA’s latest Market Watch report.
