Used car supermarkets and franchised retailers responded to September’s sector stability to increase the value of their advertised vehicle stock by 1.5% and 1%, respectively.
Greater Manchester-based Premier Automotive has opened the doors to the 107th dealership in Isuzu UK’s franchised retail network.
JCT600 has severed its ties with its Stellantis franchises Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroen following a full strategic review of future opportunities and its brand partners.
Point S Tyre & Autocare has grown its network to 300 members in the UK, providing tyre and car maintenance services.
The Available Car used car supermarket group has warned of “significant challenges ahead” despite delivering a 72% rise in pre-tax profit and 29.8% uplift in turnover in 2021.
Kia has revised the model-line up for its Soul EV, adding a new entry-level version with a smaller battery.
Fast-growing Steer Automotive Group has opened a new flagship accident repair centre specialising in premium and luxury vehicle brands.
Car retailers’ electric vehicle (EV) buying advice is growing in importance as motorists hit by the cost-of-living squeeze exhibit “stoicism and indecision” amid rising transport costs.
Auto Trader is preparing to roll-out its used car valuations data to all its car retail customers as part of efforts to help them adapt to the “unpredictability” of the current trading climate.
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HR Owen has welcomed over 200 VIP guests to its Lamborghini Manchester supercar showroom as it inaugurated the new facilities following extensive investment and refurbishment.
Maserati has unveiled its new global retail store concept, with the opening of a new space in Milan.
Geely has taken a share of almost 8% in British performance car brand Aston Martin after a series of bids to acquire a stake in the OEM.
American electric car brand Fisker is gearing up to start production of the Ocean, its first UK-bound model, in November.
Sinclair Group will continue to strengthen its franchised car retail partnership with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with the development of a new Arch Concept dealership in Swansea.
The Financial Conduct Authority has written to insurance sector CEOs as part of a bid to protect consumers from “unnecessary products or add-ons and unfair penalties” during the cost-of-living crisis.
Car buyers researching their next vehicle purchase on Parkers have gained access to 80,000 used car listings as part of a new partnership with heycar.
Motorpoint officially opens the doors to its new used car supermarket site in Edinburgh today (September 30) – its 18th retail location in a growing network.
Online fraudsters used headshots of a Hollywood actor and a Financial Times reporter to build a car retail website to scam car buyers out of thousands of pounds.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is set to trial an Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation scheme in the used car remarketing sector.
Car retailers have been the target of a “veiled threat” from an overstretched HMRC after the Government body identified the sector as a VAT risk area, MHA has revealed.
Registrations of Chinese-built electric vehicles (EV) soared 78% across Europe during August as overall vehicle registrations rose for the first time in 2022.
Lexus has topped the rankings in the annual What Car? Reliability Survey with “exemplary” standards across its model range.
An “extremely tough and uncertain economic environment” for car manufacturers has overshadowed a 34% recovery in productivity during August, the SMMT has said.
Porsche is expected to raise in the region of £17 billion to invest in electric vehicle (EV) development after being priced at around 75 billion euros (£67.2bn) in today’s IPO.
Hedin Group has withdrawn its move to block rival bids for AM100 car retail group Pendragon after a “surprise” announcement from the PLC’s board.
Two thirds of UK motorists are against the proposed ban on selling petrol and diesel cars after 2030, a study by iCompario has revealed.
Almost 700 MoT testers have been disqualified in the last two years (2020/21 and 2021/22), a rise of 49% compared to the previous two years.
Car retailers have been told that the “clock is ticking” on tax incentives for business customers switching to electric vehicles (EV).
Hippo Motor Group have made three new senior appointments to its marketing team.