National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) chief executive Sue Robinson has welcomed car retailer’s efforts to make the automotive sector ‘more attractive to young women’ but said there remained “work to be done”.
Used examples of Nissan’s Leaf electric vehicle (EV) have defied the recent slump in pre-owned EV values to top Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor rankings in February.
In an exclusive Q&A to mark International Women's Day (IWD) carwow managing director Sally Foote has told AM how inspiring female role models and a positive working environment accelerated her career into the automotive sector.
Cazoo has announced the appointment of former CarShop chief executive Jonathan Dunkley as chief operating officer in a trading update published today (March 7).
Big Motoring World is hoping to score an ace with the opening of a new used car supermarket site in Wimbledon – its sixth location in a growing retail network.
Family-owned motor retailer Drayton Motor Group has rewarded dozens of its high achieving staff with a luxury celebration weekend for them and their partners.
WR Davies has revealed plans to open a new Nissan dealership and expand its existing Ford operation in Rhyl with the creation of a Transit aftersales centre.
Van buyers were seemly unphased by the March plate change as February delivered record registrations for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs).
More than half of motorists support calls for a cut in fuel duty in next week’s budget, according to the Startline Used Car Tracker.
Cazoo has removed 15 of its 22 used car handover centres from its website after staff were informed that a series of planned closures would be going ahead.
Bells Motor Group has emerged from the annual Volvo Car UK franchised dealers awards with the National Volvo Retailer Group of the Year title.
The high cost of finance is not holding back new car sales in the UK, but the average annual percentage rate (APR) for retail offers has broken into double figures at 12%.
Car dealerships will “not be viable at a 100% BEV mix” unless significant action is taken to change their business model, a new report has concluded.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) will host its annual charity car and van auctions for the 12th successive year on March 27-28.
Autotech Training has appointed Dasos Michaelides as head of business development for Ireland as the company expands its presence in the territory.
Lookers has acquired £3.8 million turnover fleet and leasing business Fourways Vehicle Solutions to grow its customer base in the corporate sector.
Volkswagen Group, Nissan and Dacia were among the new car market’s triple digit percentage growth winners as car manufacturers celebrated a seventh month of UK automotive sector growth in February.
The UK’s new car market experienced a 26.2% year-on-year rise in registrations to register a seventh consecutive month of growth, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported.
Stuart Mustoe has been appointed the new chief executive of AM100 dealer group TrustFord. Jon Williams has been appointed chair. Shaun Glanville has joined the retail group as chief financial officer
Tight budgets mean a likely increase in the number of cars being driven without current MOT certificates, according to Halfords.
78% of younger drivers (aged 18 to 24) would welcome contact from a workshop between services to check if deferred work needs to be carried out.
Uni-Select the parent company of GSF Car Parts and The Parts Alliance, has announced its acquisition by LKQ Corporation.
Strong demand for used vehicles, compounded by ongoing supply restrictions in the new car market, have driven growth in retail prices across the board last month.
Nick Williams has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of AX, stepping into the role following a period as deputy CEO.
UK motor finance fintech Carmoola is poised to drive "ambitious growth aspirations" after raising a £8.5 million Series A round and £95 million debt facility.
Tesla has outlined a strategy to halve its production costs and speed up the time it takes to build a new car, which will lead to the launch of more affordable models.
Marshall Motor Group secured Hyundai Motor UK’s group and retailer of the year awards as the Korean car brand celebrated its top performing franchisees.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has submitted evidence on the fast-changing automotive sector to the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) amid concerns new Block Exemption rules may “leave too much unsaid”.
Vertu Motors has asserted that ‘scale is a key success factor’ in automotive retail in a five-month trading update detailing its rapid expansion the addition of new dealership operations across the UK.
