MHA Macintyre Hudson's head of automotive advisory Alastair Cassels responds to the backlash Tesla got for starting 2023 with price cuts, including marketing guru Mark Ritson claiming Tesla chooses discounting over investing in advertising
LSH Auto and BCA will host events aiming to help aspiring apprentices take their first steps towards a career in automotive as Kia UK revealed plans to re-launch its apprenticeship programme.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said the economic outlook, cost-of-living crisis and anxiety over new technology mean the new car market remains ‘fragile’, despite 14.7% January growth.
The cost-of-living crisis is forcing motorists to consider changing to an alternative car or cut day-to-day spending to stay on the road, Carwow research shows.
AutoProtect Group’s Shine business has become a certified carbon neutral mobile repair network.
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Industry consultants at APD, the training and consultancy firm dedicated to the automotive industry, have published a book to guide motor retail managers on maximising the performance of their dealerships.
Former Inchcape chief executive James Brearley has told the AM News Show podcast that he was “quite flattered” to be linked with the Marshall Motor Group CEO role formerly held by Daksh Gupta.
Green NCAP has recognised the Dacia Spring as the most environmentally friendly new car as it reveals the results of its 2022 efficiency tests.
TrustFord plans to recruit 75 new apprentices across its business this year.
Drive Motor Retail, Vertu Motors and Swansway Group are among car retailers across the UK that have started 2023 with new additions to their management teams.
Automotive businesses are missing out on apprenticeships that could help fill the skills gap, says the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
Is encouraging the scrappage of roadworthy cars – even ones that don’t meet certain emission standards – the right way to go about improving air quality in urban areas?
The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 5ppts to 4% – their highest level since October 2008.
Used car prices have continued to climb, reaching the 34th month of consecutive growth, according to Auto Trader.
Luxury used car retailer Autovogue has ceased trading after blaming “failing used Jaguar Land Rover vehicles” for its faltering financial fortunes.
Snows Motor Group is donating £60,000 to six charities after delivering on its fund-raising targets with a year-long fund-raising campaign to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
JCT600 has submitted a planning applications for a luxury car and electric vehicle (EV) aftersales centre near to its Porsche and newly-developed Ferrari dealerships in Leeds.
Sales of new and used cars fell by 13% in a “conflicting” January, when compared to the same month last year.
Vauxhall has introduced a new two-year 0% PCP offer available across its entire passenger car range, including electrified models.
Peugeot’s 208 hatchback ended the Volkswagen Golf’s 15-year reign as Europe’s best-selling car as the region’s troubled automotive sector suffered a third consecutive year of declining sales in 2022.
Motorway has asserted that it has “significant funding reserves” to drive further growth after more than doubling its used car sales revenues to £1.7 billion in 2022.
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Premier Car Supermarket has expanded into Kettering with the completion of the new facility on a 3.55-acre site at Cransley Park.
Vauxhall has added a newly-created regional operations and sales director role and appointed a new marketing director as it officially welcomed James Taylor as managing director.
A new scrappage scheme launched by TfL has been labelled insufficient by the NFDA.
Almost half of in-market car buyers lack faith in the approved-used car programmes offered by dealers and manufacturers.
Volvo Financial Services UK has appointed Renault Group’s Louise O’Sullivan as its new commercial director.
Citygate Automotive is poised to open a new Kia UK dealership in High Wycombe after transforming Perrys’ former Ford showroom in the Buckinghamshire town.
