Chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young have prepared a guide to help car dealers prepare applications for Government loans set to help businesses following the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
While Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is still producing cars in the UK (for now), the rest of the UK mass auto industry has effectively shut down, as the devastating economic effects of coronavirus unfold across Europe, disrupting supply chains and dramatically reducing demand.
Auto Trader will suffer April losses of up to £7 million in a bid to help car retailers mitigate the impact of coronavirus by axing its April fees and deferring March payments for 30 days.
Independent leasing company UK Carline has appointed former Vertu Motors general manager Paul Lowdon as its new commercial director.
Hendy Group is preparing to expand its presence in Dorset with the opening of a new Toyota franchised site in Christchurch this month.
Business leaders from the car retail sector have been taking to email and social media to reassure their members of staff and customers of their actions amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Carwow is highlighting car retailers offering a remote buying service for consumers preferring not to visit showrooms during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as part of a new 'Delivered & Disinfected' initiative.
Car showrooms have been included in the list of businesses which will be exempt from business rates during 2020/21 – regardless of their taxable value.
Results from the latest LeasePlan Mobility Monitor have revealed that car data privacy is a top concern for UK drivers.
Lookers' Charles Hurst Toyota has raised a total of £54,496 through a series of charity events for Action Cancer.
MHA MacIntyre Hudson has published a free report paper aiming to address car dealers’ immediate need for proactive business continuity planning as the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus begins to be felt.
What Car has found the Lexus CT to be the UK’s most reliable used car, in a new survey of more than 18,000 drivers.
Progress Suzuki managing director Terence Byrne has launched free 'clean air' air conditioning services for customers over 70 in a bid to show his business cares during the coronavirus outbreak.
MFG has launched a new range of training programmes in partnership with digital specialist Brainstorm that can be delivered remotely.
With the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic impacting global supply chains, concerns are growing that some automotive OEMs could be forced to switch components or find alternative sources of supply.
Ford and Volkswagen have followed PSA Group’s lead by suspending vehicle production at their European plants due to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus.
Pendragon has revealed that it suffered a £117.4 million loss after tax in 2019 in an annual results statement that revealed the full impact of “significant H1 losses”.
Customer insight firm JudgeService has expanded its team with the appointment of a new Personal Home Page (PHP) developer and data support administrator.
Fix Auto UK has appointed Mark Hutchins as the new head of its commercial team.
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Imperial Cars has opened the doors at its 17th used car retail site with the completion of a new showroom facility in Birmingham.
Peter Vardy is offering free installation and use of his end-to-end online car retail platform SilverBullet in a bid to make the sector’s businesses more resilient to the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus.
The National Franchised Retailers Association (NFDA) has urged Government to introduce fiscal measures to protect the automotive retail sector from the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus.
Dealers could increase their search visibility thanks to a new update to Google’s free Google My Business service.
As the ‘social distancing’ measures introduced to help limit the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus start to bite, it is inevitable that those vehicle showroom and workshop facilities that remain fully open will experience a reduction in consumer footfall.
Belfast-based Northridge Finance increased its lending by 26% in 2019, to £1.3bn.
Big Motoring World chief executive Peter Waddell and former Cox Automotive president of international operations John Bailey are set to launch Carzam – a new "Amazon-style" online car retail platform.
The PSA Group has outlined its plan for a series of temporary closures at its European plants in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Car dealers should open negotiations over potential rent arrears now as the COVID-19 coronavrius threatens to harm cashflow in the coming weeks and months.
Ford retailer Hills Automotive has expanded its used car and commercial vehicle operations into a new location with the acquisition of the Savilles Garage car dealership at Mustow Green, Kidderminster.
