The widespread opening of fast-fit car maintenance businesses has been criticised as “not in the spirit” of COVID-19 coronavirus mitigation measures.
Car buyers face higher running costs following the introduction of new WLTP CO2 emissions test figures from today (April 1).
Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith has set-up social media discussion and support forums to allow car retailers to discuss business issues and advice via LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
The arrival of the connected car, with its incredibly valuable dataset, will see OEMs encroach on the retailer’s patch even more, but dealers are unlikely to give ground lightly.
Auto Trader has launched a new AT Market Insight data tool which claims to utilise “up-to-date” information from the car retail sector to deliver an accurate appraisal of market conditions.
BMW has confirmed it will continue to develop hydrogen powered cars in collaboration with Toyota.
After initial panic and confusion, has the industry got to grips with data collection?
Used car dealers had begun to reduce the value of their forecourt stock as the UK transitioned from normal trading into a Government-imposed COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, according to Cazana.
As Coronavirus is expected to cause an economic downturn of up to 3% per month, CDK, CitNOW and RAPID RTC take action to help their dealer customers.
The 2020 Paris Motor Show will not take place this year as planned, due to the global Coronavirus outbreak.
PSA Group managing director Alison Jones has revealed that strategic planning for the Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot brands has been modelled on a 96% potential decline in new car sales during the UK's coronavirus lockdown.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the one-month extension to the deadline for MOT Training and Assessment to the end of April 2020.
Car production forecasts from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have suggested that UK auto output will fall by 200,000 to just below 1.1 million because of plant shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus - representing an 18% fall in output this year.
Car retailers are continuing to respond to customer enquiries despite the coronavirus-prompted closure of showroom across the UK, data published by Dealerweb has revealed.
Marshall Motors and Vertu Motors bosses Daksh Gupta and Robert Forrester have recognised the efforts of their car retail workforce to support the NHS and other key workers during the coronavirus lockdown period.
Traka Automotive has completed the installation of its 1,000th key management system.
A petition arguing that commission payments from car sales should be included in the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme wage calculations has attracted almost 8,000 signatures in less than two days.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has raised concerns with the Government regarding the impact of extending MoT expiry dates for six months.
Motorpoint chief executive Mark Carpenter has vowed to give-up his own income from the used car supermarket business in order to top-up the wages of ‘furloughed’ staff during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
With the UK government considering whether to bring forward a ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars to 2032, Ana Ramirez Aguirrezabala, international head of auto at market research company Simpson Carpenter, argues that the UK’s political leaders need to do more to persuade consumers to give electric vehicles (EV) a try.
Mitchell Group owner and AM Awards 2020’s Business Leader of the Year, Mark Mitchell, has given a temporary home to contagious diseases specialists who travelled from Africa to aid the UK’s fight against coronavirus.
Car retail staff will be among the UK employees whose commission-led monthly salaries will be detrimental to their income as “furloughed workers” as part of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Car buyers are more likely to buy a new car from dealer stock as concerns over new car availability and delivery times sway consumer purchase decisions, according to Carwow.
Used car values declined 2.2% in March as retail and trade demand fell due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, according to Cap HPI.
Car dealerships, garages and automotive suppliers are working hard to support the most vulnerable in society and the nation’s key workers, during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Professor Jim Saker is director of the Centre for Automotive Management at Loughborough University's Business School and an AM Awards judge. He has been involved in the automotive industry for more than 20 years.
UK car manufacturers could produce over 200,000 fewer cars in 2020 as a result of the impact COVID-19 coronavirus-prompted factory closures, the SMMT has revealed.
MHA MacIntyre Hudson will today host the second in a series of webinars designed to help car dealers adapt and respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to minimise the impact on their business.
Motor sector suppliers continue to enhance their support services for consumers during the coronavirus crisis, while the reactions of national online retailers have been mixed.
Japanese and Korean manufacturers came out top for how retailers rated the competitiveness of their retail finance offers in the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA)’s latest Winter 2019/20 Dealer Attitude Survey (DAS).
