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Award-winning independent car dealer Angus MacKinnon has died following a short illness, aged 70.

CitNOW has introduced a new live video feature, to enable retailers to have remote face-to-face interactions with customers.

Car retailers who have sought government support during the COVID-19 lockdown period are being warned to be on their guard as scammers posing as the HMRC launch an opportunistic fraud campaign.

The automotive sector is no stranger to the power of tech and it’s often been behind the leading edge of it.

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is providing free learning resources to automotive sector apprentices to ensure they continue learning even when furloughed.

Independent used car retailer Tones Garage suffered a COVID-19 lockdown blow when 11 of its vehicles were stolen in an overnight raid.

​London’s “anti-car” transport policies could jeopardise the capital’s COVID-19 recovery according to critics of a push towards cycling and walking as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.

​Vacuum cleaner entrepreneur James Dyson has revealed that his failed attempt to bring a seven-seat SUV electric vehicle (EV) to market cost him £500 million of his own money.

Rising demand among car buyers in COVID-19 lockdown has prompted Auto Trader to bring forward the launch of home delivery and click and collect online marketing tools.

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​The PSA Group is in talks with the UK Government about the possibility of car scrappage scheme incentives to boost the automotive retail sector in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.

Online reputation management is an ‘area of opportunity’ for dealers, as a study conducted by CarGuru’s revealed that half of consumers choose a dealer based on online reviews.

CD Auction is re-starting sales across its operations with immediate effect, amid relaxed lockdown measures introduced by the Government earlier this week.

Nissan could accommodate production of Renault’s Captur and Kadjar SUVs at its UK plant in Sunderland as part of a shake-up of its European car manufacturing operations.

Dealers need to embrace digital solutions in order to provide an efficient means to facilitate unaccompanied test drives, as the auto retail sector reboots.

White Dove Motor Group will kick-off its COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown car sales with Suzuki GB after unveiling its new franchised site in Cardiff.

​Growing volumes of COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown used car sales have prompted Cap HPI to admit that the time is right for recommence valuation changes – and initial sales suggest a 2% to 5% decline.

​The NFDA has teamed-up with the SMMT to produce a car sales best practice guide drawing on the latest advice on COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown retail operations from Government and BEIS.

Ford intends to restart initial production at its Dagenham Engine Plant in Essex and Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales from May 18.

Lexus drivers are the UK's most satisfied motorists, according to the results of the Honest John Satisfaction Index 2020 of 10,000 car owners.

A number of sales staff are to be unfurloughed by Simon Bailes Peugeot to deal with a rising number of telephone and online enquiries for new and used vehicles, the business has announced.

Kia has outlined its new electrification strategy which will include the launch of an all-new model in Europe next year.

PSA Group-owned Robins & Day car retail group has announced that it intends to re-open its entire network of 45 UK car dealerships by the end of this week.

Seat and Skoda are offering new car customers three months of free car ownership during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown as part of finance packages launched this week.

Six-in-10 car retailers believe that prolonged grants and support from Government are required to support the automotive retail sector through the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis as redundancies begin.

AM magazine has claimed the Automotive Business Publication of the Year title as the Newspress Awards 2020.

Car retailers have been categorised among a Government-issued list of retail providers who can provide a click and collect sales process during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.

FCA compliance should not be forgotten when dealers are revising their sales processes to meet the Governments guidelines for social distancing.

Car buyers will not accept long lead times for new car orders when car retailers resume activity after June 1, according to research by What Car?.

Aging stock has been cited as the “main driver” of £1.6 billion losses incurred by Europe’s used car retail sector between the start of the COVID-19 coronavrius lockdown and mid-April.