January’s usual flurry of new car discounts appear to have failed to generate the “boost in fortunes” usually delivered by the first month of the new year, according to Rupert Pontin, director of insight at Cazana.
Business owners are being urged to ensure their teams are trained in first aid after a bodyshop boss saved the life of one of his colleagues.
Citroen franchisees have been revealed as Britain’s biggest new car price discounters in research compiled by What Car? magazine.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has urged Government to safeguard the plug-in car grant (PCIG) in order to “ensure a consistent and successful transition to electric vehicles” by 2035.
The period since the referendum has been a turbulent one for UK manufacturing and especially the automotive industry.
Pentagon Motor Group has officially opened its new Peugeot UK dealership sites in Barnsley and Lincoln with a visit from the French brand's UK managing director.
Ford of Britain and the PSA Group have conceded that the time has come to influence car buying customers drivetrain choices in a bid to steer them into a new crop of low-emission electrified cars.
Used car dealers are failing to communicate the value of their warranty offer, according to new analysis from AutoProtect.
Group 1 Automotive boss Earl J. Hesterberg has said that the retail group had been able to overcome “serious challenges presented by Brexit uncertainty in the UK” in 2019 thanks to its “powerful US performance”.
Motor industry training and assessment specialist Steer Solutions has welcomed three automotive retail leaders to its expanding team.
The internet has changed the way we act as consumers with digitally delivered convenience becoming a game-changer in how we expect products and services to be supplied.
Cargiant has renewed its exclusive remarketing contract with Aston Barclay to continue a relationship which has delivered £87 million of used car sales in the past five years.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has said that the “race is on” to get vehicle technicians ready for 2035’s ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
Car dealers and their manufacturer partners have been highlighting their efforts to recruit the next-generation of automotive sector talent to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2020.
Supplies of EVs and used cars, consumer demand and efficiency issues will all impact car dealers in 2020, with 54% anticipating increased pressure on profit margins according to a Cox Automotive sentiment survey.
A new consultancy is bringing global expertise in passenger cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles together to help automotive firms devise and manage new projects and strategies for change.
Prestige vehicle financier JBR Capital has revealed the average value of a car it finances is almost £76,000.
Allianz Partners has committed to training all of its roadside technicians to the Institute of the Motor Industry’s (IMI) L3 Award in electric and hybrid vehicle system repair.
Volkswagen has announced the pricing and specification of its eighth-generation Golf hatchback as order books for the new version of Europe’s best selling car open today (February 6).
Hyundai Motor UK has appointed a new head of network development after expanding its franchised dealer network to 167 locations with the addition of six new dealerships.
The announcement that the UK government is bringing forward the final date for the sale of fossil fuel powered vehicles to 2035 is without a doubt a laudable commitment.
Stoneacre welcomed British triathletes Lucy Hall and Mark Buckingham to the launch of its new £6m Volvo showroom in Sheffield.
Mitchell Group has reported an 8.6% rise in turnover and 13.6% rise in profit before tax to defy a challenging car retail market at its Cheshire Oaks multi-brand dealership site in 2019.
Mitsubishi has announced prices for the new Mirage, which will be arriving in dealerships in early February.
Hendy Group’s 2019 Group Awards has recognised the top performers among its 2,000-strong workforce after what was described as a “landmark year” for the 160-year-old business.
UK sales of new hybrid cars climbed by 20.6% in January as demand for diesel fell for the 34th month.
Lookers Group will target “improved operational execution” in 2020 following the appointment of Mark Raban as its new chief executive and Cameron Wade as chief operating officer.
Porsche Retail Group has appointed Adam Flint as its new managing director following the retirement of Ade Smith.
Vertu Motors’ Bristol Street Motors Ford Birmingham dealership employee Andy O’Grady has been named as Ford Technician of the Year 2019.
Car buyer intention is shifting towards electric vehicles (EV), with more than one-in-ten (11%) of consumers now set to make their next vehicle electric, according to Deloitte.
